Monthly Archive: September 2006 [39]
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September 30, 2006
Salut (サリュー)
うずらとセップ茸の包み焼き。
姫サザエとうにのエスカルゴ風グラタン。
Galette with quail and Cepe truffle - my friend's appetizer. Gosh it is big as a main.
Turban shell and uni, escargot gratin - my choice. The uni is at the bottom, unfortunately too cooked to taste uni at all. The sea snails are a bit oily but very nice.
白金豚の盛り合わせ（肩煮込み、バラ肉コンフィ、ソーセージ）。
ほろほろ鳥もも肉のパテ詰めのロースト、アンディーブのグラタン添え。
Assorted Platinum pork(Braised, confit and sausage) - my friend's main.
Roasted pate-stuffed guinea fowl, gratin of endives - my choice. The guinea fowl is soft and tender, a bit light, but the liver pate gives it a rich meaty savoury taste. The sauce is slightly salty and the endive gratin a bit watery though.
桃のコンポートとアーモンドミルクのシャーベット。
バナナのプリンと塩キャラメルのアイスクリーム。
Peach compote and almond milk sorbet - my friend's dessert.
Banana pudding and salt caramel ice-cream - my choice. This dessert is incredible!! The ice-cream is salty, bitter, and caramel sweet all at once! (*o*)!! Banana pudding with fresh banana slices is nice, the brownish jelly is bitter and has alcohol taste, veeeeeeeeery good~~~
With amuse and petits fours, the dinner course is 5250yen. Also ordered a Kir Royal, and a decanter of red wine to share between 2 people, came to 7000yen each. Actually quite a good deal.
Lunch entry . Damn I just realise I had chicken last time...^^;;
Salut
Comments(5) [ my favourites | french food | 渋谷・恵比寿・代官山 ]
September 29, 2006
一幸庵 (IKKO-AN)
わらびもち、３３０円。栗蒸し羊羹、３３０円。
Warabi-mochi and steamed chestnut youkan(sweet bean jelly cake). Seems like a popular Japanese sweet shop. First impression - very expensive. But I was soon blown away by the elegant taste. Warabi-mochi is unlike any I have tried before - soft and light and wobbly jelly texture with strong black sugar flavour, inside is very smooth bean paste. This thing practically melts in your mouth. Not being a big fan of youkan, I find the steamed chestnut youkan absolutely delicious! Not too sweet - that is very important - with big pieces of chestnuts. The bean cake is smooth and soft. But what really impresses me is the matsukaze(松風), which is slightly sticky steamed cake with black sugar and...soy sauce!! The combination of the sweet bean cake and salty sponge...is just perfect!
一幸庵
Comments(7) [ japanese sweets | 大塚・茗荷谷・後楽園 ]
Cappello(カッペロ)
牛やわらか煮のソテー、エストラゴン風味、１０５０円。
I had pasta last time and the meat dish other people ordered looked better so went back to try...disappointed again. Simmiered beef saute, estragon sauce - the meat hard and rough and rather tasteless. Self-service bar included potato salad, sweet corn, green salad, tea and coffee. Also came with cold green pea soup(not sweet and quite hard to drink), rice, and a small piece of chocolate mousse which was too sweet(^^;;;). A lot of food for 1050 yen though.
Cappello
Comments(2) [ 池袋 ]
September 28, 2006
BIKYO 美蕎
鴛鴦せいろ（粗挽きせいろ・せいろの２種類）、９４０円。
En-ou seiro soba set - thick soba came out first and then the thin soba. Very nice chewy texture, and big portion. The tempura other people ordered looked really good~, wanna try next time.
