Ikoan — Restaurant in Kyoto

We were lucky to get a table when we arrived at 8pm. The waiter was friendly but a little nervous & overwhelmed. No serviettes on the table, so used our tissue paper. When we sat down we noticed that everyone had wet towels but we didn't. Their English menu was hilarious as there were lots of spelling mistakes. We were offered an Amuse-bouches which was surprisingly good. We ordered 1 bacon & mushroom spaghetti and 1 cheese pizza & one vegetable caponata. My pizza came first, it wasn't made to order as it wasn’t hot & rather chewy. The veggie caponata was cold (preferred room temperature). The pasta was good with lots of sauce (tasted more like mushroom soup). Not quite Italian, probably made for the Japanese palate. Overall a pleasant experience.❗️Beware they charge table fee of ¥800 similar to Italian Coperto...

Unfortunatelly we had a very bad experience today at the restaurant.

First of all, The photos on google photos of this restaurant aren't accurate, they were changed to a very small ones.

Secondly and very important - They charge for every person on the table 800yen extra for a very (very) small home-made appetizer in 2cm bowls which contains pickled red onions, 2 drops of selery soup and 5 adamame beans.

Imporant to say that the waiter was very kind and patient and informed about the cover charge in advance, but he didn't say that the cover charge will be per person.

If you still want to go there, clarify how much and on what you are going to pay in...

Some comments made us cringe, but the truth is that they were quite exaggerated. It is true, the pizzas are small, but very tasty. The place is nice, the service is very good and the menu has good wine options. The gorgonzola risotto is very, very tasty. If you like Italian food, it is a good option. Besides, and not less important, in a city where restaurants often close their doors, this one accepted us and we were the last table when they were about to close, and that is...