滴翠 — Restaurant in Nara

The place feels like going back in time, we came without reservation and they accommodated us within 5 minutes in a private room looking over the park's pond. The whole menu is in Japanese with no English version available so I would recommend you to download a camera translator (like the Google translate) so you can have an idea of what you're ordering. The food was very good but it was not exceptional (4/5), it is very nicely plated and feels like an authentic Japanese experience. Our favorite part was the dessert (like a flan) because its texture just feels so different, it's like having an ocean of a beautiful flavor feeling your mouth (yes, an strange way of describing but try it yourself and see if you agree)....

Our local guide booked this place for us, as it was close to Nara Park, and for an hour, sitting in our private room, it felt like being in a beautiful, tranquil, delicious bubble. They only offer a handful of set menu options for lunch, but we had the tempura menu and the curry menu and can highly recommend both. The curry was unlike any other we've had (in a good way). The whole premise is of a simple yet beautiful, sophisticated design, and the staff was extremely helpful. It felt like a modern take on a traditional Japanese house. Should've taken a picture of the house's exterior and garden, but luckily, others here did a better...

Mediocre, bland food for the price point. Dinner not open for service until 6PM. Received room service from here in the hotel and my sister got food poisoning so bad (vomiting for over three hours) that she popped a blood vessel in her eye!

Avoided the breakfast included with our room from here because of it. Do not dine here (but good luck finding any other suitable food in the area).

They also prioritize/let in outside guests for meals over hotel guests who are paying over $700/night to stay...