美蕎
Comments(0) [ 池袋 ]
September 27, 2006
Salon de thé Châtelet (ティールーム シャトレー)
ロールキャベツ、１０００円。チーズケーキ、４００円。
A tea room less than 10 mins walk from the busy area of the Ikebukuro station but well hidden in the middle of a quiet residential area. The cabbage roll tastes very homemade...the slice cheese makes it look homemade too. ^^;;; Borsch-like soup is very good, and the big portion of meat inside is filling. Comes with salad, corn potage, rice and coffee. They have a variety of cakes available but apparently only the cheese cake is homemade. Two old gents were chatting at a corner and latter I realised one of them was the owner. Amazing how a short walk can gain you a quiet and slow lunch experience~
Châtelet
Comments(7) [ 池袋 ]
September 26, 2006
北海道うまいもの会＠池袋西武
いくら亭： うに・かに丼、１８９０円。
うにむらかみ： スペシャルうに丼、２４００円。
I went to this Hokkaido food event last year in Ikebukuro Seibu. This year's ad showed a new uni rice bowl eat-in which looked too good to resist...but stupid me, I jumped into the first eat-in booth I saw and realised too late that this was not the new one I wanted to go! In fact I went to the same eat-in(Ikuratei) last year, argh! ^^;;; But the uni and crab rice bowl was not bad. I went again for Uni-murakami and gosh the special uni don was so expensive...but oh what the hell. The uni was better than Ikuratei definitely, even the rice tasted better. Though still not as sweet and fresh as the very fantastic Hokkaido uni I had in Tsukiji's Sushi-Dai.
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September 25, 2006
Visconti （ヴィスコンティ） CLOSED!
ドライトマトとマッシュルーム クリームソースフェットチーネ、１０００円。
Dried tomato and mushroom fettuccine in cream sauce. Came with the dessert: fig and red wine ice-cream, yogurt mousse and almond cake. I was surprised by the high standard for a 1000yen lunch....the pasta and the dessert were both very good. There is no good Italian in Ikebukuro and I am happy to have found this place.
Comments(3) [ 池袋 ]
September 24, 2006
Le Petit Tonneau - Kudan (ル・プティ・トノー＠九段下)
プティ・トノーコース、３８００円。
Dinner course 3800yen, glass champagne 1000yen, and glass wine 600yen. I booked this place a few days before but apparently it was not early enough because we had to sit by the open door which was a bit cold. The table right next to us was a bunch of girls who were making a racket right from the beginning before they even started drinking - it was a birthday party apparently. As a result we had to shout over our tiny table to be heard throughout our entire dinner. Many people were taking photos using flash - which was such a rare sight in Japan. The girls next to us were even taking photos with the French waitor, and my friend and I had to dodge and duck to avoid ending up in the background - I mean we were right behind them. ^^;; The menu for the drinks and cocktails was long and we were asked by the waitors a few times before we could decide on our drinks. The menu for the meal was even longer, we had to choose a cold appetizer, a hot appetizer, a main dish and a dessert, each of which has dozens of options with additional specials of the day etc., but we weren't given much time, the two waitors kept coming back like 3 or 4 times in what I thought was only a short time, asking "Still not ready?", which made us both very panicky and at the end, quite annoyed. We were there so early from like 6pm....I really had no idea what was the rush. From then we decided to only call on the Japanese waitress instead cos she was much more polite.
ニンニク風味ソーセージ・サラミ・生ハム・リエットと田舎風テリーヌ盛り合わせプティ・トノー風。
鴨のフレッシュフォアグラと大根のポワレ ハチミツとスバイスのオレンジソース（＋５００円）。
Assorted delicatessen platter "Petit Tonneau" Style. All very good, and not too salty.
Fresh foie gras sautéed with turnip, orange sauce with honey and spice. An extra charge of 500yen. Not bad, though the foie gras itself was a bit mild tasting and not too creamy, while the sauce was salty.
The waitor came from my friend's behind and said something like "C'est bien desuka?", which made my friend jumped and dumbfounded....she couldn't quite get over it. ^^;;;
自家製スペアリブの塩漬けとレンズ豆の煮込み。
本日のデザート：チェリータルト。
Traditional Petit Salé of pork served with lentils. The meat was quite soft and surprising not too salty. I thought there would be sauce but it was dry.
Cherry Tarte. Mainly almond cream with a thin slice of cherry on top. Not bad.
