Moyan Curry — Restaurant in Tokyo

Atmosphere: 0 Where do I even start? My boyfriend and I went to this curry restaurant for dinner at 8:15 PM Friday tonight in Shibuya. It was packed, and I was worried about possible smokers in the restaurant. We walked in, and the (not so polite) the Japanese waiter on shift immediately told us they are full. When we asked how long he thought we would have to wait, he said he doesn't know. Well, that's a first, usually waiters can give us a rough estimate. It didn't feel like we were welcomed. Is it because my boyfriend is (very) white? The first impression was already not good but I thought well, maybe he's a bit stressed because he's busy. Fine, so we waited outside like he told us to. About 2 minutes later, 2 people were paying their bill! Well, that feeling of not being welcomed in the restaurant came back. The (same) waiter told us that they only have counter seats and if that was okay. And we said yes. So after a few minutes he comes back and tells us that it will take a long time to cook the curry. Now we're really feeling like he doesn't want us there. We said it's fine, and was finally told to go in and seated. After we ordered, there were a couple guys at the table behind us who started smoking. Since then till we left, they smoked a total of 3 cigarettes EACH. The restaurant staff did nothing to stop them. They had a non smoking sign at their door. So it's the restaurant's responsibility to enforce it. I've never given a 0 for atmosphere before and this is a first because I feel like the restaurant lied, and it cost me and my boyfriend our health, oh and everyone else in the restaurant. Did I mention I have asthma? The restaurant is lucky I didn't stay there long enough to have an attack.

Portion: 2 The portion here is huge which is great for guys, but for me, it's too much. Proportionally, there's a lot of sauce and not a lot of stuff. Actually, the one I picked had more than the other ones that I've seen on their menu. I don't like eating just plain sauce and rice so I tried to find something that had stuff in it. The ratatouille one that I ordered could have had more vegetables in it.

Flavors: 5 The flavors were wonderful. I loved the depth of flavors in my curry, and the texture of my rice paired really well with the curry too. On the menu, they have interesting mixes of different ingredients in their curry dishes. I ordered my curry at a level 6 spiciness and it was the perfect level of heat I was expecting. I think the chefs did a great job blending the spices together for wonderful flavors.

I usually round up in my reviews, but I'm going to round down and less, this time because the experience was so horrible. Food taste is not the most nor the only important thing for me which is why my reviews are broken into these three categories. I would not go there again and I would not recommend anyone going there...

Well, they have OK curry I guess. The really disgusting thing is the smoking. Don't believe the no-smoking sign - it's a flat lie. We went for dinner, and there were smokers right behind us. It was totally gross and the restaurant staff didn't do a thing. Also the service attitude was pretty poor. I've lived in Japan for over a year and I've eaten all over the country. This place is garbage compared to most I've been to. Decent curry doesn't mean much when you can't breathe though a cloud of cigarette smoke and the guy at the front is a jackass. Couldn't even smell the food. Gross. Did I...

Came here for dinner after craving a big post workout meal. Didn’t realize it was buffet style but that was a pleasant surprise. You can choose 1, 2 or as many plate refills as you want at different pricepoints. They offered a variety of different curries in the buffet as well as a plethora of side dishes and veggies. I also ordered a side of beef tendon extra to put in my curry. The unique curries were surprisingly nuanced given it was a buffet. Most other all you can eat places just serve standard box roux nonsense but this place is quite legit. Overall a great experience and for the price it’s...