A first attempting French in Japan. Infact, I used
to ask why not when a number of their star studded restaurants
throughout Japan are French. I successfully made a reservation with a
waiter who spoke as limited English as I did with Japanese.
Happiness is getting the dedicated waiter to serve us for the meal –
such is thoughtfulness!
The restaurant is quaint and cosy and definitely a walk from the station – imagine my joy when we finally found it.
Small and packed.
Signs of christmas!
Love the splash of colours.
Only set menus available.
If only.
Distracted by napkin rings.
Logo-ed butter.
The restaurant is quaint and cosy and definitely a walk from the station – imagine my joy when we finally found it.
Small and packed.
Signs of christmas!
Love the splash of colours.
Only set menus available.
If only.
Distracted by napkin rings.
Logo-ed butter.
Bread basket was just freshly baked baguette with
French butter. The cracking of bread crust is noisy – so noisy, I could
not care less about creating a scene just eating bread. Possibly the
best baguette served up as part of a set meal,
threes and I was not quite done had it not been for the tummy
retaliating. Refills were done so voluntarily, they actually bother to
save us the shame of being such greedy bread chugging machines.
Amuse bouche of Hokkaido oysters. Fresh and easy to slurp, this could be my favourite seafood next to lobsters.
The appetizers did not stop there – squid ink fish
balls with squid ink bread. I reckon there is an oversupply of squid in
Hokkaido that nearly everything has a squid ink equivalent.
Loved the delicate creation of fish ball, delicious! The bread had an interesting texture – made to look like charcoal shards, it was actually crispy bread.
Loved the delicate creation of fish ball, delicious! The bread had an interesting texture – made to look like charcoal shards, it was actually crispy bread.
Mushroom soup, hardly like cappuccino despite the
foam. This is a light broth that still managed to capture the earthy
flavours well. Loved it!
Salad
Pretty is easily an understatement, infact it is expected. A joyful dish to look at and definitely to eat.
Cod
Bacon was a translucent sliver that was amazing. Just amazing...with the grilled cod, every bite was bouncy with a tinge of savouriness. The brussel sprout leaves were plain delicate and precious to eat.
Lychee Sorbet to cleanse the palette, loved the refreshing taste!
Cod
Bacon was a translucent sliver that was amazing. Just amazing...with the grilled cod, every bite was bouncy with a tinge of savouriness. The brussel sprout leaves were plain delicate and precious to eat.
Lychee Sorbet to cleanse the palette, loved the refreshing taste!
No fan of braised but they did a pretty decent job
of refraining from presenting an oriental dish. The meat was still firm
despite being fall of the bone tender. Love it or hate it, I found
myself leaning towards dislike.
Potato gratin was served thereafter, creamy, milky and simply decadent.
Potato gratin was served thereafter, creamy, milky and simply decadent.
Dessert was torched pineapple with icecream and crumble. There is always room for dessert and I found this delightfully sweet.
Petit Fours of sugared kiwi and pear. Like fruit pastilles, these were too soft though.
Thoughtful covers.
Camomile tea.
Hibiscus tea.
Espresso.
Desserts do not end there - yet another surprise! Homemade marshmellows.
Melt in my mouth kind of wonderful.
Thoughtful covers.
Camomile tea.
Hibiscus tea.
Espresso.
Desserts do not end there - yet another surprise! Homemade marshmellows.
Melt in my mouth kind of wonderful.
Satisfying meal with a high level of culinary skill
displayed. French in Japan – done!
The walk at Maruyama Park thereafter was therapeutic though!
The walk at Maruyama Park thereafter was therapeutic though!
JPY 3600
1st floor of Lafayette Miyagaoka 1-1 Miyagaoka 2chome Chuou-ku
wow looks good, at 3600 JPY its actually an okay price.
ReplyDelete@xinli: yeah! really affordable for michelin star!
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