Umekura — Restaurant in Aso

Overall, great experience! When we first got there, all signs pointed towards us not being able to eat since there was a private party going on so initially we decided to look for a different place to eat. While on the way out, I decided to take a photo of the little pond out front and I think the staff saw me since one of the staff came out to meet us at the parking lot asking if we came here to eat. Though we had a bit difficulty speaking English, he explained that since we were a party of 2, they could squeeze us in and that we had great timing (and that we did!)

They gave us some sashimi as service and it was so tasty. We tried their beef, chicken and unagi. In that order, I think the beef was the best, chicken was decent and unagi was not that great in my opinion. Of the set menu, the soup items were good and I think the eggplant with miso was tasty at first but it's a bit too much for my palette. I think others might enjoy the food here better than I do (I'm a bit picky) but given the service and kindness of the staff, I still belive they deserve a solid 5 star overall rating. I would recommend this place to any of my friends still. The creme brulee at the end was a great finish. They still gave us a lot of attention despite having to care for multiple large parties. Very appreciative of the staff especially since without their kindness we would not have been able to experience...

We were lucky to get a seat when we called at 5.15pm for 6pm on the same day. The kind staff at Fairfield hotel assisted to call and make a reservation. You have to choose the set which you want for dinner when you make the reservation.

You have two choices for dinner - Beef or Chicken. It comes with a set of various dishes all of which you can see in my attached photos.

They will serve you course by course as it’s being prepared. You then cook your own meat. Two sauces are available for you to dip in before you savor the meat.

Great food and fast service! Highly recommended if you are in this area. Do book in advance, unfortunately they only accept calls and not able to book online.

They do have parking but because there was an event happening in the main hall, the lots were all full. But the kind lady told us to park in a space.

As we didn’t speak Japanese, not sure if there were other options beyond the dinner set or if we could add on beef if it was insufficient.

What are you waiting for if you are considering this place for dinner?...

we search for place to eat nearby mount ASO and this one look interesting. This place is beyond expectation..we are so surprised by the deliciousness of the food. They do not have lots of menu to choose from necause we are here for lunch. We chose Anago donburi and the Aso yakiniku beef set with deep fried shrimp. The set come with steamed eggs( so terrific) miso soup (also yummy) ..we all love the fried tofu in soup and the eggplant with miso sauce. It also comes. with dessert that we can choose between creme brulee+coffee or red been with rice moji inside +matcha which goes the best together for both. Everything is so yummy and the price is so good too. The service is excellent. They do their best to help us. We also love the decoration which combine western vintage with japanese old style together and come out perfect. If you come to visit Mount ASO...you should find time...