A note on the words: teppanyaki is food cooked to order on a large flat iron griddle, usually right in front of you at the counter — it’s a genre of its own in Japan, closer to a steakhouse than to sushi or ramen. Kuroge wagyu is Japan’s classic black-haired wagyu breed, the source of most of the marbled beef you’ll see on steakhouse menus.
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New Matsusaka Roppongi on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hey, this is Hangover Meshi. This time I headed to “New Matsusaka,” a teppanyaki restaurant in GEMS Roppongi, the restaurant tower near Roppongi Hills. Apparently it’s a long-established teppanyaki restaurant from Osaka that expanded into Roppongi. I’ve been to GEMS Roppongi a fair amount by now, so I’m one step closer to conquering the whole building. This time it was the 7th floor, I think.
Step off the elevator and suddenly you’re hit with teppanyaki-restaurant vibes ^^
Filet Steak and Seafood Teppanyaki: 5,500 yen
Steak and Hamburg Steak Lunch: 4,950 yen
Steak Lunch: 3,520 yen
Special Hamburg Steak Lunch: 1,980 yen
Special Hamburg Steak Lunch & Special Garlic Rice: 2,530 yen
This time I went with the extravagant 5,500 yen lunch: the filet steak and seafood teppanyaki!
I ordered tea to start. They mentioned you can pay extra to change the type or amount of meat, but I went with the default this time.
The salad — while you eat this, they show you what’s about to go on the grill next!
Scallops, shrimp, and — sea bream, maybe? They start grilling the meat right alongside the fish.
A slice of sea bream, one scallop, and three shrimp! Cooked just right. The fish is delicious!
Look closely and there’s stir-fried bean sprouts that aren’t even on the menu. Just a small portion, but delicious, and a nice touch!
Flambé, lol
Three kinds of grilled vegetables come along too — lotus root, pumpkin, and bok choy, I think.
Despite being called filet, it’s a wonderfully juicy, fatty cut, so eating it with a little wasabi for balance was delicious! At 100g it was plenty — if it were 200g I might not have been able to finish it.
And an iced coffee.
So there I was, treating myself to a fancy teppanyaki lunch, and thanks to the big windows, the view is really something on a clear afternoon! Eating teppanyaki in that bright, open atmosphere was really nice. Between the salad, the seafood, and the vegetables, 100g of meat turned out to be plenty. If anything, I could have upgraded to Kuroge Wagyu (+1,300 yen) and gone with 70g of filet instead, lol. It’s a great experience, so I recommend it!
New Matsusaka Roppongi (Teppanyaki / Roppongi Station, Nogizaka Station, Azabu-juban Station)
Tabelog lunch rating ★★★☆☆ 3.5
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
One more for the road?