3800yen for a 4-course dinner without service charge and tax, is such a great deal. The food is quite good, waitors are all French and many customers are foreigners that makes you feel like you are in Paris or something, the atmosphere is lively if you are in the mood for some noisy merrymaking. ^^;;
Le Petit Tonneau
Comments(5) [ french food | 神田・神保町・秋葉原 ]
September 23, 2006
mashman's cafe (マッシュマンズカフェ)
ジャマイカンジャークチキン、８５０円。チャイの焼きプリン、＋２５０円。
Jamaican Jerk Chicken with rice. Chai grilled pudding. Such a cute cafe with junks and toys and pictures over the place, very comfy and homely. Though it is better to eat your lunch somewhere nice and just have coffee and cake here. ^^;;
mashman's cafe
Comments(5) [ 池袋 ]
La Famille （ラ・ファミーユ）
マロンシフォン、４８０円。ホットコーヒー、５００円。
Old entry here. Marron chiffon cake and hot coffee. The chiffon is soft and fluffy yet moist, the chiffon itself doesn't taste too much of marron but there are pieces of marron inside and the Mont Blanc cream on top is good. I wish it were a bigger piece though!
La Famille
Comments(4) [ cakes and sweets | 池袋 ]
September 22, 2006
Marhaba (マルハバ)
マトンビリヤニ（羊肉のドライカレーピラフ）、７５０円。
Mutton Biryani - mutton dried curry piraf. My previous visit ended up in disappointment but I decided to give it another try...this time round was no good either....-o-;;;; The piraf was so soggy without much curry taste, and there was this obviously-inedible strangely-crunchy thingy in the salad that I panicked to spit out....such popularity in many restaurant review sites though, why why why?!
Marhaba
Comments(4) [ 池袋 ]
September 21, 2006
竈＠空海
特製濃厚豚骨、８００円。
Tonkotsu ramen. The pork tasted smoky and very soft, the ramen not over-cooked, and the soup was good except that it was very salty...I hardly drank the soup already but I just couldn't even finish half of it. Everyone else seemed to be okay with it though...
竈＠空海
Comments(6) [ 池袋 ]
September 20, 2006
comfortable dining しゃん
海老天丼と冷しミニうどんの定食、９８０円。
Prawn tempura rice bowl and chilled udon set. Quite good! The tempura was hot and cripsy. At first I was sitting in the main hall and an ojisan came and started smoking right next to me, I knew it was a little mean but I couldn't stand it and asked the staff to change my seat, and I ended up in a cage-like cubicle with a barred wooden door shut closed...err....
comfortable dining しゃん
Comments(5) [ 池袋 ]
September 19, 2006
Leben (レーベン)
野菜と木の子の焼きカレー、９００円。
Vegetables and mushrooms grilled curry. Rice at the bottom, with curry sauce, egg, cheese and vegetables. So-so, family restaurant standard. Just a quick dinner alone.
Leben
Comments(4) [ 池袋 ]
Chef's Brasserie
塩漬け豚の網焼き野菜丼、９５０円。
Grilled pork and vegetable rice bowl. Been here twice before and were just okay. I was looking for a place for to eat lunch quickly before the movie started and this was the only place I could think of. Surprisingly the 3rd time was much better, the pork and the vegetables were plenty and hot from the grill, the sauce was just simple balsamico sauce but not bad too. Maybe the quality is better at weekends? The price is slightly higher than weekdays'.
Chef's Brasserie
Comments(4) [ 池袋 ]
September 18, 2006
MANAKAMANA (マナカマナ)
One of my friends said this Nepal/Indian restaurant was famous but at lunch time they only do buffets(950yen), which I tried anyway. There were four different kinds of curries(chicken curry was the best), naan and saffron rice, some fried snacks and simple salad, yogurt, chai and coffee. It is really not bad for a buffet lunch. The naan were cut into small pieces so you could take a small piece at a time and wait for new ones coming out hot from the oven when the old ones got cold.
