志賀高原 山の駅 レストラン「山のキッチン」 — Restaurant in Yamanouchi

This is conveniently located where you change buses for different parts of the resort. With a great view you would expect the price to be expensive and the food poor, but it was pretty good value for a ski resort and tasted great. Service was fast and portion was bigger than expected. I had the 山賊焼き定食 which has fried marinated chicken for ¥1200. The chicken was presented like chicken katsu, but the coating was more like karaage, and...

After 3 hours on the slopes you’re tired and hungry anything will do. But this place is not just anything. The chicken is unbelievably crispy and pairs perfectly when dipped into the curry. The portion makes American potions look like kids meals.

I’ve been in Japan for two weeks now and I’ve had curry 4 times. This has been my favorite place. I dream of finding a chicken curry place that’s close to my...

As part of a day trip, I went to the booth which looks like it is run by the same cafe, 30 mins to make a pork cutlet sandwich and 20 mins for a slightly different sandwich. ¥350 for the recommended hot chocolate which tasted of powdered mix like Swiss Miss brand. There is a nice clean lookout area to sit in. Glad I brought my own food and drink to tide me over till I could get back to...