Red Pepper - Omotesando and Ebisu

Red Pepper - Omotesando and Ebisu - Modern
October 2007

3-5-25 1F Kita-Aoyama

Minato-ku Tokyo

From Omotesando crossing, take the laneway behind thepolice box.
Tel. 03-3478-1264

1-12-5 1F Ebisu

Minato-ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-3280-4436

Open 17:00 - 24:00
www.take-5.co.jp

Best Dish - Lasagna
Cost - Dishes range from 600 - 2,000 yen each. Most are around 1,100 yen.
English Friendly - Menu's are Japanese. We had one waiter who spoke a little English.
Seats - Omotesando is very small with 20 seats, Ebisu is a little bigger with 42 seats.

Atmosphere - Lively and Friendly.
Food - Everything was good.
Service - The food was a little slow to come out
Wine list - none
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -No

Tony Roma's - Ribs

Tony Roma's

September 2007
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5-4-20 Roppongi
Tel. 03-3408-2748

3-1-30 Minami Aoyama

Tel. 03-3479-5214

1 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku
Tel. 03-3479-5214

2-3-4 Akasaka
Tel. 03-3585-4478

5-53 Choja-machi, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi

Tel. 045-261-7755

2-6 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi
Tel. 043-299-3781

http://www.wdi.co.jp/en/re-tony.html

Best Dish - As expected, the ribs were fantastic. Maybe not the best that I have ever had but definitely the bast I have had in Japan.
Cost - around 10,000 yen for 2
English Friendly - yes
Atmosphere - American. Lots of gaijin.
Food - apart from the ribs, everything else was average.
Service - average
Wine list - poor
Private Functions - yes
Non smoking areas - yes
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly -yes

Topkapi - Aoyama - Turkish

Topkapi - Aoyama
August 2007

B1 Si Building
3-6-26 Kita Aoyama
Tel. 03-3498-3510

Best Dish - Dips and pita bread
Cost - courses from 2,500 yen per person
English Friendly - yes
Seats - 3 tables of 4 and 4 at the counter
Atmosphere - small
Food - OK
Service - OK
Wine list - small
Private Functions - no
Non smoking areas - no
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly - yes but no room for a stroller

Le Bretagne - Iidabashi and Omotesando - French Crepes

Le Bretagne - Iidabashi and Omotesando
July 2007

1F Comfort Kagurazaka

4-2 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku

4 minute walk from B3 exit, Iidabashi station.

Tel: 03-3235-3001

Open Tues-Sat 11:30 - 22:30

Sun 11:30 - 21:00

4-9-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku

2 minute walk from A2 exit

Omotesando station

Tel: 03-3478-7855

Open Mon-Sat 11:30 - 23:00

Sun 11:30 - 22:00

www.le-bretagne.com

Best Dish - Plain crepes with just lemon and sugar
Cost - Crepes vary from around 1,000 - 2,000 yen each
English Friendly - French and Japanese but only a little English
Atmosphere - Brittany
Food - Authentic French
Service - OK
Wine list - Good, but the cider is the best
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -Yes

Ghungroo - Minami Aoyama and Chiba - Indian

Ghungroo - Minami Aoyama and Chiba
July 2007
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2F Seinan Bldg
5-9-6 Minami Aoyama
Tel. 03-3406-0464
Open Mon-Fri 11:30 - 22:30
Sat 12:00 - 22:30
Sum & Hol 12:00 - 21:30

2F Atre Station Bldg
1-1-1 Irifune
Urayasu City, Chiba
Tel. 047-390-6871
Open 11:00 - 22:30

www.ghungroo-jp.com

Best Dish - Vindaloo
Cost - 3,000 each but we ate lots
English Friendly - yes
Atmosphere - casual
Food - I heard a rumor they cater for the Indian embassy
Service - OK
Wine list - average
Private Functions - Yes
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly - Yes

Lauburu - Omotesando - French

Lauburu - Omotesando

6-8-18 Minami-Aoyama
Open for dinner 18:00-20:00
Closed Sundays.
Ph (03) 3498-1314

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Tesoro - Spanish - Omotosando

Tesoro - Spanish
December 2006

4-2-17 Omotesando Hills B1F
Shibuya-Ku
Ph (03) 5770-3996

We went to this restaurant for the Christmas dinner set so we had no choice for ordering. We looked for somewhere to go at the last minute and this was one of the few restaurants that still had places available. We were expecting and wanting authentic Spanish food so we were a little disappointed when the menu came out full of French and Japanese influences.

I love fish pie, it reminds me of a pub/bar/nightclub on the water in Sydney called Bungalow8. I would head down there for fish pie lunch and a few beers once every couple of weeks. The fish pie here was good, but a little too creamy for my personal taste. However I do think the cream appeals well to Japanese tastes.
The pigeon and fois gras pie was incredible. The pastry was cooked to perfection and it could have been served in any top restaurant in the world. The uni (sea urchin) and oyster paella was average.

Summed up - Don't expect traditional Spanish. This is modern Spanish fusion
Best Dish - We had the Christmas dinner set, best dish on it was the pigeon and fois gras pie.
Cost - Christmas set + wine was a bit under 40,000 yen for 2. Normal dinner you can expect to pay around 15,000 yen. Not so good value for money here but I guess you can expect that given this restaurants location.

English Friendly - English menu but the waiter don't speak much.
Seats - 40
Atmosphere - modern and classy
Food - Awesome
Service - Immaculate
Wine list - Not much Spanish wine, mostly French. Both recommendations were excellent.