Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan｜Lodge Cafe Terrace

Great cafe restaurant off the beaten track of Kawagoe. The building is reminiscent of a ski lodge or chalet, built with beautiful wood. They even have some skis outside to add to the effect. There is indoor and outdoor seating. Smoking is allowed on the outdoor terrace. They have sun umbrellas in the summer. Indoors is all natural wood with a high open ceiling and in the one and only loft window Totoro sits watching over one and all! The menu is excellent with reasonably priced lunch specials as well as their fixed selection. Mainly Italian dishes. They have the fixed menu printed up in English too. Very nice and helpful staff, friendly yet professional. It is very easy to relax here as a single patron, a couple or a group. They have some magazines you can borrow to read. Overall really nice experience dining there.

I visited on a rainy day. Lunch was cheap at 980 yen, and it was busy around 12:00. On this day, I had a set meal of chicken cutlet with curry cream sauce, and it was very soft and the cream sauce went well with the rice and was delicious (^^)

A cafe terrace lodge along the main street. It's popular and quite crowded, so I'm in the middle of the day with a different lunch time zone. About 6 cars can be parked. The inside of the store is relaxing with a lodge-like atmosphere. There are also counter seats. It is a delicious and relieved taste with traditional seasoning.