Kawasaki — Restaurant in Makati

Seats aren’t guaranteed if you just walk in, so it’s best to make a reservation at least days in advance. You can SMS or call the number in their Google maps listing. I recommend ordering dishes you don’t normally find in other Japanese restaurants in PH. I loved the Natto Oroshi Soba. They have plenty of onigiri varieties, including pickled plum, sweet seaweed, bonito flakes and salmon. The ambience feels like an authentic izakaya. Overall it was a nice experience except at the time we went, there was a group of rowdy middle aged women who got excited by the baseball game, my eardrums literally hurt and i suffered from temporary deafness from high frequency...

Had a dinner reservation, but did not push through since they were not helpful to locals calling for assistance.

Location is bad, no parking nearby and not ideal to park far and walk to the place since it is not really in a good area.

I called the restaurant to ask them where we can park, the Japanese guy who answered just said “NO PARKING” and dropped my call. That’s it. If that was a show of how they’re going to treat local customers, I’d rather go somewhere else.

Very disappointed since my Japanese friends...

This hole in the wall izakaya is actually the best izakaya in manila. I was amazed by its atmosphere. It is like transferred to Tokyo. This izakaya has a lot of regulars who make reservations continuously, so if you go there with friends you need to make reservation in advance.

But if you are alone, you can sit by the bar and enjoy their japanese sochu. The owner kawasaki san is very...