Cafe Salon de The OKA — Restaurant in Nikko

I have travelled to Japan many times and to various regions in the last 30 or more years but not once have I recommended any restaurant until I visited this one.

The owner couple who run this family restaurant would treat their guests with perfect hospitality that would exceed all expectation. You don't feel like you are being treated as a customer but rather as a family visitor whom they welcome by heart.

Their menu in western style does not come with too many options but certain comes with their pride. Hamburgers, pasta, curry or pizza dinner sets are complete with homemade delicatessen soups, salads, desserts and drinks. They serve their coffee and beer in the most professional way too.

If services, food and drinks alone are not what you would stop at a good restaurant, then this one would surprise you with their table setting with fine Meissen porcelain and some other interesting items. Many if not all of them are of collection quality. The owner couple seem to have combined their hobby in fine porcelain with their business and they are so generous to share it with their guests.

I am so lucky to have run into this restaurant and feel almost obliged to express my humble opinion here. Hope you would like it as...

The couple who own this restaurant go above and beyond to give you the best hospitality possible. We were late to our dinner reservation and they even tried to pick us up from the station, which we politely declined. The food was excellent from the salad, soup, hamburger steak, wine, desert, and coffee. The couple even gave us free food we didn’t order such as pickles, fruit, chocolates, and tea. Afterwards when we left the restaurant (without asking) a car was waiting for us and they offered to drive us back to our hotel which was difficult to decline. You’d be hard pressed to find a restaurant with better service in Kinugawa Onsen let alone Tokyo. I’ve extensively traveled around the globe, eaten at 3-star michelin star restaurants such as Sukiyabashi Jiro, French Laundry, etc that didn’t have as good of service as this; Jiro-san and Thomas Keller may make amazing food but I’m pretty sure they won’t drive you home. If you ever find yourself near Kinugawa Onsen, definitely take the effort to...

Me and my husband Googled and found this place and rating was high and it says open at 630pm. We walked from Kinugawa station. When we arrived at the restaurant they were inside but the old couple apologized and said they are closed. We were actually quite disappointed and was wondering why it wasn't reflected as closed when we googled it. The wife was very apologetic and ( elderly lady) offered to send us to a nearby restaurant but it was a little far from our hotel and is getting dark and we declined. The lady owner was super nice that she drove us back to our hotel instead and we ended up buying food from 711 for dinner. This owner lady is a real angel. I am so touched that I wish I could stayed longer and visit her again. Recommend that you call and check if they are open before...