Goutte d’or et Crattini (グットドール・クラッティーニ)

Posted on October 3, 07 by seat

ナポリのモツッレラとくじらのタルタル。
Mozzarella and whale Tartare.
Tomato cream soup(I think…can’t remember exactly…).

阿波尾鶏レバーのパテ、マンゴー添え。
冷たい桃のスパゲッティーニ。
Chicken liver pate and mango. This is quite nice.
Chillled peach spaghetti. The spaghetti is hidden underneath. Nothing special except the peach is very sweet.

江戸前穴子と夏きのこのタリアテッレ、からすみがけ。
とっておき、生うにのスパゲッティ。
Tagliatelle with anago and summer mushroom and karasumi. Nice but quite spicy, especially after I accidentally ate a chilli.
Uni spaghetti. The same overly salty and spicy taste as last time(see tag).

赤茶豚リブロースのソテー。
Grapefruit and wasabi sorbet. Interesting combination… quite like it actually.
Saute of Akacha(?) pork Riburosu(don’t know how to translate, it is this part). The pork itself is juicy and tender, though it would have haven nicer if it were grilled a bit longer. The veggy on the side were quite salty.

ココナッツのビアンコマンジャーレ、アプリコット添え。
マンゴープリンとパッションフルーツ。
Coconut blanc manger with apricot. Not much coconut taste…
Mango pudding and passion fruit.

ジャスミンティーのカタラーナ。
Jasmine creme brulee. Fresh herb tea. The desserts are pretty normal. The fresh herb tea was 840yen and I totally expected a pot, yet it came in a small cup and no refill…

I have to say my impression of this place doesn’t get better on my third visit. The chef seems to like his food very salty and very spicy. Couldn’t eat it without gulping red wine by the gallons. As a final blow, the service is rather bad…no smiles, sloppy response, and the champagne was not chilled properly – unforgivable!!
Menu(J) here.
Goutte d’or et Crattini
Add: 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyada-ku
Tel: 03-6212-6882

RISTORANTE SICILIANO MASSHU GINZA（リストランテシチリアーノマッシュー銀座）

Posted on August 11, 07 by seat

5000yen prefix dinner course. There is only one course and no a la carte menu.
Maguro’s chin meat Tartare, grilled aubergine, endive and white truffle oil.
Kinmedai(a kind of bream) carpaccio, with water buffalo mozzarella cheese, zucchini, turnip etc.

Steamed octopus with potato.
Soramame(broad bean) chilled potage with ricotta cheese.

Homemade thin pasta(forgot name) with bream and basil.
Grilled pork with pistachio paste spread on top. Sauce is maguro karasumi sauce.
Simple spaghetti with tomato sauce. You can choose how many grams you want. I had 30g.

I’ve come here before(see tag) and was very impressed with the food. Second visit was no less satisfying. Nuts(almond, pistachio etc.) and herbs and olive oil are used abundantly in almost every dish but I like the strong and rich flavour. Some dishes are the same as last time like the maguro tartare and octopus. Everything is delicious except the pork which is a bit too salty. The course doesn’t include dessert and coffee. We were really full so we just ordered coffee and herb tea which turned out to be 800yen each.

The service is friendly. The manager remembers me from last time…err. ^^;;; Definitely will go back.

RISTORANTE SICILIANO (リストランテ・シチリアーノ)
Add: Ginza Stella Bldg. 2F, 6-2-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Tel: 03-3572-8623
Open: 18:00-02:00

IL BORRO

Posted on July 26, 07 by seat

トスカーナ産の生ハムに、山羊のクリームチーズをのせて。イタリア産サラミとハム。フォアグラとリンゴのテリーヌ。サルチッシャ。真鯛のカルパッチョと黒米のティンバッロ。
Toscana Prosciutto with goat cheese cream. Salami and ham. Foie gras and apple terrine. Salsiccia. Red seabream carpaccio with black rice Timpano.

