Donki Recomendations

[welik72]

Starting a thread for the lobangs from our favourite Japanese supermarket, Don Don Donki 😁😁

Share with me your donki finds!! Food, snacks, appliances, beauty products, useless but cool things, gadgets that will change my life... anything!!

[Freeder]

Tenga FTW @Angcheek

[mersaylee]

I was shocked to see what could be found easily at other supermarkets...😁

[Watwheels]

Some of their items are overpriced, like Meji dairy products. Can be found at our local supermarkets at a lower price. Unless it is the rockmelon flavour milk, this is not common. You can also find it at Meidi-ya. I find it a bit too sweet but it is flavorful. Other things that are overpriced are the food at their foodcourt. Prices are the similar to restaurants but self-service. I think a lot of things they sell cost more than outside.

What I buy are teas, milk tea and red tea(sweeten), not so commonly found anywhere. But not the ice lemon tea. Outside buy Pokka one is cheaper. The UCC coffee Daiso selling at $2 but I saw Donki selling at $3.90? But is it bigger bottle I didnt pay attention. I tried the less sugar black coffee before. I dont like it. The other thing I buy are fruit jellies but not all the branches have the same type and size. So far only one branch have the one I like, selling 3 for $9.90.

I like Takoyaki, only they have it available near where I stay. I also like their wheat soba which they sell chilled, it is good but no other ingredients, only got the soy sauce and the puffy stuff. They dont prepare many so it sells out rather quickly. Frozen food good for steamboat at home together with their sliced meats. 

Those back massage roller I think you are better off buying at Dechathlon. In fact those exercise stuff it is better to go to Dechathlon. They are cheaper.

Snacks wise....I dont like to snack so cant recommend any.

[Thaiyotakamli]

Only their sweet potato nice

 

the rest cmi. Their fruits expensive and taste so so. Fruit to avoid is apple and grape. Not to my liking. 
 

their packed bento food also so so. So i hardly go donki and prefer ntuc

[mersaylee]

My wife favourite tabao makan place these days...i dare not look at the cash register when I make payment anymore...she'd buy few meals at one go...😅

[Watwheels]

9 minutes ago, mersaylee said:

My wife favourite tabao makan place these days...i dare not look at the cash register when I make payment anymore...she'd buy few meals at one go...😅

Yeah, their bentos are not exactly cheap.

[Thaiyotakamli]

4 hours ago, Watwheels said:

Yeah, their bentos are not exactly cheap.

I find very salty

i prefer go donki food court eat the unagi

 

buy one get one free

[Othello]

i only go there to buy

1. sushi (Lately I found that Cold Storage's sushi is DAMN farking good !!) 

2. sashimi platter (really cheap)

3. Rice

4. Frozen Onigiri 

[Watwheels]

8 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

I find very salty

i prefer go donki food court eat the unagi

 

buy one get one free

You like unagi? I like it too. I realised sgporeans dont eat unagi. Why ah? LoL...

[Sadan]

My favorite food there, grilled squid!!  It’s found at the chill fridge section. 
 

Yes, it’s best eaten cold together with beers or stout. Haha 

[Kxbc]

1. Loose cuts of salmon - Used to be very cheap at $5.80 per box but price has doubled since last week.

2. This brand of Japanese drip coffee. Dark green packaging with some gold trimming. $6.90 for 24 sachets. My go-to coffee while WFH.

3. Those big Aomori apples. Most times around $3+ per apple but there are times they will price it at $10 for 4.

4. Cheap dark chocolates for $1.90 per box. 1 box can last me around 1+ month.

5. A wide variety of somen and soba from cheap to affordable.

6. Will buy their bento meals if near meal times. Find it quite ok, though the taste is a tad off from the cheaper ones you get at JR stations. But the variety is good.

7. The wife likes a particular brand of milk tea there.

[13177]

51 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

You like unagi? I like it too. I realised sgporeans dont eat unagi. Why ah? LoL...

I like unagi and always find the unagi at Donki looks like very tasty, but i never buy any before. Lol.

Edited October 12, 2021 by 13177

[Kxbc]

Donki unagi quality is what you pay for. For good unagi, have to go to those specialist restaurants where 1 meal is at least $30+ dollars before svc charge and GST. But of course still cannot compare to the 招牌老店 in Nagoya.

[Silverkris]

1 hour ago, Watwheels said:

You like unagi? I like it too. I realised sgporeans dont eat unagi. Why ah? LoL...

That is because most unagi in Singapore are sub-par.

You have not tasted unagi until you tasted this:

http://www.uya.sg/

I think closest to unagi restaurant in Japan already.

[Hamburger]

i buy one fruit from donki. Banana cos its price is similar to other supermarket.  Taste good too.

 

i bought pork belly and beef sukiyaki for steamboat and the price are more ex compared to supermarket.

now my family only wants to buy from there. oh well, money goes into the tummy is money well spent.

[Kxbc]

10 minutes ago, Silverkris said:

That is because most unagi in Singapore are sub-par.

You have not tasted unagi until you tasted this:

http://www.uya.sg/

I think closest to unagi restaurant in Japan already.

Or Man Man at Tanjong Pagar. Tried both before. Taste close to each other. But at Man Man TP, you get to see them prepping your eel if your stomach does not churn.

[Civic101]

14 hours ago, mersaylee said:

My wife favourite tabao makan place these days...i dare not look at the cash register when I make payment anymore...she'd buy few meals at one go...😅

You should try going there after 9pm when there will be discounts up to 70% off the usual price to clear stocks for the day, can find some really good deals!