igrek MARUNOUCHI (イグレック丸の内)

Posted on April 28, 07 by seat

コリアンダーで風味づけしたサーモンといろいろ野菜のコンポジション。
アスパラのヴルテ　市場から届いた海老のポワレ添え。
From the 5000yen lunch course.
Salmon with coriander and vegetables.
Asparagus Velouté with prawns.

鴨の雌雛のポワレとエシャロットのフォンドュ添え　香草風味のｼﾞｭー。
紅茶とフルーツのゼリー寄せ、ガナッシュケーキ、フランボワーズアイスとマカロン、マンゴーソース添え。
Pan-fried duck in eshallot sauce, with spinach ravioli and mushroom saute.
Tea jelly, ganache cake, framboise sorbet, mango macaron and mango sauce.

The food was just okay. The duck was already cold when it came out. Portion was tiny. Quite expensive for the quality. Apparently butter and cream are not heavily used and more emphasis are put on the vegetables. I guess it will be perfect for the elderly…

It is on the 5th floor of Shin-marunouchi building, which actually opened on the day we went for lunch. ^^;;;;; It opened at 11am and we booked for 12am….you can imagine how crowded it was. We had to queue to get into the building, then another queue for the elevator/escalator. People people people EVERYWHERE! No time and no strength to take pics of the interior, just the pretty reporter here and the massive queue here. The view from the restaurant is superb, overlooking Tokyo station. Not taken from the restaurant I had lunch but the view is similar(here). After lunch we explored all the floors and found many tempting restaurants….and have already booked two restaurants on the spot. So I guess I will be coming back again…^^;;
igrek MARUNOUCHI

Le Manoir D’HASTINGS

Posted on April 25, 07 by seat

4800yen lunch includes two appetizers(many choices), main dish and dessert.
Rose champagne 1700yen, glass wine 1250yen~.

ブーダンノワール。
スペシャリテ人参のムースとコンソメジュレウニ添え。
Amuse-bouche: Boudin noir(pork blood sausage). So good!
Specialty: Carrot mousse and consomme jelly with sea urchin.

本日の前菜から：鰻でバターライスを巻いたもの。
豚足のポルト酒煮込み。
Butter rice rolled in Unagi. The unagi is grilled crispy on the outside.
Pig foot rolled with chicken mousse and mushroom and simmered in port wine.
Somehow I ordered an appetizer and a main that look the same and taste similar….^^;; But both are delicious.

Wagon dessert. White chocolate mousse.

The appetizers and the main dish are all very good. Though the white chocolate mousse is actually better than the desserts which are pretty normal. The service is not so friendly. In fact we were all a bit annoyed at some point. Well go for the food but not for the service.
Lunch menu(J) here.
Le Manoir D’HASTINGS

霞町すゑとみ (Kasumicho Suetomi)

Posted on April 24, 07 by seat

あん肝の茶碗蒸し（お酢のあんかけ）。
I was expecting some stylish and upscale Japanese washoku place, so I was a little taken back by the entrance which is impossible to spot and far from pretty. Inside is very basic and small, with only 10 counter seats. Forgot the exact price, but the cheapest lunch course I ordered was about 3000yen.
Ankimo chawanmushi. Absolutely delicious!! Has a hint of vinegar.

穴子の飯蒸し。タラの白子のお吸い物。
Anago steamed with rice.
Cod shirako osuimono(clear broth). The shirako is so creamy and rich~.

蓮根まんじゅう（くずのあん）。
焼き魚のハチウオ。
Lotus root manju. Very mochi-mochi.
Grilled hachiuo. Fatty and juicy fish.

おじゃこのごはん。蓮根もち。
Jako(little fish) rice. Miso soup is very good. Dessert is lotus root cake. Reminds me of chinese dim sum but very good.

The environment might not be up to much but the food is to die for. Good value for this kind of proper kaiseki-ish washoku too.
霞町すゑとみ (Kasumicho Suetomi)
Add: 3F, 4-2-13 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5466-1270

Manju Cafe Mugimaru2 (マンヂウカフェムギマル2)

Posted on April 23, 07 by seat

ヨモギ地にアンチーズ。
紅茶まん（アールグレイ入り生地にシナモン粒あん）。

A cafe specialised in manju.
Red bean paste and cheese in a wild grass(yomogi) manju.
Red bean paste and cinnamon in a Earl Grey tea flavoured manju.
The manju are freshly made and come steaming hot and have very soft skin. The chai is strong and rich.
Menu: 1, 2.
I sat on the second floor which has very cute decor. Looks like this cafe is converted from a house. The manju are steamed on the first floor. I didn’t know I had to take off my shoes before climbing the steep stairs and was told off by the staff….I saw some slippers there and wore them without thinking, and was told off again because the slippers are only for the bathroom…^^;; Wish there were signs or something.
Manju Cafe Mugimaru2

artdish (アーディッシュ)

Posted on April 22, 07 by seat

鮭のバター醤油焼き定食、９５０円。
Grilled salmon with butter and soy sauce. Delicious but a bit too little. It has a little art gallery next to the cafe, but too bad they didn’t put up any paintings on the day I went.
artdish

亀井堂(Kameidou)

Posted on April 22, 07 by seat

オムライスにミニサラダとコンソメスープが付いて￥８００。
Omurice lunch set. It is okay. The ketchup rice inside is a bit soggy. The restaurant is on the second floor and the bakery is on the first floor. The old-fashioned custard cream bun(very big!) seems popular and gets sold out around lunch time. Also got the chestnut bun which has massive chunks of chestnut inside. The bread itself is so-so but the filling is delicious. ^^;;
亀井堂