Beige Alain Ducasse Tokyo

Didn’t do the restaurant but went to Le Jardin de Tweed terrace which offers a small collection of cocktails, champagne, and a small menu from Beige Alain Ducasse. I just went and had some wine. All they offered was «red» and «white» and they had to «research» to find out what is was. Basically I felt like I was at a really relaxed rooftop terrace perfect to have a relaxing chat with a friend that served an above average airplane menu. Not bad. But could do more with this place. Would go again if I needed to escape the crowds and have a beer (not the wine!)

I was so excited to come to this restaurant that has mostly rave reviews and is a collaboration with Chanel.
We arrived to the modern elevator that whisked us up to the dining room. Upon entering I felt like we had made the wrong decision. The atmosphere was just a little stale. The music playing sounded like it was playing out of tin can speakers and it was mostly empty.
We ordered from the three course menu and all the food was fine, but I agree with Anthony N that nothing was that impressive. The asparagus dish to start was simple and nice, the beef as the main was not as good as I had hoped considering they were serving Japanese beef. Dessert was disappointing as the tea soufflé was rather bland and their signature chocolate Chanel dessert was very one note.
Dinner was expensive (like everything in Tokyo) and around $ 200 a person. I would not recommend this with all the fabulous dining options in Tokyo, you can definitely find something better!

Food is as wonderful as you’d expect. Actually its better than that. Service is skilled and exemplary. I defy anyone to dislike this on any grounds other than the price is high. But its actually great value.

***Ginza’s Beige Alain Ducasse features a Coco Channel designed/​influenced dining room that fits perfectly with Ginza’s high-​end shopping district; the food is classically prepared French cuisine that is satisfying but not very creative or impressive***
Ginza is Tokyo’s version of Rodeo Drive. One major street in Ginza features one big name and luxurious clothing and accessories store after another. Ginza feels like a big city though. While Rodeo Drive’s upscale boutiques are located in mostly small buildings, Ginza features very tall city buildings. One of those tall buildings is home to Beige Alain Ducasse, which reflects Ginza’s luxury brands as well as its city look. Beige Alain Ducasse sits on the top floor of the Chanel building so that you get a high-​up view of the city as well as a luxurious dining room that is influenced by Chanel.
The dining room is nice with a great color scheme of light and natural colors that blend together very well. There are also high ceilings as well as nicely upholstered furniture in both the dining room and the waiting room. It is a very luxurious room too with white tablecloth and sharply dressed servers.
For lunch, Beige Alain Ducasse features a few options – more lunch friendly prices with a small number of courses and smaller portions or a more elaborate and indulgent tasting menu. The tasting menu started with great gougeres – warm pastries with a great salty cheese flavor.
The first course was a classic French dish of French glazed vegetables. Similar to one of Patina’s (Los Angeles) signature courses, this course revealed great root vegetables, greens and members of the onion family nicely cooked (and with a lot of care) so that they are tender while still retaining their natural flavor. The dish was made more indulgent with a topping of the braising liquor used to cook the vegetables and shaved black truffle. Overall, it was a course of perfectly fine vegetables, but it was not particularly contemporary or memorable.
Next was a generous portion of flaky and moist Japanese white fish that was served with a creamy and lemon flavored bearnaise sauce. It was a lot like the vegetables course; it was a well cooked and prepared plate of food, but there are so many restaurants putting out more interesting and delicious food.
The main course was veal topped with black truffles and veal jus. The veal came with a fresh salad and a simple roasted potato. The veal had the texture of a pork chop so it was slightly tougher than some would like for the main course of a high-​end French meal. That being said, it was moist and nicely seasoned and the glaze of veal jus was rich and indulgent. Also, like the fish course, the portion size of the veal was very generous.
Dessert was one of Alain Ducasse’s signature items. It was a chocolate praline mousse pyramid. The center was a creamy and light chocolate praline mousse that was topped with a dark chocolate glaze and crunchy hazelnuts wrapped in great caramel-​flavored hard candy. It was a satisfying dessert though I do think the presentation was more memorable and fun than the flavors and textures.
The meal ended with really good macarons – a sweet caramel macaron and a very satisfying and more local feeling green tea macaron. The macarons were very fresh (not cold like you often get). The macarons also had light and crispy tops with soft, chewy and moist centers. The green tea flavor was very prominent (one of the best macarons I have ever had). There were also chocolates that featured the Coco Chanel emblem as the final bite.
Service was very gracious and good. The food came out at a nice and even pace and the whole staff was extremely professional, polished, polite, and welcoming.
Prices are high. Beige Alain Ducasse is priced similarly to top fine dining restaurants in San Francisco, Chicago and New York though I would say the quality of the food, the variety of ingredients and the creativity would be a noticeable notch below top high-​end restaurants in those cities.
Beige Alain Ducasse serves satisfying French cuisine, but the food was not as memorable as what I had at L’atelier de Joel Robuchon in Roppongi and prices are fairly similar (Beige is probably slightly less expensive). I did enjoy Beige Alain Ducasse much more than Mix in Las Vegas, which is also an Alain Ducasse restaurant. You are likely to have a satisfying French lunch or dinner at Beige Alain Ducasse, but there are significantly better French and Japanese restaurants in Tokyo at the same or even lower prices.
I am not sure what the parking situation is.