Hyoto Shijo Karasuma

The meal was top class both the pork and the beef were really good. We ordered the beef and pork set. All the appetizers were really good as well as a dessert. Service was a bit slow, but turned out OK in the end.

The food is amazing, it is worth the price. You experience the real Japanese food with high quality ingredients. The selection is wide and you can decide which menu suits you the best. The staff is available and efficient. We were served by Hiroaki Akada and it was an amazing experience. The overall score is 4/5 just because we had the feeling of rushing during all meal. Maybe it’s because of my culture (Italian) and I am not used to it, but we felt a bit of pressure during the meal, since every course was overlapping with the previous one.

Came here alone for lunch after getting a haircut from the barber shop next door. Maybe got lucky but I didn’t need a reservation and they were able to seat me in a private room without any wait. The staff, service, food, and decor of this restaurant is top notch. Do not expect large portions but the portions were perfect for me!

A superb shabu shabu experience with the finest pork and beef. I came here with my cousin and friend because the weather was turning cold and we wanted something warm and soupy. The ponzu sauce was extremely fragrant and the perfect dip for the melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef. There was also a separate dashi dip for the pork and for the first time... I preferred the Japanese pork over beef. The starting appetiser which is a sesame tofu was a beautiful start to a wonderful meal. Everything was tasty and they had a variety of sake to pair with the food.

Great food and great selection of sakes for food pairing. Every drink of sake, there is a change of glass. Food is delicately prepared with fresh ingredients! Amazing dining experience!

Really enjoyed our dinner experience here and I’m glad we managed to make a reservation beforehand. The service was great and the staff were all really helpful and warm! The decor is also nice and I like how the tables were quite far apart so there was some privacy We had the pork shabu course and the pork + snow crab course. The portions are pretty generous and whatever we had was just really delicious! I especially loved the tofu appetiser and the sashimi with ponzu. We were stuffed by the end of the dinner and left the restaurant really happy!

Phoned the restaurant in advanced, and headed there on a Sunday night. The environment and vibe in the restaurant are excellent. Food is top notch. The service and hospitality in the restaurant are amazing: we got a gorgeous photo taken and printed by the staff(they printed out and decorated for you!), got the chance to experience making matcha and had the chance to choose two delicate pairs of chopsticks as gifts. Nashiro was there helping us having such a wonderful experience! Highly recommended this place to everyone! Last thing to notice, the restaurant has menu in English as well, which is friendly to foreigners.

From start to finish, the experience was fantastic. It was the most unique shabu shabu meal I had while also exactly what I wanted.

The meal was top class both the pork and the beef were really good. We ordered the beef and pork set. All the appetizers were really good as well as a dessert. Service was a bit slow, but turned out OK in the end.

The food is amazing, it is worth the price. You experience the real Japanese food with high quality ingredients. The selection is wide and you can decide which menu suits you the best. The staff is available and efficient. We were served by Hiroaki Akada and it was an amazing experience. The overall score is 4/5 just because we had the feeling of rushing during all meal. Maybe it’s because of my culture (Italian) and I am not used to it, but we felt a bit of pressure during the meal, since every course was overlapping with the previous one.

Came here alone for lunch after getting a haircut from the barber shop next door. Maybe got lucky but I didn’t need a reservation and they were able to seat me in a private room without any wait. The staff, service, food, and decor of this restaurant is top notch. Do not expect large portions but the portions were perfect for me!

A superb shabu shabu experience with the finest pork and beef. I came here with my cousin and friend because the weather was turning cold and we wanted something warm and soupy. The ponzu sauce was extremely fragrant and the perfect dip for the melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef. There was also a separate dashi dip for the pork and for the first time... I preferred the Japanese pork over beef. The starting appetiser which is a sesame tofu was a beautiful start to a wonderful meal. Everything was tasty and they had a variety of sake to pair with the food.

Great food and great selection of sakes for food pairing. Every drink of sake, there is a change of glass. Food is delicately prepared with fresh ingredients! Amazing dining experience!

Really enjoyed our dinner experience here and I’m glad we managed to make a reservation beforehand. The service was great and the staff were all really helpful and warm! The decor is also nice and I like how the tables were quite far apart so there was some privacy We had the pork shabu course and the pork + snow crab course. The portions are pretty generous and whatever we had was just really delicious! I especially loved the tofu appetiser and the sashimi with ponzu. We were stuffed by the end of the dinner and left the restaurant really happy!

Phoned the restaurant in advanced, and headed there on a Sunday night. The environment and vibe in the restaurant are excellent. Food is top notch. The service and hospitality in the restaurant are amazing: we got a gorgeous photo taken and printed by the staff(they printed out and decorated for you!), got the chance to experience making matcha and had the chance to choose two delicate pairs of chopsticks as gifts. Nashiro was there helping us having such a wonderful experience! Highly recommended this place to everyone! Last thing to notice, the restaurant has menu in English as well, which is friendly to foreigners.

From start to finish, the experience was fantastic. It was the most unique shabu shabu meal I had while also exactly what I wanted.

The place was so clean and ambiance was very calming and nicely suited the aesthetic of the restaurant. The food itself was very high quality and fresh, definitely worth the money. Service was fast and the staff was foreigner friendly trying their best to help us understand how to eat the food. Even the trainees were very good at being fast and helpful.

We made a last-minute reservation at this famous shabu-shabu place on our first day of visit in Kyoto, and had to admit that it was certainly not an easy one. The restaurant was completely full during our entire dinner time; and service very slow, at least according to my friend, who used to visit here. We opted for the full shabu-shabu set, including assorted sashimi, sushi, soba, dessert, and of course, the shabu plate. Really impressed by the thinness of the pork meat, as thin as a piece of paper! The meat can be ready simply by dipping it into the hot soup for ten seconds, amazing! Their sushi plate was a bit disappointing though...a bit fishy. Dessert served as a perfect ending of our meal with the refreshing pudding. Only if everything can be faster...by the time we left there, the entire restaurant was almost empty. But good quality and service were impeccable.

The place itself is very nice and the staff is good, from there it goes downhill, we paid $70 per person at night. We got some very good quality food, but I am not sure is worth the price. Then, why 2 stars? I would not go back and I would not recommend the place to anyone in Kyoto.