京都市南区, Kyoto, Japan｜Shabu-Shabu Tajimaya

We discovered this All-You-Can-Eat Shabu shabu restaurant while walking around the mall. We instantly got excited and decided to try it! Well, that excitement was short lived after they told us that they were all booked up (it was 6:30PM when we arrived 😰) for the day and was told to come back the next day but needed to book ahead of time. We did just that and I am craving for it again 😋! Service was great, Japanese are just so polite and attentive 👍🏼! The place was clean, spacious, and cozy! You get to pick 2 kinds of broth out of the 6 available and we picked: 1. Korean-style Spicy Soup (10/10): I actually thought the spice was just right. There was a little bit of numbness to the taste and it was really enjoyable. 2. Chinese Baitang Stock (8/10): It was pretty good for vegetables and glass noodles because this broth felt healthy. We kind of neglected this broth because the meat tasted better on the spicy soup and meat is usually is our main focus when it comes to AYCE meals 😅! The meat 🥩: - Wagyu beef (10/10): We had probably 10 plates of meat and 6 of them were their wagyu beef slices 🐄! The meat was fresh and tasted pretty sweet and the texture was excellent 👍🏼! - Premium beef (7/10): I don't know how to justify eating these over the wagyu. You could give it a try but I wouldn't recommend this if you could afford the wagyu pricing (¥2,100 more expensive than the premium beef). - Pork (8/10): we had 1 plate of this and I thought it was pretty good but again, their pork can't beat the wagyu! Vegetables (10/10) 🥬 : These can be picked up at the self-service area! They were fresh and I actually enjoyed their mushrooms🍄 too! Dessert (10/10) 🍨 : They have many flavors of ice cream if you need something sweet! I would recommend their matcha and vanilla ice cream! Overall, I really enjoyed eating here and would totally recommend it to anyone that loves... No, actually, no exception! Everyone should at least try Shabu-shabu Tajimaya once if you are in Kyoto! TIPS: The AYCE menu allows you to dine in for 90 minutes (I think we were in there for longer), but depending on how crowded the place is, you might actually be able to stay longer. However, it is worth noting that the last call for more meat would be indeed at the 90th minute mark.

Excellent beef. They have shabu shabu and sukiyaki. Sukiyaki tsuyu is delicious. Many condiments and additional items to eat, including curry and 12 flavors of ice cream. Plenty of serve yourself drink options. Great for groups.

Had a good time here. Lots of meat options for reasonable price and they offer cold and hot drinks. I liked the iced milk tea and matcha latte. They need more vegetable and sauce options. The soups were very good