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鮨 天ぷら 祇園いわい 祇園店

4.5
1 review
Sushi | ¥20,000

AI Spot Summary

The cuisine is generally of high quality, and particularly the top-tier kaiseki course has been praised as exquisite, with a wide variety of sashimi and tempura that was delicious.

The store has a half-and-half mix of Japanese people and foreign tourists, offers English support, and has an atmosphere of luxury.

The staff is proficient in English and provides explanations on tablets, ensuring that overseas visitors can enjoy the service with peace of mind.

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#英語対応
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Reviews

shoko
LV 30|Bronze Foodie
Dinner2 ppl¥20,000
10 months ago

The new restaurant that opened in August 2003 had counter and table seating✨

At the seats, they provided:
Karasumi salt🧂
Wasabi salt🧂🔥
Natural salt🧂

For drinks, I chose:
Plum soda✨
Peach soda🍑

I had the premium kaiseki course🍣🍤

First course:
Sandwich of fried medium fatty tuna🥪

Appetizers:
White asparagus and Inca potatoes with peanut sauce
Canola flower with sesame dressing
Tender octopus simmered
Plum and lily root

Sashimi of Spanish mackerel

Shrimp tempura🍤
Anago (conger eel) tempura🐟
Eggplant tempura🍆
Sweet potato tempura🍠

Intermezzo:
Terrine with four types of vegetables and salmon🌽🐟

Fried sweetfish (Amadai)🐟

Nigi of squid🍣
Nigi of sea bream
Marinated red meat
Shrimp dog🦐

Crab shinjo with snake basket lotus root🦀

Nigi of kohada (shad)🍣
Nigi of Hokkaido masunosuke🍣
Medium fatty tuna🍣
Eel🍣

Red miso soup

Thin roll with fatty tuna

Egg🥚
Ishigaki strawberry🍓

First course:
Sandwich of fried medium fatty tuna🥪
The crisp-fried medium fatty tuna was tender, and the sauce was flavorful, pairing well with the bread—delicious!🥪

White asparagus and Inca potatoes with peanut sauce🥔🥜
Both the asparagus and potatoes were sweet, and the peanut sauce was delicious🥜
Canola flower with sesame dressing🌸
It was easy to eat with little bitterness, and the sesame flavor was prominent and tasty.
Tender octopus simmered🐙
It was incredibly tender and flavorful, very delicious🐙
Plum and lily root🌸
The plum blossoms were cute, absorbing the dashi flavor well, and the taste was delightful🌸

Sashimi of Spanish mackerel🐟
The skin was grilled🔥
Topped with myoga and mizuna✨
Accompanied by three types of vinegar and soy sauce✨
The grilled skin was fragrant🔥
The flavor of the garnish was excellent, and all the elements together made it delicious🐟

Shrimp tempura🍤
It had the head🦐
The head was crispy and the meat was sweet and delicious🦐
I enjoyed it with:
Tempura sauce
Karasumi salt
Wasabi salt
Natural salt
All were delicious🦐

Anago🐟
The flesh was fluffy, sweet, and very tasty.
Eggplant🍆
Beautifully presented, juicy, crispy, and delicious🍆
Sweet potato tempura🍠
Made from sweet, fluffy sweet potatoes, very delicious🍠
For the tempura varieties, I used:
Tempura sauce
Karasumi salt🧂
Wasabi salt🧂🔥
Natural salt🧂
All were delightful🦐

Intermezzo:
Terrine with four types of vegetables and salmon🌽🐟
With a sauce of white miso and plum puree
Young corn🌽
Okra
Bell pepper
Cucumber🥒
Salmon🐟
Set in gelatin, the dashi jelly itself was delicious
The sauce of white miso and plum puree was delightful✨

Fried sweetfish (Amadai)🐟
With crunchy scales and fluffy, sweet meat—very tasty🐟
The refreshing flavor of sudachi was also delicious🐟

Before the sushi, they served gari, which was also sweet and delicious, and I ate a lot🫚

Nigi of squid🦑
Seasoned with salt and sudachi
The squid was sweet and rich in flavor
The sudachi’s flavor was excellent and very delicious.

Nigi of sea bream🍣
The sea bream was tender, rich, sweet, and paired perfectly with the tangy rice—delicious!🐟

Marinated red meat🍣
The marinade had soaked in well, and the flesh was tender, sweet, and delicious🐟

Shrimp dog🦐
Wrapped in nori
Vinegared rice
With a large shrimp tempura🍤
Plenty of uni
Sweet sauce
It was an incredibly luxurious dish🦐
The shrimp tempura was crispy🍤
Uni was well-formed and rich
The sweet sauce tasted great with the rice and nori—super delicious!❤️

Crab shinjo with snake basket lotus root🦀
The crab meat was fluffy🦀
The snake basket lotus root was soft and fluffy, and the outside was crispy, paired with a sweet sauce and ginger flavor that was incredibly delicious🦀

Nigi of kohada (shad)🍣
Beautifully presented with a brush of soy sauce
It was lightly marinated with vinegar and was tender with a good flavor—delicious!🐟

Nigi of Hokkaido masunosuke🍣
Topped with caviar✨
The cuts were beautifully intricate, rich, and yet melted in the mouth—delicious!🐟

Medium fatty tuna🍣
Thick and incredibly sweet, melting, rich, and delicious🍣

Eel🍣
Very fatty, soft, rich, and fluffy—delicious!🐟
The sauce brushed on was sweet and tasty✨

Red miso soup
The dashi flavor was strong, with excellent flavor from the mitsuba—delicious!✨

Thin roll with fatty tuna
Packed with rich, fatty tuna, it was sweet, soft, and delicious🐟

Egg🥚
Sweet, plump, fluffy, and tasty🥚

Ishigaki strawberry🍓
Nagasaki strawberries cooked in wine and set in jelly🍓
It is said to resemble Ishigaki, hence the name🍓
Fresh and sweet strawberries were incredibly delicious🍓

The quality of each item was top-notch, and everything was delicious🍣🍤
There was about an equal number of Japanese and foreign tourists; it was easy for foreigners to eat, with explanations on tablets, and some staff were fluent in English✨
This is a place I want to visit again for when I want a luxurious experience or as a reward for myself🍣🍤

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