たん弥 — Restaurant in Kyoto

This is an"Omakase" restaurant which in a sense means "trust us". I can say is that I completely trust the food and generosity of this small but amazing little restaurant. The subtle balance of tastes in every dish was amazing. We couldn’t speak Japanese and the shopkeeper could not speak English so we spoke through translators on our phones. So many of the dishes we knew very little about what we were eating which was an adventure in and of itself. We ordered the cheapest Omakase selection which was about 4,300 yen or a little under $40US and it’s amazing to say that the sashimi plate which is one of my favorite foods was one of the more boring dishes of the meal even though it was still terrific. The meal and hospitality was so amazing that I had tears in my eyes as we said goodbye to the shopkeepers. I have traveled a lot of places and had lots of very expensive food, but I will treasure my experience in...

祇園祭前祭の宵山の日に訪問。当日のお客様都合による予約時間変更にも快くご対応いただけました。お料理は流石の一言。鱧の骨切りを料理の用途解説付きで見せていただき、鱧しゃぶ、鱧の寿司など季節の味を堪能させていただきました。壬生界隈の皆さんがハレの日におつかいとのことで納得です。またハレの日といわず家族で...

最近25名で訪問、到着時に既に配膳が済んでおり、ご飯も天麩羅も冷めていて、後から出て来たお吸い物も生温いし、コーヒーの量がバラバラで、私の隣の人には1/3位しかコーヒーが入っておらず、その人が量が少ないと言っても、詫びる事も無かった。値段相応のサービスだった...