Kanga-an Temple
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The worst restaurant experience in my life! Just to make it clear up front. I’m not complaining about the food at all. Taste can be different, but about everything else at this place was not worth it at all. I would have liked to give 0 Stars if possible. Don’t waste your money on this! We were very excited for this restaurant and we were expecting a delicious vegan kitchen. I don’t want to complain too much on the food because the taste can be different between people. On the first look it is cozy and a nice atmosphere on the outside. On the inside it definitely is not worth the price at all. If i pay more than a 100 Euros per person i think you could at least expect some nice tableware and not the cheapest disposable chopsticks and napkins. The Oshibori towel was also disposable and cold. In every cheep streetfood restaurant in Japan we got warm, reusable and fresh towel and chopsticks of better quality than in this place. We had to take our shoes off at the entry, which is usual in the Japanese culture, which we knew because we experienced it a few times before. But in almost every other place, we got a pair of slippers. Here we had to walk on our socks. The service was not really friendly and couldn’t really explain the dishes to us. They just brought dish after dish, not asking how we like it after we barely ate the first courses. They just continued bringing more and more. The dishes and the ingredients were not fresh and tasted like they were made days before. Especially the salad, vegetables and the tofu tasted bland. After the 6th course we told the waiter that we wanted to leave because we don’t like the food at all. He got us the bills for the drinks (the food was paid before), we paid and left. No one tried to talk to us to find a solution that could possible prove us the opposite.
Jacob WöhlerJacob Wöhler
00
Arriving at Kanga-An as night falls, its quite stunning - the path to the entrance lined with candles. Very beautiful. This was my first experience of the "shojin ryori" style of cuisine and I found it a very mixed bag. Some delicious dishes and some that seemed created more for the eye than the palette. For example a fried wheat gluten dish topped with nori and skewered, closely resembling grilled eel. Not so delicious but certainly a technical feat. Later that night after dining here, at around 3am suffered terrible vomiting and diarrhea, but I really couldn't say if this meal was the cause.
David LynehamDavid Lyneham
20
Found this via tabelog ratings for shojin ryori. Reservations only (booked via myconciergejalan) as far as I can remember and had the 11,000 yen course in a private room. One of the best meals I’ve had in Japan despite being vegetarian.
Kang Ren ChiaKang Ren Chia
10
Absolutely amazing. We went at night and the place was beautiful. Then went we went inside the food was even prettier. The creativity and display of the food was the highlight of our trip. Keep up the good work.
chris elmschris elms
00
Great experience there. Quite stunning garden and path through to the restaurant and also there are tables and chairs so it’s easy to sit and enjoy the good. The shojin ryori is creative and tasty.
T2YT2Y
10
京都鞍馬口にあるお寺「閑卧庵」。 黄檗宗の禅寺で、京普茶料理を頂きました。 19時の予約でお寺に着くとライトアップが されていてとても幻想的な世界が広がっています。 中に入ると全て個室になっていて広く、 日本庭園が眺める事ができるとても優雅な空間。 閑卧庵の普茶料理は精進料理。 お品書きには聞きなれない言葉が並んでいたので どの様なお料理が出てくるのかとてもわくわく。 最初に笋羹と言われる季節野菜のに合わせ。 たくさんのお野菜を使って庭をイメージして 作られたお料理に感動。 一つ一つがとても繊細で盛り方や食材の 組み合わせに食べる度に驚きました。 そして揚げ物、胡麻豆腐、くず引き、お浸し、 くりもどき、うなぎの蒲焼もどき、湯葉、酢の物、 ご飯漬物味噌汁、水物と続きます。 精進料理とは思えない満足感と味の幅広さ。 調理の仕方や味付けにとどまらずロスが出ない様に 一つのメニューで使わなかった余った食材を使用 したメニューなどもあり様々な工夫がされていて とても関心しました。 一つ一つのお料理についても丁寧に説明して 下さったのでより味わう事が出来ました。 大満足なお料理に身も心も満たされました。 季節によって景色も変わるので行く時期によって 違う味わいが出来るなと思います。 特別な日にまた行きたいです。
JUKIJUKI
10
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