Ristorante Thomas

JUST FIND IT!!! AND GO! First when I found Thomas, I didn't know if I was really dreaming...It's that good! I mean seriously its bar none the best French/Italian restaurant I have had the pleasure to eat at arguably anywhere. I don't know how the owner Toshi-San does it. He just knows he has got s...omething special and he shares it! He also speaks English which is even more so amazing to. He understood right away that I love food and I care about where it comes from. "Ristorante Thomas" or Mr.Thomas is a true precious diamond. They only serve sustainably harvested oysters from Shimada-Suisan Oyster Farm and everything is organic and crafted with perfection and a little imperfection to make it so human and honest. The oyster gratin are behemoth and very cheesy. Our kids (4 of them) were all lucky enough to have a kids menu with handmade pizza, handmade cut "a little spicy" french fry wedges, a drink, and ice cream for desert. My wife and I had an an amazingly Creamy Salmon Tagliatellli. I told Toshi-San that while I loved gnocchi my wife usually didn't go for it so I was going to pass on it this time. "HOWEVER" to my surprise, he kindly plated these marvelously large handmade fluffy gnocchi with the pasta. They were heaven! Really! I was so happy because I was just tired of eating japanese food that I ordered a sort of wagyu steak. I was expecting something sort of smalll but it was so much more epic than that. The steak came out on these handcut treated wood plates with sauted organic vegetables and these puff pastries to pair it. I was kind of questioning it at first, and then I became a believer. So Good! He came out and asked how we were, we conversed and talked about food. I told him about my love for ratatouille and then soon after he came back gave me this small ceramic ramiken and then "Try This!" It was freshly made well cooked ratatouille! I was blown away. He told me about his special stone oven he had been building in the back. The biggest I had ever seen, with a custom cast iron skillet build in...I was starting to get the whole picture. This is that kind of place you hear about but never have the chance to find. But we did! We were lucky! I feel lucky to be able to have found it on our journeys. It's a true diamond in the rough. Cost wise, it was more than reasonable considering it was dinner and we were eating out. The kids pizza sets were ¥1000 each roughly. Pretty good! My wife and I's dinner were about ¥3000 yen and change roughly...If we were to eat anywhere else around Miyajima it would likely cost us the same or more and everywhere is japanese "anago"...and japanese style food...So this was just a real life saver for us. The kids didn't want to go home. The pizza they also deliver...And I have to say that finally say that it was 100% worth going out of our way to find it and get there...Its about 10 - 15min taxi from Miyajima Ferry Station. To anyone go there! You won't be disappointed..It was so good! I think I am still dreaming! I want to go back! Over and over!

Visited December 2019