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L’Effervescence Minato City Reviews from The Last Year
Elegant French cuisine!
The food here was amazing! It was so elegant and delicious. I also really liked how they blended a little bit of French with Japanese cuisine. It was lovely to see the trees and other plants from the window. The first dish, dried vegetables and tofu in sour cream, was amazing. The mushroom risotto had a great flavor. The shiso and fish dish was a little Japanese, with top notch texture and flavor. The duck and asparagus dish was a little rich and had a very French feel. The duck pasta soup that came next was available for refills, so I did. The tart and ice cream were some of the best desserts I've had in a while. The bite-sized desserts at the end were also amazing! I can see why this restaurant has a three-star rating from the Michelin Guide.
Average food and below average service
The food was very average. The salad was pretty but bitter. The sourdough and focaccia was unremarkable. No dish stood out as even good tasting. The service was very slow, 3.5 hours is the default. despite having 4 very nice waiters servin our table, none of them appeared to see a problem with us waiting 20 or 30 minutes for the next course after being served a 2 inch appetizer. we wanted dinner, we're not celebrating a wonderful lifetime event... I liked the very stylish interior. I feel like at this restaurant they focus on the theatre and not food or comfort.
We wanted to love it :(
So, we really wanted to like this place. We booked it for our last night in Tokyo, and this was our first three-star Michelin restaurant experience. It was a mixed experience and overall a disappointment. Service was overall excellent. The staff were very friendly and professional. The only weird part was at the end of our meal we felt abandoned. They had offered us hot beverages and we declined, saying we were very full and tired. After that we waited about 15-20 minutes for the bill, which didn't come, so I got up to see if we could pay at the front. When I got up someone did come over to escort me to the restroom, at which point I asked if we pay at the table or the front counter, and they brought the bill to the table a couple minutes later. They were very accommodating and called us a taxi which arrived just a few minutes later. The ambience was really nice in the restaurant. The lighting was very intentional and the tables were spaced out so we felt like we had our own little corner of the restaurant. The food was the biggest disappointment. Some dishes were better than others, but no dishes stood out as incredible. Most were forgettable, and a couple were just bad. There was a narrative/theme for the meal, but it got lost about halfway through. We started off strong with crispy vegetables and dipping sauce--simple and tasty. The next dish was a pike conger eel risotto which was torched at the table, so that was fun and also tasted good--this was my fiance's favorite dish. My favorite dish was probably the salad, where they used 57 different vegetables/greens. I appreciated the story behind it and it was a fun experience to eat. They also brought cards that listed all the ingredients and where each was from. Most ingredients were from small farms across Japan. After the salad, the meal declined in quality and also lost the magic of the story they were trying to tell. There was a bread course. I love bread, so I was very excited for this. It was good, but not great. The focaccia rolls were served cold, and they were a bit dense. They served them out of the baking dish, so I'm not sure why they chose to serve them cold, but I think they would have been better fresh. The radish dish, which they keep on the menu at all times, was ok. The explanation behind the radish dish was that radishes naturally change flavor over seasons, so they encourage people to come back and try it again as the seasons change. It was nicely cooked. The next dish was a fried small whole fish (ayu). We appreciated that this was an elevated take on a traditional Japanese dish. We were instructed to eat the head whole and then eat the body with the sauces. I'm not a big fan of eating crispy fried whole heads of things, but that's just me. The head reminded me a lot of botan ebi, but it wasn't very flavorful. Unsurprisingly, it was a little hard for me to eat, and I didn't love the fish guts throughout the fish either, but I understand that's just a personal preference and we were there to try new things. The sauces were just ok. I have a feeling the traditional grilled fish on a stick with sauce would have been more interesting and tastier than their elevated version. The next dish, the main course, was by far the worst. It was duck, served rare, with a red wine sauce. The duck was very chewy and I got a tendon in mine that I couldn't chew through and had to decide whether to spit it into a napkin or politely swallow it. I chose the latter and it was gross. My fiance's cut didn't have tendons