Vegan Cafe — Restaurant in Kyoto

I’ve never written such a negative review about a café in Japan, but the experience my family had at this vegan café was truly appalling. My husband was in the toilet with our 4-year-old daughter, when she needed to use the restroom. Despite this being a normal situation for a child, the elderly woman who runs the café began aggressively knocking on the door several times and made me knock on the door to check on them. Even after hearing the toilet flush and being told that everything was fine, she continued knocking, demanding that they hurry up and get out. I have never encountered such rude and inconsiderate behavior, especially in Japan.

We also noticed how rude she was to her own staff, including an even older woman working there. Watching her speak down to her employees made the atmosphere incredibly uncomfortable.

As a parent, it was an especially upsetting experience, and I would never recommend this café to anyone looking for a...

We were drawn in by all the pictures of the cats of Philosopher's Path since we weren't lucky enough to meet any of them during our walk. Bonus that it was a fully vegan cafe. Only a small menu with 2 mains available and various sides - we got tofu donburi and mushroom udon. Even though we felt the prices were a bit expensive, the udon was amazing, delicious and comforting! Cafe is run by a couple who also mind the shop next door. They were kind but clearly very busy with the cafe only half full, so you have to be a...

Went to see if the place was open since I couldn't find the opening hours anywhere. I was about to ask the lady outside of the cafe (in Japanese) but she angrily scolded me about photographing being prohibited and literally slammed the cafe door shut in front of my face. I assume she thought I was going to take pictures since I had my phone out for 1) map 2) translator (just in case because I'm still learning the language). I will most certainly never go back...