Restaurant Hiramatsu Kōdaiji

Very posh, very beautiful and wonderful scenic views of the Kyoto skyline! Very attentive staff, delicious food - the courses were astoundingly good - very Michelin! Highly recommend coming here to celebrate a special occasion or just a nice treat! Food was very well cooked and presented. Lovely atmosphere and quiet!

Booked the lunch menu initially for the view but unfortunately the view is the only thing that's remarkable for this restaurant and what's even more unfortunate is I've seen much better views somewhere else. Where do I start? I was quite excited about the French and Japanese inspired cuisine but no one dish wowed me or made me feel "ah that's really nice". All dishes were plain and boring. You can't say there's no innovation, like carrot puree on steak, but why? What kind of weiredest combination is that? Probably I live in Europe myself and have the opportunity to try more European restaurants, but I definitely have higher expections to a Michelin one star French restaurant in Kyoto. The wine glasses looked like IKEA. Didn't even want to post a picture.

This place was INCREDIBLE! The service, the presentation, the view, the quality and quantity of food was 10/10. If you want a meal that will not only fill you up but will be some of the best tasting food, come here. Cannot explain how respectful and kind the staff was too.

Magnificent scenery; terrific food quality…very long time I haven’t experienced a restaurant that deserves the Michelin star. Should come!!! It will de difficult to book in future. Try lunch to have the best scenic view.

We had a pretty good dinner at Hiramatsu Kodaiji. The food was good and nicely presented, though I cannot say that it was Michelin star spectacular. The lobster and wagyu main courses were good. Again, everything was good, but nothing was extraordinary (as compared to other restaurants we visited in Kyoto). Service was very good. Views of Kyoto were indeed spectacular. As was the bill, which at 148000 yen (over $1000) for a family of four was totally unjustified given the food.

An almost perfect experience. Great food, a great incredible wine selection, and the view was incredible. Service was also polite and impeccable until the very last moment, where we were offered to be reserved a taxi, and was then told there were no taxi's available. This would have been fine, if only we hadn't walked out and found two taxis reserved for groups who arrived later than us, and were definitely leaving later than us. This left us walking back in the rain (they did offer us a free umbrella for the walk back, however). Overall, 4.5 stars rounding down to 4 stars due to the bad feeling the taxi situation left us in

One of my best meals in Kyoto, everything was perfect. Bonus points for exquisite coffee, you will be pleasantly surprised by the specialty grade espresso.

Great food with amazing view of Kyoto. I tried their special holiday menu and while every dish was amazing the duck in puff pastry was a highlight.