Kyogoku Kaneyo

30 Dec 2024 There is nothing special about this place. Popular, maybe because of the history of this place. It said it has been over 100 years since the end of the Meiji era. The unagi taste just so so, Service is really bad. The waiter who serves our table looks like he has been forced to do the work 😂 For me, seating on the floor and eating is hard and uncomfortable. If you wanna try this place, request sitting on the first floor where the table is. The second floor is all sitting on the floor. And yes, this place is expensive compared to other unagi restaurants.

Came across this place as it’s relatively near hotel. Was told it’s Michelin bib. We ordered a medium size and added a chicken wing as sides. The taste is indeed on a lighter side and i added the pepper and soya to make it tastier.

The place itself offers an authentic Kyoto experience. It’s a beautiful wooden 2-story building where you can see the eel being grilled through the front window. The service is fast and staff are friendly / welcoming. We went right at dinner reopening time around 5pm and were ushered to a table right away. As for the food: the eel itself seemed fresh and of good quality, yet its preparation didn’t much agree with our taste: the sauce was runny rather than the usually thick unagi sauce and the char was a bit too flavor-dominant. Yet overall consistency/tenderness was good. I would recommend the place for an authentic experience but wouldn’t go too heavy on the food.

Wow! The eel! Plain, no sauce, the best way. Omelette, eel on rice was also delectable. Highly recommended. I have to return when I am in Kyoto again.

Super old shop When reserving on line your only able to choose the teshoku set What was served are lots of yaki tamago (very flavorful but too much) and not enough of the anago But nice meal all in

I love Unagi in Japan, Unagi here is really good, just come and book for a table, after that go around Nishi market and come back for lunch, smell of Eel grills by charcoal mouthwatering

staffs are impolite, not having the standard level of hospitaliy in japan. if the staffs are claiming themselves real japanese, then they disappointed me a lot. foods are not up to standard either. unagi rice in HK is somehow better. not again.

Obviously a very popular restaurant. Went early and got our table after 20min or so. Their signature meal is the eel rice with an omelette on top. Overall very tatsy. Wish the serving of eel was bigger though. So order a larger set if you want more eel.