Kyoto Chano-yu Akebonotei — Restaurant in Kyoto

This was hands down the worst food experience I’ve had in Kyoto. Out of curiosity, we tried the matcha beer and matcha shochu—neither had any real matcha flavor. The shochu was especially bad, oddly diluted with water and thoroughly unpleasant.

To make matters worse, the service was painfully slow. We were the only customers, yet it still took over 10 minutes to serve drinks that essentially involved pouring matcha into beer and shochu. Truly baffling.

This visit was a good reminder: avoid eating in Ninenzaka. Most spots in the area seem designed purely for tourists, offering overpriced, low-quality food and drink with little authenticity. A disappointing and frustrating...

The entrance to this matcha dessert shop which may be the reason why it was not crowded with people. However, their desserts are very rich and high quality matcha flavour. We got the matcha affogato and the clear mochi. I have to say the matcha affogato was very good. ALSO, please get the Japanese traditional dessert ?ceremony ball? We got the matcha flavour and it’s unqiue, rich and delicious. I want to return just to get it again. I would not have left a review if I was a local because I would not want this place to...

A small bottle of beer is $8, and a green tea that tastes like plain water is $5. The prices are high, and the service is terrible. It's a tourist spot, and when I asked if I could charge my phone for just a minute, they said no. There was an outlet next to the table, so I tried to plug it in, but they told me not to charge it. Seriously, they charge outrageous prices and don't even let you charge your phone. The service is awful. I absolutely do not...