Hoshino Coffee House Ginza — Restaurant in Tokyo

Nice little coffee house / cafe on the 2nd floor. Quite Western, but popular with the locals. Great option for tourists as a starter option for eating out in Tokyo to ease in or an easy meal.

Some staff speak a little English, and the menu has English captions - so easy to understand what is in a dish. There is a button on the table to call the waiting staff when you need something, and they won't disturb you unless called.

It can get busy, so you may have to wait for a short while. Nice atmosphere, can be a little noisy. Can take a little time to get what you have ordered - but the coffee and food is great, so there is no real...

visited on May 23 and came here just for hi-tea and their pancakes. Cozy ambient. The signature Hoshino coffee is black coffee, subject to whether you want to add milk. Personally, I felt that added milk was not so good; perhaps I should drink black. Pancakes with strawberries are a seasonal item. Strawberry is nice, & pancakes are okay if you are not too demanding. You need to walk to the front counter for your bill, and if you are not local (tourist / foreigner), be sure to request a receipt and check the change balance if you are paying in cash. I felt a bit weird and cunning when the cashier...

If you are in a rush, this restaurant may not be the one for you. We got there almost immediately after they opened, and were one of the first tables seated. It took over 30 minutes to take our order and we were not served until almost 11:30AM. Our food was dry and cold. The pancakes were not fluffy and the meat stew had one piece of meat and was mostly gravy. Our server was very nice but was very busy attending to other tables. I think it was probably just a hiccup as I can’t imagine this place consistently has these issues with these ratings… right? Good thing the seats are so...