神戸牛の中でも賞を授賞した牛の肉を出す、カウンター8席程の窓のない静かな大人の空間。
平成29年8月15日の初めての神戸観光の折りに昼に飛び込みで入れたが、予約するのが望ましい。
大将から特選牛サーロインとフィレを薦められ、それに従う。特選サーロインは恐ろしく脂が甘い。これと比べると、特選フィレとはいえ（値段はむしろ高いのだが）平凡に感じてしまった。大将も「フィレはまあ旨いので、特に脂の甘さを味わって欲しいから」と特選サーロインをまず薦めてくる。個人的には、特選サーロインに絞るか、あとは味は劣るかもしれないけど（特選牛の）イチボやランプを出して食感で比較するのが楽しいと思った。後者は扱ってないから無いものねだりだが。このことから、あえて☆を一つ減らした次第だ。
因みに、サーロインの三倍はする特選牛のシャトーブリアンはどんなものだろ？ 次は、財布が空になる覚悟で食べてみようか(^O^)
大将の接客も良く、前述のように居心地のよい大人の空間。お盆だったからか、家族連れが間違えて入店していたけど、居心地が悪そうだった。
予算は二人で3万程度からと安くはないけど、その価値はある。
無論、普通の神戸牛も扱っているから、或いは二人で1万位に抑えることも出来ようが、ここはやはり思い切って特選牛を選びたい。散財する価値は十分にあると思う。
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This quiet, windowless restaurant, with only about eight counter seats, serves award-winning Kobe beef.
I managed to get a table during lunchtime on August 15th, 2017, my first time visiting Kobe, but reservations are highly recommended.
The chef recommended the premium sirloin and fillet, and I followed his recommendation. The premium sirloin had incredibly sweet fat. Compared to that, even the premium fillet (which is rather expensive) felt ordinary. The chef also recommended the premium sirloin first, saying, "The fillet is pretty good, but I especially want you to taste the sweetness of the fat." Personally, I think it would be more fun to focus on the premium sirloin, or perhaps offer the ichibo or rump (premium beef), which might be less flavorful, to compare the textures. The latter isn't available, so it's a bit of a wishful thinking. For this reason, I've deducted one star.
Incidentally, I wonder what the premium Chateaubriand, which costs three times as much as the sirloin, is like? Next time, I think I'll try it, even if it means my wallet will be empty! (^O^)
The chef's service was excellent, and as mentioned earlier, it's a comfortable, adult space. Perhaps because it was during the Obon holiday, a family mistakenly entered the restaurant, and they seemed uncomfortable.
The budget is not cheap, starting at around 30,000 yen for two people, but it's worth it.
Of course, they also serve regular Kobe beef, so you could probably keep it down to around 10,000 yen for two people, but I think it's worth splurging on the specially selected beef. I think it's well worth the expense.
