These place is dead hard to book, exact 2 months in advance reservation. The chef was once sous chef at L’Astrance, apparently became an instant icon after it was awarded 3 star michelin status. I called many times to ensure that i could get a reservation.. U will be very lucky if u manage to call thru the phone booking system at the required time.

http://www.quintessence.jp

There will only be 1 menu,  13 dishes , you cant decide what you eat, but you can tell them what u do not like.

Overall some hits and misses in this meal. I felt that the portions were quite huge for the mains, the desserts were also not to my taste, i felt the whole meal was quite on the heavy side(maybe im not really a french meal person).. I managed to sample most of their famed dishes. I will highlight some dishes that are worth mentioning here.  I actually thought this was the best and worst restaurant meal in japan.. hehe.. But thinking back it might be worth returning, because they do change the saucing and condiments for most of their dishes while retaining the main focus of the ingredient.

Maybe the night that i went the dishes were not to my taste, like the condiments of the duck main course, i thought the fried peanuts made the whole dish too heavy since the duck was already fatty, and before that i already had the boudin noir with foie gras and the fish ). And the mains portions are somehow quite huge.. If their portions are 2/3 or maybe 1/2 the size, it would be very good and not too heavy.. I was literally stuffed when i got to the desserts stage.. the desserts are also not to my liking.. The biscuit(some kind of cake) with coconut cream( didnt like it) , the sorbet(i think it was a digestif, since it was very alcholic). And the sea water meringue ice cream was just ok for me( some people like it thou) Also the starters were a tad too normal tasting for me, no particular standout starter dishes..

Also no picture taking is allowed in the restaurant, but i will post some pictures i found on the net..sourced from here

http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1316/A131602/13022541/

Goat milk bavarois with shaved macadamia nuts and olive oil.( good but lack an amazing touch)

Boudin Noir with Foie Gras ( Very good, base was an apricot kind of tart , but portion was abit too much, 2/3 would be very good.)


Duck (specially procured and according to the waiter the best duck in the world)  that was cooked in repeated process in the oven.

Fish main course ( this is dead good, i think its  kinmeidai, absolutely juicy, the best main course i had in japan, no.. the best fish dish i had in my life!)

Biscuit de Bis Cuit ( twice cooked or something), didnt make it for me..

These pictures are not mine so they are not exactly the same as what i ate, as i mentioned before, they change the condiments and saucing for most of their dishes.. Like the fish course, what i had was a basil, or dill combo sort of green sauce(i might have remembered wrongly..) ..  This place is recommended for couples, take it slow while eating everything.. i might be a tad fast in my dinner, took me around 2 hrs + ..

The service was very good, the waiter spoke good english by japanese standards.. The chef even came out to send me off and asking me if everything was alright..