My wife and I went to the Yamachan establishment in Sakae, Naka Ward. Once inside, they made us go up to the upper floor and sat us at the central tables. After 10 minutes without serving us and attending to the Japanese customer, they told us without further ado that we had to change tables and specifically rooms, since they needed our table to accommodate a group of six people. Nothing similar had ever happened to us before, despite this, we accepted and they relocated us to a small private room or a storage room, I'm not sure yet (attached image) next to the bathroom and the kitchen. The table, dirty, was not completely clean, my partner is pregnant and in those types of chairs the discomfort is significant. After almost 15 more minutes, they still did not come to serve us so we ended up leaving. We got the feeling that the local customer was prioritized before the foreigner, well, everyone applies their criteria, but our time and money are not worth less than that of a Japanese. That being said, I'm not giving Yamachan a 0 star rating because it's not possible, definitely our worst...
Read moreanother Yamachan I have visited with my wife. We have been to several already and they all have the same standard. In the evening or late evening, they are usually packed with people and you may be hard to find a seat, unless you like to sit in the smoker area. But if you are in Nagoya, no problem as you can always ask where is the nearest Yamachan and I bet it won't be more than 5 minutes by walk away. Their spicy chicken wings are famous and it is a signature dish. Just follow the pictures on chopsticks cover for how to eat them.
This is an izakaya. Not a restaurant or fine dining. Place is clean, but do not expect anything fancy. And if you like quiet and privacy, you may like to search somewhere else. If you are comming with a child, I recommend you to make reservation in advance. It will be usually...
Read moreWorst yamachyan branch among all shop inside Nagoya city. Thinking as a foreigner, they didn't treat good for us. We ordered chicken wings but instead of serving that food by person working in hall, they gave us in our hand directly from their kitchen as if we were begger. Wings were also badly made, worst experience in yamachyan.
As a foreigner, if you want to visit yamachyan, please go some another branches of it...
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