TAKAYAMA — Restaurant in Kyoto

I dont understand the low ratings. I found this restaurant on my first night in Kyoto and the nice elderly gentleman (Im assuming he is the manager) gave me a leaflet. I wasnt looking to eat that time but I made sure to come back on my next night as he seems nice and the prices were quite reasonable for a set meal. I came back tonight and ordered their chicken karaage set meal, it was on my table in less than 10minutes and everything was delicious. Perfectly fried crispy chicken pieces and the miso soup was so comforting. I also ordered their yuzu shochu which was refreshing. After a while I couldnt resist ordering some deef fried octopus as well. It was divine. Crispy and perfectly seasoned. Come here if you want no nonsense comfort japanese food. Seems like locals dine here as a lot of customers came...

Unfortunately we got “catfished”

Partner and I dinned here this evening from been given a menu to take away while we walked past earlier in the afternoon. Photos and set menu looked really good so we thought why not.

Unfortunately what was served wasn’t fantastic as the photos. My beef short ribs came out lukewarm and rather fatty. So bailed eating that.

Tried my partners fried chicken as he felt bad but could only eat one piece of that - something was a bit off (and I love fried chicken).

Ate the companying dishes, small piece of tofu and small dish of grated cabbage that was a “salad”. Miso soup didn’t look flash so didn’t touch that.

Service came out quick but since it looked like a microwave heat and eat menu, to...

キッチンのスタッフが変われば、よくなると思う。 We ordered two dishes. The first one, eggplant and fried fish teishoku, was mediocre- the fish, if fish it could be called, barely had any meat on it - it was mostly batter. The second dish, a meat dish, was half-frozen. We complained; other customers did too, after lengthy waiting times for their dishes. One of the customers complained that the onions were undercooked. Ultimately, the failings of this restaurant are likely due to the incompetence of the kitchen staff, many of whom are not Japanese, not the Japanese owners whom apologised profusely. Nonetheless, this restaurant has potential, if only it could rejig its...