This was a first visit and it lived up to our expectations, and more . Once you understand that the dishes marked with a little blue square are only available in the evening, you tell yourself you will have to come back to try them. We were well cared for by the owner who answered all our questions and met every demand, even if it was not on the card, and the waiters were discreet and efficient . The atmosphere is sober and tasteful, with a marine feel to it. It's also worth visiting the surprising restroom, which my daughter adored.
We liked and shared all of our galettes, and the sauces were delicious . I particularly liked the one that goes with the asparagus, and the fried encornets, while a little salty, were scrumptious (and strangely evocative of andouille de GuĂ©mĂ©nĂ© or andouillette) . On the whole we felt the salty galettes were the highlight of our meal . The sweet crĂȘpes are really good, but not as addictive and memorable. As for the drinks, the cider from LouvignĂ© was a success, we loved it. Coffee is served with a small bite of spongy macha flavoured cake that is the perfect end note . It was well worth the price, and i highly...
   Read moreThe food is good, but as other reviews have said, too expensive for the quantity. We ordered what was recommended- two mains + 1 dessert each and we left still hungry đŹ Did not order more as the meal was already quite pricey. Nonetheless, glad to see some 'rare' Japanese ingredients that i seldom see being used in France, especially Toulouse, like kuromitsu. Also wish the chicken nanban came with the tartar sauce like in Japan. Enjoyed dinner in the cave, which feels a little more quiet but the temperature was really cold downstairs. Overall we still enjoyed the meal and think it's a...
   Read moreLe cadre est trĂšs sympa avec la cuisine ouverte, la dĂ©co du restaurant est rĂ©ussie, l'ambiance y est agrĂ©able en gĂ©nĂ©ral. Il y avait 2 serveurs qui s'occupaient de notre table. Le service est trĂšs courtois et trĂšs attentionnĂ©, le concept et le fonctionnement nous a Ă©tĂ© prĂ©sentĂ© en dĂ©but de repas. Petit bĂ©mol du service : On ne sait pas vraiment qui s'occupe de nous et les demandes sont faites en doublon (âsuite du repas ?" ," est-ce que ça se passe bien ?" ," cafĂ©/dessert ?" ) ce qui peut ĂȘtre un peu gĂȘnant.
CÎte cuisine, nous sommes répartis assez déçus au regard de la promesse. Nous nous attendions à trouver des saveurs plus marquées d'un cÎté comme de l'autre des inspirations. Exemple : galette d'inspiration basque avec condiment shiso/rhubarbe : le shiso est quasiment inexistant alors que c'est une plante au parfum singulier. On ne ressent pas le cÎté japonais sur ce plat. A l'inverse, sur la poitrine de porc, les marqueurs japonais sont trÚs présents (assaisonnement à l'huile de sésame bien équilibré) et pas de marqueurs français. C'est par contre le plat que nous avons le plus apprécié.
Bref, c'était bon, bien équilibré et assaisonné, mais nous avons trouvé que cela manquait de caractÚre, de goûts tranchés et affirmés au regard du concept.
Peut ĂȘtre sont-ce nos palais qui ne sont pas assez fins ? Je vous laisse le dĂ©couvrir en vous faisant votre idĂ©e de ce concept somme toute intĂ©ressant, et qui mĂ©rite qu'on...
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