Iro Iro

I read about this buffet restaurant in Ipoh but have yet to give it a try. The reviews were so so. Recently the restaurant has expanded its services to include steamboat and grilled food in addition to their Japanese & Western buffet. Wow! The all-you-can-eat-till-you-die buffet already can blow you off, and now, the unlimited servings of steamboat and grill! My kids were so anxious to conquer the place ever since I mentioned to them.

Their wish was fulfilled last Saturday. We went to Iro Iro Buffet Restaurant which is located on the ground floor of Ipoh Parade. Iro Iro is a Japanese word, it means various. Well, I suppose the name tells it all.

We got there half past six, and got ourselves busy right away. To start off, we headed to the buffet line.

They serve sushi, soba (Japanese), kimchi (Korean), bang bang chicken (Szechuan), jellyfish (Chinese), salads and some finger food (Western). Quite a wide variety of sushi including unagi, tamago, baby octopus, salmon, squid, prawn, shellfish and seaweed. Surprisingly, my mom did enjoy this cold buffet line.

On the western line, they serve two types of spaghetti, fried chicken, potato wedges, fried rice etc. There is also a soup counter where they serve miso, mushroom and corn soup.

Next, the steamboat counter. Two soup base to choose from, either plain or Ma Lat. We opted for the plain one. The meat was fresh, but the cuts were too big. They have an interesting array of steamboat tofu products, all shapes and sizes.

By this time, we were so awfully full that we have to skip the grill section. The lamb chop was waving at me, but sorry-lah, next time ok?

What's for dessert? Cheesecake, cuts of fresh fruits, longan and white fungus tong sui and Paddle Pop Rainbow flavoured ice-cream.

All these .... for the price of ...

They charged mom half the price for being a senior citizen.

Ok, come to the verdict. Iro Iro is no Jogoya in terms of selection and atmosphere, or should I say it is miles apart. But, for Ipoh standard, the food is excellent in value and in abundant quantity (that is if you get there early), the decor is modern with dim lighting (Ya, hence the poor quantity of my pics), spacious layout. Overall, the place is considered not bad, economically.