Wakakusado — Restaurant in Ise

A lot has been said that this place is run by solely by a grandma which leads to questions about the, service, food quality, and hygiene. For what it’s worth, we asked for a Japanese breakfast set which wasn’t on the menu but she kindly cooked it for us anyway. It was a decent meal and we felt fine afterwards. But it does make you think if patronising Wakakusado is good or not: on the one hand the diner is the grandma’s life and world, especially since she’s opened from 06:30-19:00 and seemingly every day. On the other hand if we go then grandma has to work and can she keep it going? Some food for thought before you go. Again there’s a lot written about what to expect when you eat at Wakakusado. So if it’s not what you expected or you’re offended by it then...

A very sweet old woman runs the restaurant by herself & her food is absolutely delicious!

She is often back in the kitchen so you'll have to speak loudly to get her attention. Her service can be slow, but I think it's worth it for the food and retro homey atmosphere of the restaurant. The food was so good I came back a second time!

There's also has a souvenir shop in the front filled with vintage Ise goods. The goods are a bit dusty, but well worth the dig for a bargain! My only caution would be to avoid the bathroom. It's...

Dinner time beef and pork is finished. So we randomly order. It did surprised us, the curry rice and the gluey,yam like paste udon is really delicious and cheap. We went back the next day morning for classic Japan breakfast set, is really authentic and nice. The shop is lovely and sweet, is like bring you back to 70s, 80s where time stopped there. The shop is solely run by an old grandma, really salute her...