Asian Kitchen Salman — Restaurant in Kyoto

Visited this restaurant with some friends for lunch. At first I thought it offers lunch set menu and some kebabs as seen in the photos uploaded in Google Maps. But turned out there is no lunch set menu or kebabs which is disappointing. There are only regular curry, nan and biryani. We ordered chicken curry, spinach curry, cheese nan and biryani. Cheese nan was good. Biryani was served in a quite generous portion. Curry is okay but I found that the portion is very small, way smaller than in the photos. In my chicken curry, there were only a few chunks of small chicken and half boiled egg. We don't expect the staff to smile every time but that day they were just unfriendly and unwelcoming. Menu wise, I don't know if this restaurant reduces the number of menu because of the pandemic but I feel there's nothing special except perhaps the biryani. Price wise, not the most affordable price but it's okay. Taste wise, it's okay but I think I won't go back...

Super friendly, has very nice service. The food tastes like how an Indian food should taste. Moreover, it's halal for Muslim costumers (even though it's also popular among locals). I would recommend Biryani Set (costs 1200 -1500 JPY depending on the meat), the portion is big enough for two people. The ice cream tastes just okay, but it can be your choice of dessert besides mango lasshi. Just like the other restaurants nearby, you can of course have a complimentary glass of water if you don't feel like drinking...

The food was amazing. Staying in Kyoto for 20 nights I miss foods with different spices that I'm able to get back in the U.S. and this was exactly what I was looking for. The Paneer tikka masala was a great option as I wasn't really wanting chicken and tasted amazing.

The Naan and rice were delicious with the masala and the chai tea wasn't too strong and exactly to my liking. Plus super friendly chef and great service. Excited to return and try...