Maehara — Restaurant in Kyoto

Amazing lunch spot. Kind staff and they provided us with an English menu! The cushioned seats are so comfy. Ee ordered an eel omlette to share. As well as two orders of the half eel for lunch. It was so good we would definitely come back for a full eel or a 1.5 eel! The eel melts in our mouth, the sansho pepper was so fragrant it goes so perfectly with the eel. We also got to watch the chef prepare some eel skewers right in front of us. Everything was amazing. The price for the quality was...

Went there for dinner and enjoyed every bite. The eel was amazingly grilled and seasoned. Will definitely be back. The service as good as you can imagine. We were offered a private room but we switched for the counter. We could see the cooking process from there. Price is pretty high but high quality eel cost a lot. My partner is a big fan of tin skinned eel. I myself live thicker skin. But just a...

Absolutely delightful! We got the shabu-shabu dinner, which was a multi-course unagi feast. The chef showed us the proper way to cook everything in our own hot pot. The food was great, the cooks were friendly, and sitting at the counter was so much fun.

I should note that our hotel concierge booked our meal ahead, including which set menu we would have. That made...