Terrace Restaurant — Restaurant in Naoshima

We try to make this review as feedback for the owners to fix these failures.

First it’s not easy to find the entrance in the evening when it’s dark. We went on foot and signs are not lit.

Outside the building looks nice, but once inside the acoustics (noise) is loud and annoying.

Concerning the service…Staff is friendly but for a restaurant of this price range one would expect the level of English to be better. We also got rushed through the different courses. Our waitress took even my plate away while I was using my bread to dip the last sauce. While eating dessert , they also brought us the gourmandises. The check was presented without asking when we just started sipping our tea.

But maybe the food was worth it? Sadly no. We had meals in Kyoto and Matsumoto in the same price range which were simply divine.

The different courses looked nice but were uninspired, and even some flavours (truffle) were missing although it was mentioned on the menu. So when the bill came (40 000 yen/240€ no wine) it felt like a total ripoff.

We love Naoshima and the musea. Also the stay in Benesse House was great. Sadly the collaboration with this restaurant lowers the...

①Restaurant Features A French restaurant attached to Besse House Park. The location is perfect for enjoying French cuisine using ingredients from Kagawa Prefecture with a view of the Seto Inland Sea. ②How to order Book a course at the same time as your stay. A la carte is also available. Credit cards are accepted in addition to cash.

◎Cold corn soup serves as a perfect appetizer. The sweet, rich corn is delicious.

◎Carpaccio of bonito Seared bonito is served with lemon mousse, eggplant puree and other condiments. The way the bonito is enhanced is delicious.

○Gazpacho with hamo (Japanese conger eel) Gazpacho using seasonal hamo (Japanese conger eel). I prefer a stronger garlic flavor.

◎Sautéed sea bream The skin of the sea bream is grilled to perfection.

◎Grilled "Olive Beef" Rump Beef raised with olives, a specialty of Kagawa Prefecture. You can enjoy the taste of tender lean meat...

This restaurant has a nice setting and the meals are enjoyable, but not more. For the prices charged, the service and food quality is simply not up to par. They lack inspiration and are poorly executed. For example, the corn mousse served had been prepared too long in advance, so that there was a little bit of mousse on top of lots of liquid. The wine list is very limited. For example, the only three white wines are a Bergerac, a Sancerre, and a California Chardonnay (Bogle)... and they’re served too cold. But, it’s a captive market, you’re on a beautiful island, so forget about the...