3.5/5 Food was good but not outstanding. The dessert and goma tofu were my favourite. The rest are good too.

I agree with another comment about their timing of the food. If they paced the hot foods better it would've been a more pleasant experience. The servers were rushing in and out despite the place not being super busy. The meal felt a bit rushed as a result, because it felt like they want the customer to leave as soon as food is finished. Regardless, I took my time to eat and finished everything.

The garden is nice and the view from our table was nice too. However, while walking in the garden before our meal, I did notice this sign in the garden which apparently meant women are not allowed to enter. I believe it reads this is a boundary of women, cows/ox and horses? I looked it up and there's a Wikipedia page on japan's history of "women's prohibition ("nyonin kinsei"), which is apparently related to this sign.

Since i live in a somewhat progressive city in North America, I'm not going to lie, I did find this sign to be irritating. I'm not sure if they just wanted to showcase "tradition" or didn't think foreigners would take notice because it's written in kanji. Japan and kyoto has a rich culture, it would've been nice if something else is showcased instead of this.

Overall it was an interesting experience. Staff were friendly and spoke good English.