ネパール餃子ＭＯＭＯ、４８０円。チーズナン、３５０円。
Went back for dinner. Nepal steamed dumplings "momo" - just like the chinese "sho lon po" but with lamb meat and thicker skin, quite nice though. The sauce in the middle was quite spicy. Cheese naan, very soft and the melted cheese had onion in it.
シェフサラダ、４８０円。タンドリー スペアリブ、１３００円。
Chef's salad. Gosh isn't it massive for 480yen?! A bit too much dressing.
Tandoori sparerib was absolutely wonderful! I couldn't stop munching the bones covered in chilli paste. The meat was not as soft and tender as I had hoped but the hot spicy flavour satisfied my tastebuds so no complaints.
マナカマナ
Comments(3) [ other cuisines | 大山・板橋 ]
September 17, 2006
Fonda de la Madrugada (フォンダ・デ・ラ・マドゥルガーダ)
マンゴー フローズン マルガリータ。
Finally a proper Mexican dinner! Mango frozen margarita was delicious, a big glass too! We ordered beer and sangria in pitchers and they were HUGE!! The sangria was sweet and strong, very good.
ENSALADA DE LA CASA : 日本では珍しいサボテンのマリネ。トマト、アボガド、チーズ、フライド・ポークスキンと一緒にどうぞ。
PULPO AL AJILLO : チレ・グァヒーヨとガーリックが香ばしいタコのソテー。グリーンピースで彩りました。
Marinated cactus, with tomato, avocado, cheese, fried pork skin. First time eating cactus, tasted pretty normal like bell pepper~
Octopus saute with chilli and garlic. Quite spicy and strong flavour, the octopus was very soft. Love this dish.
CAMARONES AL TEQUILA : 有頭エビにテキーラを効かせたクリームソースをかけました。
TORTILLAS : トルティーヤ。
Prawns with tequila cream sauce. This was everyone's favourite. Very sweet and creamy, almost like a French dish. The tortillas came with most of the dishes other than those that came with rice, so we ended up with loads of them. We finished them all though cos they were very good with the sauces.
SOPA DE MARISCOS : エビ、イカ、カニなどを贅沢に使った辛めのシーフードスープ。
PUNTAS MEXICANAS : 牛フィレのスライスを野菜とチレで煮込みました。
Seafood soup with prawn, squid and crab. Not as hot as it looked, though rich with spice. Loved it.
Beef fillet simmered with vegetables and chilli. Tasted like a chinese dish!! Not spicy at all. The usual beans on the side were the best I have had so far, in complete paste form and very smooth, a bit salty.
POLLO CON MOLE CIRUELA : ３０種類のスパイスとチョコレートを使った『モ－レ』ソースで食べる、グリルドチキン。
Grilled chicken with mole sauce. Finally tried mole sauce!!! :-D!! Supposed to be chocolate and spice? I was expecting some mind-blowing exotic taste but it turned out to be just a very mild and slightly bitter curry...^^;;
The band played around each table(yeah tacky I know but it was fun ^^;;) and you could request songs. All I could think of was "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas", and they played it, which was very nice. I searched my ipod immediately and requested another song but they didn't know it. ^^;;
CREPAS CON CAJETA : カヘタ(ミルクベースのキャラメルソース)をかけたクレープ。
LECHE FRITA CON TEQUILA : 揚げたカスタードに炎のついたテキーラをかけて。
Crepe with caramel sauce. The crepe tasted a bit old and hard. Not too sweet so easy to eat though.
Custard in flaming tequila. Nice show. ^^;; The aftermath custard tasted pretty normal. We had coffees also. The one with cinnamon and brown sugar was good but quite sweet. Tequila and coffee was very strong, my friend didn't put sugar so a bit bitter for me. I had chocolate and coffee...hmm, for some reason it was not hot and just tasted like the instant hot choc you make before you go to bed. ^^;; Anyway, the atmosphere was great, the food was good overall, 5 of us shared and we drank quite a bit and it came up to 5000yen per person - expensive for Mexican perhaps but considering the location it was pretty reasonable.
