Hinodeya — Restaurant in Ixelles - Elsene

Not always the same experience. At my first visit with my friends we were sitting in the garden, having beef teryaki which was good, served with simple, but delicious vegetable and rice. At the second visit, I was alone, I was sent to a place at the bar, despite of several small tables available, which made me feel a bit awkward in front of working kitchen help-waiters and a bit like a 2nd-category client. For the main course I had chicken curry and it was a big disappointment. It was a portion of breaded chicken in a very dense and a bit tasteless sauce, served with average, cold rice and no vegetable at all. Together with gyoza for the starter and a coke, the bill was almost 30 EUR for a really poor meal. I will think if give it another try in the future to verify my...

I ate here many times with my parents, the food tastes good and is of constant quality (the prices are above average but still ok best value offers the tempura udon soup imo). The interior is functional and has a nice calm atmosphere, in summer they have tables in the backyard. There is one very welcoming server, the owner is a bit cold but still nice (the cook I think is also an owner but I never saw him interacting...

The restaurant design is very basic, just here and there you can find some Japanese deco. The main room is opened into the kitchen. The couple who runs the restaurant is cute and seems to make traditional food. We had some sushi (good quality) and two nice Asian beers. The bill was too high, the design too simple - that's why 3 stars and not 4. Good place to go with friends...