The Gallery: Hotel dining is not cheap, but you pay for the service

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Area:  about 3 min. southwest of Fushimi Station, Exit 7 伏見駅.  Inside The Hilton hotel (lobby lounge).

Restaurant:  The Gallery  ザ　ギャラリー

Website: http://hiltonnagoya.com/access/index.html

Hours:  Weekdays 10am-11pm (LO 10:30pm), Weekends and Holidays 9am-11pm

Although Christmas had already passed, the hotel's lobby still had it's ceiling high tree up and decorated giving the lounge a bit of a winter-y and celebratory feel.  Being in the Hilton, it was not cheap, but in turn the service was top class.  

The lunch meal (2000円, served from 11am-2:30pm) included 1 of 4 choices, a limited thai curry, nasi goreng, caesar salad or hamburger.  I went with the hamburger meal which came with a pumpkin soup and a drink.  The plate usually comes with fries, but I asked them if they could do a salad or vegetable switch up.  Substitutions are usually not allowed in Japanese restaurants, but after the waitress called up to the kitchen, she came back with the ok.  

The pumpkin soup was nicely done with not too much cream, and the taste of pumpkin still remaining, yet it was very smooth.  The dressing for the salad that I troublesomely asked for was a bit chemically lemon.  The all beef patter was medium rare and was very lightly seasoned.  This was a good thing since I find a lot of burgers in Japan pile on the black pepper and salt.  Here, I could actually taste the beef, and perhaps a bit of cinnamon or nutmeg.  The mayonnaise vegetable salad on the salad made for a nice burger topping.  The whole grained grilled bun also matched well with the heaviness of the meat, but I'm still not sure if this meal is really worth 2000円.

The coffee following my burger lunch was not too bitter, but bold; a good way to end the meal.