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The food was excellent. The space is a bit small. This is more of a kaiseki dinner with a full set. The best eel we have had. Definitely worth a try and was a good value

Neither of us are vegetarians but we have chosen to try after few days of meat dinners. The food was exceptional, beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. I am all about flavour and the chef and his team delivered 10 out of 10. They were very attentive and the food was fantastic. I would highly recommend

Extraordinary!!! Husband and wife team rewrote the hospitality playbook. One of the most memorable meals I’ve ever had. Thank you !

What a great experience! I loved being introduced to tempura with such a wide range of ingredients. The chef was exacting and very enthusiastic about his craft, while also engaging casually and personally with guests. I don’t want to spoilt any surprises, but I found the experience to be deeply personal, a gift, and the chef made such a wonderful, memorable experience - the food, the other guests, the staff, the chefs.

My partner and I were the only customers dining that evening. I speak Japanese and chose to play interpreter for my partner, but the staff seemed quite willing to accommodate us in English. I'm not certain of the exact title of our server (maitre d'?), but he was incredibly friendly and well versed in all things food and drink! The meal itself was delightful, of course. Some highlights included the presentation of the first course (the best hamo I've had all summer: just a little bit warm and soft, and beautifully arranged atop a dewy lotus leaf); the perfect sashimi course (uni with fresh wasabi, tender sumi-ika, and a sensational smoky katsuo (bonito) that had none of the metallic fishy flavor I usually associate with bonito); the hairy crab with a creamy abalone gratin of sorts, served inside a lemon; not to mention the desserts! (a nutty zunda warabi mochi, peach pannacotta with peach jelly and fresh peach slices, and a quenelle of milk tea ice cream). But what really made the night special was the service. (Having the restaurant to ourselves might have helped.) My partner and I were having a little chat about what "umami" actually tastes like, and the entire restaurant staff was able to explain to us, off the top of their heads, the types of amino acids comprising different types of umami flavor -- in seaweed/kelp, tomato, tea, meat, seafood, etc. . They even printed out a chart for us! Even better than "impeccable service" is being made to feel like a welcome guest by those who genuinely know and love food.