Fonda de la Madrugada
Comments(6) [ other cuisines | 神宮前・青山・広尾 ]
September 16, 2006
炭火煎珈琲 皇琲亭
アンブル・ドゥ・レーヌ、７３０円。
Condensed milk on top of very bitter coffee, a bit too sweet but nice. Not much difference from Vietnamese coffee I thought...
チーズケーキ、４７２円。ブレンドコーヒー、７３５円。
Cheese cake and blend coffee. The cheese cake has sour cream in it and is really quite sour. The blend coffee is nice...I watched the girl barista make it for me and I thought: hey I'm doing similar things at home with a coffee filter. ^^;; The blend doesn't taste that unique either yet it costs 735yen...gosh. There are cheaper places with better quality beans but then, the atmosphere here is very classic and sophisticated, and the porcelain cups they use are very elegant...
皇琲亭
Comments(9) [ cakes and sweets | 池袋 ]
かのこ
ステーキ、１０００円。
Just steak. ^^;;;; The meat quite rough but well it is very cheap.
かのこ
Comments(0) [ 池袋 ]
September 15, 2006
Ristorante Ikebukuro Bunryu (リストランテ池袋文流)
小エビのトマトクリームソース ルーコラペースト和えのフジッリ、サラダ、コーヒー付、１０００円。
Fusilli with shrimps in tomato cream sauce and rucola paste. Tasted very home-made. Last time I made a mistake of ordering the expensive lunch course and expecting "Ristorante" standard and was disappointed, but this time I knew what to expect and for a 1000yen lunch this place is great. There were two ojisan speaking in French behind me and later I realised one of the ojisan was Japanese, wow cool.
Bunryu
Comments(6) [ 池袋 ]
September 14, 2006
Frédéric Scailteur(フレデリック スケルター＠神谷町)
Old entry here. Mango cream tart on the left, orange and raspberry and coconut cream tart on the right. Both are good! Though the two cakes I had last time were more to my taste. Financier framboise - very rich and heavy in butter(^^;;), good! Speculos - cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg seed, ginger powder and cardamon. Hard and crunchy, spicy and addictive~
Frédéric Scailteur
Comments(5) [ cakes and sweets ]
彩食館
彩食から揚げ、マーネ ナス、生ひじきの煮物、玄米ご飯と岩のりスープ、８５０円。
Vegetarian restaurant opened by a Taiwanese lady. Today's lunch: fried fake-meat made from soybean, spicy aubergine, hijiki(seaweed), brown rice and seaweed soup. The tiny place was filled with Taiwanese! Taste-wise...it was the usual mystery of how chinese veggy retaurants always make vegetables taste so bad. ^^;;
彩食館
Comments(5) [ 池袋 ]
September 13, 2006
Bistro D'arbre （ビストロ・ダルブル）
冷たいカボチャスープ。 Cold pumpkin soup. Thin but sweet.
秋なすびムサカ。
Moussaka. A bit shocked when it came...it looked nothing like Moussaka! ^^;; It was just minced lamb meat stuffed inside a huge aubergine. The aubergine and all the other grilled vegetables were still very raw. Usually I am okay with lamb's smell but this one smelt a bit too strong. Ratatouille sauce was great though.
フレッシュハーブティ。ランチは１２００円。
So happy when the waitress said there was fresh herb tea...but either they put too little or the mint leaves were not strong flavour enough, even after brewing for quite a while, the tea was still rather tasteless. The environment was so nice though....
Bistro D'arbre
September 12, 2006
Milky Way (ミルキーウェイ)
牡牛座（クリームチーズとコーヒーアイスとバニラアイスで、ティラミス風パフェ）、８１９円。
A family restaurant with the endearing name "Milky Way" which offers a variety of parfaits for all Zodiac Signs(btw I am no fan of horoscope...^^;;). Pisces - which apparently is my sign - sounds boring so I picked Taurus: cheese cream, coffee and vanilla ice-cream, banana, sponge cake, and canned fruits at the bottom. Well it tasted like a normal parfait from any family restaurant...the cookies and the pies were a bit old too. Though the second-floor large window view of the busy flow of Ikebukuro is very nice.
