Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan｜Brasserie chouette

Sophisticated cuisines and good services. I was greatly satisfied with the taste, especially in the starter and soup. I got another favorite restaurant in Karuizawa.

Underrated hidden gem. Two of us had two cheaper dinner set meal for the night which include an appetiser, a soup, a main and a dessert. The whole set was really out of our expectations as we just randomly hopped into a restaurant as all nearby restaurants were closed. For appetiser, the Chef’s recommendation appetiser which was made with crab meat and puff was really nice. The french foie gras with apple was really nice as well in terms of both the portion and the rich flavour. First time tried an appetiser with more foie gras than apple to be honest. The fish soup was outstanding. The slightly sour flavour was able to get us ready for the main and was a great signature soup of the restaurant. For the mains, we have ordered a fillet with red wine sauce and a lemon butter chicken. I would say the chef was really good in making his sauces for difference dishes. The fillet I had was not the best in town but the sauce brought out the flavour and improved it to another level. The chicken was totally out of our expectations as well as it was really tendered and juicy. The lemon butter sauce really matched the chicken too. The desserts combo contained 4 different desserts which I found the homemade Karuizawa milk ice cream very soothing as well.

Nice and friendly restaurant, food nice good