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The lunch menu includes soup, mini appetizer, bread or rice, and dessert♪ The recommended demi-glace sauce at this restaurant has a light yet deep and elegant flavor. The soup is intricate and makes this a place you want to take someone with you♪ On this day, my companion took me to buy the year-end Jumbo lottery ticket, and he said he would treat me to lunch. You can park at Marui Parking B. If you make a purchase of 2,000 yen or more at Mitsukoshi or Marui Imai (including Kitakitchen), you can park for free for 2 hours. Additionally, if you have an MI card or a Mitsukoshi Isetan shareholder privilege card, you can park for an extra hour. This extra hour is much appreciated. The restaurant opens at 11:30, so I parked around 10:30. I prefer not to pay for parking if possible. I bought a lottery ticket at the lottery booth near the Mitsukoshi entrance. Recently, you can use a credit card to buy lottery tickets. Times are changing. I roamed around the depachika and made a decision. Around 11:20, we arrived at the building where the restaurant is located near the streetcar street. The restaurant seems to be in the basement. We took the elevator, and the basement had a somewhat old-fashioned feel, including the restroom, but there was an elevator. The slight sense of unease I felt when I saw the building from the outside or descended to the basement was already dispelled. The restaurant opened a little after 11:30. We sanitized our hands and were seated. The service was in a calm and refined tone, typical of a Western-style restaurant. It's great. It's a weekday, but customers kept coming in one after another, so it's definitely a popular place. I looked at the menu. Although I had already decided on the order, my companion and I both ordered the hamburger set with demi-glace sauce (1,350 yen). But as I looked at the menu, I thought, "I might change my mind," so I looked carefully at the menu... For an additional 150 yen, you can add a fried egg topping. Yes! I want a fried egg with demi-glace sauce. For an additional 200 yen, you can add an oyster fry (1 piece)... My companion likes this! Let's order the oyster fry too. Would you like to try one as well? ⇒ Okay! After ordering, I looked around the restaurant. It has a lovely and calm atmosphere. When I saw the exterior of the building or descended to the basement, there was a slight sense of unease, but it was already gone. As I mentioned at the beginning, the menu ranges from 1,350 yen, which may seem a bit high, but it's a petit course with soup, mini appetizer, and dessert, so considering the overall composition, it's cheap! About 7 to 8 minutes after ordering: ◎ Potage soup. The temperature outside is in the single digits. This soup is so warm♪ It has sweetness, umami, and depth. It's delicious with a rich taste. The soup is of a very high standard. I'm drawn in by the soup. ◎ Mini appetizer. I couldn't catch the explanation of each dish because the staff was busy, but I managed to hear that it was a curry-flavored quiche. Yes, I see. The quiche has a hint of curry spice and is delicious. It's important to have these little extras. It's important to balance the flavors while cherishing the original ingredients and adding a touch of accent. The spice should not be too strong or too weak. It's a good balance. The potatoes are not dry, they are moist and slightly fluffy, which is nice. ◎ Demi-glace hamburger (1,350 yen) + Fried egg (150 yen) + Oyster fry (200 yen) I thought the oyster fry would come on a separate plate, but it was casually placed on the main plate. My companion was impressed. First, I tried the restaurant's famous demi-glace sauce. Hmm? Hmm... Hmm. My initial impression was that it was lighter than I imagined. I tried the hamburger. The hamburger is tender. Hmm?... Ah! This is delicious. I don't know why, but the deliciousness comes later. The harmony between the demi-glace sauce and the hamburger is very good. When I tried the demi-glace sauce again, I could clearly feel the richness, depth, and umami that I didn't notice at first. The flavor was already complete. However, I decided to add a fried egg, imagining a rich demi-glace sauce with the addition of an egg, but the flavor was already well-balanced. Nevertheless, I cracked the soft-boiled egg and tried it. Next time, you should try the fried oyster too.