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Why in Koganei...? A high-class French restaurant that makes you wonder. I had always wanted to go there, but because it is a high-class establishment, I couldn't go for a long time. Finally, on our wedding anniversary, we were able to go. When you enter the premises, the staff are waiting for you and guide you to the restaurant. First, you are taken to the waiting area. It is a bright and sparkling space, already wonderful... Then, you are escorted to your table, with reduced seating due to COVID-19 measures, allowing for a spacious and luxurious ambiance. The spacious floor with a magnificent fireplace is truly wonderful!!! Outside the window, there is a vast garden. It is also very beautiful. We reserved the "Customer and Producer Support Special Course" for 10,000 yen (excluding tax and service charge). For drinks, I had a pomegranate non-alcoholic cocktail, and my husband had champagne. The pomegranate was freshly picked from the garden, which was lovely! - Smoked red trout and risotto salad served on a plate resembling a clear stream with adorable freshwater crabs. The crab is crispy and eaten as is. The olive with ginger inside was delicious, a new discovery of how well olives and ginger go together! The trout sushi was refreshing with tasty risotto. - Whole Chiba-origin spiny lobster sautéed on pain de mie with 3 sauces and herb sheets. A luxurious dish using a whole spiny lobster, beautifully presented...!! Pain de mie was a first for me, described as a non-sweet French toast. It was fluffy, more like egg tofu in texture than French toast. Delicious - the spiny lobster was firm and enjoyable in texture, taste, and appearance. - Homemade petit bread made with French wheat, natural water, and Mediterranean salt. This bread was also very delicious! Crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. The slightly salty bread was tasty even on its own. - Black truffle potage in classic style served in a special cup. The cup for each person was different - lovely! The potage with plenty of black truffle was rich and decadent, you could really taste the luxurious use of truffle. - Sauteed fragrant Musashino-raised abalone with Naruto wakame and spinach etuve. I was amazed by the potage, but even more so by this abalone... It was so delicious that I was speechless. The abalone was incredibly tender, almost fluffy. The accompanying liver had no bitterness or unpleasant taste, just a smooth flavor that was incredibly delicious... The butter sauce poured over it was also delicious. - A dish that allows you to enjoy 3 cuts of A4 wagyu beef - fillet, tripe, and tongue confit, with beef jus. A dish where you can enjoy 3 different cuts of beef. I always thought I didn't like offal... I wasn't a fan of tripe... but wait, do I like it now? The tripe was incredibly delicious. The tongue had a crispy texture and was enjoyable, unlike any tongue I had tried before. The fillet was incredibly tender, cutting like butter with a fork. It was so tender that you would think it wasn't cooked. A steak that doesn't require chewing. My husband was amazed at how delicious A4 beef could be... isn't it incredible? - Dessert Verrine - a selection of various desserts on one plate, including lychee and apple cake, caramel mousse, nut blancmange, and olive ice cream. The lychee cake and olive ice cream were particularly delicious. - Shortcake (3000 yen) This was ordered separately. We ate half and took the other half home. The shortcake with custard cream layers was very light, and even though we were already full, we could eat as much as we wanted.