ONO HAKATA-Octo Natura Kyusyu- @ Fukuoka City ~ I visited the new restaurant of member Ono-san, "ONO HAKATA," which opened at "The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu." The atmosphere is different from Ono-san's previous restaurants, with a lot of exotic charm, like being in an Asian resort. I reserved a prefixed style course with appetizers and mains, all cooked over a wood fire. Today, I sat at the counter and was greeted by Maeda-san. It feels like he appears before me wherever I go. In front of me, there was a wood fire burning. It's not as intense as "Restaurant Hagi," but it's still quite impressive. We started with an appetizer assortment featuring local specialties from Kyushu. Each item was placed on the map of Kyushu. The meal included various dishes like grilled golden conger eel bones from Tsushima, Italian prosciutto with Toyomitsuhime figs from Fukuoka, Yufuin salmon and yuba from Oita, tomato tart, olive red pork rillettes sandwich, and marinated Japanese jack mackerel from Kagoshima. I enjoyed it with ginger ale. I also had Hokkaido scallops and Itoshima vegetables grilled over wood fire with aged balsamic sauce. The vegetables included zucchini, yellow zucchini, new burdock, sweet long red peppers, and red bell peppers. I had bread with grass-fed butter and pumpkin soup. Then, I tried the Arita peach meat confit, cooked at 63 degrees after being infused with wood aroma. For dessert, there was a selection of panna cotta with mango and passion fruit sauce, chocolate cake, astringent chestnut ice cream, and various fruits. It was a well-balanced restaurant experience. I saw many birthday plates being prepared in front of me. Address: ONO HAKATA-Octo Natura Kyusyu- 2F, The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu, 5-6-20 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-0801 Phone: 092-402-2021

Upon entering the hotel and taking the elevator to reach the restaurant located in front of the front desk, it is not a place where you would casually drop by. Among the high-end hotels that have been opening one after another in Fukuoka, this is one of them. The store's appearance and interior design are wonderful, and it has a very comfortable atmosphere. However, the staff seem to lack product knowledge. Also, it can be difficult to call for service when no one is nearby. The taste of the food varies greatly between delicious and not so delicious, but it's a bit disappointing when the main dish is not very tasty.

This is a restaurant located on the 2nd floor of the hotel "The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu" in Nakasu. The interior of the restaurant, designed using wood materials, incorporates wood damaged in the heavy rain in northern Kyushu. The restaurant offers a special charcoal-grilled cuisine using the wood, along with carefully selected ingredients and skilled cooking techniques. For lunch on this day, I dined at this hotel located right next to my company. The lunch set was priced at 2,800 yen, where you could choose your preferred dishes. The first course was an amuse-bouche set featuring seasonal ingredients from various regions in Kyushu. For the appetizer, I chose veal terrine and freshly shaved ham salad gourmand. The salad had a hidden onsen tamago underneath, which was mixed in before eating. The homemade bread was also refillable. The soup was pumpkin potage. For the main course, I chose the charcoal-grilled Arita chicken confit, which had a nice smoky aroma. The dessert was a selection of rare cheesecake and brulee. For the final drink, I chose the Eight Lady Camomile Yame Japanese black tea. Before the redevelopment, the building that I used to see every day from my home window across the river had transformed into a hotel, which left me feeling sentimental. The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu. ONOHAKATA-OctoNaturaKyusyu- Address: 5-6-20 Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, The Royal Park Canvas Fukuoka Nakasu 2nd floor Phone: 092-402-2021 Business Hours: 6:30-11:00 (L.O. 10:00), 11:30-15:00 (L.O. 14:00), 17:00-22:00 (L.O. 21:00) (Note: Prices, business hours, and holidays are subject to change, please confirm with the store before visiting.)