Kyo-Suiran — Restaurant in Kyoto

We had the lunch course here on a weekday to celebrate a birthday. Absolutely everything was spectacular, and the food was remarkable. Every dish tasted better than the last, and it was nice to see some western dishes & concepts get worked into some common Japanese dishes.

The price was incredibly reasonable - less than 9,000 JPY per head including service for the course which left us very full. We also had a 20% discount on top of this due to our status on the Bonvoy program (platinum, though unsure from which level the discount applies).

The garden and view was beautiful, and the staff members remembered my request for a window seat, provided a birthday message on a plate to my girlfriend with her name and applied the 20% discount without once having to ask anything.

This meal couldn't have gone any better, and I'll be coming back every time I'm here in the future. Pro tip: the a la carte seemed pretty expensive taking into account just how many dishes were available...

If you want to escape the Arashiyama crowd and pay double for a drink on the veranda overlooking the lake then this a great place. I was very happy to pay more for a seat to unwind and relax with the view, have a slow chat for a couple of hours, so “happy days”. Otherwise this restaurant has a feel, look and service of “for tourists”, in other words not aimed at catching the “return...

We had a la carte dinner here and it was good. We started with 1/2 salad and vegetable puree soup. Both were good and tasty. For entree, we had fish and chips, a la Japanese style. The fish is similar to tempura and that was good. The chips, however, leaves a lot to be desired. We also had sea bream with champagne sauce. This was good. Overall, the...