Shabusen Ginza Ten
Tokyo
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It is a very delicious shabu restaurant. The ingredients are very good. There are many types of soups to choose from. There are quite a lot of seats. The atmosphere inside the shop is warm and pleasant to sit. The staff is very good. We went to eat with a family of 6 people who ordered a set. It was full. Suitable for the price to pay. If you go there again, there is a chance to stop by again. Everything is very okay.👌🏻
Few years ago the quality of the regular beef was great. Now it seems they've skimmed on quality. The sauce this time is also stronger in taste, hence different from what it was before. I just come back for the nostalgic as well as a good shabu2 never hurt
If in Ginza, one of the best old time Shabu Shabu restaurants in town, the full lunch course is recommended as this includes an appetizer, chilled tomato salad or yuba tofu are 2 of my favorites, choose rice, congee and end with ramen, you choice of soup to finish with is soy sauce or salt and pepper.
We got there at 11:05, literally five minutes after opening, and we were already number 20 in line as a group of seven, which was kind of wild. Even so, we were seated in about 30 minutes, which honestly felt efficient considering it is all bar seating since it is a sukiyaki and shabu shabu style setup. They managed to seat all seven of us side by side, which worked out perfectly, and the space we got was surprisingly roomy. We all ordered the lunch kuroge wagyu sukiyaki set for around 6,500 yen and it came with appetizers, the meat, vegetables, and dessert. For the price, especially at lunch, it felt properly valued. The meat quality was great, super flavorful and satisfying, and the portioning was actually done really well. You kind of run out of broth right around the time you finish your meat, which makes it feel balanced instead of excessive or lacking. Rice was unlimited, vegetables were enough for each person, and no one felt shorted. Dessert was solid too. The yuzu ice cream was really good, the matcha with red bean was also nice, and even though the strawberry mascarpone cheesecake was sold out, the arrowroot jelly served in ice water with brown sugar syrup ended up being a pleasant surprise. Service was great across the board. Overall I would say a solid 5 out of 5 for lunch. I would not want to pay much more than that, but at that price it felt worth it.
Order the classic shabu shabu set. Observe the lunch crowd before sitting down. Around noon, most patrons were well dressed seniors (posh too!), which signalled quality and reputation. We felt comfortable committing without over analysing the menu. Skip the rice if you follow a low starch low sugar diet. I limited myself to two bites of vermicelli and focused on the meat and vegetables. Oh, you bet I was full! Save room for dessert. The custom made plum black sugar jelly is balanced, not overly sweet or sour, and unexpectedly refined. If you allocate a weekly sugar allowance, this is where to spend it.
