KINKA Sushi Bar Izakaya, PIK Avenue — Restaurant in Jakarta

Went to this not so new establishment because they said they're pet friendly (outdoor seating). Was expecting a proper outdoor seating, but only 2 low tables were not fit for eating. Still, we want to try the food. A bit amazed with the price they showed in front pages in the menu, we ordered a beef katsu set and gyudon with sashimi and sushi. The bill was almost 700k for 2 pax, and we won't be coming back for sure 😂

If you want to offer a pet friendly seating, please be proper. It is outdoor, no fan, the seats are dirty, and we asked for a candle because there were so many flies, they gave us small birthday candles, which blew away in few minutes. We even bought our own portable fan just because it is very hot and so many flies. Please don't be greedy offering a pet friendly seating with that kind of condition. At least clean your seating.

Food wise, so so. Just edible. Sashimi came with room temp, not cold and fresh, the beef katsu tad bit oily, the gyudon is ok.

Service is so so, I got pissed because there are so many flies and they do nothing when informed, only offering that birthday candle then came again with small candle that are not useful at all. We even use tissue to cover up the food from flies. Overall, it's a...

I've been to this place a few times, and the food quality has always been consistently good. The salmon tasted exceptionally fresh and soft. The smoked duck sashimi also had a very addictive smokey flavour, bursting with umami as soon as I took a bite. The matcha ogura kakigori was not excessively sweet, allowing me to taste the matcha’s natural slightly bitter flavor. Despite the food being delicious, they are not cheap, as this place is more of a fine dining Japanese fusion restaurant than your typical conveyor belt sushi bar. I would say that you need at least 200k to have a full course meal, with most a la carte dishes costing 30k or more. The restaurant had a calming ambience, with the staff being very attentive throughout the meal, always refilling my ocha and picking up my empty plates. My only complaint was that one of the waitresses had a cold attitude when taking our orders and looked very unwelcoming. Other than that, I had a great...

Enjoyed the meal. Most of the dishes were excellent. There was one starter dish, the prawns wrapped in filo pastry, I will not be ordering that next time. Seemed like an after thought they are tiny compared to the prawns served on the pineapple rice. Probably straight from freezer, to plate.

Most annoying but funny, was sitting at the back of the restaurant, when they open the door to the outside world,  which is about every 2 minutes, typhoon strong winds rip across the table. We moved tables, then watched other people sit down at the same table and receive the free typhoon simulation.  One older Chinese lady almost had her hair blown away, it was very funny, especially as you know they will not complain.

I like the food here, seating is a little uncomfortable, tables feel a bit sticky, it's windy in part of the restaurant when the door is open and most of the...