Milky Way
Comments(4) [ cakes and sweets | 池袋 ]
とんぼ
カツカレー、８９０円。
Pork cutlet curry. Okay normal. The pork was not too juicy, the curry was the sweet Japanese kind with onions in it - there was a bottle of chilli oil on the side for adding yourself, which I put a lot. I was expecting a rundown ojisan place but was surprised by the new interior.
とんぼ
Comments(4) [ 池袋 ]
September 11, 2006
Labyrinthe (ラビラント＠白金)
栗のデニッシュ、ホロホロ鳥とキノコのサンド。
Chestnut danish - black sesame paste under the chestnut. Pintade and mushroom sandwich - mushroom are marinated, and mustard spread on the bread. Both are quite good.
あんぱん、フィナンシェとガレット。
Read bean bun. The usual financier and galette, not very good...
Labyrinthe
Comments(5) [ bakeries ]
Prego Pacchetto (プレゴ・パケット)
ポテトとインゲンのバジリコクリーム ニョッキ、９５０円。
Gnocchi with potato, kidney beans and basil cream sauce. Surprisingly big portion and tasted quite good, though the gnocchi were a bit too big size and I had to cut them in half otherwise the sauce wouldn't stick enough.
Prego Pacchetto
Comments(4) [ 池袋 ]
September 10, 2006
L'assiette Blanche (ラシェット・ブランシュ＠白金高輪)
鰯のマリネ、クスクスサラダ。
Bacon and cheese toast. Marinated sardine and couscous salad.
ブルターニュ産仔鴨胸肉のロースト アンディーブ添え 柑橘ソース。ココナッツのブランマンジェ、マンゴーソース。ランチコースは３５００円。メインはアラカルトメニューからチョイスして、＋１５００円。グラスワインは８００円。
Roasted duck breast with endive in citrus sauce. Coconut blanc manger in mango sauce. Every dish was very good! The cheapest 3500yen lunch had 3 choices for the main dish but they were all very standard and I had similar stuff many times before, so I picked the main dish from the a la carte menu, which was an extra 1500yen but the waitor said the portion would also be bigger - turned out it was the right choice cos the duck was so tender so soft so juicy and so big! Like my friend said, this place doesn't have a creative menu to tickle your curiosity but instead the standard dishes are all very refined. The service was fantastic yet there was no service charge!
L'assiette Blanche
Comments(3) [ my favourites | french food | 白金・三田 ]
September 09, 2006
Sucre Sale （スクレ・サレ）
１８９０円のランチ： 海老とタコのマリネ、自家製豚バラ塩漬け肉のカ リカリ焼き マスタードソース、プルーンタルト。
Marinated prawn and octopus salad. Grilled salt belly pork with mustard sauce. Prune tart. The belly pork was so fatty but very juicy and good. The salad and dessert were fixed for the course and both were a bit boring...This place was supposed to be big portion and cheap but I thought the portion and the price were pretty normal. Also....the waitor is a very scary character!! Bald and not smiling and not very polite...and he was staring at us while we were having our salad which made me so uneasy, especially my friend who had never been to a French restaurant in Japan and she was pretty nervous because of him. Luckily more customers came and filled up the place later and we forgot about him. ^^;;
Sucre Sale
Comments(4) [ french food | 四ツ谷 ]
September 08, 2006
本格珈琲昭和
オールドファッションベイクド チーズケーキと昭和ブレンド、８００円。
A retro cafe with a lovely corner that I couldn't take pics of. Old-fashion baked cheese cake, and shouwa blend coffee. The cake is the usual mild-tasting type and a little frozen-cold. I love the unique taste of the house blend...but it took her so long to make it that when it came it was not hot!! ^^;; The master showed up later...I wish he had made the coffee for me.
本格珈琲昭和
Comments(4) [ cakes and sweets | 池袋 ]
Amapola (アマポーラ)
野菜とチーズのパエリア、１３６０円。
Vegetable and cheese paella. Lunch includes a salad, a small dessert(cheese cake and pudding) and coffee. The paella is okay.
