Felix — Restaurant in Onomichi

The inside is charming. They don't have a lot of seating, and I'm not sure the owner actually wants a lot of eat-in customers. The website says they welcome takeout orders and I think that is meant to contrast their attitude toward eat-in orders. I say this for a number of reasons. First, it's a one-man operation. The owner does everything himself so it can take a lot of time if there are a lot of customers. Second, he charges 350 yen per person if you don't order a drink. That makes me think he'd rather not have sit-down customers unless they make it worth his while. Third, he sells bottles of Italian drinks for 400 yen on a shelf, but if you are a sit-down customer, you have to pay 650 yen to drink it in the shop. Fourth, the open time is listed as 5:30 on the website. However, what's not listed, is that's the time you can pick up pizzas. If you are a sit-down customer, you must wait until 6:00 to have your order taken. Fifth, it seems they only accept sit-down customers on Mondays and Tuesdays by reservation.

As for the food, it wasn't my favorite margherita. The sauce was good, but the cheese was much chewier than I'm used to. My wife enjoyed the Poporo pizza but noted, as another reviewer did, that some of the dishes weren't the cleanest. I think it can be tough to focus on everything when one person is doing it all. Overall, it was a decent dining experience with a fashionable decor and nice owner, but it's not really a place we'd search out to...

Really good food! It's very close to the ferry (walk on is 100 yen each way from onomichi). Staff does not speak English (at least while we were there) but they are all friendly and the food is nice. I had an iced coffee (too much ice?) They have iced juice which tastes good. We got two appetizer plates and two pizzas to feed five people. A bit expensive but the vibe is good. You need reservations for lunch unless you want to wait forever but dinner during the weekday was quiet. Very popular spot for locals! Menu was...

平日11時35分に到着、既に2組の客が店に入っていた、コロナ対策で、座席間隔を取っているようだった。一人だったから入れたが、現在は予約した方が無難かもしれない。マルゲリータD.O.Cを注文。水牛のモッツァレラについ惹かれたが、味の差を理解するためにも普通のものと半々にしてもらった方が良かったかもしれない。まず、前菜の皿にサラダとキッシュ、茄子とズッキーニの炒め物があった。サラダは野菜感が非常に強く苦みも心地よかった。また、キッシュは温かくチーズが入っており、これも非常に良かった。ピッツァは大きいが薄生地なので、十分食べれる量だ。トマトの水分が多く出ているため、ちょっとべちゃつくピッツァであったが、非常に美味しかった。生地の塩気が特徴的であるが塩パンに近い味かもしれない。ただこの塩気に私の身体が刺激され、ビールも注文してしまった。ビールは生でサーバーから出していたが、ピッツァの味を損なわない為だろうか、軽いビールだ。ただこの塩気の強い生地であれば、もう少し味のあるビールも良いのではと思った。まあ、好みですが。

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