Miraku Japanese Restaurant (味乐) at G Hotel

It's been awhile since tasting Japanese food, it has been mostly Italian dishes. There is this Japanese restaurant at G Hotel first floor serving Japanese cuisine.


The name suggests 'Happy Taste' or in Japanese, 味乐


The front facade of Miraku restaurant.


Decorative chandelier ?


The sake menu serves spirits, sake, wines from Rm40 - Rm400, rather expensive


Ceramic condiments containers almost Zen styled.


Pickled Japanese red potato with honey and sesame


Satoimo karaage, Konyaku jelly(yam jelly) served with dried bonito(Katsuobushi, かつおぶし) (RM 10.00 )


Oyakudon, rice steamed with chicken meat and eggs ( RM 18.00)


Unadon, rice served with unagi in shoyu sauce ( Rm26.00 )


Salmon sashimi sushi, thin sliced salmon with wasabi ( Rm 9.90 )


Cold cha soba on a decorative zaru ( RM 20.00 )


Tsuyu(Cold soba sauce) with scallions, wasabi, raw quail egg, minced daikon with ginger


Konpiri, Yam balls with salt and edamame

Overall, we find Miraku as an uprated version of Sushi King chain restaurants. However as a resident restaurant of G hotel, it has much room for improvement. The service is not up to the par of similar stature Japaneses restaurants in Penang. With the decorative ambience, Miraku lack proper ventilation especially at the Teppanyaki counter. There are other better Japanese restaurant in Penang.

(Best of 5 stars)
Food quality: 2 stars ( slightly better quality than Sushi King outlets )
Service: 2 stars ( understaffed, our ocha required reminders to fill up )
Food portion: 3 stars ( portion wise, the food is okay )
Value: 2.5 stars ( there are better Japanese restaurants with similar price )