An unexpected little Japanese place with high ambition.
The staff here was lovely, took care of our jackets at the door and the host came over to chat with us for a bit to make us feel welcome.
We came for dinner on a Monday and concluded this might be a better place for drinks at the end of a week? The bar looked like the better place to hang with it sunk down seating and leafy drinks, than the glass 90s cafe-style tables.
Two areas in the restaurant had kneeling style seating and yes- there is a samurai statue.
The interior here is impossible to photograph with a cellphone - red carpet and mirrors top to bottom! Everywhere - Even the bathroom :) now this might sound like a bad idea but it does manage to make the space unique.
So to the food. The prix fixe menus are steep: 500-1200 per head. Wine is at 350-500. And unfortunately, although filling, not very exciting. Somehow the food reminded me more of Chinese than Japanese? More fat that crisp flavor and texture: Edamame in butter, tempura shrimp drenched in mayo and so on. The salmon sushi got the highest and only praise of the total 12 dishes we tried.
Oh, a last note- don't miss out on the all mirror bathroom and bathtub sized waterfall basin - you will leave wishing you had a better camera and flash on you phone! read more