Edo komachi — Restaurant in Tokyo

The worst izakaya food experience we’ve ever had during our 3-week holiday in Japan.

We ordered gyoza, chicken thigh skewers, chicken gizzard skewers, wagyu grilled beef, grilled pork belly, fried rice, grilled salmon belly, tamago, and more. However, the food that arrived was completely different from the pictures on the menu.

The wagyu beef, pork belly and gizzard skewers were tasteless, hard, and were not served warm. The gyoza was not freshly made and the skin was soggy. Even the fried rice was not warm and it’s flavorless. The only food that is nice was the grilled salmon belly.

It’s shocking that this place has good ratings, which I suspect is due to the 5% discount they offer for positive reviews.

To make matters worse, there’s a hidden extra charge of ¥450 per person that wasn’t mentioned in the menu or advertisements. This was such a disappointing experience, and I wouldn’t recommend this...

In a weak moment after a day of walking Tokyo and overwhelmed by the crowds at Omoide Yokocho I allowed myself to be lured into this restaurant by a gentleman standing outside. If you are lucky enough to get the corner seat overlooking the streets then it’s at least giving you a great view of the lights and busy crossings. But the good stops there, service was prompt enough, with no frills. But the food was rather average. Charcoal chicken didn’t taste at all of charcoal and was bland. We left most of it behind. The skewers were nice but nothing special - the only option for skewers were chicken. And at the end of it all we were lumped with a 900yen/450pp Otoshi charge for some lettuce and cold chicken. While I’m now aware that’s relatively common with Izakayas, this seemed steep for subpar food and the total bill was close to what I’ve paid elsewhere at much nicer restaurants in Tokyo with...

I was really surprised by the high rating of this restaurant, but after dining here, I suspect many of the positive reviews were incentivized with discounts. The dining environment was poor, and one of the male staff members had an extremely bad attitude.

As for the food, both the presentation and taste were disappointing. We ordered two drinks—one had a strange taste, clearly not made with fresh lemon, and the other was supposed to be plum wine, but it tasted like diluted ice water with only the faintest hint of plum.

To make matters worse, there was an unexpected charge for a small dish that we were never informed about. It was not listed on the menu, nor was it mentioned when we placed our order. The staff only brought it up when we questioned the bill—if I hadn’t checked, I wouldn’t have even noticed.

Overall, a very disappointing experience. Definitely not worth the...