Suiren — Restaurant in Kagoshima

Vegetarian-friendly restaurant in Kagoshima!

Shiroyama Hotel has been doing a great job in offering vegetarian choices for most of its restaurants. We have tried the vegetarian set (ヴィーガンコース) that cost ¥8,000 per person. Pre-order 2 days in advance is essential.

A tradtional Japanese style lunch set with 8 dishes. The portion is just right for a lunch. The soy milk hotpot is great, the broth is savoury and the ingredients are fresh. The yuba steak is also a great dish. It’s slightly pan-fried and you can still feel the crunchiness despite it’s served with a sauce.

The environment feels decent and the seat I got near the windows has a very cocoon feel in it.

Nothing much to say about the service due to language barriers but you can still feel the staff are genuinely eager to help.

If you pay with cards, beware that the bill charges with a Merchant Caregory Code of the hotel but not as...

Tried the Fugu Set dinner that night. A risky choice considering its reputation as being the most toxic of all seafood delicacies. Alas I survived. The grilled fugu and the ochazuke was the highlight, the fugu sashimi was so so and the shabu shabu pot was a bit tasteless. Most of the time I had no idea what I was supposed to do and the staff didn't really speak much English. They were helpful though and drew me a diagram of how the sashimi is supposed to be eaten.

Considering the price though I...

Restaurant is part of the hotel and you need a reservation, but they reception staff was very friendly and managed to fit me in. Staff was very friendly and attentive. One of the girls spoke good english. The food was very good with quite a few...