Kinoshita — Restaurant in Kyoto

NOT highly recommended for tourist.

I had a terrible experience when I took my foreign friend to this restaurant. As a Japanese, I would not recommend this restaurant because of the owner's bad language in Japanese, such as “You have no manners”, which is not understandable to foreigners! This is despite the fact that it was her first time using chopsticks!

And the customer service attitude is always exclusive and he stares at her with a angry face just because she tried to take picture. It felt like he was discriminating against foreigners.

There are many other excellent restaurants in Kyoto. I strongly recommend that you choose another restaurant. Eating a meal while being sworn at was the worst experience I...

Excellent food and vibe. Every dishes and every items are treated with care. The flavor is well structured and delicate. One of tmr favorite is the yuzu wasabi sauce for the salad.

The chef and staff has demonstrate top notch hospitality and culinary skills. He is able to pull off a full course meal under certain dietary restriction right on his foot.

I would recommend any tourist or foreign visitor to pay them a visit when you arrived Kyoto. You will not be disappointed.

Oh yes, as a headhunter. I would gladly recommend him to any Japanese fine dinning restaurant. He is...

All-around wonderful experience! After a long day exploring Kyoto, the warm and talkative chef offered a heartfelt welcome after which my wife and I enjoyed an incredible and imaginative Kaiseki course dinner. The chef’s personal touch was noticeable throughout. Local ingredients, delicious flavors and beautiful but not pretentious presentation. The meal left us full-filled, amazed and grinning from ear to ear. One hour afterwards we still are reminiscing and talking about our favorite dishes. Great Sake selection including Kaze no Mori as well. Can’t...