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I made a lunch reservation at 12:00 and visited the restaurant. I was guided to a splendid counter and the space was luxuriously utilized with only three groups of customers, showing consideration for the neighboring tables. Since I was dining alone, I felt a bit embarrassed.
I opted for the chef's choice menu, which included:
- Appetizer: Chives, white fish, udo, ark shell, squid, hassaku, served in a spring fern dish.
- Soup: Mashed peas with clam, cherry snapper, yamaimo flower petals, butterfly egg, salted cherry blossom buds, served in a beautiful bowl with cloud patterns.
- Dish: Bonito from Chiba, myoga, shredded shiso leaves, green onions, perfectly grilled bonito with a pleasant aroma.
- Dish: Island horse mackerel from Ehime, sea bream, mon gout squid, seaweed and carrot jelly, served in a clam shell with willow and cherry blossoms.
- Grilled dish: Scallops, sake thief, sazae, dried tofu, chicken, cashew nuts, peanuts, served in a cherry blossom-scented dish.
- Skewers: Snap peas, shrimp, thick omelette, seaweed with roe, raw ham and cheese, konjac with mustard, river fish, bamboo shoots, served on cherry leaves with wood sorrel sprinkled on top.
- Grilled dish: Pork belly "Dongpo" style, new potatoes, tofu, new onions, served on a dish named after "Red Cliff" with a story behind it.
- Rice dish: Rice with beans and bamboo shoots, cooked in a personal pot and offered as a gift to take home, along with a second helping.
- Miso soup: Barley miso soup with enoki mushrooms, trefoil, wakame seaweed, and weeping cherry blossoms.
- Pickles: Rape blossoms, Chinese cabbage, denbu, daikon radish.
- Dessert: Jelly made from Ehime's beautiful citrus fruits, matcha and cherry blossom baumkuchen with strawberries, served in lovely seasonal dishes. The delicious dishes and thoughtful service made me want to visit again.