Umenohana

My favourite meal in Kyoto, will definitely visit again!! Came here for a feast of tofu with beef, all the dish are delicious and flavourful even with simple ingredients. The ambience is traditional Japanese style. Love it!!

definitely worth 5 star, super delicious saiseki cuisine; chef is very friendly and polite to foreigners also, providing great service and explain the menu good evnvironment with cozy atmosphere, highly recommended we order a set with 14 courses, very full and satisfied~ :)

The waitresses knew a little bit English. Then we communicated by Google translate. There were more than 10 kinds small tofu dishes. The waitresses was so patience to introduce one-by-one to us. All dishes were tofu basis & mixed with fish, vegetable & others. I loved all the tastes & textures. Their chef were so amazing. Finally, we took three hours to complete all the dishes.

Incredible experience! Traditional Japanese place with 10 different types of tofu dishes. Best culinary experience we had in Japan! Waitress was very kind and friendly, food arrived so quickly and the menus are very generous and filling.

Wow amazing food. Never had soy dish like this before. Place is quiet and spacious. Service was excellent

Unique restaurant serving soy/tofu dishes. Place was tastefully furnished and servers were polite. We had a bit of difficulty as we can’t speak Japanese but everything worked out in the end.

This is my second time to Umenohana(the first was before the pandemic) and their quality is still stellar! Wonderful and unique dining experience in Kyoto. The star of the meal is tofu and the accompanying dishes vary depending on the season. Highly recommend to anyone who would love to experience an affordable kaiseki-style lunch in Kyoto!

-Highly recommend if you are TOFU fan!! -Shop located underground floor but inside the shop is very nice and clean. -The shop decorations give a high-end/ traditional Japanese -Staffs wear kimono and they are very polite and give us a very good recommendation/ explanation of food

This is a chain with locations in at least Osaka, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. The Kyoto location is at the basement level of what looks to be an office building, so it's not very conspicuous. The restaurant staff at this location spoke little English so I was a bit unsure at first, but knowing they had English menus helped. The staff were friendly enough and did their best to accommodate us despite the language barrier. For three people we got two sets of the 3900 yen courses plus two a la cart items. That was just right for us. We couldn't even finish all of the yuba (vat of soy milk heated on a stove at the table to form layers of tofu skin). In fact the waitress who took our order suggested that three full sets might be too much food for us and she was right. That was very much appreciated. Everything was delicious, healthy, and elegantly presented. The set consisted mostly of different tofu/soy-based creations. A couple of dishes had fish or shrimp mixed in. Although it was mostly vegetarian it was quite filling because of the high protein content in soy. As another reviewer mentioned, every party is seated in their own dining room separated by paper sliding doors, so the ambiance was quite tranquil and private. It's a traditional restaurant so you need to take off your shoes before entering the restaurant but the tables have recessed floors so you can't sit normally. I highly recommend this place for an authentic Japanese dining experience. If you're on the fence about tofu, this might change your mind!

We stumbled onto this restaurant by accident, since it was across the street from the Hotel Monterey Kyoto. We ate here two nights in a row, since it was so good. The price is quite reasonable, considering the quality of the food and service. The dining rooms are all private and spacious. Service was excellent; the staff spoke very limited English, but they were still very helpful in explaining the various dishes and how to eat them, as well as in preparing the tableside dishes. The food was quite unique and overall excellent. This is not fine-dining, but the value is really excellent. If you stay at the Monterey, you owe it to yourself to try this restaurant at least once.

Unique experience in unique setting. Yuba style (tofu skin - Google it) 8+ "course" (courses are tiny) dinner kyoryori style. Delicious, but not cheap ($18900 yen for 3). Accommodated my vegetarian wife very well. Experience/food probably worth the cost.

This is the Mecca of tofu. So many ways, styles and types all made with water from Fushimi-Ku. The best of Kyoto. They have plenty of fried food and Waygu beef for the meat eaters in The party. The ambience of the restaurant is unique and very pretty. Be brave you seekers of protein