Before going to the restaurant I checked their homepage and read that they serve "seasonal Japanese style food in a quiet atmosphere" so I was looking forward to going there.
I went there in April at about 7:00 pm. and found that the restaurant is in a residential area.
By the entrance I could see a lit up Japanese style garden and the entrance itself was large and similiar to that of a traditional Japanese style Inn.I was led to a seperate dining area down a corridor which was about 6 tatami mats wide.
The room had a lovely Japanese feel to it with a nice view of the garden outside and a small display area for bonsai and a scroll so with the staff also wearing kimono the restaurant felt very Japanese indeed.
When I asked why the restaurant's name is "Wa Diner Sun " (which means 3 in Japanese) the staff said it was because it was founded by three brothers.
I ordered the 5,000 yen course which was the cheapest one and you need to preorder it when you make the booking.
The first dish was boiled field mustard or rape blossom with some sesami seeds on top.It was very tasty and slightly salty but very delicious.
Next was squid,jellyfish and another squid dish.
They were served in yellow, white and blue dishes all inside a laquer ware box and the presentation was very good.
The yellow dish had lightly salted squid with mayonaise and had a subtle and nice flavour.The white dish had jellyfish with a mixture of mustard and miso which was quite spicy and chewy and made me want to drink beer.
The blue dish had a very salty mixture of squid and squid internal organs which doesn't sound too good but is actually delicious.
As it was salty it made me feel like beer even more.
After that I was served shrimp, amberjack and tuna sashimi.
Next was deep fried small shrimp (sakura ebi) formed into a small pancake like shape.It wasn't crispy at all and was quite chewy so I was disappointed with it.
This was followed by "chawan mushi" which is a steamed egg dish that was covered in spicy fish roe cheese.The cheese was delicious but it over powered the steamed egg's flavour which was very mild in comparison.
Next was "nimono" which is boiled vegetables and spanish mackeral in a soy sauce based sauce.It wasn't particularly good and didn't really impress me that much.
After that was a grilled pork vegetable casserol.
The vegetables had been steamed with ssesami oil and again I found that the flavours of each ingredient over powered each other.In particular the sesami oil was too strong.
Next was rice with salmon caviar on top, a Japanese style soup flavoured with fish stock and salt and pickles.
I was again disappointed with this dish as the salmon eggs were tasteless and would suit someone who doesn't like raw fish.
For dessert was strawberry icecream which was quite good.
All around the restaurant is a beatiful Japanese garden which gives the place a very nice atmosphere.The building , windows and verandahs are very traditional but the food was only average.
Of all the dishes I ate, only 2 were delicious so the atmosphere is much better than the food.
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Wa Diner Sun
Address:3078-5, Ushibuse, Shimo-kanuki, Numazu
Tel:+81-55-935-6545
URL:http://www.numazu-wadaina3.com/
Budget:Lunch 2,300 yen Dinner 5,000 yen
Open:irregular
Closed:irregular
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