Oura — Restaurant in Okayama

We had just visited “Crow” castle and the great Korakuen Gardens. Relied on the reviews to find a place close by for lunch. I was intrigued by the authentic references and we were keen to try. We came along and luckily for us we got a table and had a lunch set menu. We didn’t know what to expect. We happened to sit at the one table and we could see the chef prepare everything and bring us each course. We had to use Google translate to understand what each dish or ingredient was. It was such a unique and interesting experience. We enjoyed our interaction with the chef and eating conger eel and other ingredients for the first time. We all really liked it and it added to the...

I had the set lunch for 3.3k JPY, but it was well worth it as the chef took great care of providing perfect portions for every dish, and there were many of them, each of them with their own flavors and characteristics. The atmosphere is really relaxing, it's a small restaurant, you can have lunch or dine in calm. Definitely an authentic japanese eating experience. I hope more people can experience this. If you happen to visit Okayama and going to Kurashiki after visiting the castle and korakuen, you should try to eat here, as it is...

連休最終日、所要を済ませ昼餉に伺ったのは天神町「うまいものおおうら」さん、お店の前はかなりの回数通過していますが初訪問になります。

前日予約で開店時間に訪問、奥のカウンター席に着きます。予約の方が他に二組おられ、皆さん常連さんのようでした。

最初に3品が出てきます、しらす和えは淡白な味わいですが独特の甘さがありますね、酒アテに最高でしょう。秋茄子は蒸して旨さが倍増、シンプルに味噌で頂きますが素材の良さをしっかり活かしています。ごま豆腐は粘度が高く、旨味もしっかりでした。

食事は4品、炊き込みご飯はあっさりした味わいでいくらでも入りそうです^^;　汁はきのこがしっかり入っています、舞茸・シメジ・エリンギ等．．．これぞ秋の味覚ですね、ボリュームも有りました。鮎はそろそろ終盤でしょうか、シンプルに焼いた鮎を塩で頂きます．．．美味いです(^^)

大将は突然の入院で暫く休まれていましたが神無月から営業再開．．．次回は夜に伺...