I love Komeda's Coffee and was delighted when the bus spat us out at this location, so we went to have lunch there. It is quite a small branch and is less nice than some of the other Komeda's branches in Kyoto - and I have been to most of them.
It got very busy at lunch time, and we were not given an English menu even though we look pretty much like tourists. Since the menus has pictures and I can speak some Japanese, it was not a big deal, but there was no WiFi, either. It was very busy with people waiting, so we ate quickly and freed our table. Staff was friendly enough but not as overly nice as in many other Komeda's branches, and I felt my sandwich was a little less good than in other branches. Coffee was good, though, the usual high...
Read moreKomeda is a chajn of cafes based in the kansai area. There is a kansai tradition to grab some "morning" as a social activity.. which us grabbing, you guessed it, breakfast. The logic is that you order coffee and the breakfast just comes with it. Of course, I'm sure the cost is properly figured in to the coffee price, but the premise is fun. Why not get free breakfast with a cup of joe? The breakfast items a very straightforward.. toast and egg type of fare. There's quite a lot to choose from, including some casserole type dishes, to keep returning guests interested. It seems like kansai...
Read moreThey have a nice coffee and toast combo before 11am. You order a coffee and you get a piece of large toast, a protein (egg), and jam or butter. It taste great.
Then i ordered their chicken sandwich 🥪 and that had to be the worst sandwich i ever had. The chicken was broiled and still had the skin attached (gooey) and slap some sauce on with cabbage on toast. That was gross. I skinned off the chicken and just had...
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