nou 中目黒｜フレンチビストロ×パスタ

The place is really nice, to look at. That's all. Food is overpriced. Not bad taste, but in my opinion is a place that is very hyped, but does definitely not live up to the tiktok era or social media's aesthetic recommendations i read a lot of comments complementing the "young sommelier" and i think we really need to stop romanticizing lack of experience and bad manners in expensive venues like this. There is no wine list, and barely any type of recommendation when it comes to wine, he just leaves the bottles in the table and that's it. Wine by glass is quite expensive and the pour he does is less than any wine tasting anywhere. Im all in favour of people gaining experience, but I don't think places that charge this much should have an inexperienced service like this. Also wine was way off temperature, hot and not tasty at all. The food was okay, but expensive for the actual taste. Nothing really stood out and there was an overall bland taste, evem though it was cooked alright. The worst part was the feeling of being treated differently for being foreign customers. The "sommelier" was handing out complimentary drinks to everyone but us - the only non japanese customers - and besides they charged us more for some of the dishes and drinks ( apart from the aded tax ) with no explanation. Objectively, i would not recommend this as a tourist or even a local.

We loved this restaurant during our visit to Tokyo! Small and cozy vibes with incredible food. The chefs and staff were passionate about their art and incredible hospitable which was the cherry on top of a great night. Make a reservation now and thank me later :)

We managed to book a table on the day, on a Thursday (the only one they have, all the others are counter seat). They offer a good selection of starters and mains. The food came a bit slowly and the portions were on the smaller side but everything we tried was delicious, especially the unagi (eel) dish with rice. The place is perfect for having good dinner conversation while the food keeps coming

Unfortunately, I have to agree with the last commenter here. We came here because the reviews were very good and it was highly recommended by influencers on Instagram. It did not live up to the hype… First things first… the Omakase Menu is 12,000 yen per person. Not a terrible price. But they don’t tell you that there’s a 10% charge for gratuity as well as a requirement to buy two drinks. The drinks were… how do I put this politely… awful, bland, and overpriced. The selection was honestly embarrassing for a restaurant attempting to be fine dining. The homemade juice was water. The lemon crush was horribly balanced. The lemon sour tasted like the lemon crush with a dash of alcohol. The wine was extremely lack luster. The only drink that was good was the tap beer.🍺 The food was bland. Plain and simple. Lacking in balance and refinement. One of the most basic concepts in cuisine is balance between salt, fat, acid, and heat. Totally fine for a cheap bistro. Not permissible for literally $100 USD per person. The Omakase was frankly a joke. Each person at the table was required to share each dish, and we had to serve ourselves. For $100 USD per person, I’m sorry, but that level of service is unacceptable. The restaurant has a great vibe, and the servers are total sweethearts (truly). They are very nice guys and I feel bad to leave them a “1,” but guys… you can’t charge this much for this quality of food. It’s just not there yet. You must refine your craft first before charging high-end prices, or the restaurant won’t survive. The cook on the meat is great. There’s obviously talent there. The ingredients are high quality as well. The balance is just not there. The flavors aren’t coming through yet. *sigh* that’s all I have in me for now. Sorry friends. Hope it was just an off night, but after reading the last comment, I’m sensing a pattern.

系列店のkisoさんに続き訪問。 ほんとに、ほんとに素敵な雰囲気で好み。 古民家のような木の感じ、ほっこり、 かつ、洗練されててお洒落で素敵で居心地ばつぐんの隠れ家ビストロ。 ドライフラワーも安定に素敵だなぁ…。 現在はアラカルト注文がメインに。ペアリングは都度、ソムリエに相談できるよ☝︎*˖ ライブ感のあるカウンターキッチンで 目の前で完成するお料理、少数精鋭のスタッフさんたちの無駄のない動きにほれぼれ。 手の込んだお料理は、奥深い風味が沁みわたる。しみじみ、ずっとおいしい。 安定感のあるベテランソムリエさんにワインをお任せして、お食事にしっくり、のチョイス、しっくりな風味のワインに酔いしれた〜♡ この日もお気に入りのワインとの 出会いがあってしあわせ。 「良いものができた」とゆう意味の赤ワインに感動。 華やかなのに芳醇すぎない、まろやかな口当たりで、お肉料理と合わせて極上。 お料理もワインもおいしくてしあわせ、雰囲気ずっと過ごしてもだいすき、接客もすばらしくて終始素敵だったなぁ。。

中目黒のnouでゆったりディナー。水餃子のもっちり食感と黒マー油のコクが印象的で、和栗とゴルゴンゾーラのニョッキも絶妙なバランス。牛ハラミのローストはやわらかく旨みたっぷり。締めのチーズケーキまで上品で満足度の高い一軒です。落ち着いて食事を楽しみたい大人におすすめ。

中でも水餃子は絶対外せない一品。もっちりした皮に包まれたジューシーな餡は、濃厚な白湯スープと黒マー油のアクセントが抜群。 ワインとの相性も良く、前菜として注文して大正解でした✨ チーズオムレツはふわふわトロトロのオムレツに トリュフの香りがふわっと広がる贅沢な一皿。 クリームソースの濃厚さとチーズのコクが絶妙でした☺️ 〆のパスタは、濃厚なラグーソースにトリュフの香りが加わり、リッチなのに飽きない深い味わいでした🤤 全体的に一皿一皿のクオリティが高く、料理の説明も丁寧。ワインの提案も素敵でした！

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