Harise — Restaurant in Kyoto

Dear travelers, if you are having a great time with Kyoto, I would advise you to not visit here unless you want to get yelled at. 🙃👎

We tried visiting this place during business hour, the light was on and the door was shut, there was no indication of it being closed. I tried open the door and it didn’t move, so I thought they were closed and was about to leave. Then I heard somebody moving the door inside, which made me think that somebody was coming out to greet me, so I tried to open the door again, and heard a loud “No!!!”

I totally understand if your restaurant is full and not capable of taking new customers, but could you maybe just say that instead of yelling at me?

I would give this restaurant 0...

I was recommended this restaurant by Asahido, the owner of the pottery shop by the same name in Gion. Harisei is traditional kaiseki style and everything we had was phenomenal. The service, food, dishes, decorations, and presentation were outstanding. Our server, Rei, was trained at a traditional tea ceremony school and was fluent in French and very good with English. Whatever words she didn't know for food she went and looked up before serving each course. Overall, a very zen and hospitable place. On our way out the owner and Rei waved to us as we walked down the street until we were out of site. Would...

We asked our Airbnb host to call and make reservation for us since we had a big group. This is a perfect setting to experience authentic Kaiseki Ryōli. The food is beautiful and delectable. The plating is elaborate. The service was excellent even though servers don’t speak much English, but we get by with Google translate😂 They came out to bow to thank us and bid farewell when we left, and that is Japanese customer service. We enjoyed this dining...