http://www.potatomato.com/seat tokyo food blog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:56:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Came back for the holiday lunch buffet(see tag for the last visit). Appetizers are great as ever. オーストラリア産牛リブアイのグリル　根セロリのレムラード　牛テールのソース。 岩手産豚ロースのグリル　クラッシュポテトとキャベツ　マスタードソース。 Main courses are chosen from the menu and are served when you are done with appetizers. I had the Grilled Australian Rib eye beef in ox-tail sauce, with celery root in remoulade sauce on ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/24/new-york-grill-park-hyatt-tokyo-2/ Lunch was too good(see tag) so we decided to come back for dinner. This time we let the restaurant decide the menu and the wine for us with a budget of 20,000yen per person. Money well spent! The quality surpassed all our expectations. First amuse is the same as last ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/18/ristorante-la-barrique-tokyo-%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86-%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bb%e3%83%90%e3%83%aa%e3%83%83%e3%82%af-%e3%83%88%e3%82%a6%e3%82%ad%e3%83%a7%e3%82%a6/ Lunch at this hidden and a bit out-of-the-way Italian restaurant. It is very near to Edogawabashi station and the exact location is not that difficult to find, but even you are right in front of it, you will stil hesitate if it is the right place cos the front just ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/17/ristorante-la-barrique/ The chef of this curry/yoshoku restaurant used to work in Brasserie domPierre in Kyobashi which I used to visit often for its delicious European-style curry and omurice. This branch in Kanda is much more casual and cheaper in price. ドライカレー・オムレツのせ＋スープ、￥１０００。 Dry curry with omelette. Soup comes with lunch set. 北海道産黒毛和牛カレー、￥１１００。特選ビーフカレー、￥１６００。 Hokkaido black-haired wagyu curry ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/15/loup-de-mer/ 最初の一皿。空豆のスフレ風オムレツ　アロマフレスカ風。 From the 14,500yen dinner course. Amuse is anago with a super-thin slice of potato chip on top. Soramame(broad bean) souffle-style omelette. Fluffy omelette stuffed with lots of soramame. The sauce is a bit carbonara-ish. Very nice! 蛍烏賊のグラタン仕立て。冷たいスープを少し。 Hotaru-ika(tiny squid) in gratin style. There are white asparagus and karasumi(squid ink) risotto at the bottom. Cold uni ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/11/aroma-fresca/ Taraba crab meat and avocado with ham-flavour jelly. 春野菜と小イカ、ルージェのサラダ仕立て オリーヴのピューレとハーブのドレッシング。 仔羊のロースト　タイム風味 グリュイエールチーズとジャガイモのガレット添え。 Salade de légumes printaniers au calamar et au rouget sautés, puree d'olives aux herbes. Carré d'agneau rôti au thym, galette de pommes de terre au Gruyère. Warm salad of spring vegetables, squid, rouget(grilled fish, only two tiny pieces though). The lamb was soft but ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/08/restaurant-hiramastu/ 太刀魚と春玉葱、スプラウトのサラダ仕立て。 Tachiuo(scabbard fish), onion and sprout salad. 活〆花おこぜ（花虎魚）、穴子のお造り。 鰯つみれ椀　九条葱、茗荷。 Hana-okoze and anago sashimi. Iwashi(sardine) tsumire with spring onion and myoga. 焼筍。 いとより、筍、天豆の海老あんかけ。 Grilled takenoko(bamboo shoot). It is seasoned with dashi. Itoyori, bamboo shoot, soramame(broad bean) and prawn in ankake(starchy sauce). 天然たらの芽フライ。あさりと筍、生のりの茶碗蒸し。 Fried taranome(buds of Aralia). Has a slightly bitter taste but very delicious. Asari(clam) and bamboo shoot and fresh seaweed chawanmushi. 筍とわらびの炊き込みご飯、味噌汁。 Takikomi ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/04/onodera/ Delicious and hot homemade bread which kept coming. Must have had about four... Chilled carrot potage. Panfried fresh foie gras and foie gras terrine. A slice of toast at the bottom and homemade fig jam on the side. The terrine is soooooo good, even better than the fresh foie gras. Baby lamb in ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/07/01/bon-chemin/ An Irish pub inside Gakushi Kaikan(学士会館) which serves yoshoku at lunch time. 牛フィレ丼、￥１４００。しらす明太子丼、￥１２００。 Beef fillet rice bowl. Very good! The braised beef is lean and non-greasy yet very soft. The sauce(probably the juice from the beef?) is tasty to eat with the rice. Comes with pickles, and very nice clam miso soup ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/06/29/the-sevens-house-%e3%82%bb%e3%83%96%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b9%e3%83%8f%e3%82%a6%e3%82%b9/ A French restaurant inside Gakushi Kaikan(学士会館). サーモンマリネサラダ。仔羊の煮込み。 First lunch visit. Appetizer: Salmon marinade salad. Main: Simmered lamb. With dessert and coffee, 1500yen. サーモン腹身の燻製サラダ　バルサミコ風味。仔羊の香草パン粉焼き。 Second lunch visit. Appetizer: Smoked salmon salad with Balsamic sauce. The salmon belly is hot and very fatty. Main: Grilled Baby lamb chop(very tender) with herb and breadcrumbs. Unfortunately both dishes ... http://www.potatomato.com/seat/2008/06/29/restaurant-latin/