Amazing place. You know it’s legit when you see actual Japanese people here. Came once with a friend, went back the next day to bring wife. Great quality, up in price but worth it, especially if you take the desert and coffee combo. It’s a hidden gem, and that makes it that much better for me. Don’t think twice, just come.
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We came on a Saturday when they opened at 11:30AM; we got a table right away but it seems like most of their tables had reservations. We wanted to try this place because we heard good things about their charishi and baked goods!
Most dishes come as a combo (coffee or tea, salad, entree and choice of dessert: cake, creme brulee, trifle, etc.) We got the Cafe au Lait Chirashi ($40) and Pork Katsu Don ($21). A lot of the entrees were in the $20-$40 range, with any dish that contained sashimi / sushi being in the higher range. They have a few sushi rolls, but only basic ones like spicy salmon rolls at $10, so if you come here, you aren't coming for sushi rolls.
The charishi bowl was a 4 layer bowl consisting of a layer of sashimi, rice, unagi, and then rice again. The sashimi was fresh and well presented but I was hoping to get "melting in your mouth" type sashimi for the price we paid, but it wasn't. The pork katsu don was decent but nothing what would justified how much this dish is. We got the blueberry cheesecake, which tasted standard. And tried the tofu cheesecake - we were hesitant at first because we had no clue what tofu and cheesecake had in common but you actually don't taste the tofu! Just a lighter cheesecake in density and cheese flavour (somewhere between a traditional cheesecake and Uncle Tetsu's cheesecake).
Overall, we're okay with paying $$$ for food if it reflects in the dishes. We had high expectations due to the reviews but to us, the price was not justified with what was served. Although the food was good, it was just okay. Perhaps this is one of the better places in Scarborough, but there are definitely better places elsewhere for fresher sashimi.
Cafe michi is a cute little Japanese restaurant. It is usually quite busy so I would recommend you to make reservations.
I had the cafe au lait chirashi. The sashimi is fresh and very delicious. The rice beneath actually had unagi. Every bite was flavourful. With the meal, you get a dessert. I had the creme brulee which I really enjoyed. I like the vanilla more than the green tea creme brulee.
The chochin bento is also a very good choice if you want a bit of everything.
This is definitely some of the best Japanese food around here.
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