Amapola
Comments(2) [ 池袋 ]
September 07, 2006
Chef's Brasserie
枝豆と大葉と梅のジェノバ風パスタ、９００円。ケイジャンスバイスチキンと彩り野菜カレー、９５０円。
Genovese(basil paste) mixed with green soybean, green shiso and sour plum. The paste is underneath the salad. It is a bit too oily. The sample plate of spicy chicken and vegetable curry rice looked good so I went back for it...hmm, just normal. The food came really quickly both times and were not very hot.
Chef's Brasserie
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September 06, 2006
Sin Tong Kee （新東記）
ラクサ、９５０円。 One of the rare Singaporean restaurants in Tokyo. Laksa - fat and round rice noodles in prawn based soup and coconut milk and chilli paste. Very very good! There were shredded chicken and dried pork and beansprouts underneath. The soup was very spicy and sweet, I drank all of it - very rare for me. The portion was a bit small though, should have ordered the L size.
Sin Tong Kee
Comments(7) [ good cheap eats | 渋谷・恵比寿・代官山 ]
September 05, 2006
ビストロ タントマリー ｅ．Ａ
本日のオードブル、牛ハラミと鳥肉のソテー 赤ワインソース、デザート、２１００円。
Medicore, medicore. Expensive too. The appetizer is couscous and ratatouille, avocado paste, tomato and mozzarella; the main is beef and chicken saute in red wine sauce(tastes like yoshoku); the dessert is caramel cake. Why it was so packed with customers is beyond me.
ビストロ タントマリー ｅ．Ａ
September 04, 2006
大喜
とりそば（塩味）、８３０円。味玉子、１００円。Chicken ramen. I thought simmered egg was not included so I ordered it as extra toppings...ended up with 1.5 portion....^^;; This ramen reminds me so much of Cantonese soup noodles because of the clear chicken soup, the soft and juicy chicken topping instead of pork, and the thin noodles used. Very very good!
大喜
UPDATES! (Dec 2008)
Comments(6) [ good cheap eats | 本郷・根津・湯島・上野 ]
September 03, 2006
Aux Delices de Hongo (オ・デリス・ド・本郷)
Back again! Old entries are here, here, here, here and here.
カジキマグロ、いわしのマリネ、半熟玉子入りのサラダ。羊のクスクス。
Marlin and sardine salad. Lamb couscous. Both fantastic!
ラムチョップ、ちょっと辛いソーセージ、羊の串焼き、ローストチキン。
プロフィトロール。
美味しかった～お腹いっぱい～お腹苦しい～ローストチキンまでたどり着かなかった～もう食えない～食えないよ～
Lamb chop, spicy sausage, lamb skewer and roasted chicken. The lamb chop and sausage were so good! I got sooooooo full that I could only eat one piece from the skewer and couldn't even touch the roasted chicken.
Profiterole with vanilla ice-cream and praline cream. Warm chocolate sauce on the side.
Aux Delices de Hongo
Comments(6) [ my favourites | french food | 本郷・根津・湯島・上野 ]
September 02, 2006
Brasserie Va-tout (ブラッセリー・ヴァトゥ)
仔羊の白ワイン煮込み、１０００円。 Lamb simmered in white wine. Quite good, the lamb is very soft. Lunch doesn't come with anything except some very dry bread though.
Brasserie Va-tout
Comments(1) [ 麻布・六本木・赤坂 ]
September 01, 2006
志むら＠目白
九十九餅(求肥に甘く煮た虎豆が入ってる)と抹茶のセット。Sticky and chewy mochi with sweet kidney beans inside. Very very good!
志むら
Comments(4) [ japanese sweets ]
鷹匠
穴子そば、１８９０円。
Old entries here and here. This place remains my favourite soba place in Tokyo. Anago soba is seasonal menu. Sesame seeds are sprinkled on top, so good so good! A bit expensive though.
鷹匠
