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Recently visited Chez mura bleu Lis, a French restaurant in Morioka city. The menu leaned towards traditional French, the presentation and flavour of the menu was largely conventional and lacked a bit of character. Not a bad meal by any means but it definitely blow me away. They only take reservations over the phone, they have space for 20 diners with 5 tables in their house restaurant. The decor was a bit aged, definitely old fashioned. Located close to central Morioka, not difficult to reach or find.
I had preordered the deluxe dinner menu which uses premium ingredients like caviar, abalone, lobster etc with a total cost of ¥20,000. The abalone with souffle, poached lobster & rockfish and wagyu steak were all cooked very nicely. Each of the accompanying sauces were well balanced, they definitely understand these classic dishes well and show it in the execution. They offer a few varieties of bread as well, some of it to go with the caviar I ordered. For dessert there was a choice between mascarpone, citrus jelly or white chocolate and I went with the white chocolate as did many other diners. The service team is lead by their sommelier, everything felt sterile and surgical, like they have a routine down and perform it really well. Really professional and couldn’t fault any of it.
The meal felt too safe for me, which is more my problem. I would recommend this place if you’re in morioka and like traditional french food but I wouldn’t repeat due to wanting to try something else.
by misnopeo