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| - I've been coming to this place for years and I still love this place because it's a nice little restaurant with consistently good food. My boyfriend and I come here from time to time on date nights since we don't live that far away. It gets really packed on the weekend so make sure you make reservations.
The restaurant is small and can hold about 22 people at a time. The front has a display of all the delicious desserts they sell, and the back is where the sushi bar is located.
On to the food: I usually order the Chyo-chin bento but today I decided to splurge a bit more for the Cafe au lait chirashi($39) cause I was craving sashimi. My combo includes a choice of tea or coffee, a Seaweed salad, and a dessert. The Seaweed salad is average but I do enjoy it more than the regular garden salad they serve with other combos. The presentation of the chirashi is really nice and I really liked the fresh uni. The sashimi variety is great, and I love the surprise underneath the bed of seafood! There's a very thin layer of egg, rice and eel, making it more interesting to eat than just plain rice. I chose my usual dessert of the English trifle, because I just love the refreshing taste of the fruits layered with cake, custard, and whipped cream. I've tried most of the desserts and really like that none of them are overly sweet. My boyfriend ordered the Hazlenut meringue cake and the flavour reminded me of Ferrero Rocher, but just a hint of the flavour which is pleasant.
Overall: It's always a pleasant experience for me here and I love the casual atmosphere. I'm taking a star off because it is more on the pricier side and the service is slower when the restaurant gets busy. It's hard to flag someone down to refill our coffee or tea even though the restaurant is small. But as far as food goes It's great, and always leaves me satisfied. My favourite will always be the Chyo-chin bento because of the large juicy pieces of karage drizzled with a spicy mayo sauce. There's 2 slices each of salmon, tuna and hamachi on the second tier and eel, rice, egg and some seasoning on the third tier. The variety of flavors is what keeps me coming back :)
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