SHIORI

We saw the set menu then entered the restaurant right away without any expectation, but turns out it’s quite extraordinary especially the yuba and the tofu soup. The set menu we chose wasn’t expensive but we’re surprised with the dish variants on the set menu. Very delicious! Also nice service, but maybe entering the restaurant in opening hour is a good decision, not sure about the normal queue time.

The best meal we've had in Nikko in 2 days. The restaurant is small and had a waiting list outside for lunch. For dinner, you need to call to make reservations in advance. We went there for lunch and waited for almost 1 hr because there was a big group of 10-12 people that occupied more than half of the restaurant. Food was almost like a mini kaiseki. They served you one thing at a time. I especially liked the yuba soup, so flavorful and delicate. The grilled eel was excellent too. Strongly recommend this restaurant.

A wonderful and tasty experience. The staff were so polite and helpful. They spoke to us in English and Japanese to help us understand the menu and everything that was brought out. I grew up with tofu skin as a normal part of my diet so this was a nice throwback to my youth. My husband is not used to this Japanese style of eating so was not as impressed with the vegetables, fish, and starch. He’s more of a meat man so I gave him all the meat from my Miyabi set and took all the non-meat items from his Tsune set. Overall, this has been a great experience. They have parking and English menu along with English speaking staff.

This is one of the best meals I've had in Japan. A small shop run by a small team so it's very limited how many customers they can serve in a day because their ingredients might run out. There are 4 set course you can choose from. We opted for the the most expensive one at just under ¥4000. You really get your bang for buck so by the end of the meal, we were stuffed. Everything tasted fresh, delicious and authentic. On top of that, the service was amazing. Shun Kamiyoshihara-San our server or rather the only server, kept running around and bringing our dishes and topping up our water. He made the experience that much better. We wish we could tip him but can't cos Japanese culture. For foreigners, the menus have English and Shun-san speaks a little English. Recommend making a reservation before coming as I said the number customers they can serve per day is limited.

I ordered the miyabi set, which introduces the Nikko's traditional dish, yuba, as well as local vegetables, fish and grain. Added on the 3 set sake comprising Nikko's sake. Food: Very good, very oriental. Good mix of light-tasting yuba coupled with a robust entree of chicken and fish. I personally enjoyed the grilled fish and sashimi, although the chicken is great too. Advice: The miyabi set will ensure that you will leave with full stomach. If u just want to try the yuba dishes, the en set should suffice. Service: Exceptional service despite low manpower. Dishes are served one at a time and staff took the effort to explain the dish with limited English. English menu available, lunch sets available for dinner. However, you have to make reservations or come at opening time, as they only accept a limited number of guests. Card and cash OK. Atmosphere: It is a posh Omakase experience that I would charge at least 3 times as much in my country. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and would definitely recommend it if you stay in Nikko.

Quite an overpriced, over hyped experience. Aside from the yuba sashimi, everything was very average tasting, the main course eel particularly. The tea they served was quite poor quality and the sweet with the Yui course was a watery bit of bean paste jelly. The place setting was nice, but none of this was worth the cost, by any stretch.

Great traditional menu (with only 5 meal choices) all containing yuba in the sides. The ginger pork with cabbage & rice is the cheapest option and best for foreigners who may dislike other tastes. Only 7 tables, so it’s crowded at lunch.

Gem of a place specialising in local cuisine - definitely worth the 40 minute wait 😊 Every component of our lunch meal was delicious - can't pick a single item to highlight as everything was so good!