Updated in May, 2023Before checking in at the Peninsula, I made a lunch reservation for four with my sons at 11:30 AM.On May 9th, I entered at 11:30 AM. While waiting for my sons at the bar, I chatted with Manager S (who mentioned he had been to Cascade). I spoke with Manager S, Sommelier Se, Maître d'Hôtel Ad, and Sommelier Ka (details omitted).Soon after, my sons arrived and we sat at the middle table in the back, with no other guests present. Our server was Mr. Ad and Sommelier Ka. My sons ordered à la carte, while I chose the MARCHE for JPY 9,900 (tax included, plus a 12% service charge) and added two white asparagus.Sommelier Ka promptly prepared ice, just like last time, and I had the same Antipodes.- □△ Olive - △□ Antipodes JPY 1,430 (tax included, plus a 12% service charge) - □△ MARCHE JPY 9,900 - □△ Amuse: Spring cabbage mousse topped with sakura shrimp - □〇 Green asparagus with seasonal shellfish and clams in hollandaise sauce (with a choice of eel and new burdock terrine with balsamic and watercress) ; The shellfish included three types: clams, asari, and hokke. "This is the best dish of the day. Nothing will be better than this," I predicted, and it turned out to be true. - □ White asparagus with hollandaise sauce JPY 1,870 x 2 ; The white asparagus here continues to satisfy. - □△ Veal steak topped with foie gras terrine (with a choice of sea bass bouillabaisse or panned wagyu top sirloin; I chose wagyu, but since it contained cumin, which I dislike, Mr. Ad kindly changed it to something I would enjoy. It seems nuts are usually included, but they were omitted for my preference.) ; Thick veal is rare. - □△ Cheese □ Camembert (Normandy), △ Robe de Garique, △□ Époisses, □ Séguin Regalis There was a pause. (Details omitted). A companion said, "We probably won't come back for a while," so I hadn’t thought much about it, but I considered it. (The Ten Ichi Peninsula branch might be a safer choice.) To save time, I called over a nearby waiter and requested the bill (adding a note to hurry). From the dessert cart: - △□ White asparagus ice cream - △(□) Grapefruit cake - △(□) Tarte Tatin Just as we finished dessert, Sommelier Ka prepared a glass with ice and surprised me by opening a new Antipodes. If the drinks were delayed and provided by the restaurant, they should have mentioned it. (Indeed, when I later checked the bill, it was from the restaurant.) - □△ Iced milk tea ; It was reasonably well made. Around 2:40 PM, I was seen off by Manager S and Mr. Ad, who disappeared from view as I exited. I headed to the Peninsula Tokyo.
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