Asakusa Hirayama — Restaurant in Tokyo

Such a fantastic Soba restaurant. Staff and owner chef were so warm and friendly.

What we had: ・SobaGaki ・Buri Daikon - Yamawasabi and Scallop Hitashi - Kuromame Yuba with dried Sea Urchin ・Dashimaki Tamago ・Tempura - Genboku Shiitake mushroom, kagarenkon Lotus, Snapper and Mukago ・Seiro Cold Soba

Soba flower is freshly made from taking off the soba flower shells, milling them, soba cutting in the venue. Al dente with beautiful soba flavour.

Tempura is crispy. Side dishes are beautiful with a subtle flavour. First time had dried Sea Urchin - the more you chew, the more you can taste the flavour. Very good experience.

I booked the Chef’s Omakase lunch meal. If you don’t book, you may need to wait outside. When we finished our meal, there was a queue outside. Definitely recommend you to book if you are going to visit...

I regret to report a disappointing experience over two consecutive evenings. Despite arriving at 7 pm when the restaurant appeared to be half full, my friend and I were denied entry both times. This inconsistency left us puzzled, especially considering the seemingly available seating.

We couldn't help but wonder if our European nationality played a role in our rejection, though we hope this wasn't the case. Nonetheless, it was a frustrating situation, and we were left feeling unwelcome.

We hope the restaurant can review their admission policies to ensure fair treatment for all customers, regardless of nationality or any other factors. It's essential for establishments to uphold inclusivity and...

It would have been a great experience if the wait wasn’t so long. The restaurant opens at 11:30 and I got there just before 12:00. I waited for an hour for a table and then another 30 minutes for the food, at which point I was starving. The soba tasted good to me. The shrimp tempura was AMAZING. Towards the end of the meal, they brought out some sort of soup (I think it might be the leftover water from cooking soba) for you to drink. It didn’t have any taste and was bit thick but somehow I loved it.

The restaurant itself was quite small with probably 15 people at its full capacity on the first floor. It seemed to me that they are enforcing social distancing so that further reduced...