{"id":8403,"date":"2016-08-23T22:39:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=8403"},"modified":"2016-08-23T22:39:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:39:53","slug":"kamei-royale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/kamei-royale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch at the New Kamei Royale"},"content":{"rendered":"

I actually have never been to Kamei Royale’s original restaurant. It seems like they have moved to a rather low-key\u00a0spot in Coal Harbour compared to their previous location on Alberni and Burrard, only metres away from Tiffany’s and Herm\u00e8s. \u00a0However\u00a0their grand re-launching party<\/a>, which I attended, turned out to be\u00a0such a spectacular food and cultural experience with performances of Japanese lion dance, Maguro Kaitai (tuna cutting) and sake barrel opening ceremony. \u00a0And it got me all excited and I wanted to find out if\u00a0their regular\u00a0food service would just be as\u00a0amazing. So I dragged Ken here for lunch just a couple days later.<\/p>\n

We arrived around 11:45am and just beat the busy lunch traffic. The place was filled up pretty quickly after we sat down.<\/p>\n

Their lunch choices are definitely on the pricey\u00a0side. I ordered the Black Cod Platter<\/strong> ($18.5), but it was rather just a piece of grilled black cod and a small bowl of garden salad. Although it also came\u00a0with rice and miso soup, it really wasn’t a lot of food to be called a platter. The ‘legendary Saikyo where can i buy clonazepam online <\/a> blended miso’ was flavourful but the fish was not served hot enough. \u00a0As Ken enjoyed\u00a0his Sushi and Sashimi Boat<\/strong> ($19) \u00a0and found the seafood very fresh, I kind of wish they had put something that’s more interesting than Atlantic salmon and albacore tuna in this.<\/p>\n

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Black Cod Platter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sushi and Sashimi Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kamei Royale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The service was attentive as the\u00a0server and his busser constantly checked on us during our meal. But food was not as exciting as I had hoped. I suppose the place is decent enough for a enjoyable lunch if the price and the lack of creativity are not the issues for you. As a foodie who likes more bang for his buck, I would rather lunch at Kingyo or Guu Garden for the same price or less. The only thing that would attract me to come back is probably their Happy Hour menu.<\/p>\n

Website \/ Menu:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.kameiroyale.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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