Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Laguna Hills

"Blimey, I had to sit there for an hour and twenty minutes, ate a measly two bits of sushi, and they stung me $70 (¥10,000) - you be the judge of that for yourself.

Just thought I'd share my experience at this restaurant. Popped into the restaurant at about 5:10 PM in the evening. Parked myself at the sushi counter, see, 'cause it's a sushi place and I was after some sushi. Even after being shown to my seat, nobody bothered to show me the menu or ask what I wanted. And when I enquired about it, they just gave a menu paper to order things one at a time. No other explanation given, and the waitress's English wasn't up to scratch, if you ask me. Had a squint at the menu paper, but I asked for omakase. There wasn't a menu explaining what that was, and I hadn't a clue about the price. First time I'd been to the gaff, so when I asked the sushi chef over the counter about the price range, he said it's usually about 40 to 50 quid a head, and he could do omakase to whatever price I fancied. So I plumped for the 40 quid omakase. Since then, I was stuck on that counter seat for 1 hour and 20 minutes, just taking the odd bit of grub he gave me, then waiting, then taking another bit, then more waiting.

Here's what one person got, quantity-wise: A sour pickled cucumber salad 1 seaweed roll with some small pieces of prawn in it 2 slices of seared fish drizzled with ponzu sauce 1 piece of amberjack sushi 1 piece of salmon sushi with ponzu sauce on it 2 bits of fried fish with ponzu sauce (couldn't tell you what sort of fish) 1 grilled scallop with butter on top

After the initial salad, I had a single piece or 2 bits of food on 6 little plates over 80 minutes. Took the food on a small plate every 13 minutes in calculation, like clockwork. Went there for the sushi, as it's a sushi restaurant, but out of the omakase I ate during that 80 minutes stint, only 2 pieces were actually sushi.

The moment I got a single piece each of 2 types of sushi (amberjack and salmon), followed by a bit of fried fish and a grilled scallop, it felt like that was all the sushi I was going to get.

Had another appointment after my dinner, so couldn't hang about till the bitter end. Had to ask to knock it on the head, paid the bill, and scarpered. But even if I'd stayed, I reckon there wouldn't have been any more sushi forthcoming.

At the counter, there were a few other punters besides me tucking in, and they kept ordering extra drinks and booze while twiddling their thumbs waiting for their food.

After all that, the bill came to just over $70 for me and the other person I was with.

Sorry to the owner and the staff and all that, but I reckon I gave it a fair whack of my time, and even so, couldn't finish the meal properly, so I couldn't bring myself to leave a tip. Pretty gutted that I only got 2 bits of sushi in 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Sorry, but I reckon that'll be my first and last time there, mate.

私は 1 時間 20 分の間座っていなければならず、たった 2 ピースの寿司を食べ、70 ドル（1万円）を支払いました。 - 判断は皆さんがしてください。

私のここの食堂での経験を共有します。 夕方5時10分頃に食堂に入場しました。 寿司食堂で寿司を食べるために訪問したので寿司カウンターに座りました。 席を案内されてからもメニューを見せたり、メニューについて誰も聞かなかったり、私がメニューについて聞いたときに一つずつ注文するメニュー紙を私に渡しました。 他に説明はなく、ウェイトレスのおばさんの英語は十分ではない感じでした。 メニューの紙を見ましたが、私はおまかせを頼みました。 おまかせについて説明するメニューは当然ありませんでしたし、値段も知りませんでした。 私はこの店に初めて訪問したのでカウンター越しの寿司シェフに価格帯を聞いてみた時、彼は1人当り40~50ドルが普通で、望む価格水準に合わせておまかせできると言いました。 そこで、1人あたり40ドルのおまかせをお願いしました。

それ以来、私は1時間20分をカウンター席に座って、彼がくれる食べ物を一つずつもらって食べて、待って、もらって食べて、待ってを繰り返さなければなりませんでした。

以下は1人に与えられた食べ物と数量です。 すっぱい酢に漬けたキュウリのサラダ 海老が入った海苔巻き1個 ポン酢をかけたたたき2切れ はまち寿司1ピース ポン酢ソースをかけた鮭寿司1ピース ポン酢をかけた魚のフライ(魚の名前は知らない) 2切れ バターをのせた貝焼き1切れ

最初のサラダを除けば、6 つの小皿に 1 ピースまたは 2 ピースの食べ物を 80 分間食べました。...

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