Vagabundo — Restaurant in Ishigaki

My husband and I were lucky enough to squeeze in on a Saturday evening around 8:15 pm but I highly recommend getting a reservation as some guests were turned away at the door. We both ordered the vegetarian burrito (can be made vegan) and LOVED it. It had a wonderful savor, salsa inside, and the flavors blended so well together. The tortillas are homemade. I also tried the homemade ginger ale but would give it a 6/10. I liked that it wasn’t so sweet but it didn’t have the punch I was expecting. I enjoyed the friendliness of the staff and don’t understand the negative reviews about the customer service. I forgot to take a picture of the burrito as I was starving, but I included one photo of the warm colors and fun atmosphere. As a vegetarian/vegan it was so nice to find a restaurant (especially Mexican food!!) on Ishigaki Island. A wonderful treat...

the waiter was really rude and charged us ¥660 yen for water for our table. A glass of water each for two people. I asked if we could just get tap water and he said no all the other tables pay for water too. However when we saw the other 3 tables they all had jugs of tap water on there so I asked again why we have to pay and he lied to us saying that all the tables pay for water. I know for a fact that this wasn’t the case as I had asked the table next to us and they said water in Japan is free. incredibly racist towards tourists and even though the food was okay the service was terrible and having a waiter blatantly lie to us when we can see other tables are getting treated differently is shocking. It...

The staff was really rude. My friend and I went here around 19:30, it was completely empty, but the person there turned us away saying they were only taking reservations for today. The body language and awkward exchange mirrored a lot of other interactions I’ve had with locals on the island. I checked the website, the front of the restaurant (which had a big “OPEN” sign next to the door), and their social media, and nothing whatsoever indicated that it was reservation only. It’s hard to put a finger on it, but if you’re a foreigner who can speak Japanese and you’ve been in Japan long enough, you know it when you see it. Save your money and go somewhere that actually wants...