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About this place
If you think of a Scotch egg as a small bite, lunch at Umeno may come as a pleasant surprise. One diner ordered the meat lunch and enjoyed a generous Scotch egg, with an egg at the centre of a minced-meat cutlet, as a filling main dish. The menu also lists a lunch featuring Scotch egg, Chicken Kiev and fried Japanese pork with ginger. Another visitor’s meat lunch came with bacon quiche and Japanese pork ginger stir-fry, offering a slightly different assortment of Western-style dishes around the main. It’s a good choice for lunch if you have your eye on the Scotch egg but would also like to try the accompanying dishes.
For a chance to sample a range of dishes in smaller portions, consider the “Adults’ Lunch”. The menu describes it as a lavish lunch platter with a little of everything, priced at 2,000 yen. One visitor recalls enjoying a hamburger steak and fried prawns, as well as a prawn-wrapped croquette reminiscent of a crab cream croquette and ham quiche. Their companion chose the daily lunch and, according to the same account, had Scotch egg and fried sardine with shiso and cheese. One lunch brings together a variety of dishes on a single plate; the other offers that day’s selection. Deciding between them is part of the fun.
For a Western-style dish beyond fried items and minced-meat cutlets, there is also wagyu beef cutlet. A diner who ordered it at lunch remembers its tender bite, the sweetness of the meat and a rich demi-glace sauce. The menu also includes beef minced cutlet and crab cream croquette, offering a choice between meat and a creamy croquette among the fried dishes.
There are accounts of visitors taking their time over dinner, pairing dishes with wine by the glass. One such meal included warm quiche, Scotch egg with a soft-boiled centre and crab and prawn croquettes, followed by dessert and coffee. The menu also lists Gorgonzola quiche and an assorted appetiser platter for two, while dessert options include semi-frozen rare cheesecake made with domestic lemons and gâteau au chocolat with orange peel. From daily specials and assorted platters at lunch to appetisers and desserts in the evening, Umeno offers different ways to choose a meal to suit your appetite and plans.
