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sanji
Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:11 pm

Re: Jiyugaoka - European food
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Table Modern Service - Fusion ***

Address - Tokyo-to, Meguro-ku, Jiyugaoka 2-17-8
Opening hours - Open every day from 11:00 to 4:00 
Telephone - 03-5729-7160
Menu - In Japanese only, no pictures
Credit Cards - ?

Recommended by a friend, this bar-restaurant is on the second floor, just above a furniture shop. The place is design-oriented, and the result is a little... surprising. The floor and walls are mostly concrete, while guests sit on sofa-like chairs. A large table is located in front of the kitchen, with a large piece of raw ham on it... There is often a waiter sculpting ice, too. This ice will probably finish in your cocktail's glass.

While most people seems to enjoy only a drink, we decided to go for some food, too. The menu consists on either izakaya-like small dishes, or larger main courses. Following their suggestions, we had the beef steak (2940 yen), a thick piece of beef served with a light sauce and cut in 1-cm slides. The meat was excellent, and perfectly cooked. We also tried the grilled pork (1995 yen), a rather fatty meat than was more of a disappointment. Both were served with 1 side dish (salad, vegetables, potatoes).

Drinks are not cheap - more or less the prices you find at a nice bar. Cocktails are around 900-1000 yen, and even a simple orange juice reaches 787 yens.

Overall, one dish was really nice, but the prices are a little too high. Not to mention that the service was rather slow - we had to wait more than 30 minutes to be served our dinner...