Hearth Ikebukuro — Restaurant in Tokyo

I visited around midday and found a relatively short line—only about 8 people—but still ended up waiting nearly an hour to be seated. That said, the interior is quite comfortable, and the seating is spacious and not cramped. Ordering is handled by the staff directly, and they were attentive enough that getting their attention wasn’t a problem.

I ordered the seasonal strawberry pancakes, which were the most expensive I’ve had so far. Interestingly, the portion consists of just two pancakes rather than the usual three. While I understand that strawberries are pricey in Japan—especially in season—the cost still felt a bit steep.

Before placing the order and again during preparation, the staff made sure I was okay with the wait time, which ended up being about 40 minutes. I appreciated the communication. The pancakes themselves were delicious, layered with a strawberry jam-like filling and topped generously.

I’d consider ordering them again, perhaps in a variation with fewer strawberries or a different flavor to bring the price down a little. One nice touch is their drink set option, which helps make the overall cost more reasonable.

All in all, I’d recommend the place for the quality and experience, though I’m not sure I’d go out of my...

We are actually staying at the hotel right above this restaurant. This place looks really good with very interesting cuisine. Few days back, we wanted to check out the menu, which is never shown outside the restaurant, the staff kinda handed to us unwillingly like we were asking for some thing else.

Then the 2 of us went around 5:30. We were told not to order dessert only, but can order after dinner. At the table, we ordered the highest priced food "steak" from the menu and one other main dish plus a coffee. The server told us that each person has to order at least one drink.

When we see the bill, there's a ¥1000 fee added to our bill making it ¥9900. We asked what this is, the server told us there is a ¥500 table charge per person.

Finally, after we gave the server our credit card, it took forever for them to return my card.

Though the food is ok, and there are things we still want to try, we will not go again with this type of unJapan charging system as a restaurant. And there were no pancakes at dinner time, which is one of our...

If you are looking for good dessert & cakes,this is the place to visit.I ordered the caramel pudding ,not sweet as u can adjust the sauce based by your own preference.For the cheesecake it taste creamy & rich,it is accompany with a pinch of salt,adding another experience to the taste bud.The restaurant have limited seats so need to queue,I was able to get in less than 10 min.If you are ordering their signature pancakes,you have to wait due to limited qty...