Took the shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo this afternoon. Of course, after lugging around our 20-pound carry-on bags all day, we were exhausted and cranky, so we thought we deserved a fancier-than-usual dinner. Thus, we decided to indulge in the dinner tasting menu at Caffè, an Italian-inspired restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Tokyo:
Amuse-bouche: Quiche Lorraine and corn puff pastry
Appetizer: Rice puff-encrusted seared scallop
Pasta: Garlic spaghetti with chicken, onion, and asparagus
Fish: Panko-crusted sea bass with herb sauce
Meat: Filet mignon with mashed potato and asparagus tempura
Dessert: Tiramisu with vanilla bean ice cream
You know, tiny portions are deceiving because after six courses, I was surprisingly quite full. (They do also give you two buns — an olive bread and a French baguette-type bread — but still, I'm someone that usually eats 5 slices of pizza or 6 tacos in one sitting.) The most disappointing course was the pasta — it was tasty, don't get me wrong, but not particularly interesting — but all the other courses were fantastic, especially the fish and meat. Apparently, the dishes change everyday so you never get the exact same menu, but the tasting menu always includes six courses (plus coffee or tea). We usually don't dine in hotel restaurants because they're so overpriced, but we thought this was entirely worth it at ¥8,000 (about $72 CAD) per person. In fact, we loved it here so much, we also made a reservation for their strawberry-themed afternoon tea on Saturday!
Caffè (カフェ)
Hyatt Regency Tokyo, Lobby/2F
2 Chome−7−2
Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City
Tokyo, Japan 〒160-0023
+81-03-3348-1234
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