Kurozu Restaurant Kakuida — Restaurant in Kirishima

My family and I were treated to a meal here by one of our friends. The food was some of the best I have ever eaten. Two of us had the swordfish and three of us had the succulent pork. Both were delicious. The pork taste better than any pork I have ever eaten - not dry, not fried, not fatty, just moist and almost melt-in-your mouth. I would have been hard-pressed to identify it as pork if I had not known what had been ordered. The swordfish was equally delicious, and did not taste fishy at all. All the sides were also fine. My two granddaughters were turned off by the vinegar drinks - both the apple vinegar premeal drink and the post meal pineapple vinegar drink. That was all fine and good, too, as my wife and I got their drinks and they had water. The service is top-notch, but the English that our waiter spoke did not sound like anything that I could understand. Fortunately, we also speak Japanese. Lunch starts at 11 am and we were there soon thereafter, and before a large tour group stopped in. I suggest getting there before noon. This is not a cheap restaurant, the main lunch meals were 2500 yen, and the swordfish was 3500 yen. If you like fine food, it is worth the price. The view of the Kinko Bay, and of the clay pots where the vinegar is fermented are additional pluses for the restaurant. I heartily recommend Kurozu Restaurant Kakuida to anyone interested in fine meals in the area. We stopped by on the way from Kanoya City to the Kagoshima airport where my wife and two grandaughters departed for a return to the United States. This was a highlight of...

This place is not just a restaurant. It is a whole complex with a vinegar production facility, a store, and a restaurant. The store and restaurant have different hours, so you may be able to enter the store even if Google shows it is closed. The vinegar ice cream was awesome! I definitely recommend trying it. There were help-yourself samples all around the store. We tried several varieties. I really enjoyed the green plum. This is a great place to spend a couple hours. Be sure to get a nice shot of Sakurajima...

If you are in the area this is a wonderful place to stop for lunch. Very delicious food using quality ingredients and the vinegar that they are so proud of. They also have a vegetarian option in the lunch set which is great and pretty rare in Japan. The service was fast and helpful, no English menu but with the pictures and Google translate easy to figure out. Would highly recommend the curry. With young kids the child menu is also a great option, even came with a...