Description
In Japanese mythology, a tanuki is a shapeshifting prankster, a playful create with a big heart. We believe dining out should be a fun experience, serving up dishes that make you amused, inquisitive, and most of all happy. We love everything Japanese, but we also love that no-holds-barred American street food, so we put them together for creations that are unique and unbelievably flavorful.
Here, don’t expect your usual lines of sushi and sashimi, you’re getting a full-on modern American take on Japanese flavours. Think a Duck Confit Herumetto, featuring pulled duck confit, tomatoes, onions, avocado stuffed into seaweed taco shells. Or its cousin, the Negitoro Herumetto, the same seaweed taco shells stuffed with chopped fatty tuna. Take that, California maki. These people are most famous for popularising the low-cost Truffle Yakiniku Donburi, a heady bowl of sushi rice topped with strips of seared Angus short rib, doused in truffle sauce, and crowned with a wobbly onsen egg and shavings of fresh truffle. If you really want to push it, add a lobe of grilled foie gras, because why not?
To be honest, that’s not even really pushing the limits. Infusing Japanese-American cuisine with some cheeky Singaporean flair, they’ve also got the Salted Duck Egg Char Siew Donburi, a mischievous mouthful that actually works: the char siew is made from impossibly tender Nagano pork belly, which is coated in a creamy salted duck egg hollandaise, and topped with mushrooms and an onsen egg. It’s like brunch in a bowl, Singapore style. Of course, it wouldn’t be Tanuki Raw without its signature daily raw bar, which was the brand’s initial claim to fame. It’s a super-affordable selection of raw oysters, freshly shucked for your delectation, and perfect with a frosty sake. All this goodness under one roof? Better believe it. There’s a reason this is one of Singapore’s favourite eateries. (May 2018)
Promotions
Happy Hour Daily
Time: 5pm to 8pm
Pricing:
- $2 Freshly Shucked Oysters (Limit 6 per alcoholic drink)
- $10 Cocktails & Martini
- $12 Pints of Beer/Stout
- $12 House Red / White Glass
Daily Sets
- Cake/Cookie with a choice of coffee beverage from the Classic, Tea, and Cold Brew Selection.
Time: 10am to 5pm
Pricing:
- Daily Cake Set $10
- Daily Cookie Set $6
Monday to Thursday Lunch Promotion
- $10 Donburi choose from Garlic Butter Chicken, White Curry Tofu and Spicy Miso Char Siew Donburi.
1-for-1 Donburi for Students every Monday to Tuesday
Time: 3pm until closing
*For terms & Conditions, please visit the Tanuki Raw website for more information. All promotions listed above are not valid with Chope Vouchers.