in it, but it was still chewy and he had a difficult time getting through it. The dish was served with a side of asparagus with cream sauce, which was very mild and forgettable. I've had rare duck with wine sauce before, and this was the worst version I've had, but also there was nothing interesting about this dish. It didn't fit the story of the meal, it wasn't creative, and it didn't taste good. Unfortunately, it was one of the bigger portions of the night also, so I ended up not being able to finish mine cause I started feeling nauseous trying to get through it. The cheese course was nice. Tiny bits of cheese with sauce droplet pairings. It wasn't anything to write home about, but I love cheese so I appreciated that they included some. The dessert was a couple courses and was uneven in quality. Some confections were better than others, but none wowed me, and some were just unbalanced and not good. The drink pairings for the dessert course also made the desserts taste worse. At one point we had a raspberry grapefruit drink, peanut milk drink, and matcha on the table all at once and the flavors were really jarring. We could hear the couple next to us talking about their meal throughout the night, and they were not having a better time than us. When their duck dish came out we overheard the guy say to his wife, "Should we just leave?" With the non-alcoholic beverage pairings, our meal came out to almost $700, which is the most I've spent on a meal, and it was certainly not in the top 100 meals I've had. I don't understand why this restaurant has three Michelin stars, and it definitely made me less likely to try Michelin recommendations in the future. It's worth noting that they seem to have roughly doubled the price of their food in the past few years. If it had been half the cost, and we hadn't gone in expecting a three-star experience, I think we would have had a better time. However, as it was, it was quite disappointing. We still had a fun night, but mostly because it was a shared bonding experience of disappointment and trying to figure out how the food could be so mediocre yet highly acclaimed. I am sure a lot of skill went into many of the dishes we were served, and I do think the chef/owner put thought and effort into the meal and experience. I'm not trying to question anyone's skill or talent, but the experience was not for us, and I would not recommend the restaurant given the relatively high cost.
Unforgettable & effervescent lunch with 2 friends
I was lucky my friend was able to snag this lunch reservation for her birthday celebration in Tokyo/Kyoto :) When my husband and I were visitors of Japan, we did try out another 2-star Michelin place in Tokyo...and it was regrettably very forgettable...and I won't name it or review it, which is why it has been 6 yrs since for Tokyo. Not L'Effervescence! I was very impressed with the very creative and sophisticated non-alcoholic pairing option that my friend went for - the other friend and I did a split pairing with the wine. I also appreciated the sustainability approach, with local ingredients. The turnip dish was so delicious. I know this may not be a huge deal for others who like their meat rare, I'm usually a medium, and not a brave person with rare poultry... it was the first time one of my friends and I braved eating a medium rare duck - and it was delicious. Usually, I'm the one a bit embarrassed & disappointing the server and possibly the chefs when I cannot eat the rarer duck or squab that is brought out, but to my surprise, I took a bite and finished it - it was divine. In terms of cost and value, I would say it's a fair price and great value. I guess I am comparing it to 2 facilities in California, and with the wine pairing, the California counterparts were more expensive, and I would only recommend 1/2 in California. If this is your one splurge or one fine-dining French/Japanese restaurant, I would go with this. Great ambiance, great staff and service, delicious, and the right amount of food.
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Does support work ?
I am having a tough time contacting and elucidating a response from AT Support. I had a listing at 6pm, which was a mistake as the actual listing reservation was at 11pm. This got somehow approved by AT, and a customer bought this from me for 6pm. I want to cancel this listing and refund customer , but there is no way of doing this ! This is so frustrating and making me lose hope on AT. Can someone help me please?
Give the best answerDoes customer service exist!!!!?????
This app is horrible I bought a res it was listed as one day but the actual res on a different day. Have messaged support non stop no reply. There goes $200+ thanks appt trader! Such a scam
Give the best answerPayment for selling
How do I receive information if someone wants to buy my reservation? How do I get paid?
Give the best answerHow can we take our restaurant off your list?
Dear Appointmenttrader Team,
I am the spokesman of the Hofbräuhaus in Munich/Germany.
