Kaedena — Restaurant in Kamakura

We were kicked out by a staff ruthlessly without any reason. It was our first time coming to Japan, we had no idea many of the local restaurants need to reserve a seat before you go there. It was a heavy downpour night. Google Maps showed the restaurant was open but it unexpectedly ended up closed. So we decided to choose another open restaurant to patronize and reserve another restaurant, we hid in the stairwell from the rain outside the restaurant. Sadly, a staff came out at once impatiently to tell us off, he seemed like didn’t speak English and he constantly motioned us out with his hand. Then we noticed our voice level of conversation may annoy this guy, but the thing is we are human, not animals! Did we deserve to be treated like this? How dare you! You brought shame to your restaurant. I don’t truly believe all of the Japanese in the service industry’s attitude to their customers should be like this. We are foreigners yes we are learning the local rules, but you could’ve explained to us or taught us the rules instead of aggressively kicking us out like animals. Dear tourists attention please, even if it was just my personal experience, for reference only. But keep an eye on their restaurants’ insincere hospitality. That inappropriate manner towards customers was really rude, disappointing, and...

Hidden gem, the restaurant tucked away on the 2nd floor of random shop.

The restaurant itself isn’t very big, accommodating only around 7-8 table of 2 and 4, so do expect to wait for a bit of you couldn’t catch the first turnover.

They serve claypot cooked rice with varieties of toppings, ranging from fish, duck, Hokkaido pork and more.

Now they have English menu, the waitstaff would ask you if you prefers English or Japanese menu.

Very important! English menu has limited dishes, make sure you look at the Japanese menu so you don’t miss out on choice.

We have opt-in for Scallops butter rice and Hokkaido pork rice.

Start with Hokkaido pork, pork was fork (rather, chopstick) tender. It also comes with many sides from tofu, salad to soup.

Scallop butter rice, the rice itself was very aromatic because of the butter with a hint of saltiness (I’m guessing they used salted butter) while the scallops were fresh and sweet.

Overall, good experience, it place you would go for a...

Came here on a Saturday because of the good reviews. Tried to make a reservation but they don’t accept. You have to write your name in a paper in front of the restaurant door (recommended to do this as soon as it opens as many does so) and they’ll call when the table is open. We arrived before 12 and there’s a long line already. Waited around 30 minutes. Group of 2 gets called faster so definitely not recommended to come here in big group. Also this place has no kids menu, but most of the food is kids friendly/can be shared with adults. They provide kids utensils and high chair. Stroller won’t fit inside because the place is so small. Overall food was great as many reviews say and definitely was worth to try, but it’s such a...