Tedzukurishoku-no-mise SHIMODA — Restaurant in Minamiaso

This place is perfect for what it is. A simple couple run restaurant.

The meal is served as four courses. A simple salad with a slice of very nice cheese and a piece of the regions speciality tofu, then soup with a piece of toast, then your mains of choice with rice and soup, and finally a choice of drink with a slice of cake. Each portion is small but considering the quality and price I think it’s a bargain.

The best part is the cooking itself. Speaking as a chef the cooking here is outstanding.

It’s a lovely building and the service was very friendly. What more could you...

Vegan eaters will find a dearth of choices in this area. When our exasperated party, looking for vegan options for dinner in a Saturday night, took a chance on this place while driving by.

The couple who runs the place accommodated the two vegans in our party with a modified main—a delicious fried tofu dish. While the rest of the meal wasn’t a great fit (e.g. pound cake with coffee), we were extra grateful for the modification.

The flexitarian in our group loved his multi-course meal of hamburg steak.

Again, our gratitude to the lovely couple who gave us a delicious meal in a...

This is the only restaurant that opens at Wednesday evening in this area. We were lucky to get here by 6:30 pm.

The place is very cozy with traditional Japanese wooden decorations and large full height glass windows facing the greenery.

There are only 4 items on the menu to choose from, all are 5 courses. We ordered 3 out of 4 items from the menu and all tasted delicious.

The owners are friendly, communication in English was ok. There were only two of them but the food was served...