Megu French Japanese Cuisine — Restaurant in Fort Worth

Megu is easily priced 2-5x more than it’s worth and I would recommend avoiding it even if they slashed their prices by a factor of 5.

We had the strangest dining experience here with honestly questionable food and service.

The concept is interesting: Japanese AND French INDEPENDENTLY (NOT FUSION). I’m all for interesting concepts but the execution here is not good. You’re given 2 VERY FULL menu books of both Japanese and French. In the same restaurant with just a couple tables seated you can order sashimi, sushi boats (tactlessly named aircraft carriers ?wut?), omakase, ramen, Japanese curries, udon, tempura, dumplings, french entrees (steak au poivre, duck, lamb), french onion soup, salads, an 8 course tasting menu, desserts, etc…

Are you overwhelmed yet? The entire staff is just a few people and they claim to be prepared to serve all the above at $50+ entree level with fresh ingredients. I don’t think that’s possible and the quality of the food reflected that impossibility.

We ordered off both the Japanese and French menu. The chef personally greeted us and claimed the fish was flown in fresh from Japan. Our salmon and yellowtail sashimi was served soaking in a puddle of soy sauce and was quite mushy (I assume old). The cut and presentation of the fish (see photos in other reviews) was lackluster for the given price point. As for the French food, we ordered lamb and a steak. We were not asked the desired temperature of a $45+ steak and were served a well-done steak of a cheap cut of meat drenched in a sauce that masked any potential flavor of the meat itself. The lamb was also overdone. The sides were bland.

We ordered a lava cake for dessert. The taste was alright with a nice dark chocolate, but honestly I’m pretty sure it was microwaved given the temperature distribution and texture (also there’s no way the limited cooking staff was sufficient to be making desserts in house). I’m not going to hate on a reheated cake that tastes good, but the price at which it was being sold was off.

The atmosphere is off. There’s an odd smell, especially in the lobby. There were some flies in the room. The restaurant claims to serve upscale French food but neither the chef nor the waitstaff can even recognize French pronunciations of our order (as they’re written in the menu).

I’m not one to write Google reviews, but hope that this balances out some other opinions here and helps you make an informed decision about where to spend your (substantial) hard-earned money.

The chef’s previous restaurant is called Ginza in Weatherford Texas if you’d like to research other opinions (we found some of the low-star reviews on that restaurant a couple years ago to reflect our experience at...

This was an odd experience to say the least. Let's start with the positives:

The chef and wait staff were very friendly, and the chef is clearly enthusiastic about you being there. Some components were pretty good: the fried dumplings with curry were a pleasant blend of French pastry with Japanese flavors. The miso soup tasted good Our waters never got empty, and service was pretty quick.

Here's where things go wrong: No one is here on a Thursday evening, and after visiting, I know why The atmosphere is super odd. Office supplies in the corner, there was a pocketknife casually sitting on the table next to us, the appearance that they are trying to be fancy but in a sketchy old bank building that needs a facelift. The saddest part is the food. I don't know what the across the board 5 star reviews are smoking, but I don't know if I can trust any of them. We ordered a sushi boat for two. It came with a variety of sashimi and sushi. The sashimi all tasted like it had just been thawed and did not taste fresh at all. The tuna and salmon were okay, palatable. The shrimp nigiri was decent. Every other piece of sashimi was pretty bad. The nigiri was slightly better but still did not meet any expectations for the price. There were three sushi rolls: a maki roll, an urumaki roll, and a "dragon roll". The maki was fine, nothing special, about what you could get at the most basic sushi restaurants. The urumaki was grocery store sushi level. The best food on the boat was sadly the overdressed and Americanized dragon roll. It at least tasted good since the sauces overwhelm any flavor of fish. I am confused by this place because it feels like they want to be upscale sushi with a focus on sashimi and nigiri, but they can't make either of those well. Instead they can make your run of the mill Americanized roll that you can get at any sushi restaurant for $15-20. Those are the sushi restaurants I try to avoid. At the end, we had a "New York" cheesecake. It was thin, had no crust on the bottom, was much less sweet and creamy than typical cheesecake. Finally, when it came time to pay, we were told we had to either pay with cash or write down our card info for them to process later since their POS system was down. Immediately afterwards we were told we had to pay in cash. We don't carry cash so they suggested we go to the ATM at the 7-11 next door. They gave us the cheesecake for free as compensation, which was good since the cheesecake wasn't very good.

The pictures appear decent, but the food just isn't good, especially...

Being our first time in, we wanted to balance both the Japanese and French menus, and that approach did not disappoint! The staff and owner/chef (Peter) were fantastic. Everything we had was delicious and with the exception of one item, we plan on ordering again next time around! I heard there is a mark up in the Fort Worth Mag this week as well.

From the Japanese menu: they get the fish directly from Japan twice a week, so authentic sushi/sashimi and special fish available. We ordered the Yellowtail in Yuzu (phenomenal), the Ottoro (tuna belly) was an off-menu choice that we had sashimi style and was like butter melting in your mouth. Very fresh! Lastly we also had the "Fantastic Roll" the taste was great, however be ready for a texture difference since there is no rice in this roll.

From the French menu: we branched out and had the Ostrich on sweet potato croquette. The berry sauce that comes with the dish was a welcomed partner to the bird (which looks more akin to a steak than any bird I have ever had). Glad we took a chance. The only item we probably wouldn't order again is the butternut squash soup. I loved that it came with a dollop of creme but when compared with the other delicious items it failed to meet their superior standards.

For dessert, we took the molten chocolate and the pear dessert home. The pear dish was served cold with goat cheese and was a very light and tasty dessert that didn't leave me too stuffed. The chocolate dish was rich (as was expected and desired) and enough to last for a couple of dessert engagements.

Highly recommend this spot. The decor and design could use some love, but try the food before you judge. They kept a few items from the Dwell Biscuit decor which I...