November 2017, December 2017
Was in Harajuku with two others. Harajuku = Crepe. Lunchtime in Harajuku means savory crepes/galettes! Had to wait about Five minutes before a table opened.
(2nd Visit) Came for lunch again. This time alone. Waited about 10 minutes.
Bretonne: Scarmbled egg, bacon, mushrooms, cheese, cream, Espelette pepper. Server recommended we try this classic combination. Delicious! Crispy galette. Definitely made up for the lackluster galette I was served in another galette restaurant.
Broceliande: Smoked Salmon, seasonal vegetables, cheese. Crispy galette. I felt that the combination didn't work well. The smoke salmon, spniach and cheese flavor and texture were at odds with each other. Didn't seem like a rounded out dish.
Maraichere: Sunny side up egg, artichoke, organic toamtoes, spinach, cheese. Crispy galette, slightly burnt. The vegetables were fresh and tasted great. Didn't stand out to much for me, but still fine.
Saveur d'Icci: Not really an exciting flavor. Tastes how you'd think it'd taste. Was okay.
Ducchess Anne: Had expectations for this, but was disappointed. Not sweet enough and still tasted strongly of alcohol. The apples tasted bitter! Did not like.
(2nd Visit)
Provencale: Sunny side up egg, organic tomato, ham, onion confit, anchovies, cheese, Provencale(?). Delicious! The anchovies and onion confit provided a nice twist to a usual combination.
Montagnarde: Similar to the Bretonne, delicious, but prefer Bretonne over this.
Briochine: Banana, spiced salted butter caramel, vanilla ice cream. Absolutely delicious! The caramel was the best I've had and the banana was nicely caramelized too. The spices they used was a nice touch. Should've order a second serving.
Carrement Chocolat: Valrhona chocolate, Valrhona chocolate ice cream. If you love dark chocolate this is for you. Yummy dark chocolate that perfectly described my second visit here, bitter sweet.
Conclusion: Eating with picky eaters is no fun. Would've loved to try other savory galettes, but one of my guests didn't like the flavor of meat (didn't touch the Bretonne.) They also ordered the Saveur d'Icci. Oh well,
Real Conclusion: Although set with limitations, as a lover of crepes I'm still interested in trying the crepes/galettes here again. The Bretonne was excellent!
(2nd Visit) This time everything I ate was spot on and the Briochine even surpassed what I expected from it. Although the food was excellent, the service was awful.
In the beginning I ordered both the Provencale and Montagnarde, but my server only put in the order for Provencale thinking that I wouldn't be able to finish two galettes... Which wasted 15-20 minutes of my time to wait for the Montagnarde.
I then asked for the menu again to order my desserts, but had to wait about 10 minutes before they brought me one...
When I finally finished my meal and saw the check, they mixed up my order of Briochine with Bretonne, which is pricier...
What a mess that was. The Carrement Chocolat crepe was indeed a fitting way to end my meal.
Would I go back? Even if only one of the dishes stood out to me, I'm still interested in the other flavors.
(2nd Visit) As bad as the service was this time around, I'm always in it for the food and it was delicious. Wouldn't mind coming again.
Do I recommend this place? Yes, if you want traditional crepes done right try this place out. Hopefully there will be no problems.
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