Horiuchi-kajitsuen — Restaurant in Nara

I ordered the melon shaved ice and the fruit sandwich. Both were pretty good, I especially love the yogurt taste of the shaved ice and the melon was ripe enough that it was as soft as the ice. It was very refreshing and I appreciated that the desserts weren't overly sweet like I find a lot of cafes in the area tend to be

The thing that makes this 5 stars for me is how friendly the staff were. Despite the extreme language barrier, the staff were very accommodating even with the slight mistranslations. Perhaps a little on the expensive side, but if you split with a friend it...

Just got a "smoothie" at this place. Horrible: the lady did not blend the fruits fully, I had huge chunks of stone frozen fruit in mine, and when I pointed this out she offered me a fork! Am I supposed to munch on these rock-hard pieces? She ran out of juice on whoch ot is based, and my glass was only 75% full, and it is ridiculously overpriced compared to other such shops nearby. It was also impossible to understand what the lady was saying, but ok this is not unusual. True disappointment. NOT...

Yogurt bowl was wonderful! Fruit was flavorful, but the yogurt (?) was the best I’ve had. I’d love to know if it’s homemade or available in groceries. Very friendly staff and fast service. A great snack to share if you’re not ready for a meal, but would like something refreshing and light, but healthy. It was hard to find light, healthy foods during our trip and this was perfect! Wish I had known about their stores in Tokyo and Osaka when we visited. Definitely would have...