Akasaka Umaya Shinjuku — Restaurant in Tokyo

First meal in Japan. Arrived late and went for some traditional Japanese restaurants without plans. Bad experience! Stay away!

BEWARE! We sit in the common area, not box, and got charged both table fee and service fee without notifying us. The waiter attempted to show us a final number without itemized details. I asked for details, found 550 yen table fee each person, and 10% service fee on top of both tax and the table fee.

The only star is for the waitress. She was professional all the time, took a lot of efforts to intro the dishes to us.

Food was utterly disappointing too. The shabushabu we ordered was normal, tastes ok, not bad. But with 3200 yen we expected a little more. The 4800 yen meal was very overpriced. I loved the first tofu dish, and that’s all. The chicken patty skewer was dry. The mackerel fillet dry too. The rice with minced chicken and egg tastes unbearably sweet. Not worth...

Wonderful breakfast buffet The service was very attentive and pleasant The food was all quality, well prepared and presented. I was super pleased and enjoyed taking my time. I didn’t stay at this hotel, I only stopped in for breakfast, they were extremely welcoming. They will make you an omelet or fried egg when you ask. Fresh juices, iced tea & coffee, hot coffee & espresso. Yogurt bar with fresh fruit, granola & cereals. Japanese pickle bar, many types. Freshly made Shumai, steamed dumplings were amazing!🤩 miso soup, corn soup, udon soup, tempura, pasrtries, homemade jams, bacon & sausage, pizza, rice, fish roe, curry, beef stew, salad bar, fried...

This place would be an upper scale Japanese Wahu place. Very clean and open. I saw business men having meetings here and families and couples dressed nicely. Meal was about 1500 yen / person which is considered high given that lunch specials can be found for 700-800 yen elsewhere.

Apparently this place is owned by someone that once produced the Kabukicho Theater so you'll see kabukicho posters around the restaurant.

Food was your standard Japanese wafu lunch. Complete meal. A little bit of protein, miso, rice, sashimi, veggies. I wouldn't mind eating...