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😍 5/5 - Worth a visit!!
By 👻 @Archodia T, 04/06/2019 3:00 am
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I normally am too bored to write reviews, but sometimes I just feel I have to do it, either to praise something exceptional, or to set the record straight. In this case, I had to do it for both!
To be honest, I had not read any reviews before making a reservation for this restaurant. The three Michelin stars (for a 7th consecutive year) were enough for me, but the day of our dinner, I got tempted to read other people's reviews that came up on Google after I searched the restaurant to see how to go there.
I must say that after reading several poor reviews, I got seriously worried I would be throwing my money away and we would be having a bad dinner experience (which was a birthday present to my boyfriend).
Thank God, my worries proved to be wrong and now I just think that the poor reviews were probably left by clueless people, who obviously cannot appreciate pure and delicate flavours, perfectly balanced together to highlight what Japanese culture is mostly known for; simplicity is key.
Looking at some of these dishes made some people think that they don't deserve 3 Michelin stars because they look too basic or ordinary. Some even thought they didn't taste so good. All I can say, is watching too much Mastechef has made some people think they are food experts when they are not, and for some others maybe eating burgers at fast food restaurants all their life has ruined their taste buds.
The dishes were presented in a sophisticated manner without unnecessary tricks to impress and the flavours were highlighting the quality and freshness of the ingredients which were all cooked to perfection! The courses may seem too simple to somebody that has the false impression that a 3-Michelin-star restaurant can only serve fireworks in a plate or complicated molecular cuisine. If that's what you are expecting too, my advice is to choose something else.
However, if you are really looking to taste a Japanese meal that shines in is simplicity, you will not be disappointed! The meal we had was exceptional, exactly for that reason; dishes tasted so well balanced and seemed so effortless that one could think it was not something difficult to achieve, but I can assure you the cooking skills behind it were top class and I believe the chef is honouring the Japanese cuisine in a great way!
To address some of the comments I read:
We too had to wait outside until it was 21:00 exactly as the previous customers were still eating when we arrived (around 15 minutes earlier). The person who asked us to wait a bit did it in a polite way however, and considering the size of the restaurant and that there isn't a separate waiting room of some sort, it made sense that we were not allowed inside when people were still eating. We wouldn't have liked it if we were the ones eating either. However, if you arrive at 21:00 sharp or just a couple of minutes earlier it shouldn't be a problem.
Yes, the staff do not speak so much English, so they won't bombard you with every little detail of how the dishes were made, and only focus on the main ingredients, showing pictures of them at the dance time on an iPad as a visual aid. I personally didn't find that such a bad thing. The day after, I normally don't remember every detail I am bombarded with in other restaurants either, do not such a big difference for me. Despite the restricted English, they were still trying their best to serve well all customers and were friendly and polite. Personally, I am a slow eater in general and even more when I want to really enjoy a meal, thus, I finished my dishes last in every course. Not once did I feel the waiters rushing me to finish earlier so that they take the plates and serve the next course however.
We were too only to able to make a reservation for 21:00 and most of the people at that dinner round were Chinese tourists apart from one Japanese couple.
Some interpreted this as really negative (almost racist in a way), but it is just more functional to put all tourists who don't speak Japanese, and would need the iPad ptesentation and English assistance, together and maybe 21:00 is more popular to tourists than the earlier dinner time. There is no need to interpret everything in a negative or prejudiced way.
In our case the Japanese couple was also the ones who were seated in front of the chef, but they started taking with the Chef the moment they entered the restaurant so we guessed they probably were regulars. At any given restaurant, they would give regulars the best seats/table however, so I don't know why this bothered some people so much. All seats were very close to the chef in the end and not everybody can sit in one place at the same time.
As for the chef only talking to the Japanese diners, it was not at all because he was snobbish or did not bother engage with "the tourists". I could just say this was practically a one-way road as he does not speak English, so he would not be able to engage in conversation with us tourists unless any of us spoke Japanese. I don't think the ones who complained about it do though.
Another thing I read in the reviews, was the chef's lack of eye contact with diners. That is completely ridiculous as the chef was focused on preparing the dishes and not on PR or socialing. He was actually doing the job he was paid for, prepare a great meal for all of us, paying attention to every detail and putting a lot of attention on every single dish. He made sure of that first and towards the last courses when he had less things to do he was also trying to have some eye contact with all of us to understand if we were enjoying our meals. A professional attitude from all aspects.
To conclude, I also want to mention one last thing which I find wonderful,l. The chef actually escorted every single one of us out of the restaurant, thanking us for going to his restaurant, bowing and waiting outside until we had gone out of sight before he went back inside to show his respect as a chef and host (and it was also pretty cold). So even if he didn't engage with us in much conversation, he displayed respect and appreciation to every single one of us, Japanese as well as tourists.
He even accepted to have a picture with a "tourist" lady as well as us at the end, so very friendly and approachable.
Overall, it was a great dinner for us and we really appreciated everything. Personally, I highly recommend Koryu and I would advise you not to pay so much attention to some of the poor reviews.
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