Italian Bar & Trattoria SHIBUYA ACCESO — Restaurant in Tokyo

I wanted to try a Japanese take on Italian food, and this restaurant was near our hotel. We came for dinner at 5:30pm. The atmosphere is dark with good lighting over the table and booths, so apt for a romantic dinner. Service was prompt with care, but you do order via QR code. The food was tasty but not straight traditional Italian. We had a Margherita pizza which had a little bit of basil on a thin, crispy crust; Gorgonzola gnocchi which was tasty and didn’t smell as strongly as some Gorgonzola I’ve had in the past. The pasta volcano was tasty and had meatballs but also ham, which was a surprise, and a sauce was more savory like a stew than a tomato sauce which is what I was expecting. Out third dish was roasted chicken with vegetables. Since we were there during happy hour we took advantage of the drink discount and had four cocktails. Our total was less than $45 US. Our supper was tasty and satisfying but not the traditional Italian I was anticipating. Normally I wouldn’t have thought to seek-out Italian in Japan but several people had told us that the Italian food in Tokyo was...

I think this place might be new or have new staff because the whole experience was quite uncomfortable. The staff kept hovering over our table and watching us which felt strange. My main came before my entree and my partner’s main didn’t come until 30 minutes after mine so mine was cold by the time his came. The pasta portion was tiny so my partner will have to eat McDonalds after even though this restaurant was very...

Might as well have gone to a convenience store, paid less than half the price for an actual full serving of pasta, that wasn't undercooked. Had the gorgonzola penne pasta plate. The serving size seemed more suitable for a child. It also took quite a while but it was still...