Kappo Ichika — Restaurant in Tokyo

Very fantastic experience; Definitely 5 star service, I’m deciding after lots of thought to give this 4 star overall because of two reasons, explained below.

Ambiance: 5 Service: 5 Food: 4 Creativity: 5 Price: 3 Worth it? 3

The biggest reason: the food at the time wasn’t exactly to my palette. I believe they do a seasonal menu, and I went in March 2020 (winter/spring). Some dishes were fantastic— I loved the little teddy bear tartare, the sashimi, the vegetables and tempura. However a lot of the other dishes were a little too sticky for me. Taste and texture is very subjective and this just happened to not fit with my palette. If i came back another time, the menu might be different and I might like it more! Take this with a grain of salt.

The other reason was the price— I saw some people reviewing the omakase at 8000yen. Restaurants raise their prices all the time, but my base course was 9500yen. Drinks were reasonable, but generally I did feel this meal was slightly overpriced. I’m thinking it has to do with the location?

Overall, it’s a great, swanky weekend dinner if you want to dine with locals. Was it life-changing? Not really. But taste is subjective so...

Kappo Ichika is a nice kappo in a very intimate setting. Although the dinner course is around 12k yen, I can say it’s quite reasonable considering the quality of ingredients you get from a 12 course meal.

While their English is minimal here, they do try. It doesn’t concern me much so it’s all good.

The waffle Wagyu is their signature dish that stays constant while the rest of the menu changes seasonally or...

Omakase recommend by American Express but we not highly recommended after 11 serves to 5 of us. Taste is ok but if you compare from Omakase in Bangkok, Thailand. Course here Yen 20,000/persons but the value not match. Most favorites Wagyu beefs Sashimi Snow crabs streaming rice Tofu with sea urchin

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