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2021-11-12
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(English review below)這晚我同三位女士，因為懷念久別的日本，所以來到朋友預訂的這間餐廳，試試他們的8週年set dinner。接待的侍應有禮貌，但餐廳雖然有足夠人手卻沒有特別安排人手加快安排進場，所要排隊等好一會。一進場，果然感受到濃厚的日本氣氛。從木質裝修，店員的招呼，到廚房飄出來的日式鰹魚醬油香氣，整個環境都令我感覺到突然從銅鑼灣飛到日本。我們預定了榻榻米座位。榻榻米是地洞配椅背的坐立式，不用怕屈腳，地洞裡面也很平滑乾淨，脫鞋後把雙腳放進去感覺很舒適。我們坐在榻榻米，點了4份set dinner，另加梅酒同雞泡魚乾，對晚餐充滿期待。晚飯有不少菜式，而大部分菜式都是精緻路線，特別是前菜，都是一口就吃完的，讓人珍惜地慢慢吃，吃得更滋味。菜式太多，重點描述令人回味的兩樣。第一樣是刺身。每種刺身都只有一件，但都鮮甜且厚身，香氣充斥口裏每一個角落，帶來的幸福感，就是一期一會的感覺。同樣讓人回味的是火炙和牛。Set dinner另外有的串燒雖然有碳香，但絕對比不上和牛的脂肪燒出來的獨特香味，而且做不到入口即溶的效果。以上兩樣都是我的嘴刁推介！其他食物都是細細碟，一碟接一碟
這晚我同三位女士，因為懷念久別的日本，所以來到朋友預訂的這間餐廳，試試他們的8週年set dinner。
接待的侍應有禮貌，但餐廳雖然有足夠人手卻沒有特別安排人手加快安排進場，所要排隊等好一會。
一進場，果然感受到濃厚的日本氣氛。從木質裝修，店員的招呼，到廚房飄出來的日式鰹魚醬油香氣，整個環境都令我感覺到突然從銅鑼灣飛到日本。
我們預定了榻榻米座位。榻榻米是地洞配椅背的坐立式，不用怕屈腳，地洞裡面也很平滑乾淨，脫鞋後把雙腳放進去感覺很舒適。我們坐在榻榻米，點了4份set dinner，另加梅酒同雞泡魚乾，對晚餐充滿期待。
晚飯有不少菜式，而大部分菜式都是精緻路線，特別是前菜，都是一口就吃完的，讓人珍惜地慢慢吃，吃得更滋味。菜式太多，重點描述令人回味的兩樣。第一樣是刺身。每種刺身都只有一件，但都鮮甜且厚身，香氣充斥口裏每一個角落，帶來的幸福感，就是一期一會的感覺。同樣讓人回味的是火炙和牛。Set dinner另外有的串燒雖然有碳香，但絕對比不上和牛的脂肪燒出來的獨特香味，而且做不到入口即溶的效果。以上兩樣都是我的嘴刁推介！
其他食物都是細細碟，一碟接一碟，無驚也無喜，不過不得不提，所謂招牌蕎麥麵就讓我大失所望。我已經不是用高尾山蕎麥麵的標準來比較，而只是用市面上最普通的蕎麥麵來比較，都覺得這裏的招牌蕎麥麵不止不好吃，而是好難吃。沒有蕎麥香，沒有彈性，麵糰粘在一起，吃下去好乾又無味，雖然有蕎麥麵汁也返魂乏術。是我太嘴刁太主觀嗎？我覺得未必。同行三位女士胃口都不小，但她們都覺得難吃，一共給了我兩人分量的蕎麥麵要我幫她們吃完。我那一刻覺得自己像個乞丐，因為自己肚餓而要吃別人施捨的食物，就算食物難吃也要挨下去。
這裡氣氛很好，不過收這個價錢的話，除了跟其他餐廳鬥刺身和和牛的來貨質素，更要在其他食物，特別是招牌菜下功夫喔⊙∀⊙！
This evening, three ladies and I visited this restaurant booked by one of them and tried its 8th anniversary set dinner, as we missed Japan so much.
The receptionist was polite, but although the restaurant had enough staff, there was no arrangement to speed up the entry, so we had to queue up for a while.
As soon as I entered the venue, I felt a strong Japanese atmosphere. From the wooden decoration, the greetings of waiters and waitresses, to the scent of Japanese bonito sauce wafting from the kitchen, the whole environment made me feel like I suddenly flew from Causeway Bay to Japan.
We reserved a tatami seat. The tatami got an underground layer and a chair back for proper sitting without bending our legs. The underground layer was very smooth and clean. It felt very comfortable with our feet. We ordered 4 set dinners plus plum wine and dried putterfish. We just sat on the tatami looking forward to the dinner.
There were quite some dishes in the set, mostly exquisite, especially the appetizers which only had single bites, which kind of made us cherish and slowly enjoy them. Among these many dishes, let’s talk about two that I enjoyed. The first one was sashimi. There was only one piece for each type of sashimi, but they were all fresh, sweet and thick. The fragrance filled every corner of our mouths, and the happiness was almost once in a lifetime. Equally memorable was the grilled wagyu. Although skewers in the set carried aroma from charcoal grill, they could not compete with the unique aroma of wagyu fats, and they could not melt in our mouths. My picky tongue recommends both of them!
Other small dishes came one after another without surprises, but the so-called signature soba noodles disappointed me so much that I need to mention. I was not comparing it with Takaoyama soba, but just the most common soba everywhere. This signature soba noodles was not only unpalatable, but it was a disaster. There was no smell of soba, the noodles had no elasticity, they stuck together, they were dry and tasteless, even the sauce could not help. Was I being too demanding or too subjective? I am afraid not. My three ladies got great appetites, but they all found it unpalatable as well. They diverted to me two portions of soba noodles requesting me to finish for them. At that moment, I felt like a beggar- as I was hungry, I had to eat whatever rubbish food others gave me.
The atmosphere here was very nice, but if they keep their rates, it is insufficient to just compete with other restaurants by the quality of their sourced sashimi and wagyu. They got to work hard on other dishes, especially their so-called signature dish! ⊙∀⊙
Signature soba noodle 招牌蕎麥麵
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