The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka (located at 2-5-25 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City; General Manager: Mark Neukom) will launch the Strawberry Afternoon Tea at The Lobby Lounge and the Strawberry Afternoon Buffet - Salon du Strawberry - and Winter Strawberry Lunch Buffet at Italian restaurant Splendido starting December 26, 2025.
Strawberry Afternoon Tea at The Lobby Lounge (1st Floor)
Introducing New Pairings with Strawberries: Blackberry Tea, Hojicha, Hazelnuts, and More
The Lobby Lounge on the first floor presents its luxurious Strawberry Afternoon Tea featuring seasonal strawberries once again this year. For this season's sweets, Executive Pastry Chef Frederic explores the appeal of premium Japanese strawberries. He has carefully selected rich-flavored ingredients that pair beautifully with strawberries, including blackberry tea, hojicha, chocolate, nuts, and cheese, to propose new flavor marriages.
The "Hojicha Pudding with Caramel Banana Chantilly" combines smoky hojicha pudding with caramel jam, banana chantilly, and fresh strawberries, showcasing new possibilities for strawberries. The "Basil Cheese Scone," made with Emmental cheese, pairs perfectly with strawberry sauce. Another signature creation from French-born Chef Frederic is an evolved take on the brioche Swiss, believed to have originated in France. The "Hazelnut Chocolate Pain Swiss" wraps hazelnut custard in brioche and goes exceptionally well with sweet and tangy strawberry sweets. Banquet Chef Katayama's savory selections include "Roast Beef and Strawberry Blini Sandwich" and other elegantly pink items using seasonal ingredients.
Enjoy an elegant afternoon in the restaurant, enveloped by the gentle sounds of live piano performances.
Details
- Period: December 26, 2025 (Fri) - March 9, 2026 (Mon)
- Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Location: The Lobby Lounge (1st Floor)
- Price:
- Strawberry Afternoon Tea: 7,800 yen *From January 5, 2026
- Strawberry Afternoon Tea (with original cocktail): 9,800 yen *December 26, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- The Ritz-Carlton Signature Afternoon Tea: 12,000 yen (includes glass of champagne and 3 macarons to take home) *December 26, 2025 - March 9, 2026
- Reservations: Phone 06-6343-7020 (Restaurant Reservations) 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Website: https://lounge.ritzcarltonosaka.com/afternoontea
Menu Details
Sweets
- Strawberry Mousse with Crunchy Coconut Gianduja
- Hojicha Pudding with Caramel Banana Chantilly
- Strawberry Jelly with Pistachio Cream
- Vanilla Strawberry Opera
- Milk Chocolate Ganache with Nut Sable
- Hazelnut Chocolate Swiss Bread
- Basil Cheese Scone
- Plain Scone
- Clotted Cream
- Strawberry Jam
Savory
- Marinated Shrimp and Octopus with Cauliflower Coulis
- Roast Beef and Strawberry Blini Sandwich
- Smoked Salmon Mousse with Ossetra Caviar on Monaka Wafer
- Spinach and Walnut Tart with Prosciutto and Parmesan
Strawberry Afternoon Buffet - Salon du Strawberry - at Splendido Italian Restaurant (1st Floor)
Fresh Strawberries Return to Deliver Direct Flavor, Acidity, and Sweetness
As the Valentine's season approaches, chocolate becomes irresistible.
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka presents the Strawberry Afternoon Buffet - Salon du Strawberry -, matching various forms of chocolate with the annually popular strawberry buffet.
Guests can enjoy a diverse array of sweets including "Gianduja Chocolate with Blackberry Tea Chantilly," which features hazelnut gianduja topped with sweet and tangy strawberry jelly wrapped in white chocolate and finished with blackberry tea mousse and fresh strawberries, as well as "Strawberry Tiramisu," combining mascarpone strawberry mousse made with hotel-made mascarpone cheese with bittersweet tiramisu. Like last year, fresh strawberries are also available to enjoy their flavor, acidity, and sweetness directly.
The chocolate fountain features aromatic dark chocolate with pronounced cocoa flavor. Guests can dip chef's special sweets such as strawberry marshmallows and madeleines to enjoy the luxurious marriage of rich cocoa and fruit sweetness.
At the live station, "Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberry" is prepared fresh in front of guests, layering warm chocolate fondant with fruity strawberry compote and topping with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy the exquisite harmony of warm chocolate and cool ice cream.
Chef Seishi Aoshima, head chef of Italian restaurant Splendido, has created nine savory dishes. The lineup showcases dishes utilizing seasonal ingredients, from "Strawberry and Beet Bruschetta" where beet sweetness and acidity enhance strawberry flavor, to mascarpone risotto with balsamic-sautéed strawberries, and "Four Cheese and Apple Trofiette Pasta" inspired by traditional Italian cuisine, demonstrating Chef Aoshima's deep understanding of Italian food culture.