ムラサキウニとフルーツトマトの冷製カッペリーニ。
黒あわびとボッパルガ（からすみ）のキッタラ。ホロホロ鳥とサマートリュフのリゾット。
Murasaki uni and fruit tomato cappellini.
Black abalone and karasumi Chitarra. Guinea fowl and summer truffle risotto.

イベリコ豚のソテー　ヴィンサントビネガーのソース。
Iberico pork saute, Vin santo vinegar sauce. Cheese.

カシスのムース、ティラミス、クリームブリュレ、ロールケーキ。クレーム・ド・リモンチェロ。
Cassis mousse, tiramisu, creme brulee and rollcake. Creme de Limoncello.

Very gorgeous environment perfect for special occasions. There were at least 3 groups of customers celebrating birthdays or anniversaries. Also hold wedding receptions apparently. Though the food is as good as party food gets. ^^;;
IL BORRO
Add: 7-12-27, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5770-8800

Goutte d’or et Crattini (グットドール・クラッティーニ)

Posted on July 18, 07 by seat

This famous Italian restaurant is much more casual and smaller than I had expected. 1890yen lunch course includes salad, appetizer, pasta(85g) and coffee. There are so many choices available for appetizer and pasta and they all sound creative and tempting.

茹で豚の筍のグラティナート。とっておき、生うにのスパゲッティ。
Boiled pork and bamboo shoot gratinato(gratin?). A bit salty but quite good.
Uni spaghetti. An extra charge of 840yen for this choice. The spaghetti is very salty from the first bite…to the point that you suspect the chef has accidentally added the salt twice. Quite spicy too, while not much uni taste unless you eat the uni on its own, which is creamy and sweet.

The menu says the course will take 1~1.5hr which is quite a long time for a pasta lunch, but indeed the food came so slowly that by the time we had our coffee, 2 hrs had past. The service is just okay. The Japanese waitress’ attitude was a little rude when I asked her about the menu.

生しらすと蒸し野菜。
根野菜とトマトのポタージュ、ポーチドエッグのせ。
Came back again to try the 3150yen lunch course which consists of 2 appetizers, 2 kinds of pasta and coffee. The pasta is slightly smaller portion(65g) for each plate.
Raw shirasu(baby fish) and steamed vegetables. I thought it was going to be warm but it was a cold appetizer. A bit too strong pickle taste for me…very sour and bitter.
Root vegetables and tomato potage with poached egg. Somehow the potage is not so hot while the egg is overcooked.

鯵とフェンネルのスパゲティ、からすみと。
キャベツ畑のスパゲッティ。
Spaghetti with Aji(Horse mackerel) and Fennel and karasumi. Quite spicy!
Spaghetti with cabbage. There is some cream cheese on top. The cabbage is fresh and sweet. Apparently a specialty of the chef.

The appetizers are pretty normal, the pasta are nicer. This time the pasta are not overly salty like last time, but they are still saltier than what I would call “just right”. My friend whom I went with said the overall taste in this place was too strong for her that she had to drink a lot of water. Maybe we should have ordered wine. Also not quite al dente. Having complaining so much, the pasta are tasty in an unconventional sort of way. The table next to us ordered Uni pasta and it looked totally different from what I had last time! The uni was made into the sauce and mixed well with the spaghetti, like how it should be done!

Lunch menu(J) here and here.
Goutte d’or et Crattini
Add: 2-2-3, Marunouchi, chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-6212-6882

Fogliolina della Porta Fortuna

Posted on July 3, 07 by seat

This popular Italian restaurant is by reservation only and offers only the chef’s course which is 15000yen(I know…). Wine course(7000yen), which I didn’t order, includes champagne and wine selected by the chef that go with the food. The restaurant is tiny and they only take 1 group of customers of no more than 4 people each time. So we had the whole place to ourselves.
Menu for food and wine.

