The Set

Apr 2nd, 2023

Very flavorful and interesting dishes. Plating was mostly basic for this style of restraunt. Wine pairing was good. Most servers were good, but descrption of each plate felt like the servers were bored and reading from a script. On a few they, spoke so fast we and other tables near us could not understand them. We were expecting a little more for 275 meal.
Apr 2nd, 2023

This place is a real treat. 14 small courses, all amazing. I took my partner for his birthday and he was delighted. Would highly recommend for a special occasion
Mar 19th, 2023

Mar 11th, 2023

We came here for a belated Valentine's meal. Of the 16 dishes we were served, 4 managed to impress (hence 3 stars rather than 2). The concept of their restaurant is a nice idea, however, the execution is fumbled. For the price (200 set menu for two people plus one cocktail) this generally fell short of the mark. The first 5 dishes were served in a Japanese style with chopsticks. The rest of the dishes were mainly western with some Asian influence. Although the restaurant is small (seating between 12-16 customers), more than one Sonos speaker is needed or else the volume is at too high a level for the tables close to it. Individual reviews of each dish are below. * Warm butter tequila cocktail - it was nice and tasted like a pineapple syrup mulled wine. * Croquettes - they were okay, nothing special. * Otoro sashmi - this was truly awful. Very vinegary (as if to hide lack of freshness of the fish) and the rice was totally wrong; it was the incorrect rice type, hard, and undercooked without enough water to the point where the middle of the rice had a powdery texture. This was not a great start. * Oysters - also over-vinegared unfortunately. * Beef Bearnaise - this was very tasty. The beef was cooked wonderfully and the fried barnaise cube paired nicely. * Tsukune chicken meatball - why was this chicken served after the beef? It was very mediocre and tasted flavourless after the beef. Did they get this from Itsu? * Oxtail Brodo - this was seriously undercooked. It was not even cooked to Al dente. We could feel the texture of the flour with each bite. The filling was alright though. * Milk bread cheeseburger butter - the bread had a perfect texture but the butter was essentially a Big Mac spread (American cheese, gherkins, mayo) which cheapened the dish. I love McDonald's but I don't love paying that much for it. * Pork collar - these slices of cured meat were delicious although I do not suspect the chef had much involvement here. * Winter tomato - this was fantastic! Very balanced flavours and textures. Refreshing and so tasty. * Scallop tikka masala - interesting and enjoyable, however, I do not know that the combination does much more than the sum of its parts. * Cod and bisque - very nice indeed. The fish was cooked beautifully and the sauce had a fruity citrus note at first and saffron flavour afterwards. * Sweet bread and bordelaise - a solid dish, all components cooked well and it was balanced. Just not a massive fan of sweetbreads compared to other meats/offal. * Iberico pork - this was good but could have been much better with a cut of meat which had a bit more fat, and a higher cooking temperature for more crispiness. * 24 month Gouda - this was like a hollandaise-less croque Monsieur. A twist on a cheese dish. * Delicia Pumpkin - this did not need to be pumpkin. It was simply too 'creative' for it's own good. It was sweet enough but the core flavour of pumpkin just did not really make sense here. One of the worst dishes. * Chocolate and miso - this was nice, but so close to a gu pot to almost be offensive. The toppings added a bit of crispiness and salt which worked. But it was fundamentally close enough that I was not sure it /wasn't/ a gu pot underneath, which was not a great place to be for a menu as exploratory and expensive as this.
Mar 3rd, 2023