Ichiu

Food was great, service was good and the atmosphere was calm and quiet. All customers at the counter were English speaking (no locals) and the chef spoke some English. Overall a good experience. Would have wished to learn more about the ingredients and dishes offered. Lovely ceramics.

Atmosphere was great; there were mostly foreigners here. The service was a bit lacking. The waitress didn’t seem to be professional and didn’t know much about omakase; it felt like she was a part-time staff. Water wasn’t being refilled and she kept placing my spoon as if I was right handed, when my chopsticks were clearly placed for a left handed person. This would not bother me at all at all normal restaurant, but for a meal that costs $182 per person, I would expect a bit more professionalism and care. Food was pretty yummy but I think the service kind of ruined it

Not worth the money! Maybe we were unlucky, but we did not enjoy this experience. First of all, the chef did not interact at all with us. There were 7 non-Japanese speaking guests and a Japanese speaking couple and he has chatted with them for the full 3 hours. When he presented the dish, he described it with one word to us and then went back chatting with the Japanese couple. I even tried to interact by asking him how long the tuna was smoked or what the special green sauce was. But no interaction ar all. There were two ladies who helped serving the 9 guests and they made several mistakes in the orders. The couple next to us had to ask 4(!) times for a refill of their water glass and when I asked them to recommend us two different sake’s for my husband and myself, we both got the same sake. The food quality varied a lot. Besides the fact that not all of it was fitting my taste, it was too much food served in a high pace. Some dishes were great and some were missing flavour. The sashimi fish was great, but the steamed fish tasted like it was deep frozen before. So maybe we were unlucky, but all in all, this waa not the omakase experience I hoped for.

This was a once in a lifetime experience from chef Koichi. This was pure food art and something everyone should experience. Every small bit of food that makes it onto your tray is a delight. Couldn't recommend highly enough.