Amber Palace — Restaurant in Tokyo

Refined food in elegant surroundings. I had the ¥6,000 Peking Duck lunch course which includes an appetizer plate of cold jelly fish, seasoned green beans, and 2 kinds of roast pork. This was followed by a 3 dim sum sampler. There was some confusion as whether one is allowed to select the items in the sampler from the regular menu. The large deep fried spring roll with prawn was unlike any other I have tasted, and you are given a sheet of absorbent paper to hold it in along with a finger bowl for afterward. It was served with a zesty chili miso paste condiment. The mini char siu turnover was absolutely delicious. The Peking duck is presented to you but then taken away to have the skin removed and everything assembled in the required pancake. This too was unlike any I had experienced—I did wonder though, what happened to the rest of the duck after the skin was removed, since duck leg meat is quite delicious. A soup, stir fried ong choi, fried rice, and dessert followed. Since this is a Michelin starred restaurant I should to point out a couple of things. Complimentary Jasmine tea is served if requested, but we were not informed of this and only became aware of it when the table next to us received some. I understand that if complimentary tea is served, diners may not order the more expensive teas, but this is a decision that should be left to the customer, and frankly, you won’t have any budget minded people eating here. Lunch for two with 2 glasses of wine, tax, and service charge came to ¥20,000. We ordered a pot of pu'er tea, which the waiter removed towards the end of the meal without explaining that he was going to refill it with more hot water. We got the impression that they wanted us to leave. See below... Secondly, service feels a bit rushed, with 7 courses to plow through in 1.5 hours. We were politely informed that we would have to vacate the table by 1:00 p.m. for an 11:30 spot when we made the reservation. Frankly, if I’m going to spend $200 on lunch I want a relaxed experience. I may actually order more wine, or another item. Would definitely return, perhaps to order à la carte, but to compose a meal from their extensive menu would require time and consideration over some tea or a glass of wine. If I had one criticism about the food, it is that the ong choi was...

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ミシュランの中華の名店「琥珀宮（Amber...

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這是間很傳統的米其林一星粵式料理，主廚來自於香港（所以真的是很道地的那種，不是日式的中餐😆），是Tabelog 2024年百名店，並有3.94分。

其中最驚豔的是叉燒，再多的文字也無法形容這肥瘦相間，甜鹹恰到好處的叉燒有多好吃，不虧是香港來的大廚，我超愛這塊叉燒🤤。

烤鴨的部分也不錯，只取用烤的很酥脆的鴨皮的部分，搭配黃瓜等蔬食及烤鴨醬料，算是我目前在日本吃到烤鴨最好吃的。

港點、蒸魚、各種煲湯（我們點了酸辣湯、豆腐海鮮及松茸野菜湯）等等都非常好吃，唯獨只有辣菜有點不道地，不太辣的辣子雞丁跟水煮牛有點遺憾，不過是港式餐廳又是配合普遍日本人的口味，這種不辣的辣好像也滿合理的🤣。

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This is a very traditional Michelin one-star Cantonese restaurant. The head chef is from Hong Kong (so it’s really authentic, not Japanese-style Chinese food 😆). It's one of Tabelog’s Top 100 restaurants for 2024, with a rating of 3.94.

The most impressive dish was the char siu. Words can hardly describe how delicious it was, with the perfect balance of lean and fatty meat and the right blend of sweet and savory flavors. No wonder the chef is from Hong Kong—I'm absolutely in love with this char siu 🤤.

The roast duck was also quite good. Only the crispy duck skin was served, paired with cucumber and other vegetables, along with duck sauce. So far, it’s the best roast duck I’ve had in Japan.

The dim sum, steamed fish, and various soups (we ordered hot and sour soup, tofu seafood soup, and matsutake mushroom vegetable soup) were all delicious. The only letdown was the spicy dishes, which weren’t very authentic. The spicy chicken and boiled beef weren’t very spicy, which was a bit disappointing. But since this is a Hong Kong-style restaurant catering to Japanese tastes, the mild spiciness kind of...