炭火焼 どどんぱ — Restaurant in Nakatsugawa

Food was good, but the owner(?) seems to be a dishonest man who scammed us. Note that the whole restaurant was manned by a single person (cashier, chef and server) whom I am assuming is the owner, and that there was only 1 private room occupied in the restaurant.

I, my sister and my father (3 pax) walked-in for dinner. We had no expensive seafood or beef dishes (just simple yakitori, cucumber salad, and 3 glasses of umeishu), we were charged 8000 yen. He handed us a small scrap of paper that simply had “8000” scribbled on it. Based off the menu prices. we should have only been charged ~4500 yen.

When we asked for a detailed breakdown of the bill, he insisted that the register had calculated the amount, and offered no itemised receipt.

We were in a rush so we paid and left. The experience has left a sour note to our trip to Japan.

Hence, I would not recommend coming here, especially as a tourist.

If you do decide to...

Cozy sized izakaya-style eatery with a great mix of innovative bar snacks, specialty dishes and local drinks. Their hand illustrated menu was nice to browse through, the food was well made, and the staff were patient with our limited Japanese language.

The standout dish for us had to be the vegetable and chicken pot. The meat was tender, the broth was hearty and the ingredients were fresh.

Within a short walk from the Nakatsugawa train station, this convenient location is ideal for a meal before setting out of town, or just...

二軒目で寄ったのであまり食べていませんが、手羽先と鶏皮の焼き鳥が最高でした。 焼き鳥でねぎまを頼んだら鶏じゃなくて豚肉だったのが謎でしたが、ここではそういうメニューなのかも。

調べたところ名古屋は豚肉を使うのが一般的だそうです。 新しい発見、...