Cozy bistro with only 2 tables and counter seats. Location is obscure but apparently very popular - always a queue at lunch time, and reservation a must for dinner.
Went with a friend and sat at the counter. The delicious egg tarts are teasers, one with prawn and the other with salmon roe. Two for one person so no fighting.
フレッシュフォワグラのポワレ イチジクの甘酸っぱいソース、１８９０円。
黄鹿モモ肉のロースト（巨峰のソース）、２４００円。
Seems like there is no set course. For appetizer I had Pan-fried fresh foie gras in fig sauce. Absolutely heaven! And such a big piece! Maybe it is meant to be a main?
For main course, I had Roasted venison thigh. Lean and tender meat, incredibly generous portion. The sauce is kyohou(Japanese grape), very sweet very yummy! After I devoured the meat, I joked that I wish I had a spoon to drink the leftover sauce. The next second the madam gave us a spoon each…I swear I wasn’t loud(^^;;).
洋梨のコンポート。カヌレ。
Two of us shared the pear compote with vanilla ice-cream. So good! Not too sweet, very refreshing, especially after the meat feast. While having coffee, we were *quietly* talking about the Canelé displayed on the counter and my friend said you get those at lunch time. The next second the madam gave us a plate for free…she does have good ears. I have to say, this Canelé is the best I have ever tasted!! Never a big fan of this French sweet, but instantly hooked.
Two drinks, a massive appetizer, a main dish, half the dessert, and coffee, I paid only 6800yen. Very good value!
Menu(Japanese only): 1, 2.
Bistro La Ciboulette
Archive for November, 2006
野獣肉コース、６８００円。
先付(猪と大根の煮込み)、鹿刺身。
A dinner course of wild animal meat. Simmered wild boar and radish. Venison sashimi. The wild boar meat and the raw venison both don’t have the bitter taste or unpleasant smell I expected of game meat. Very light and easy to eat. Venison is lean and healthy, very soft.
猪鍋（甘味噌仕立）、鹿竜田揚。
Wild boar sukiyaki. Miso is added to the sukiyaki, the soup base is quite strong. Probably that’s why there is no distinct smell or taste from the meat since the strong soup is covering it up. The wild boar meat is very hard at first, but the more you cook it, the softer it becomes.
Venison Tatsuta-age(i.e. meat is marinated with soy sauce before deep-frying). Venison is lean and gets a bit dry and “sandy” when cooked, but it is well-seasoned and frying it gives it back a little fat. ^^;;
狸汁。〆のうどん。
Tanukijiru(racoon-dog miso soup). Gosh, this soup is one strong experience of the wilderness. ^^;; There are only bits of racoon-dog meat, which stink even stronger than the soup when you chew it. Everyone else was okay and absolutely loved it. I thought it was delicious too(seriously!), but I couldn’t help feeling a bit sick at the same time. ^^;; The course doesn’t include udon but we ordered it to put into the leftover sukiyaki(must add water to dilute it though cos it is so strong), which is very very yummy.
あずきと栗のアイス。
Red bean and chestnut ice-cream.
I didn’t realise it at that time but when I got home, all my clothes stank as if I had been to the zoo.
ももんじや
フレンチトーストとチキンベジタブルスープ。コーヒーが付いて８００円。
Soft and fluffy and light French toast, with chicken vegetables soup. Both are very nice!
CAFE AALIYA
らぁ麺、１２００円。
Soy sauce based ramen. Smart decor, trendy waiters, stylishly-designed tableware, chopstick and spoon hidden in a black drawer under the counter which I had to grope for a minute to find. The ramen is nice but nothing really special. The shop is inside Omotesando Hills.
MIST CHABUYA JAPAN
舞天ぶっかけ、８００円。舞茸とシメジの炊き込みご飯、２２０円。
Bukkake udon with Maitake mushroom tempura. Maitake mushroom and shimeji mushroom rice. Although udon, unlike soba, is not seasonal and is pretty much the same taste any time of the year, the choices of tempura are definitely more tempting in autumn!
元喜
パン・ド・ミー。
The square-cut white bread is famous in this local bakery so I just got it even though I have no butter/jam/spread of any kind in my fridge, and I confess I can’t eat white bread on its own. Toasted it and ate it with just honey, nice nice.
アプリコットとクルミ。メープルノア。ローストビーフのバケットサンド。
Apricot and walnut. Maple and walnut. Roasted beef sandwich - lots of pepper and onions.
カマンベールチーズサンド。黒豚のサラミとチーズのフォカッチャ。ソーセージキャスクルート。
Camenbert cheese sandwich. Pork salami and cheese focaccia(salty but quite good). Sausage Casse-Croute.
フレンチトースト。マロンデニッシュ。
French toast(soaked with egg, very good!). Marron Danish(marron paste and sweet potato inside).
シューシトロン。
Chou Citron.
Atelier de mannebiches
カジキ鮪の煮付け定食、８５０円。
A newly opened local washoku place. Simmered spearfish lunch set is just so-so though.
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