September 19th 2021: Zuma, Boston

 Today, we decided to splurge a little at Zuma, a new Japanese restaurant in Boston located within the new Four Seasons Hotel at One Dalton Street.

This upscale restaurant has locations all over the world.

For drinks, we got the yuzu blossom milk punch (vodka, yuzu, milk, orange blossom water),

which apparently had clarified milk in it,

and the tensei ‘endless summer’ tokubetsu honjozo (kanagawa) cold sake.

We got the miso shiru (miso soup, tofu, wakame, scallion)

and the Tempura Yasai Moriawase (assorted vegetables)

for our little one, although he would have none of it. The soup was salty, and the tempura low on crisp as well. 

For the rest of the table, we got the Premium Omakase, which consisted of the suzuki no osashimi

(sliced seabass sashimi, yuzu, truffle and salmon roe),

the kureson to kyyuri no salada (watercress salad, wasabi, pickled cucumber)

the kaisen taru taru kyabia zoe (salmon and tuna tartare with rice crackers and lotus root chips),

the Hotate no ume shiso mentaiko yaki (Grilled Scallops with Pickled Plum with shiso and mentaiko butter),

the Wagyu Tartare (truffle ponzu, black truffle, saikyo miso bun, scallions)

Sushi Sashimi Plate (arjun negi toro maki (fatty tuna, finely diced scallion), hamachi (yellowtail), sake (salmon), suzuki (seabass), otoro (fatty tuna),

the kinoko no kama meshi (rice hot pot with wild mushrooms, japanese vegetables and preserved truffles),

the ainame no koumi yaki to kousou (grilled chilean seabass with green chili and ginger dressing), yaki toumoro koshi (sweet corn, shiso butter, shichimi pepper) and us prime beef (24 oz bone in ribeye, preserved black truffle, truffle ponzu butter),

Sencha,

and a dessert plate including yuzu cheesecake (raspberry granita, black sesame and yamamomo), chawan mushi (coconut custard, tropical fruit, passion fruit foam), green tea and banana cake (coconut ice cream, peanuts and toffee sauce), Molten Chocolate Cake with Caramel filling, Chocolate Mousse Sumo with Mango.

Very good presentations to say the least. Only the salad was a little underwhelming, but honestly I am not sure it was worth the 150 bucks we paid, per person. Overall, a decent experience, but not worth the price tag.