01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
If you like to leave room for something sweet, the apple pie at Original Smile is worth a look. Diners report that it takes about 20 minutes to bake after ordering, and that staff asked whether they should start baking it while the meal was still being eaten. One diner described crisp pastry filled with apple jam, served with vanilla ice cream. It is a dessert to allow a little extra time for after lunch.
Lunch centres on two options: a weekly changing lunch and a fresh pasta lunch. Diners have reported seeing Chinese-style fried domestic herb chicken on one visit and Goto pork mille-feuille cutlet on another, so the main dish varies by day. The fried-chicken lunch came with Chinese soup and small side dishes, including seasoned egg and grilled courgette. On a separate visit, a diner enjoyed a grated-daikon hamburger steak with a refreshing sauce and rice. The weekly lunch suits those who want to see what is on the menu that day; the fresh pasta lunch is an option for anyone in the mood for pasta.
The fresh pasta lunch comes with salad, soup and a drink. A diner who chose carbonara praised the springy texture of the noodles and the generous amount of sauce. The menu also lists carbonara with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. For a small sweet alongside lunch, choices listed include crème brûlée, panna cotta with seasonal fruit and petit parfaits. Some diners have added chocolate cake to a pasta lunch, while others have chosen Basque cheesecake afterwards, making it easy to linger over dessert as well as the meal.
Counter seating makes it possible to dine alone, and children’s meals and high chairs are available. In Wakamiya, this café offers a choice of lunch dishes as well as freshly baked pie for those saving room for dessert.
