VIVA食堂 — Restaurant in Biei

Needs more meat in the base option or alternatively make it without any meat so it's clear that you need to order toppings. I ordered the chicken option and I got 2.5 cubes of chicken breast. Ordered as well the mushrooms and they were not fresh, seemed to me canned. In the middle of summer I expected fresh mushrooms for this price. Basically I got a big bowl of pasta with white sauce, tasty but lacking balanced nutrition. Salad is very small as well. Tldr; needs more meat, more vegetables to be a balanced meal

Atmosphere is nice and the place is well taken care of but I didn't like as well that I need to order from a machine. Again at this price point, I expect someone to take my order and to be able to pay with other means rather...

Delicious and charming. We enjoyed the country side location nested in the woods. We sat outside with our dog under the trees. Kids played on the hammock and caught bugs while waiting for foods. Cool breeze in June was just a perfect match for the name 'picnic.' All dishes were carefully made with delicate taste using the locally produced vegetables and grains. We could sense our taste buds frantically working to grab every detail of each ingredient. Most of all, we were amazed by the deep and full flavor of the soups. Next time, we want to try the drinks made out of local...

Beautiful restaurant with breathtaking views. I just didn't want to leave! It was so serene and tranquil. The food is good, too. I wouldn't say it was the best burger I'd ever had, but just to be able to have a hamburger on a farm in the middle of Hokkaido was nice enough. The soups though, are AMAZING! I tried the cold tomato soup as well as the hot potato soup and they were both finger-lickin' good! One last tip: check out the books they have while you wait for your food. I'm actually planning to buy some of the books I saw there. Phenomenal photographs...