Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan｜勝馬亭

Delicious food, staff were friendly and accommodating to people who don’t speak Japanese well and gave us some cute origami as a gift. We had a great experience here.

the most incredible and homey place. the other reviews are entirely accurate. the hostess was very kind and explained how to eat the dishes and what they are. when paying at the register she saw that i had a tonne of spare coins and very kindly offered to exchange them for me and made my wallet 10x lighter. the meal was great and well priced, strongly recommend. only thing is that taking public transport to this place means you have to walk for about 10 mins from the bus stop. in the evening it does get a little dark.

Had their Hunting Grill set, and the beef quality was amazing. Came with rice, salad, soup and a small portion of sashimi which were all so well prepared. Was served by a friendly and energetic elderly lady, and she was so thoughtful, even checking to confirm small details like if we were ok to use chopsticks. Loved the homey vibe, and definitely worth the walk in the cold country side to this delicious and heartwarming dinner :)