Do you remember in Kill Bill where Uma Thurman killed a whole lot of people (ok, Cress, narrow it down a bit) - it was in a restaurant which looked remarkably like the restaurant called Gonpachi which is in Tokyo.
My research on the web suggests there is conflicting advice about whether it was the actual restaurant or a set modelled on the restaurant. It's also complicated by the fact that Gonpachi has several different sites including in the US.
But the most impressive one is said to be the one in Nishi-Azabu in Tokyo which is where we went on Friday night. The prices are quite reasonable and it was absolutely BRILLIANT. Amazing atmosphere and there were people being turned away and asked to wait an hour and a half (which they were happy to do). The lovely Leonie had made a reservation for us so we had no trouble getting our table. We were seated on the upper area so we had a view of the whole restaurant.
All in all, great food, fantastic service (including a very large South African man called, "Sonny" who introduced himself as our host) and a crazy experience.
I highly recommend it if you're coming to Tokyo but be sure to book well in advance.
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