Piacere: Don't be fooled, there's no piano here

Area:  about 500m east of Kamejima station 亀島駅
Restaurant:  Piacere ピアチェエレ
Map:  http://tabelog.com/aichi/A2301/A230113/23035515/


I originally thought that this cafe was also a stage for pianists at night.  However, on second look at the Piacere website, I realized that it was a different restaurant.  There is very little about this cafe on the web, however I stumbled upon it during a google map search while in the area.

This Piacere looks like a cute little house with a secluded patio in front.  Inside, with the abundance of flowers and European mini statues, and orchestral music,  it seems like a European house. The staff seemed to have no yaruki, or motivation to work.  As I walked in I felt ignored.  Everything was completely self serve from water to cutlery, but that's no excuse for no greeting!

There were 4 options for lunch (¥880), of which you choose two.  There was a 100g sirloin, chicken sauté kara-age, and pork shoga yaki.  The salad bar, soup, and rice were all all-you-can-eat.  The consommé soup felt housemade with perhaps the addition of a bay leaf.  

The steak reminded me of steak back home, probably tough by Japanese standards.  There were 3 sauces to choose from; garlic, ponzu or a demiglace.  The steak was cooked to a medium rare and the garlic sauce was perfect not too salty, with a bit of sweetnes (asian style).  The garlic chips added a nice garlic punch.  The chicken was a bit dry, but had yummy crispy skin with a grated daikon Japanese style sauce.  The fries were a bit too mushy.   

Lucky for me, they had just brought out a super juicy watermelon as I went for dessert; yogurt and granola with some canned fruit.  A refreshing way to end the meat-filled meal.