Okonomiyaki Shizuru — Restaurant in Kanazawa

I’m originally from Japan. I took my husband and his Australian friends there for dinner. We were 7 adults and two toddlers and two babies. Despite big numbers of us , they were able to organise a table next to each other.

Okonomiyaki was good. They have English menu but staff have limited English so get your google translator ready for ordering. I recommend ‘ all mix ‘ for yakisoba and okonomiyaki. They were pretty good. The restaurant can be quite smoky as we expected for any okonomiyaki restaurants so wear something casual that you can just chuck in washing machine! Food was good. It would have been better if they have more entree or finger food options as one of our friends was gluten intolerant. Try beef stew it has good flavour of miso. Overall it’s good food and good service.

Be mindful that they don’t take any bookings , walk in only ( which we have been informed over the phone when we called to book ) Good location as there are few bars and restaurants around and it’s close to...

I've been here with my boyfriend to try Okonomiyaki and, as soon as we entered the place - which is very little btw - no one even look at us, standing in front of the door just waiting for someone to tell us that it was fully booked. Just a table try to say to us that it was just only for reservations. Also a girl told to the guy who supposed to welcome us that we were there and he answered her with a gesture with his shoulder like "who cares". Not...

I will never go there again. There are plenty of better places to eat.

"Overpriced for tourists, with mediocre taste and service."

During the busy Obon season, there were no other options, so I reluctantly went, only to find that the place was filled with foreign tourists, none of whom seemed particularly happy.

The prices are quite high. The taste is mediocre. The service is entirely self-service, and they forget things like spatulas and other essentials. Honestly, it's disappointing. This place seems to target foreign tourists or perhaps caters to long-time regulars who come for nostalgia.

I ordered okonomiyaki, yakisoba, dote-ni, and other items. I was surprised that even the yakisoba was self-service at this price point. The ingredients weren't anything special, so I wonder where the cost is going.

The dote-ni tasted just like Bansankan's yakiniku sauce, and I regretted ordering it.

In summary, this is a careless business that takes its customers for granted, so I won't be going...