Bungo Chaya Beppu — Restaurant in Beppu

I ordered the toriten teishoku because it was recommended by my friend who has already eaten here. I really liked the taste of the dangojiru. The soup had far too many toppings and I wished there was more soup ahaha. The toriten with the kabosu ponzu was great. The server taught me the tabekata and I think it was a nice gesture. Perhaps she knew I’m not from the area. XD For 1,100 yen you will get quite a lot of food. Also they did not hurry me even if I took a long time to eat. Not all the tables were occupied so I guess it was fine. Wouldn’t mind...

Food: Everything was tasty. The tendon was crunchy. The meat was a little bit blunt. Miso soup was tasteful, but the pickles and the cabbage salad needed some adjustments. 8 pieces tendon might have been over ambitious from me. And I was hungry! Go for the 5 pieces if you are not on bulk.

Service: Waiting time to get a table was around 10 minutes. The 1 star is not for that. It is for nearly 20 minutes waiting for getting the order.

Atmosphere: it is a normal Japanese teishoku place. Nothing special, nothing standing out. The place is...

Took an early train from Kumamoto and arrived at Beppu Station 3 hours later. Very hungry having missed breakfast, walked in and tried their Oita set which is only offered from 10 to 11am. The set came with chicken tempura, standard side dish like cabbage in sesame sauce and pickled daikon. The main item is the bowl of soup containing some form of starched balls and thick flat noodles. It is quite savoury and delicious. You would dip the tempura chicken in the lime soy sauce and it makes the taste so different! Very satisfying filling...