Went to the relaunched Ichigo Ichi last night.
It was nice.
Dining room subtley changed to soften it a bit. We were sat at the bar not ideal but grand. They only reopened last wed so things were still a bit in flux, they seemed understaffed to be honest. The place was full, 2 waiters.
Took 5 mins to get menus, no drinks offered, a lot of the menu was sold out, small stuff but hopefully it improves in time.
Food was honestly sensational. Way more straight forward than the old ichigo, which may have been an exploration in taste and texture but was a bit alien in places.
We had 3 sharing plates to start,
Tempura - lovely,
Grilled duck - nice but not special, Katzusara (breaded pork in omlette) absolutely smash it out of the park sensational
2 mains
Duck soba, Prawn soba
i don't know how he gets the flavour into the soup. i would eat it all day. delicious. the small critique was it was roasting, like hotter than the centre of the sun and the tempura prawn got a bit soggy while waiting for it to cool. a small gripe. the opposite would be worse.
It was lovely.
Nice wine list, (our first choice not available)
Macha Panacotta and coffee to finish
142 Euro Ex tip not cheap but about the going rate.
Its not a repackaged myazaki, its better than that. its not a watered down old ichigo ichi either. Its great to have a good mid range japanese place in town. its crying out for a good front of house person but hopefully they'll find their rythem soon. the food is worth it.
would recommend
