SPiCE Cafe — Restaurant in Tokyo

The menu and system for lunch and dinner are different; this review is for lunch. No reservations for lunch, you must line up. There are numerous curry options to choose from, and you have to get a set lunch of 1 or 2 curries (sides, small coffee/tea, dessert included). •Curry: great taste, each curry has a curated flavor. There's no "one sauce with different meats" business here.

•Volume: the bowls of curry look small, but that's because they are in separate bowls (rather than all spread out). There is a lot of rice, and you can get another half size refil for free. The sides (lentils, potato, veggies) are decent size. If you've got a western appetite, you'll be fine, but if you're used to Japanese portions, you will feel full! Next time I might get just 1 curry to have a smaller plate.

•Dessert: taste was amazing! The dessert d'jour that day was a chestnut mousse, what a rich flavor. It looks small, but I was satisfied.

•Coffee: my only complaint about the meal is the coffee is small. It is not written as "espresso," so I...

We got the dinner tasting menu.

For the money we paid, yen-6600pp, it was definitely worth it for the amount of food, service and ambiance. Why the low overall rating?

I am Indian, I understand that the chef is making curries in their own way - fusion with Japanese ingredients, but for me it was too far off to call it a fusion.

For example the biryani was a mushroom biryani, the mushrooms had an incredible flavor and quality to them, but there was no seasoning in the dish, lacking salt or other veggies. I feel that biryani is a wonderful mixture of various vegetables, spices, sometimes nuts and fruit even. This did not match that expectation.

There were some dishes that were good, not amazing including the coconut curry, the lamb curry. Overall I was generally underwhelmed.

Staff and overall restaurant were excellent, quality of food and flavor of appetizers and dessert are...

A unique eating experience in Oshiage Tokyo within walking distance of Skytree.You need to use Googlemaps to find it and would easily pass by the little entrance to this secret gem set in an old wooden private house. We explained the day before to the owner chef that I have a rare red meat allergy so he modified the set menu for me the next evening using duck and shrimp.We also chose to go with the recommended wines for each serving.We could have opted for a tea tasting. There were about 8 courses of gourmet servings and none disappointed. It's best to make a booking. Not inexpensive but highly recommended for a special occasion. The food is not typically Japanese but the atmosphere and attention to detail and presentation is. The waitress...