成吉思汗 ひびき 越後湯沢本店 — Restaurant in Yuzawa

Not recommended overall..

PRICE: We came with a group of 8… tried to book a table at the restaurant a day in advance, but the staff said we must book online. We complied and the cheapest set available was 4000 yen per person. BUT the set from the menu at the shop was at 1800 yen per head (see photo)… so I have no idea why they make don’t have such option online during reservation.

WAIT TIME: We arrived at 0730 pm the next day and waited for 45 MINS for a plate of snack from the set menu (fries and chicken knuckles)… then another 30 MINS for an iron plate with vegetable… the lamb came after another 15 MINS (so total of 1.5 hrs for the main dish to come). The main problem here was the staff failed to prioritize their customers despite they were serving fixed set meals… other tables who arrived after us with people of 2 or 6 were served with main dishes while we waited. We ordered drinks while we waited, but the staff also missed out some of our orders.

DISH PORTION: The staff gave us two plates of lamb with portion for 8 ppl… however we found the sizes was similar with the one served to table of 2… (see photo). We found it unseasonable as each of us had only around 4 pieces of lamb for a set costed 4000 yen. Taste was average… Due to hungriness, we ordered extra dishes of beef, and also...

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