Cheese Garden THE NIKKO — Restaurant in Nikko

This charming cheese-focused establishment in Nikko serves both retail cheese products and cafe meals, with their cheese cake being particularly delicious and showcasing high-quality ingredients. The cafe menu exceeded expectations across the board, but what absolutely blew me away was their katsu sando - honestly the best quality katsu sandwich I’ve ever had, with perfectly crispy pork and fresh bread that set a new standard.

The combination of excellent cheese retail products and surprisingly sophisticated cafe food makes this a must-visit spot in Nikko. Whether you’re looking for local cheese souvenirs or just want a quality meal, this place delivers on both fronts. Highly recommended for anyone exploring the Nikko area who appreciates good food and local...

Arguably, the worst matcha I had in all of Japan. Typical tourist trap - tasty looking BUT really overpriced and truly flavorLESS. On top of matcha latte being over sweetened and barely having any flavor - they don’t even offer milk alternatives. Sadly, we also fell for the so well advertised matcha cheesecake with ice cream, spoiler alert - lacks the matcha taste at ALL, nor does it smell like it. I feel like no matter what matcha product you order here will taste like over-sweetened cheap packet cake mixed with milk. Strong advice - go literally...

Lovely cafe and service but felt overpriced. 1,500 for four small pieces of average cheesecake and the same for a parfait. The matcha parfait was fine butnothing special. Have had parfaits with more thoughtful and complex components for about the same price.

The matcha lattes were good, however, with actual matcha to whisk for yourself before pouring over hot or iced milk, and could remain unsweetened.

Cafe lattes and coffee is just from a machine.

The egg sandwich was delicious, with generous filling and lightly...