Izuei Main Branch

That's a really traditional sea eel restaurant, and we're so enjoying our lunch👍🏿 Although we had a bit waiting for the sea eel rice, like 20 minutes for fresh made. We hadn't made a reservation, so we had to wait around 10 minutes to arrange a table, a window-side table♥️ My set lunch was yummy, tasty, and great, and I loved their design of the Benton box! The sea eel was perfectly grilled, very softy, and juicy, but the source was not that rich like the other restaurant.

Don't be shy to enter, they are friendly and also have English speaker, photos of everything make it easy to order and the service is top notch. The food is awesome and good for lunch or dinner.

We managed to have lunch at this popular <i>unagi & tempura</i> specialty restaurant near Ueno Park, after waiting about 45 minutes though we came early for lunch time. The manager was not friendly towards international visitors and did not try to explain properly the waiting / queue system. We saw many Japanese customers can directly go to the counter and got the ticket number, while he asked us to wait outside the building for the tickets to be distributed when there were quite long queue outside the building. I can understand why most customers were local Japanese. Once inside, you can ask for English menu and order what you like with the waiter staff. We ordered the <i>unajyu</i> lunch set and the <i>Izuei</i> lunch set that included half <i>unagi</i> and a few <i>tempura</i> pieces along with rice, miso soup and pickles. We also got a small glass of beer to accompany our lunch. The meals were good and we love the grilled eel and sauces, though the <i>tempura</i> is nothing special. Total meal costs were ¥ 8,140 which is quite expensive, but still reasonable considering quality ingredients and good restaurant ambience. The restaurant is quite big with many dining floors available. The waiting staff members gave us good customer services, so we only had bad experience with the front manager. You can pay with V/MC payment cards, so it is good for international customers.

A long-established eel restaurant. Not only the foods but also the service and the view of Ueno Park are all amazing. Reservations are available only for course menus, and there are only four slots per day.

A century-old restaurant specializing in eel, and also a Michelin-starred establishment. The dishes are offered in three tiers—Pine, Bamboo, and Plum—with prices decreasing in that order. For travelers visiting Japan, coming here to try the eel is definitely a great choice.

Very Delicious Unagi ever. Very good service. This restaurant history over 200 years.

There are many tables so we didnt have to wait for the queue. We sat near window with park view. Foods were tasty and well decorated. We had sake with gold sakura leaves inside, so cute!

They have non-eel options if your party can’t have eel! :) delicious himeju— not too salty, lightly flavored. The side dishes with the himeju were great!!! You may not enjoy the eel if you like stronger flavoring. Pretty good service! We came 10 minutes before opening on a weekday lunch and could get in as soon as we opened. Line wasn’t too long, but as we ate the line grew a bit. The line never seemed more than 5 parties, and seemed to move quick.