It has been eight months since I went to Langkawi yet I still vividly remember the last day of our stay in The Andaman Langkawi (check out my review about the amazing hotel here!). In the evening of our stay there, we decided to go to The Japanese Restaurant. It is kind of weird, but yes, the name of the restaurant is literally "The Japanese Restaurant". Until now, regarding my experience eating there, I believe that this is the best Japanese restaurant I have ever visited. If I would ever come back to Langkawi, I will surely visit this restaurant again for sure!

The Japanese Restaurant is located within the main building of The Andaman Langkawi. When we were there in January, the restaurant was fully packed and we could get the seatings on the Teppanyaki area. Thank God we booked our seats before that we could still experience this gastronomy marvel in this resort.


The Japanese Restaurant is heavily decorated with lots of Japanese themed objects. Moreover, the interior is mostly furnished with wood finishes for the floor, ceilings, walls, and even the furniture. The ambience is set to feel like we are in a traditional Japanese house. The warmth of a home was furthermore elevated by the superb service of the restaurant staff that happened to be an Indonesian working there! It turns out that there were quite a number of Indonesian staffs working in The Andaman.


After being seated, we still decided to choose one menu from the Teppanyaki Set as it was rumoured to be very delicious and should not be missed while staying here. We were served with beverages in the moment while we waited for the foods to be prepared. To be honest, the drinks were forgettable but yeah, we were here for the food!

Sunshine (MYR 25), Gloomy Day (MYR 25), Ice Tea (MYR 16)

After being served with our foods altogether, I am quite amazed by the food presentation and especially the portion. And before visiting Langkawi, I was not quite a fan of salmon, to be honest. Perhaps, the reason behind that is that I had never eaten a decent salmon before. Here, in The Japanese Restaurant, particularly at the time we stayed there, the salmon was amazing. For instance, we ordered a Salmon Salad and the salmon was smoked to perfection! The texture and the savouriness of the salmon, combined with the fresh vegetable made this salad flawless. If you followed and read my blog before, this was the first time I discovered how tasteful sesame dressing could be in a salad. This salad had it all. A pure delight to start our scrumptious meal!

Salmon Salad (MYR 33)

More salmon to come. Yes, we ordered two plates of salmon for our Japanese dinner! The next salmon dish was Salmon Teriyaki. The dish was served with a bowl of steamed rice. The salmon itself was coated with sweet and savoury teriyaki sauce that went perfectly with the salmon. For an amateur like me, this was also the first time I ate a perfectly grilled or cooked salmon. Usually, I would find cooked salmon to be overcooked, too flaky, and dry. But not in this dish. I could easily recall the perfect texture of the salmon—moist with a hint of flakiness. Thanks to this dish, I now know how a perfectly cooked salmon should be!

Salmon Teriyaki (MYR 55)

We also ordered Yaki Soba for some umami carbo intakes. It tasted OK, not that quite memorable, yet not disappointing at all that I didn't remember to have any dislike towards this dish.

Yaki Udon (MYR 36)

Since we had eaten quite a lot of meat before staying here, we opted to eat mostly fish on our last evening, hence, the Teppanyaki menu we chose also consisted of fish. We ordered Seabass Set that came with a bowl of salad, garlic fried rice, miso soup, and sauteed vegetables. For your information, in Malaysia and Indonesia, Seabass is called siakap or kakap. For me, this is one of my favourite fish and to be able to taste this fish in Japanese style cooking was a great experience! Even though the portion of the fish was quite limited, I pretty much enjoyed this dish the most. The sauce was a perfect match for the fish. Along with all the condiments, this dish was the winner for the evening. Again, the Seabass was cooked to perfection. This dish is surely a must-try!

Seabass Fillet (MYR 120)

Yokan (MYR 22)