Kyoto, Japan｜Gion Karoku

Recently had a dinner at Gion Karoku. We reserved online the day before for a 2hour sitting which was perfect. The website is in Japanese but the google translator helped us navigate to the bookings. Definitely need to make a reservation though as it can be popular. We arrived on time and we’re treated so thoughtfully by the staff. The restaurant appears to be a converted house and it’s so lovely. The food was incredible. We had the chefs selection from the front page which was about 8500yen /pp with 5no different cuts of beef (4no of each cut), kimchi, rice, dessert and a couple of other things. Drinks were extra. After having Yakiniku in Tokyo I initially thought this was expensive. I could not have been more wrong after making my way through it all. The food was amazing and so tasty and the staff were so absolutely lovely. We spent over 20000yen in the end after taking drinks into account and I’m so happy we did. We already recommended this to a family we met the next day and will continue to recommend. Again, it is a bit pricey, but very worth it.

Gorgeous place in Kyoto for yakiniku. Very traditional setting, with great service and food. English menu for the tourists. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal here. Made a reservation online fairly easily for the next day, no issues at all. A bit expensive but the meat definitely is great quality. Edit: went back two days later because it was so good we couldn't stop thinking about it. They remembered us and the food was just as good.

Great beef cuts with delicious taste, and nice service. They even took us to a separate (deserted) room for dessert! Due to the lack of people, it felt like we reserved the place, which was nice.