Nodogurosemmon Ginzanakamata

...the same unbelievable situation happened ALSO to us that cash payment in Japanese Yen was refused without any information sign nowhere displayed - also foreign credit cards were not accepted. This is a disgraceful infamy which lets you endure an unnecessary painful misery which we never experienc...ed anywhere else in the world. This unlawful practice of that restaurant ruined our stay there and we lost our face with our local business partners because of that. We filed a complaint at the local Ministry of Tourism that a business in Japan is required by law to accept the local currency Japanese Yen in Cash! また、日本の現金支払いが拒否され、案内表示もどこにもありませんでした。外国のクレジットカードも受け付けてもらえませんでした。 これは、世界中のどこでも経験したことのない、不必要な苦痛に耐えさせられる不名誉なことです。そのレストランのこの違法行為のせいで、私たちの滞在は台無しになり、地元のビジネスパートナーとの面目を失いました。 私たちは、日本のビジネスは法律で現地通貨の日本円を現金で受け取ることが義務付けられているとして、地の観光省に苦情を申し立てました。

Visited March 2024

BEWARE: this restaurant does nowhere specify that they don't accept cash money ¥en and no foreign credit-cards! only locally issued ones. Then you are stuck in a very uncomfortable disaster and will probably end up in a local jail....the only solution would be if you are lucky enough to have a japan...ese resident with you who can pay with his domestic credit-card! So that nowhere advertised policy ruined my dinner here.

Visited February 2024

A very kind and generous Japanese host ordered the nodoguro set dinner for us. The 1st starter had spinach topped w shredded crab, a snail, a fish ball and a quarter dried apricot. I love the fish ball which was soft n chewy. The crab on the spinash was fresh n sweet.That was followed by a plate of ...sashimi consisting of 2 cuts fr the nodoguro (black throat sea perch), tuna, uni and another fish I couldnt identify. The nodoguro was v fresh and has a clean, sweet taste. The uni was v fresh n umami. The sashimi was followed by grilled nodoguro, my favorite. The fish was seasoned just w salt in the skin. However the fish was grilled expertly such that the flesh was v moist n sweet. Apparently autumn n winter are the best time to savour nodoguro as they are fattest then n i felt really blessed to have the chance to eat it in winter. After the grilled fish, we had the seafood hotpot. Generous slices of nodoguro, crab, huge prawns, leek, fish n meat balls, tofu were added to stock. I loved the fish slices n the rich stock the best. After the hotpot came a pot of rice cooked w more nodoguro. I tried the rice on its own n w some of the stock fr the hotpot and prefers the version w the stock. We finished with dessert of warabimochi by which time were were so full we could hardly appreciate the dessert. The nodoguro dishes were evidently cooked by v skilled chefs who managed to bring out or preserve the textures and flavors. The servings were generous. This is a restaurant I would love to return to.

Visited December 2017

This restaurant situates at the heart of Ginza, just right across from the Millennium Mitsui Hotel and a minute walk away from major department stores. There are four price ranges to choose from. I had chosen the course that comes with fish shabu shabu, sashimi, fried half fish and a pot boiled ri...ce with fish. The restaurant majorly serves one kind of fish, that is, nodoguro. It is a kind of white fish with not much bones and the texture is soft and tender with a hint of sweetness. The host of the restaurant speaks good english and really friendly that like to mangle with customers. The dishes are made in a very traditional japanese way and the amount served is way above average. I hope that fish lovers will give this restaurant a try and I will definitely go back in my next trip.

Visited August 2017