REI NOIR SHABU

Positive reviews

• ★★★★★NNchan· 3 months ago

  A fantastic all-you-can-eat Shabu buffet with delicious Italian dishes, active staff, and premium ice cream. This Shabu restaurant offers a wonderful dining experience with a standout buffet lineup. What makes it truly special is the Shabu soup selection, which features a wider and more unique variety than what you find at typical spots, and it tastes absolutely delicious. The quality of the meat is top-notch, and the side menus—like the pasta and other Italian dishes—are surprisingly good for a buffet. To top off the meal, they serve Molto ice cream, a very famous and popular brand known for its excellent flavors. Even though the size of the shop is on the smaller side, the restaurant maintains a great, comfortable atmosphere. The staff are also highly active and attentive, keeping your table cleared and your orders moving quickly. It is a wonderful spot if you want to enjoy both high-quality Shabu and great Italian comfort food all in one sitting.

• ★★★★★moana luiz· 4 months ago

  I really love the food here It's a perfect blend of French and Japanese cuisine. The staff gave us a warm welcome and provided excellent service. The food was absolutely delicious and very clean

• ★★★★★karnsiri poonnasangkiat· 4 months ago

  The restaurant is of excellent quality. The food is delicious, and there is a wide variety of unique dishes unlike any other restaurant I’ve been to before. I’m very impressed and will definitely come back again.

Negative reviews

• ★★★★★Moshi Thanatorn· 3 months ago

  REI NOIR SHABU — Creative Shabu With a French / Italian Twist, But Some Dishes Need More Discipline I am not usually a big shabu person, but REI NOIR SHABU caught my attention because of its unusual concept: Japanese shabu mixed with French and Italian-style dishes. Curiosity won, so I gave it a try. The strongest part of the meal was definitely the soup. I ordered only one soup base: French Onion Soup. Taste-wise, it reminded me of Japanese black shabu soup / sukiyaki-style soup, but sweeter and more rounded. It has that familiar dark, sweet-salty depth, but with a French onion personality. Honestly, this was probably the most enjoyable part of the shabu side. Service was generally good, but not perfect. Right after sitting down, I ordered Australian Wagyu beef, but somehow the order disappeared into the restaurant universe. I had to follow up, and it finally arrived around 40 minutes later. Unfortunately, the beef itself did not feel very “wagyu” to me — a bit chewy and not as tender as expected. I also ordered several sushi, sashimi, and handroll items. Most were good and fresh enough for a buffet-style restaurant. However, I would personally avoid the regular salmon sashimi. I like salmon, but this one did not taste like quality salmon. If you want salmon, go for the truffle salmon sashimi instead — that one was much better and had more character. The grilled shrimp was decent, more like standard buffet-sized shrimp, but freshly grilled. The mussels were fine and, importantly, not fishy. One dish I really enjoyed was the Rigatoni Parmesan Cream. The sauce was excellent — creamy, savory, and satisfying. Personally, I would have preferred the rigatoni slightly softer, but that is just my preference. The stewed rib was very tender and almost falling apart, but the flavor did not fully absorb into the meat, which was a missed opportunity. Desserts were available with several ice cream options, which is always a good way to end a buffet meal. Overall, REI NOIR SHABU is a creative restaurant with an interesting concept. The soup is excellent, the menu variety is fun, and some dishes are genuinely enjoyable. But at 899++, around the thousand-baht mark after charges, expectations naturally rise. The regular salmon sashimi should be improved, the beef could be more tender, and the sauce selection for shabu felt a bit limited. Parking is limited, and the restroom requires a short walk outside the restaurant, so keep that in mind. Pros: excellent French Onion Soup base, creative Japanese-French-Italian concept, good service overall, good truffle salmon sashimi, enjoyable Parmesan rigatoni, decent buffet portions. Cons: wagyu arrived very late and was chewy, regular salmon sashimi was disappointing, limited sauce variety, limited parking, restroom is a bit far. Final verdict: Come for the creative concept and the French Onion Soup base. Order the truffle salmon sashimi and Parmesan rigatoni, but manage expectations on the beef and avoid the regular salmon sashimi unless you are feeling adventurous.