BalTan — Restaurant in Hiroshima

Ever since I was here last April (2023) I wanted to leave a review, sorry I'm late. We walked around after spending a day in Hiroshima and just wanted to grab a bite and a drink near the station before departure.

We were greeted a little shyly. They let us know that there were only menus in Japanese, but with the basic Japanese I know and a handy app we sat down at the bar. It felt pretty cozy. Later on I might think the menu was a little bit in their own defense or to prevent customers discomfort, as other people came in much later and they said it more pressingly. I'm still assuming they meant it well because they were all smiles. They even used a translator themselves to make sure we understood their offer of a different dessert. Overall I could feel their discomfort (with the language) at times. So I apologized before leaving if they might have experienced any inconvenience having us (in Japanese). The very friendly waitress said it wasn't a problem. I think we were all shy collectively haha. From our perspective, we ate and drank well so no worries.

If you want to have a local experience, you might as well try this place if they'll have you. My picture shows mostly empty plates but that's to show it was good. The tofu was amazing! I would recommend it :) We ate it all and had good highball for...

We really enjoyed this cool place. It’s a really nice spot amoungst a bunch of other izakaya’s.

The atmosphere was great, and the staff were very friendly. They advised that they didn’t have an English menu but were happy to seat us.

My partner and I had 2 drinks each plus order some small bar snacks. These came really quickly.

I think becuase we spoke English we were overcharged but we paid and didn’t complain. I’d still recommend but just make sure you read the...

We are two Aussies looking for a genuine dinner experience. The owner was extremely helpful and friendly assisting us with the food menu and sake selection. We recommend you try...