We managed to get a last minute (read: 2 weeks) dinner booking at Teppei just in time for Mother's Day, which was fantastic timing. The mother loved it, and was even more excited after hearing about the waiting list being 3 months. That being said, I've heard from friends this week that the next available dinner date is in December....is that insane or what.
We were perched at the counter all ready for an amazing evening- there was one sad soul who sat alone watching everyone else eat for a good half hour before her dining companion showed up.
House sake to go with the food.
First up was a salad with sesame dressing. Decent.
Inari sushi was next- this was average.
All the sashimi being prepared.
Edamame came next.
This was seaweed jelly....an interesting texture but not much flavor.
Sashimi, with ototo, hotate, ama ebi, swordfish, maguro and sake.
My favorite - negi toro hand roll with crispy tempura bits inside. The chef just hands it to ya.
Gotta eat it while the seaweed's still crispy
Chawan mushi with curry sauce....this was kinda weird. Plain chawan mushi would have worked better.
There was a piece of sweet potato in there. A little odd.
Clams in dashi stock- this was brilliant and slurpworthy.
Sake was consumed too quickly so we got a beer too.
Eggplant with ikura. Pretty yummy.
Uni with tofu skin- the uni was a bit too fishy for my liking.
This was really interesting- Japanese barnacles.
The chef showing the mother how to peel it at apart.
This looked seriously inedible, to be frank, and slightly scary.
Interesting but not terribly tasty.
Tempura fish- always good.
Japanese squid in stock- this one was kinda weird cos there were still the inside squishy bits. It was also semi-cooked, which got the husband slightly worried.
Fermented squid on tofu- this was good with beer.
Wagyu beef with garlic- decent, yummy, tasty. Finally something normal and cooked, to the husband's relief.
Somen with duck- I really liked the texture of the noodles.
Finally, the carbo dish signaling the end of the meal. This was sashimi rice.
I had the udon.
Mum had the soba.
And the standard ice cream serves at the end.
Next Teppei booking: July!
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