Iwategawa — Restaurant in Okayama

The food was delicious, and that's the main positive takeaway. However, beyond the taste, I can't give this restaurant a high rating.

The price point is quite high. The staff's service was friendly and good, but unfortunately, the kitchen seemed extremely busy, causing a major bottleneck in orders.

We ordered a few small items—salad, sushi, and some tempura—but the food only arrived in its entirety nearly an hour after we placed the order. This delay was frankly unacceptable.

Furthermore, I feel that ordering here would be particularly challenging for foreign visitors due to the ordering process and the significant wait times.

Overall, due to the slow service and high prices, I would not recommend this restaurant to...

This food was amazing ! Their menu of recommendations is varied and fresh. Not only did they have my favorite fish ever (Nodoguro, which is only available couple of months a year) they had the freshest (alive) octopus and great grilled (traditional charcoal) meats & fish. It was truly amazing, coming from someone who lived in JP for 4 years, traveled around, and just stumbled upon this restaurant by accident. Highly recommend, but only JP menu and very limited EN skills, so recommend to have a translator ready for some great stuff at very...

I had the seafood bowl for lunch. There is rice topped with ample sashimi surrounded by various mysterious dishes, but apart from the soy, miso soup and a tahini like paste I have no idea what they were. Unfortunately they don't speak English so not sure why it worked out at 2400 when marked price was 1800, maybe companions extra tea? But these are quibbles, the food was amazing, another level to what I am familiar with. The place is nicely designed but was fairly empty...