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About this place
At lunchtime, you can make a meal of kushiage, or opt for pork fillet cutlets or grilled mackerel. Okaeri’s set-meal menu centres on fried dishes but offers a good range of choices. One diner praised the 6-skewer set for its finely coated, freshly fried skewers. Other options include sets with 3 pork fillet cutlets, 4 pieces of fried chicken or grilled mackerel. If you can’t decide, the Okaeri set meal brings together 3 kushiage skewers, 2 pork fillet cutlets and 2 pieces of fried chicken. It comes with 2 kinds of side dish, soup and salad, and rice refills are available. For a lighter curry, try the Okaeri Katsu Curry: it includes 2 pork fillet cutlets, 2 kinds of side dish, soup and salad, with rice refills also available.
In the evening, you can pick kushiage skewers individually. The signature selection includes angel prawns, asparagus wrapped in meat, lotus root with curried minced meat, and mochi with bacon; there is also an assortment of 5 skewers. One diner found the asparagus skewer substantial, while others have singled out the delicate coating on the fried skewers. Seasonal and recommended skewers are available too, so you could start with an assortment and add any individual skewers that catch your eye.
Between skewers, try small plates such as crisp green peppers with meat miso, mountain yam pickled with wasabi, or monkfish liver with ponzu. Diners have also mentioned enjoying the peppers and potato salad, as well as motsuni, a simmered offal dish, at lunchtime. There is plenty to choose from beyond fried food. The drinks list includes the signature fresh lemon sour, a house-made pickled-ginger sour and draft beer—good company for a skewer or two in the evening. Okaeri also serves lunch and is described as suitable for dining alone.
