Opened by the same group as a Sake Importer and wholesaler, it is always good to explore some sakes here. They serve them in Wine Glasses so you can experience the whole spectrum of flavours and aromas within the sakes on offer.Food wise - ordered some grilled Beef Tongues with Yuzu Pepper and another fried Tako Octopus with Salt & Pepper.
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Opened by the same group as a Sake Importer and wholesaler, it is always good to explore some sakes here.
They serve them in Wine Glasses so you can experience the whole spectrum of flavours and aromas within the sakes on offer.
Food wise - ordered some grilled Beef Tongues with Yuzu Pepper and another fried Tako Octopus with Salt & Pepper.
This Japanese caffe sells coffee by day, and Shochu and Sake with food by night under a different name called 越後. The day time Coffee Barista makes his drip coffee with a Japanese accent, which is something I miss on the odd days I am not craving for 3rd Wave coffee..Kenya Coffee AA -Half way between being all wine like and Japanese brood force. This was not 3rd wave coffee but at last it was balanced. ~ 7/10.Some Earl Grey Tea to start off with. Notice the Hour Glass as Timer for brewi
This Japanese caffe sells coffee by day, and Shochu and Sake with food by night under a different name called 越後. The day time Coffee Barista makes his drip coffee with a Japanese accent, which is something I miss on the odd days I am not craving for 3rd Wave coffee.
Some Earl Grey Tea to start off with. Notice the Hour Glass as Timer for brewing time - Decent but not that exciting I heard but at least they took the effort..
很有性格的洋風酒処。多款清酒，焼酎及日本威士忌。小量佐酒小食，有戶外位；適合絶對空虛的他；及背著龍紋身的她。Extremely moody bar with alfresco areaMelanchonic managerLarge selection of Sake, Sochu and Japanese whiskey Not for food but for drinks. The horror, the horror:My wife suggested this place for dinner . She tried coffee during the day at the same location and noticed a food menu. It's called "Nishimura Coffee Kan" during the day. But as we found out subsequently, it transforms to a very , very different type of place at night.In heaven, every
Extremely moody bar with alfresco area Melanchonic manager Large selection of Sake, Sochu and Japanese whiskey Not for food but for drinks.
The horror, the horror:
My wife suggested this place for dinner . She tried coffee during the day at the same location and noticed a food menu. It's called "Nishimura Coffee Kan" during the day. But as we found out subsequently, it transforms to a very , very different type of place at night.
This place is a slightly westernized Japanese drinking den, with a small number of tables indoors (3 tables for 2-4) with comfortable leather chairs. The lightings were extremely dim. Importantly, there is an alfresco area perfect for smokers.
A significant part of illumination came from a plasma TV showing the same black and white film repeatedly. The film was by Charlie Chaplain. It's about someone trying to make a living during the great depression. Human spirit was twisted by excessive industrialization and assembly lines. A rather sad movie.
First time I really watched anything by Charlie Chaplain. It's actually very touching. I recommend having a look.
The placed was manned by a lone Japanese manager. According to other reviewers, he used to be a chef from NAOZEN.
He was very quiet and he an extremely melancholic feel to him.
The decor, the alcohol selection, the black and white movie and most importantly, the Japanese manager, combined together and reminded me strongly of films like Apocalypse Now or Eraserhead.
Grilled Sting Ray: Very thick and sweet. Most likely marinated in mirin. It both thicker and the texture slightly softer than blowfish. I could recommend this one ;
Egg Maki (Egg roll): Very interesting. I was expecting a standard fluffy Japanese-style egg roll but this came as a surprise. It's egg roll but with a large piece of eel inside the egg roll. It had a lot of mirin (sweet Japanese marinade) and seaweed on top.
Chicken Tsukune with Egg (Tsukune Tamago Doshi): The moment I see tsukune I had to order it. This was not a standard tsukune. It's a large, burger-sized piece of patty made of minced chicken and slightly...reheated - not fried or grilled - but reheated. Put a sunny side up on top and some ketchup and you get a decent pub grub. However, the chicken didn't really taste like anything. Interesting but not recommended.;
Onion Skewer & Buta Bara Skwer (Osaka style): The manager really warned me a number of times not to order it. He told me it's $35 for a small piece of onion or buta bara. I insisted in ordering it. (Why put it on the menu then?) Turns out he was completely right. It's Osaka style kushi, i.e. it's fried with a bit of bread crumbs instead of the tempura batter. Very expensive for the quality and the quantity. Not recommended.
Fried chicken nuggets: I had the same conversation with the manager over the chicken as well. He suggested not to order that as it was not value for money. Instead of $3X for one piece of chicken meat, he offered to fry me a number of chicken nuggets for HK$68, which I accepted.
Those were pretty aromatic but the chicken cubes were too small. Comparing like with like, I definitely prefer the Saito Chicken at another Sake Bar - "Ome Ome".
Eda mame: These came in a big bowl and were quite good. Not heavily salted.
Drinks:
All in all, the food experience was really just so-so. When it comes to drinks though, this place will not disappoint.
Menu in three languages : Chinese, Japanese and English
- More than 27 types of sochu to choose from; - Even more Sake and Japanese whiskey; - There is also a decent selection of mocktails. - However, to my utter dismay , just one type of beer- bottled Suntory Premium Malts!
We ordered a glass of sochu, one beer, two cocktails, one half-bottle (?) of sake and finally, a Cuba Libre (essentially tasted like Black Russian).
You could trust the recommendation of the manager. Just tell him what sort of sake you'd like and he'll recommend a few.
Conclusion:
The bill came down to more than HK$500 per head. The food is expensive but the drinks were reasonable.
You could sit as long as you want. There is also an outdoor area for smokers.
Very interesting decor.
Good for drinks but not for food.
When night falls , this place is not for girls (and guys) who like high-tea, French cuisine, pastel colors and vanilla flavoured cakes (e.g. my wife), it's more for Marlon Brando and the girl with a dragon tattoo...
陰暗面：
太太中午時候來了同一個地址，但店舖名稱是「西村咖啡館」。她覺得地方挻有趣。
晚上，太太提議與另一朋友一起光顧sake bar. 我問那一間，Sakesan, Ome Ome 或其他供應sake 的， 原來這西村咖啡晚上就變成「The Sake Bar」！
題外話/補充資料：
[i]"I've seen horrors... horrors that you've seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that... but you have no right to judge me. It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror. Horror has a face... and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies.
I remember when I was with Special Forces. Seems a thousand centuries ago. We went into a camp to inoculate the children. We left the camp after we had inoculated the children for Polio, and this old man came running after us and he was crying. He couldn't see.
We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried.
I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than we. Because they could stand that. These were not monsters. These were men... trained cadres. These men who fought with their hearts, who had families, who had children, who were filled with love... but they had the strength... the strength... to do that. If I had ten divisions of those men, then our troubles here would be over very quickly.
You have to have men who are moral... and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgment... without judgment. Because it's judgment that defeats us."[/i]
