Hisar - Ōkubo [Halal Restaurant] — Restaurant in Tokyo

What a wonderfully warm and special little restaurant! My husband and I simply loved it; so much so we went on 2 of the 3 days we were in Tokyo… 😂 we would have frequented this great gem forever if we lived in Tokyo, but we were sadly just passing through and feel lucky to have found it.

The spirit of this family run restaurant is a jewel to treasure… the food is prepared with an obvious love and care for the customer and the cook has a gift for flavour. The lovely gentleman hosted us with elegance and pure kindness, he was quiet, professional, friendly and gracious.

We also enjoyed the lovely quaint surroundings, simple, but highlighted by vibrant small pieces of traditional art and with an overall down to earth nature the restaurant made us feel very relaxed and like we were at home. The fooooood… it was absolutely delicious, we had: mixed dip platter, warm fresh bread, an incredible beef stew and lentil soup and chicken doner plate and at the end of our feast we received a thoughtful and generous offering, complimentary tea served in a small glass on a lovely sourced and a slice of cake each I would quite happily die for.

The peace of Hisar and its wonderful offerings made our time in the area and even inspired the idea that perhaps a journey to Turkey was in order… or maybe we will simply fly back to Tokyo again to enjoy this little slice of Turkey in Shinjuku and the...

This was the best. I came here with four coworkers on a Saturday. Even though we arrived a little earlier than opening, we were able to be seated. We ordered many different dishes and every single one was excellent. Meat dishes were perfectly cooked and tender. All of the dishes we ordered to accompany the pita (hot and fresh pita I might add, we ended up ordering extra) were excellent. Dessert dishes were very well balanced. Ayran was delicious, exactly my favorite type of salty yogurt drink. The service was friendly and attentive, keep in mind the gentleman serving seems like a quiet type of person. That's fine, I have no problems with that. He was always friendly and would clear our finished plates quickly, but don't expect enthusiastic overrdone g.

One thing I couldn't believe was the price. We ordered off the main menu (no lunch sets) but even with five people with beverages and a table that was filled twice, the bill came to barely over 10000 yen only. I couldn't believe the value for that quality of food. Everyone was satisfied. We were all full but everything was so good I wanted to order more.

Definitely coming back...

I found this restaurant on the internet, being a Turk from France who came to visit Japan I was happy to come and eat the food of my country but I fell from a very high place. The welcome was very cold, I expected more from a colleague. He didn't ask us what we were drinking, he didn't clear the table after the aperitif, I had to ask him to clean the table otherwise he didn't seem to want to do it. I received a thousand times more positive reception from the Japanese than from a Turk... it made me sad. Concerning the quality of the food it is 2/5, nothing to do with real Turkish food, there were no starches like rice or potatoes. This is the first time in my 25 years of existence that I have been so poorly received by someone in my community, While our culture teaches us to welcome guests like kings.....