佳肴 岡もと

Fantastic. Beautiful, traditional and inventive food. 8 seats so book ahead. You'll make friends quickly. Wonderful chef, wonderful service. A chef's choice restaurant, so the only decision is what to drink. An impressive selection of Sake. And inexpensive for a Michelin star restaurant. Just do it.

Amazing omakase meal at an intimate 8 seat restaurant run but a husband and wife team. Sardines boiled in vinegar for 5 hours then rolled in bonito powder were a highlight. Couldn't have asked for a better experience at this 1 Michelin star restaurant!

You couldn't ask for better Japanese quinine. It was an experience!

When researching restaurants close to our accommodation I found Kako Okamoto omakase 'meals chosen by the chef' restaraunt as 400m away. I phoned the restaurant and booked for 6pm dining not realising it was a 1 Michelin star rated restaurant. That was a pleasant surprise! It is a small restaurant seating 8 people and everything cooked in front of you. Almost like a Teppanyaki experience without the throwing of items that Teppanyaki chefs do. The chef was a complete artist. He prepared and cooked everything with grace and skill. The many dishes were all oishi - delicious. My favourite was the scallop and asparagus dish which was divine. Amazing texture and flavours and perfectly cooked. Next was a lovely seaweed, wasabi and pine nut dish which I want more of. Such a lovely combination of textures and flavours. A fish course next which was very tasty, served in a lovely broth. A lovely combination. The sashimi course was amazingly fresh and watching the chef slice the fish was like watching an Iron Chef episode. Everything done with precision and beauty and presented artistically. A feast for the senses. Then there was a piece of sardine cooked in vinegar for five hours and coated in bonito powder. Absolutely divine! More courses arrive, twelve in total including a sweet course including black bean inside a sweet bun. Again, my favourite new word - oishi - delixious! Each course found me wanting more of each course, however I could eat no more. Perfectly satisfied and smiling as we made our way out having paid 12,000 yen per person and it was worth every yen. A once in a lifetime experience

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