Ishinoya — Restaurant in Berlin

First of all it's a cash only restaurant though we paid over 70 Euros for 2pp, and there's no receipt or invoice at all, I wonder whether they pay taxes. This would already make decent tax payers like us never come back again.

Another thing is that tables are too close to each other so everything you eat and talk have zero space or private. There's also a CCTV camera recording everything, but there's no relevant sign on the entrance door, which is again against the regulation and made us uncomfortable.

We ordered two drinks, and it was obvious that the paper flower decoration has been reused multiple times before - it was worn out already - I guess that it has decorated many previous guests' drinks, and we can't help considering that the rosemary decoration in the other drink was probably reused as well.

For all those details that did not comply with the regulations and hygiene, we lost our appetite on the dry and tough pork cutlet - which was the reason why we...

I’ve been in Berlin for years and always missed real Japanese tonkatsu, and I finally found it at Ishinoya! The combo of freshly ground sesame and plum sauce was amazing. my friend got the curry and it was really good too classic Japanesestyle, rich and smooth. all the little side dishes were tasty. even though the restaurant is right next to a subway exit, it’s super quiet outside. we sat under the trees and had such a chill meal. totally satisfying. Highly recommend the tonkatsu and the...

what a great new place!! i had the tonkatsu don which was just phenomenal- underneath the perfectly fried pork cutlet, you will find a silky omelette and sweet dashi simmered onions. i also recommend all the sides, especially the cold marinated eggplant and the egg tofu one. don’t forget to order the „whisper chill“ drink. yasmine tea and sake. such a good drink…

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