This year, a dedicated photo and video shooting time is provided before the buffet begins. Guests who post their favorite photos or videos on their Instagram accounts with a mention to the hotel's official account (@ritzcarlton.osaka) will receive one of The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka's popular original jumbo chocolate chip cookies from The Ritz-Carlton Gourmet Shop per post (*one post per account eligible). Please speak to staff for details.
Experience this immersive strawberry celebration surrounded by sweet strawberry aromas in an atmosphere reminiscent of a Tuscan villa where magnificent art flourishes.
Chef Seishi Aoshima, Head Chef of Splendido Italian Restaurant
Chef Aoshima trained for approximately four and a half years in Italy's Lombardy, Liguria, Piedmont, and other regions. During this time, he traveled through nearly all 20 regions on foot to learn about food culture and regional cuisine. What Chef Aoshima, who has valued fundamentals throughout his career, wants to deliver is "straightforward cuisine." Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine that faces ingredients head-on without gimmicks.
Details
- Period: December 26, 2025 (Fri) - March 10, 2026 (Tue)
- Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (90-minute seating / Last entry 3:30 PM)
- *2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Entry
- 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Photo time
- 3:00 PM - Buffet start
- Location: Italian Restaurant Splendido (1st Floor)
- Price:
- Weekdays: Adults 7,000 yen / Children 3,500 yen per person
- Weekends/Holidays, December 31 (Wed) - January 2 (Fri): Adults 7,500 yen / Children 3,750 yen
- *Children: ages 6-12, preschool children free
- Reservations: Phone 06-6343-7020 (Restaurant Reservations) 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Website: https://splendido.ritzcarltonosaka.com/afternoon
Menu Details
Sweets
- Chocolate-Coated Strawberry Mousse Lollipop
- Pistachio and Strawberry Cocktail
- Strawberry Daifuku
- Strawberry and White Chocolate Mousse Almond Cookie
- Cheesecake Mousse with Orange Jelly and Strawberry
- Hojicha Strawberry Pudding
- Gianduja Chocolate with Blackberry Tea Chantilly
- Strawberry Opera
- Araguani Chocolate Ganache Almond Cookie
- Strawberry and Coconut Panna Cotta
- Strawberry Tiramisu
- Strawberry Tangerine
Whole Cakes
- Strawberry Marble Chocolate Pound Cake with Strawberry Sauce
- Strawberry Cake with Matcha Chantilly
- Strawberry and Tanarivian Chocolate Cake
Savory
- Strawberry and Beet Bruschetta
- Sausage and Mozzarella Sandwich
- Broccoli and Snow Crab Quiche
- Truffle-Flavored Potato Velouté with Shrimp and Pine Nuts
- Winter Root Vegetables and Black Olive Pork Fricassee
- Four Cheese and Apple Trofiette Pasta
- Mascarpone Risotto with Balsamic Strawberry
- Chicken Thigh Confit with Celery and Cacao Nib Salad
- Fried Hoki with Strawberry Salt
Chocolate Fountain
- Strawberry Marshmallow
- Chocolate Hazelnut Sable
- Chocolate Cake
- Strawberry Chocolate Truffle
- Matcha Truffle
- Madeleine
- Freeze-Dried Strawberry
- Matcha Powder
- Cocoa Powder
- Crunchy Dark Chocolate Pearls
- Crunchy Milk Chocolate Pearls
Live Dessert
- Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberry
Winter Strawberry Lunch Buffet
Italian restaurant Splendido on the first floor offers the "Winter Strawberry Lunch Buffet" with a rich variety of strawberry delights. The buffet features sirloin roast beef with red wine and strawberry sauce, "Ham and Trevis Salad with Strawberry Dressing" where strawberry dressing adds an accent, "Cold Beet and Strawberry Velouté," and other strawberry dishes, as well as "White Bolognese Linguine" finished in front of guests. The wide-ranging lineup also includes gratin and vegan dishes. Strawberry sweets include "Strawberry Mousse with Orange Blossom Chantilly" and "Strawberry Cream Tart." The dark chocolate fountain, also featured in the Strawberry Afternoon Buffet - Salon du Strawberry -, pairs perfectly with sweet and tangy strawberry sweets.
Enjoy these seasonal flavors available only during this period at Italian restaurant Splendido, where traditional cuisine shines with contemporary essence.
Details
- Period: December 26, 2025 (Fri) - March 11, 2026 (Wed) *Weekdays only
- Time: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM (120-minute seating)
- Price: Weekdays: Adults 7,000 yen / Children 3,500 yen
- Location: Italian Restaurant Splendido (1F)
- Reservations: Phone 06-6343-7020 (Restaurant Reservations)
- Website: https://splendido.ritzcarltonosaka.com/our-menus
All prices include consumption tax and service charge
Photos are for illustration purposes
Menu items are subject to change without notice
About The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka opened in May 1997 as the first Ritz-Carlton hotel in Japan. With refined spaces reminiscent of 18th-century British aristocratic estates, cuisine that delights all five senses, and the meticulous service that has earned worldwide acclaim for The Ritz-Carlton, the hotel provides unique, memorable, and personalized experiences for guests.
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