Sweet Marron cafe — Restaurant in Kyoto

We came here for breakfast as a group of three and each ordered a cafe beverage and omurice. Omurice was decent. Service was much slower mainly because they served each person their full meal one at a time with ample gap between drink orders and meal orders. We were expecting at least the drinks to be served first and relatively at the same time for each of us. But instead it took about 10 minutes for one coffee, and then another 10 minutes for one omurice to arrive only for the first person. So 2/3 of us were left watching the other enjoy their coffee AND omurice for like 20 minutes before the 2nd coffee finally arrived, and then the 2nd omurice 10 minutes after that. You could imagine the last person had gotten very hungry since he was served the very last and had to watch the other two eat for ~25 minutes. I'm guessing it's because they have only 1 chef taking care of both the coffee and the food in a tiny kitchen. Wouldn't recommend this place if you're a big group. Looked very popular with the locals though! Highly recommend the...

My partner and I went here three times, each morning for brunch and we loved it! They have english within the menu and for breakfast they have a delightful array of set menus with vegetarian options. The set menus include a slice of Orange, a small salad and then your main - I got the scrambled eggs on toast and loved it. My partner got the eggs, cheese and ham toastie which she said was the best had ever had. The staff are also very friendly and warm even if they speak minimal english.

If you’re trying to find the cafe, it’s up the stairs in the...

Beware, reviews are very misleading. The mostly western dishes, and very small selection (for lunch) was average and coffee below par. The atmosphere was not pleasant, the kitchen is makeshift at best, dated decor and furniture, and people smoke in the very small seated area (experienced first hand). Admittingly, service was quick, but there were only two others already eating when my wife and I...