Mainly the chef himself served us even though there were also two other staff. The chef’s explanation for each dish is impressively long and detailed. Each ingredient used, down to pepper and salt, and cooking procedures. You can really tell that the food is prepared with large amount of time and effort and attention to little details. Unfortunately I was unable to catch-up/remember/translate the stuff he said so here is the simplified menu…
Guinea fowl egg. Iberico pork tongue.
To give you a sense of its actual size…^^;;

Only two tiny bread the size of a quail egg were served throughout the whole course and you can’t ask for more. This one has rosemary in it.
Soup made from guinea fowl and leek. A slice of flatfish(hirame) and green asparagus on top.

Gnocchi and anchovy.
Guinea fowl’s thigh meat wrapped its breast meat and roasted. The main is a cold dish…

Cheese and onion(maybe…I forgot).
Dessert…can’t remember exactly but some fruit soup mixed with red wine. Very very strong alcohol taste. Two of my friends who can’t drink alcohol were having a hard time finishing it.

Chocolate with raisin in it.

I only had mineral water(2,000yen per person), plus service charge and tax, came up to 20,000yen per person(o_0). The food is not bad, though not sure if it is worth the price. The portion is tiny – each dish including the main is literally bite-size. Most dishes are too salty to eat alone. Basically the food is like wine bar menu, i.e. bite size so that it won’t fill you up so quickly, and very salty to prompt you to drink more. I guess in order to enjoy this place, ordering the wine course with the food is a must. Some of my friends who love wine are big fans of this place so…
Fogliolina della Porta Fortuna
Add: 4-8-12 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku
Tel: 03-3719-7755

RISTORANTE HAMASAKI （リストランテ濱崎）

Posted on May 22, 07 by seat

5500yen lunch course. Sangria with fruits.

前菜の盛り合わせ。
Cheese chip. Appetizer plate(clockwise from left): baked prawn with breadcrumbs, onion mousse, anago fritter, octopus, mozzarella cheese and tomato, flatfish carpaccio, kidney beans and pumpkin.

冷製トマトのカッペリーニ。
Cold tomato Capellini. A bit too cold….
Simple toasted bread.

ズワイ蟹のバヴェッティーネ。
仔羊のカラメルソース。
Zuwai-gani(crab) bavettine.
Baby lamb in caramel sauce. Very super tiny portion….

Dessert is tiramisu, blanc manger and caramel ice-cream.

One of those impossible-to-book restaurants. Yet to my utter disappointment, the food is nothing special. Not bad or anything but considering the price and the hassle of booking, that is not one dish that really impresses. Also there is only one toilet for both men and women…^^;;
Menu here.
RISTORANTE HAMASAKI

Ristorante Sakanoue (リストランテさかのうえ)

Posted on May 4, 07 by seat

オニオンフォカッチャ。
自家製ブーダンノワールのテリーヌ。
Onion focaccia is warm and soft, but a bit oily.
Boudin Noir(pork blood sausage) terrine. Warm and rich-tasting. Wanted wine… There are hazelnut and pinenut and orange under the leaf.

仔羊のラグーソース和え、ローズマリー風味の手打ちパッパルデル。
黒豚ロースの炭火焼き、無農薬野菜のグリル添え。
チョコレートプリンとナッツのジェラート。

Homemade Pappardelle with baby lamb Ragu sauce and rosemary. Big chunks of lamb! Also radish, potato and kidney beans. Nice but quite meaty…craved wine…

Charcoal-grilled kurobuta pork with grilled organic vegetables. Nice charcoal smell and meat very tender. At this point I was beyond desperate for wine. Should have just “fxck work” and ordered wine from the beginning. The food is not overly salty, but I have somehow chosen meat + meat + meat for the course…

Dessert is chocolate pudding and nut gelato. Good too.
All that food plus coffee, only 2500yen. Very good value!

Lunch menu(J) here.
Ristorante Sakanoue

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Goutte d’or et Crattini (グットドール・クラッティーニ)

RISTORANTE SICILIANO MASSHU GINZA（リストランテシチリアーノマッシュー銀座）

IL BORRO

Goutte d’or et Crattini (グットドール・クラッティーニ)

Fogliolina della Porta Fortuna

RISTORANTE HAMASAKI （リストランテ濱崎）

Ristorante Sakanoue (リストランテさかのうえ)