Mamehachi Honten — Restaurant in Kyoto

We enjoyed our dinner there, however we were not offered an English menu, nor were there any English explainations of dishes. However, I see many reviews of English speaking staff and English menus, so it seems like they were available upon request or if you don't speak any Japanese at all. We did not do the course meal, and ended up basically paying the same per person that we would have paid for the course meal, so I think that I'd just reccomend doing the course meal to try a little bit of everything! The food was delicious, and even had some meat options for those who don't want to eat an entirely meat-free meal. If I have family meeting me in Japan again, I will definitely bring them here and just do the course...

My wife and I were very excited to try a variety of tofu dishes after being exhausted from all the beef and pork we’ve had the majority of our vacation. Upon entry, we were greeted politely and taken to two seats at the bar where we got to witness the preparation of our dishes. We each tried the set lunch specialties which consisted of 9-12 different todo variations, as well as chicken and fish. Each dish was very delicious and plated beautifully.

During our meal, we had a conversation with our waiter Ryosei ! He was very polite and provided excellent service. If you’re looking for an excellent dining experience I highly recommend coming...

My mistake was probably that I have been to a different tofu restaurant before and had the highest expectations. (I also went through a long vegan phase and had my fair share of soybean-based dishes from different parts of the world over the years). Little excited me. The sesame tofu was a first and I cherish this experience. Seeing tofu taken out of a packet for the very plain dish on the second pic, did not enamour me; I realised that the “sakura tofu” in the middle of the first picture indeed refers to the brand of the same name. Overall it was probably nice if you have no clue about tofu, otherwise...