Lumber Jack — Restaurant in Shinano

Great food, great view, great service, great value!! The family and I are spending green season in the area. We stumbled upon Lumber Jack and saw they have pizza, pasta, and katsusando. Easy enough, something the whole family can eat. Ordered corn pizza, tomato pizza, carbonara pasta, katsusando, 2 salads, and garlic fries. Everything was super flavorful and fresh. The tomatoes are super sweet!! The corn as well. My katsusando was HUGE! And the carbonara portion is big. With 2 beverages our bill was less than $60 USD. They also have an...

This place is set next to the lake and there are spectacular views of Nojiriko and the surrounding mountains. There is also a seating area outside. We only had coffee and cocoa. The coffee was tasteless and the cocoa overly sweet. The kids seemed to enjoy it though. I tend now to compare coffee with that on offer at convenience stores for a fraction of the cost. The coffee here...

Nice views of the lake from the terrace, where dogs are also allowed. The food is reasonable for the price. If it's busy, like it was today, the service can be very slow, though. Even on a normal day they can take a while before they take your order. Rating is for a normal day (only 2 or 3...