Tsuke-yasai Isoism — Restaurant in Kyoto

We knew we wanted to come to this lovely restaurant because of the special idea & presentation of how they serve their food to customers. Indeed, absolutely 💯 no regret. We were greeted warmly by friendly staff. They seated us warmly in the restaurant & served out the most light & tasty cuisine ever. The cuisine is in between have light snacks but the right fullest of lunch. The presentation is colourful with a chart next to show the ingredients involved. ( Thank you very much appreciated) The clay pot of rice, together with 12 dishes, made our day. ( not forgetting the nice mushroom soup in a cup) We thank them for the efforts of designing & dish up such favourable lunch. We had a wonderful time in this restaurant. Have a go. Try out their awesome 👌 food. Surely, we hope you enjoy your dining time here as we did. Thank you to all for giving us such lovely memories. 💖 PS Make reservations to avoid disappointment as seats...

Had to change my review after finding out the restaurant has not told us the truth about the ingredients. We have some particular dietaries which include vegetarian, no fish or dashi. Have a translation sheet and can speak enough japenese to make it clear what can't be eaten. Tonight we found out that many of the dishes we were clearly told were fine to eat contained fish and dashi.

The food has also gone downhill since we visited 6 months ago (and visited several times as it was enjoyable).

Tonight they couldn't be bothered with our dietaries, we seemed to be a nuisance after reserving a table 2 days in advance in person with our dietaries made clear.

As a meat eater personally, the dishes across the menu seem to have gotten worse, like there is less care. Photo of quite pink chicken karage served tonight, with the rest of the dish being oily and unseasoned compared to...

Here are the few things I noticed that contributed to my 2 stars:

-The veggie options were quite bland and average (also how does a bowl of plain salad cost more than the fried chicken?)

-Our pickled tomato came with no included toppings… since we saw other customers getting the same dish but with more ingredients

-I’m not sure if they staff is required to treat customers differently but we saw an older foreign couple be rejected when an older Japanese couple was let in just a few moments after with no reservation

-Also the staff would tell people there is no space when there were 2 seats available next to us for a long time

-Lastly we noticed that the way the food was handled was quite chaotic and with not a lot of care which made it less appealing to eat for us

I hope they can improve on these points since the atmosphere and location is...