Kona's Coffee Minamioita — Restaurant in Oita

This is a chain I have also seen in Kurume (Fukuoka). The pancakes are light and fluffy with a mountain of whipped cream and there are savory meals like garlic shrimp, loco moco, fried chicken, burgers, etc. It's kinda pricey, like 1,600+ yen for JUST the pancakes OR a meal plate. Lots of drinks (lemonade, smoothies, coffee, etc) as well, but probably another 700yen. If you go at dinner time you can do a set (meal + pancakes + drink) and it was around 2,300 pre-tax. I recommend doing that deal. Or go and share a dish and pancakes with friends. You can also add on single pancakes, but once you start adding toppings it begins to get spendy. As of November 2020 the special menu featured Hawaiian bbq short ribs. I think the pancake plates include 4 but in the dinner set you get 2. You can't takeout leftovers but YOU CAN ORDER TAKEOUT although the...

Beware they only offer drip and French press for Kona beans, even though they are equipped with Italian espresso machines, whole beans and grinders. 😑 the espresso based coffee drinks on the menu actually use Brazilian and Vietnamese beans that’s more available than Kona from the big island. Then I saw Koloa Landing coffee rum made from sugar canes grown in Kauai on the shelf and asked for a shot on the rock, they said no, because it’s not on the menu. The only way to have it is with milk as stated on the menu.This whole experience felt like stupidity...

We have ordered the chicken rice plate, the chicken and pancakes, the burgers, all of the bottled beers, and several of the coffees. Everything that we have ordered has been delicious. Good portion sizes, excellent price for the value. It was pretty far for us, due to us not having a car, but every time we rented one, this was where we would...