REVIEW OF THE WEEK

2018-04-16 13:42

Great teppanyaki with an authentic feel and attentive service. One of the best teppanyaki meals I’ve had. Booked online through the restaurant website. Arrived early and they were happy to seat us. Very Japanese setting with small rooms hidden behind sliding screens along the zig zagging corridor: luckily a polite waitperson was shuffling along leading the way. The teppanyaki room featured 3 or 4 grills, two of which faced full height windows facing the hotels outside. This being a special occasion we went for the top set menu, which listed a nice balance of seafood and beef. This was no Benihaha. No antics or nonsense, and our chef was smiling and appreciative of our responses as each dish arrived. Friendly and mature. Every dish was a hit. The appetiser of home made creamy tofu skin, smoky greens and raw beef was a great start. The sashimi course was as fresh as could be expected, the only question being the tuna which seemed a tad soft to my taste. The scallops in butter were spot on: our concern over their time on the grill was erased by the delicious sauce and sweet sweet scallop meat. We were surprised by a fish course - small copper pots in which onions had been lightly caramelised, topped with a small slab of flaky cooked-just-right silver cod. Just when we thought it was as good as it gets, the saga beef sirloin arrived. Wow, just wow. I’ve always found wagyu a little disappointing, but the chef nailed it with this. Melt in the mouth - you could squeeze it between tongue and palate and get a burst of fatty goodness. My wife stole one of my little beef cubes, it was that good! Best pickles ever? Amazing umami in the miso?... it didn’t stop. Highly recommended.

By: Richard

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

2018-04-13 07:29

By: marco