Please don't flame me, just wanted to share my experience today - I am sure many have had excellent meals here.

As a disclaimer I have to say I went here for lunch which (as is usual in Japan) is about 20-25% of the price of dinner, i.e. I did not have the full meal service the restaurant is undoubtedly capable of.

The restaurant itself is housed in an ugly building and the interior is probably one of the tackiest and least romantic of the restaurants I have been to in Tokyo so far (prints of pink roses on the chairs, cheap wooden trellisses and plastic plants). The toilets are a bit of a disgrace with stains on the doors/floor that cannot be washed off anymore. Anyway, it's about the food, not the ambiance - however, that too was a bit disappointing. I had some sashimi which was fine and tempura which was average at best. My lunch partner had a donburi with pork which was okay. Side dishes were okay. It wasn't bad but I couldn't see what the fuss was about. I have had better meals in Tokyo in other (far cheaper) restaurants. For a similar price I much prefer Kazue in the Park Hyatt hotel where the tempura was superb, the setting/views fantastic and the service infinitely more refined.

I know I should have probably taken the toro with caviar or some other elaborate dish but my purpose was to have something more affordable, and see if I like it before splashing out on a more expensive meal there. Not likely.