Archive for September 11th, 2008

VIRON (ヴィロン)

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(June 6, 2008)
ステーキとフレンチフライ、¥2100。キャラメルリエジョア、¥1260。
Steak and French fries, 2100yen. Caramel Liegeois, 1260yen.
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0809030083(Sep 3, 2008)
ビーツのガスパチョ、若鶏のコンフィーのガレット、ペッシュ・メルバ(白桃のコンポートとバニラアイスのクープ)。
Beet Gazpacho, 630yen. Galette of chicken confit, 1050yen. Peche Melba(Peach parfait with vanilla ice-cream and peach compote), 1260yen.

Both visits above were late lunches(after 3pm) so the food was from cafe-time menu which is different from lunch menu. Everything is nice despite being a bit expensive. I wonder why the Peche Melba is more expensive than the galette….

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0711190004(May 10, 2008)
グリーンピースポタージュ。クロックマダム。キャベツとベーコンのスープ。
Green peas potage. Croque madam. Cabbage and bacon soup. Went back to this bakery cafe and tried their cafe menu(available after 2pm). The soup are both nice but don’t come with bread.

(Sep 3, 2004)
Pork in tomato stew. Quail and foie gras terrine. With coffee, 2730yen.
豚バラ肉のトマト煮。うずらとフォアグラのテリーヌ。

Izu 070(May 19, 2004)
プティデジュネ。
Breakfast for two!

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(Nov 3, 2006)
ババ。
Baba. Gosh it is soaked thoroughly with alcohol already and you get a whole bottle to add some more yourself…the waitor said a few extra drops on top will give nice fragrance - he was right! I ended up adding more than a few drops and got quite drunk…the couple at the next table said they could smell it from there. ^^;;;; Also love the cream on top.
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(Oct 27, 2006)
サントノーレ。ジャンボン・ブリー・ド・モー。
Caramel-glazed petit chou(cream puff) with praline cream inside and sweet whipped cream on top.
Jambon Brie de Meaux - ham and brie sandwich. Both delicious as usual.
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I have blogged this place so many times but never took pics of the shop. Great location right in the heart of Shibuya.
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060116 046(Jan 16, 2007)
鴨のスモーク サラダ、840円。 タルトタタン、840円。
Smoked duck salad. Nice smoky flavour. And finally tried Tarte Tartin! I have heard so much about Tarte Tartin in VIRON but somehow never had a chance to try it. The caramelized apple is absolutely delicious~. Such a big piece! But it is mostly apple and I practically inhaled it in no time. It is served hot. Could be a bit oily for some people but okay for me. Only available in winter.
VIRON

t.y. harbor brewery (ティー・ワイ・ハーバー ブルワリー)

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(Aug 29, 2008)
サーロインステーキ、ペーパーコーンソース、¥1700。
Back to this place for lunch twice as I couldn’t think of better places to eat in Shinagawa. Grilled sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce. Not amazing but not bad for the price. Better than BBQ pork rib I had before.
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オーガニックチョコレートのタルト、ピスタチオジェラート添え、¥600。
Organic chocolate tart with pistachio gelato.
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0808290041(Aug 18, 2008)
T.Y.ハーバーバーガー(リアルアメリカンスタイル)、¥1600。
T.Y.Harbor burger, homemade brioche bun with fries (Plus topping +100). I had cheese and avocado topping so it was 1800yen in total. The patty was quite rare which got me a bit worried, but the hamburger delivered to the next table was just as red(I peeped) so I guess it was meant to be like that. For some reason, there was not enough salt for the patty, but the burger was still better than sirloin steak and pork rib I tried in this restaurant.

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(Oct 25, 2007)
Could have sit outside in the “open terrace” overlooking the little “harbour”, but was a bit cold that day so we decided to stay inside. Ice peach tea that comes with lunch is refillable.
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チキンとリンゴのカリースープ。
Chicken mulligatawny(small), 400yen. Very nice soup!
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Salad and bread also come with lunch.
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バーベキューリブ、T.Y. オリジナルソース、チーズ&ガーリック風味のフレンチフライ添え。
デビッドのニューヨークチーズケーキ。
B.B.Q. back ribs(pork) with T.Y. original bourbon B.B.Q. sauce, garlic and cheese fries, 2000yen. So huge!! My friend who used to live in U.S. for many years said this is not even close to “half-size” portion there. I am sure it depends where you go, cos I’ve never seen a really scary portion during my trip to US. Anyway, the pork is a bit dry. I wanted beef steak but lunch menu has very limited options. The fries and side salad are good though.

David’ s NY cheesecake, 500yen. I was so stuffed from the pork but I wanted to try the desserts so two of us shared this. I was expecting hard type of cheese cake(my image of NY cheesecake) but this one is very soft, more like the Japanese souffle cheesecake.

The pork was a bad choice, but my friend’s sandwich lunch(1500yen) seemed better.

N.B. It is under the same management as here and here. I prefer these two restaurants but they are more expensive.

t.y. harbor brewery
Add: 2-1-3 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
Tel: 03-5479-4555