もも☆ねこ
This is my second visit to this restaurant, as my husband really liked it during our first visit and requested to celebrate his birthday here. The reservation was made by him for a Saturday evening within the same month, at 7:30 pm. We were seated next to where we sat last time, with a narrow aisle behind us at the counter. The same female chef as last time was taking care of us. We started with Oolong tea. The meal consisted of various dishes including clam soup, mackerel from Hagi, seaweed, scallops with real wasabi from Amagi, fresh tuna from Canada, tofu skin from Tochigi, winter flounder, cod roe with wasabi, white shrimp from Toyama, seasonal Kyoto vegetables, chawanmushi, saury from Saga, monkfish liver, shirako, a specialty dish of enoki mushrooms with kelp from Manten, yellowtail from Hokkaido, salmon roe, sea urchin, pickled burdock, fatty tuna from Canada, toro with onions, clam soup, simmered anago, omelette, and kampyo. The meal ended with grapes. We thought it was over after 25 dishes, but the chef surprised us with two more dishes, making it a total of 27. The white shrimp, surprise dish of yellowtail with radish, and simmered anago were particularly delicious. The chef remembered us from our previous visit and the drinks were served without us having to order them, just like last time. The price was the same as before, and we felt satisfied and impressed by the quality and service. We are already looking forward to our next visit with my mother-in-law. My husband mentioned that he had a different experience at the Hibiya branch of this restaurant in December, where the service and quality were not as good as at the Nihonbashi branch.