We don not want to be on your App, since Reservations in the Hofbräuhaus are free.
Please take us off this list!
Please do answer and confirm this.
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Banned from Resy for selling reservations- Do we have a rat on our hands???
I am new to this app and started off by selling a polo bar reservation and then quickly sold one more reservation. Not long after I received emails from Resy saying all my reservations are cancelled and I am being banned from Resy for life. How could this have possibly happened without a rat telling Resy that I sold the reservation. I need some advice on this situation and let’s catch the rat!
Give the best answerBid and Buy Instantly
I have a big ongoing and it also shows someone is working on my bid. Today I see there is a " Buy Instantly " option at my portfolio showing same price I've bid for a reservation. I'm a bit confused, since my money has already been deducted from my credit card for the bid, do I need to pay one more time for the Buy Instantly? If I choose Buy Instantly, can I cancel my bid ( while someone is working on it )? Thanks!
Give the best answerFirst Sale Help
Having hard time getting my first sale. Any advice? I just want to get the ball rolling! Thanks!
Give the best answerChanging restaurant opening times
I have a reservation for Kasama Chicago I listed but it’s not showing up because the listed opening hours are only until 3 or 4 pm. My reservation is for their dinner service at 5. Is there a way I can change the times myself?
Give the best answerI got charged twice for a single reservation
How long until I get a refund? Support has been slow, has anyone else experienced this?
I tried purchasing the reservation at $55 but it failed. Then I purchased it for $30 and it succeeded. However the $55 charge still went through on my card and posted
Cancelled reservations due to posting it here
Restaurants are cracking down on reservations posted on here
Give the best answer0 views on my posted reservations
Any idea why my reservations have 0 views? Am I doing something incorrectly?
Give the best answerFinding reservwtion
What name do I say the reservation is under?
Give the best answerHow do I deposit $?
You can only deposit $50 at a time until you earn the “Sales and Low Refund Medal” I believe. Im new to this as well but the ability to deposit more money at once and increase your amount of listings comes with that medal.
Payouts
Anyone know how increase payout transfer to bank as I can only send $50 a day and they charge $5 for every transaction. There must be a way. I’ve contacted support two days ago and not a reply.
Give the best answerTransfer question
What do you do if reservation is an hour away and it still hasn’t been transferred? Don’t want to be embarrassed at restaurant. First time user. Thanks!
Give the best answerGetting started as a seller
Hey I just signed up. I'm in Kenya and I 'm looking to be a seller. Where can i get started?
Transfer
My reservation is today and my transfer is still not complete does that mean it’s not going happen ?
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My funds from first transaction were supposed to be released today at 5:30 EST. Still showing in deposit account and not main balance
Give the best answerWaiting for concierge service for over 24 hrs and nothing
I have been waiting for name transfer on my confirmed reservation for over 24 hrs and haven’t heard anything from anyone. Also need to ask for a special table. Dinner is tmrw night. Anyone?
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What does prepaid mean. Am I paying for the reservation and than a prepaid amount. I’m looking for joes seafood in dc. All the offers are pre paid amounts ?!!
Give the best answerNewbie sellers— how fast do your reservations sell?
I have some reservations coming up tomorrow that have gotten lots of views but haven’t sold yet. I haven’t made a sale yet since I just joined this week. I keep lowering the price, but am worried they won’t sell. How long did it take you to sell your first reservations? And did you have success being reimbursed by AT for no-show or cancellation fees? Just looking for a little reassurance. Thanks!
Give the best answerHow do I sell my when my related reservation’s restaurant does not exist on AT?
How do I sell my when my related reservation’s restaurant does not exist on AT? Its listed as a hotel, but it also has a restaurant under the same name ‘Chiltern Firehouse’ in London
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I just bought a reservation, the money was taken from my Apple Cash. The reservation however does not show up in my portfolio
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I left my employer and need to change my email address for my account. How do I do this?
Give the best answerSeller with the Polo Bar reservation on 5/17 for 4 people
I am interested if you are willing to negotiate. Post on my wall if/when you see this.
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