Tasty, good experience.
Thumbs up to our waiter who checked on our hunger level and suggested to take a smaller tasting menu instead of the large one (good call). It was still 9 dishes and was plenty of food.
Thumbs down for talking us out of taking japanese beer with the food and suggesting white wine instead, especially that the Riesling that was suggested is way too sweet to be drank with food (sweet like a dessert wine).
Thumbs up for changing the wine for free to a drier Chardonnay after I said that the pairing does not work.
Honestly, better choose beer, some foods fit better with red wine, some with white, while some didn’t fit at all. Beer kind of covers the gap, or maybe take sparkling water instead.
I liked tempura mushrooms, eggplant dish was excellent, oily white fish was very well prepared.
Separate acknowledgement goes to the final boss - the cheesecake. It does not fit well with tastes we had before but it was great.
The famous broccoli dish was good but not mind blowing.
Fried pork course was too heavy. Pork was cooked amazingly but the rest of meal’s components were not balancing out the pork and punched heavily in the gut so to say.
I did not like the smoked tuna at all, and I love tuna. Smoking did not do good for the amazing fish meat. Starter soup was quite bland too, nothing to remember. Rather serve a good miso, it’s hearty snd good.
Good place to come if you want something different. Will I come back, not likely, but I don’t regret trying.
We had a lovely work dinner at Gaijin Izakaya. The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, especially as we were a large group and ended up running a little late.
We chose one of the set menus and were really pleasantly surprised by both the quality and quantity of the food. The combinations of flavours were great, and we left incredibly full, so it definitely felt worth the price. A special surprise was the Brussels sprouts dish, which was absolutely delicious.
One small thing that could make the experience even better for larger groups would be to provide serving cutlery with the sharing dishes from the start. The staff kindly brought some as soon as we asked, but it can otherwise feel a little awkward sharing directly from the same plate with colleagues.
Overall, a really enjoyable dinner and a place I’d happily come back to.
Atmosphere not what I expected from the menu and the concept. Was expecting something with a bit more taste, the neon pink light and the weird cat decorations don’t make this restaurant feel elevated.
The staff was very friendly and concerned with making our experience good, and we really appreciate that.
The food kept getting better as we went through the menu. Outstanding were all the grilled meats dishes (chicken, beef, eggplant & fish cheeks). Also the tartare and the brusselsprouts surprised us positively. The cheesecake dessert is rich and yummy.
A bit disappointing were the deep fried starters, the beetroot soup, the tuna sachimi, deep friend mushrooms, plain rice noodles and the coconut dessert balls.
Overall it was a nice experience, but nothing out of this world.
Food was super tasty and the service was fast and friendly! I was nervous I wouldn’t get full here but the portions here are so good and you don’t have to order too much to be satisfied. Would definitely come again!
Worth all the praise! From dish to dish, a wonderful melody of flavors. I loved every dish but particularly was wowed by the edamame, wagyu black gold and the Luma. Pair it with one of their signature cockails and you will leave not regret it!
