Photo By: Elin Chow
Address: Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary with a simple dinner at Komura Japanese Restaurant.

Situated at the lobby of Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur, the restaurant offers a variey of authentic Japanese dishes, including starter, salad, Sashimi, Sushi, Teppanyaki, Yakimono (grilled dish), Agemono (fried dish), noodles, Temaki, Sunomono (Vinegared dish), Nimono (boiled dish), Mushimono (steamed dish) and desserts for diners to choose from.

Strategically located only 5 minutes walk from the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, Corus Hotel is easily accessible by bus, taxis and Light Rail Transit (LRT).

Operating Hours

The operation hours is from 12 pm to 2.30 pm and 6.30pm to 10 pm daily. For reservation, please call +60 321605921



Upon entering the restaurant, we were warmly greeted by a waitress dressed in traditional Kimono. After confirming our reservation, we were promptly seated in a private room with menus to scan.


Set in a cozy atmosphere, the restaurant offers a variety of private dining options perfect for a romantic dinner, an important business meeting, a family gathering or a night out with friends.


Seating up to 80 diners in total, the restaurant boasts 5 Tatami rooms, 9 private cubicles rooms and a teppanyaki table with live cooking. Each room is equipped with its own sliding shoji door for privacy and noise reduction.


We get to enjoy an intimate dining experience in absolute comfort and privacy with minimum disturbance. Unfortunately, the rooms are not soundproof and we could easily hear people talking next door



Each of the tables are equipped with bells which guests can press whenever service is needed. We were glad that we were promptly attended to whenever we pressed on the call bell.


Unlike most eat-all-you-can buffet that have all the food pre-cooked and just waiting to be devoured, the offerings at Komura are cooked to order. Dishes are only prepared or cooked upon ordering to ensure its quality and freshness.

To order, simply mark your selection on an order form and wait for your food to be served fresh to your table. You may order as much as you like from its menu and reorder as many times as you wish for just one price. However, there are a few menu items that are limited to one order per person only. So, in the case where there is two of us, we are allowed to order two items from the "One Order Only" section.

Please only order what you can eat so to avoid any food wastage. Do note that an additional RM 10 will be charged to your bill for any substantial food wastage.


We did not have to wait too long for our food to arrive. One by one, delicious dishes in appropriate portions were delivered to our table. The wait staffs will politely knock on our door and greet us with a smile every time before entering our room.


Chawanmushi (Steamed Egg Custard)

The first dish that was brought to our table was Chawanmushi, a traditional and healthy Japanese appetizer made of steamed egg custard and topped with mushrooms. Simple and nourishing, this a dish that we would always order whenever we dine in a Japanese restaurant.

The texture of this dish was silky, smooth, soft and melts instantly in your mouth. Eating it was easy due to its slippery smooth texture. Taste wise, it was light but richly flavourful. It was perfectly well-seasoned, thus no extra condiment was necessary.

If you are a fan of Chawanmushi, this steamed egg will not disappoint. It was such a delight to eat.

Sake (Salmon) Sashimi & Tako (Octopus) Sashimi


For side dish, we ordered Potato Salad - a very simple dish which was surprisingly delicious and filling.

The salad was served chilled to our table. The taste was a little salty and sweet with a texture that was simultaneously creamy, crunchy and fluffy. Despite the presence of mayonnaise, the taste was not overly heavy or over-powering for my liking.

I could not get enough of the salad, so I went on to order a second bowl of it after finishing the first one. It was incredibly tasty!

Ebi (Prawn) Sushi & Kappa (Cucumber) Maki 

Ebi Sushi is a popular type of sushi and one of our favorite item to order whenever we visit a Japanese restaurant. It is easy to make, with shrimp placed atop of a bed of Vinegared rice. The shrimp was fresh and sweet, which goes well with the rice.

Kappa Maki is a sushi roll consisting a small strip of cucumber wrapped up in vinegared rice and a sheet of nori (seaweed) that was cut into mini bite-sized pieces. Simple and easy to make, Kappa Maki is another one of our favorite item to order at a Japanese restaurant. The Kappa Maki were firmly wrapped and does not fall apart upon picking it up with the chopstick. Each piece of it was really refreshing and they are just right size, not too large to eat in a single bite.

Kyuri (Cucumber) Temaki & Takka (Tuna) Maki

Next up, we had Kyuri Temaki, a conical shape "hand roll" style of sushi consisting of cucumber and Vinegared rice, wrapped in a sheet of nori. Usually, we would not order a Temaki at a Japanese restaurant because it was too filling. But we decided to try their Kyrui Temaki this time.

We decided to order Takka Maki for the first time too. This is a sushi roll consisting of a small strip of raw tuna wrapped up in Vinegared rice and a sheet of nori. Although I am a huge fan of raw salmon, I did not like the taste of raw tuna very much due to its strong fishy flavor. It was not unpleasant, but I just did not like it.

Cold Soba