Ginza: Ore no French (俺のフレンチ）

Summary: Come here to try Michelin-standard food usually served at fancy pansy restaurants at a fraction of the price. 

If you haven’t visited any of the Oreno (俺の) franchise restaurants, I suggest you do so, because you might be missing out on one of the most popular restaurant chains in Japan right now. 

"Ore-no" means "my", so the store name for example "Ore-no French" means "My French". 

The concept of this restaurant is to serve top notch food with high quality ingredients that you normally would eat at a luxurious restaurant, at a very affordable price. 

The food - gourmet cuisine, prepared to order by chefs headhunted from Michelin-starred restaurants, features premium ingredients such as lobster, foie gras, duck or wagyū beef — all for a target price of 3000yen per head.

Sounds too good to be true? The catch is that you have to stand while you eat, and there is a two-hour time limit on how long you can stay at the restaurant. They also have a limited number of sit down tables, but those tables tend to be snapped up quickly. 

Just to warn you, the queues at this chain restaurant can be horrendous, and I have heard that it’s incredibly difficult to make a reservation as their phones are constantly busy.

It is probably best for you to head to the restaurant directly to make a booking, though reservations can only be done up to one month in advance.  

My date and I were incredibly lucky to have gone on an unusually quiet afternoon, we were able to get a table without reservation or queuing. 

Halfway through our lunch, the big screen projectors in front of the restaurant started a live stream of one of their waiters preparing one of their special crepe desserts.

He was actually making it next to our table, so we were able to take a clear picture of the sharply dressed gentleman in action.

fwoahhh

seared duck breast with berry sauce

beef filet mignon foie gras rossini with truffle sauce

I forgot to mention, but during your meal, Ore no French offers live music performance - when I went they had a pair of ladies (flutist and pianist) playing some classical music for us. 

Definitely one of the restaurants I would recommend in Tokyo - where else can you get such high quality food at such reasonable prices???

Address:  KIRARITO GINZA 1-8-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061

〒104-0061 東京都 中央区 銀座 1-8-19 キラリト　ギンザ　B1F
Phone: 03-6264-4921
Hours:
■ Mon - Fri Lunch 12noon - 3pm (last order 2pm), Dinner 5pm - 11pm (last order 10pm)
■ Sat, Sun & PH 12noon- 11pm (last order 10pm)
Website: http://www.oreno.co.jp/restaurant/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%AE%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81tokyo/