Ryoshi House Of Jazz — Restaurant in Kuta

THE BEST, BETTER THAN ALL THE REST ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.+ ⭐️ I am Japanese.

I have been going to the old Ryoshi since it opened. And… The Ryoshi house of Jazz since it moved there 30 years ago?

The quality, quantity, presentation, of the “makanochi bento” is 5 star, Japan level. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have probably eaten over 60 makanochi bento and this last stay i have been happy to eat “2” each visit. Hmm that is another 8 bentos!

QUALITY - never changed, Best ingredients and pickles made in house. The sake, shochu, made in house world-class quality. My father-in-law is a Sake and Shochu expert in Osaka. 55 years ago he moved to Hawaii to import frozen Sake

QUANTITY - changed ! I am sure you get more now, yes really. I believe long time ago everything fit into the Bento box. Now there is a side basket of tempura.

PRICE - As far as I can tell it is never changed and if it has, I believe they are charging less, is that possible? But of course, price is no object for me, You must understand when you walk in the restaurant, and Ryoshi Stuff approach you and say “2” Makanochi Bento ? Price is not a concern.

Music… Amazing a wide variety of world-class music not restricted to jazz. Motown, blues, I have never heard a complaint.

SPECIAL NOTE.- Of the Japanese I met and my friends no one has ever complained and have only given praise.

BUT - I have heard the odd criticism From non-Japanese. My response to the ”bule” is “Wow, you seem to have a very discerning taste for Japanese food, do you go to Japan a lot, Have you lived in Japan, is your spouse or partner Japanese, let me guess you like Japanese food and you have been eating Japanese food for years” (Buddy , complaining about something you know little about does not make your friends think you are in the know and have wisdom! It has the opposite effect)

Next, I stare at them and give a big smile. And wait for the conversation to sink in. And if they’re thick enough that they don’t get my message I’m happy to keep smiling until they’re out of my view lol

The owners are the best people you could know, hard-working And talented

Brian Shiozaki

Life of Brian - Eat , Pay...

This was my first visit. Found this place from browsing in Google, convinced to visit after looking at their menu. They have a quite wide range of basic and traditional Japanese dishes (not the fusion types) at fairly affordable price points compared to similar restaurants. This place have outdoor seatings, 1st floor seatings with traditional Japanese style interior and sushi-sashimi bar, and the 2nd floor where the jazz band usually performs. I came at Tuesday night and it seemed like the 2nd floor was closed.

They also have spacious parking area in the back if the building.

We ordered their sashimi set, chirashi sushi, some maki sushi, sukiyaki-don and yakitori.

While the sukiyaki was okay and yakitori meat were a bit dry, their fresh fishes menu - sushi and sashimi - were amazing! The fish slices were fairly thick, fresh and super tasty ( the butterfish sashimi is to die for, as heavenly as good salmon belly). I don’t know any other resto that serves 5 kinds of sashimi with total 16 well presented thick slices, of that quality, with only IDR 80k price. The chirashi sushi also had a generous toppings with only IDR 90k. Tekka maki and spider maki ( if I remember the name correctly) also tasted nice.

Another good thing is that the place opens until 12AM so it’s a perfect choice if you want to have a late night chill Japanese dinner.

Saw many reviews complained about slow service but luckily I didn’t experience it.

The only urgent thing I wish they can improve is to use a bolder shoyu ( soy sauce) to serve the sushi and sashimi with. The current one they’re using is not flavorful enough and kind of watery.

Nevertheless, this place is now my must visit when I...

The restaurant has two different vibes in one building. The first floor is pure Japanese style dining ambience, while the top floor is an open area with a stage for jazz music performance with minimal Japanese dining ambience. We chose the top floor to watch the jazz performance while having dinner. The music was amazingly spectacular! It was really good! The guests/customers could go up to the stage and had a jam session with the band. It was an amazing experience. However, on the food side, it was quite disappointing compared to the Ryoshi in Ubud. The chicken teriyaki was a bit overcooked. The mushroom steak was too soggy and salty. The salad dressing was insufficient for that large portion of the salad. The beef teriyaki was too overcooked as well. The pickles were not as tasty as in Ryoshi Ubud. The overall taste was quite bland when it wasn't too salty. On the other hand, not all chicken dish was overcooked. It seems like the issue was on the cooking method consistency. The gyudon was surprisingly good. The tempura was fried for too long that the flour batter around the veggie/shrimp tasted too oily and a little bitter on the bento dish. However, it didn't happen on the single shrimp tempura dish. The shrimp tempura was really good! My suggestion to the restaurant: Please be consistent with the food cooking method to have consistent taste and texture in all dishes Have more waiters upstair when there's not much happening on the first floor of the restaurant since I had to look for available waiters really hard that evening only to order more drinks or asking...