Pig & Whistle — Restaurant in Kyoto

On 2F - stairs or elevator entrance access which is good. Thankfully there's a no smoking area, but smoke would still waft over from time to time. 'Fish and chips' is just chunks of fish (with skin) and wedges. Their largest portion is about a regular portion size by western standards - there normal portion would probably be big enough for most, just expect Japanese sizing so you're not disappointed. If you've tried fish and chips from hobgoblin, 'share size' about the same size [hobgoblin give one piece of fish though]. Drinks are pretty expensive - markup from retail is pretty extensive. Thought I'd get a pint of coke for the 500yen price tag, but got one of those small glass bottles instead (which can be bought for about 100yen) which are about 150~200ml. Drink prices felt like they were very much in the upper end but overall prices for stuff around Kyoto in a bar is about the same so... Take it or leave it. I've seen a lot more expensive places for a pint etc. Soft drinks, however, are a ripoff. Cottage pie was ok, just pretty small and doesn't come with anything. Buffalo chicken wasn't buffalo chicken - it's pieces of fried chicken (called karage chicken in Japan) with sweet chilli sauce. It was nice, but that's not the same thing (the picture is chicken drummers in an actual buffalo sauce). They sell 'chicken and chips' - it's basically this same chicken just...

Taken my time to write this because I wasn’t sure where to start as the “experience” was wrong on so many levels and if I could give MINUS stars I would. This “bar” might as well be a kindergarten / playground. The “manager” allowed a group of ignorant selfish French tourists to let their kids run up and down the bar, all over the furniture, and shout at every opportunity. This was the evening time when people were trying to enjoy a quiet beer and watch the football. My friend said he thought it was the same tourists a few days prior that proceeded to change a baby diaper in the middle of the room on the floor! The sense of entitlement of these so called tourists is staggering. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BAR, AND BESIDES NOT TAKING YOUR KIDS IN, WHY DID YOU LET THEM RUN AMOK! Compounding this chaotic situation was the ineptitude and failure by the manager to rectify the situation! I’ve visited this bar many times over a couple of decades and never had this scenario. I guess the strategy here is to chase money regardless and without any semblance of decency towards behaving clientele. I HIGHLY RECOMMENDING NOT VISITING THIS ESTABLISHMENT unless of course you need a place where your kids can play at will! Absolutely disgusting management...

Came here to watch the state of origin with the rest of batchey's blues and roaches. Awesome atmosphere with fellow Aussies. Because ratings are mostly about the food, it only got 2 stars. This food had to be the worst restaurant quality food and over priced to the max! Pub feeds around the world pride themselves on good food as it's usually a good feed. However this food was taken straight out of a freezer which has been sitting since the last ice age, thawed then cooked till the temperature hit 60 degrees Centigrade, then served on a flower plate taken straight from a charity shop. I could have cooked better than that with my eyes closed whilst doing a handstand and using my toenails to cook. Anyways I'd better be on my way. If I'm ever back to Kyoto to watch the state of origin I expect to see improvement or I'll be...