Reviews List
English Reviews (Reviews Total Language : 60 reviews)
“Afternoon Tea set is a must visit”
Their afternoon tea is so relaxing, beautiful and superb. Must-go for tourists (and locals). Perfect mix of modern and traditional Japan. Also, make sure to visit their toilet.
Visited July 2024
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“New to me”
We were taken here for a tea experience. Basically, it is a tea tasting experience with 5 small cups of tea accompanied by a bean paste sweet for each one. It is slow with beautiful service and imparts serenity. The glassware and tea cups and teapots are exquisite. The ladies room is gorgeous, wit...h hand towels. It cost about $35 USD per person. It turns out sweet bean paste is a taste I have not yet acquired. Chocolate truffles would have been better.
Visited October 2024
“Expensive sweets”
Delicately flavored wagashi. Quite expensive but must definitely try at least once 😅 the sweets are carefully packaged but expire quickly.
Visited March 2024
“Nice authentic afternoon tea experience.”
Make a booking. You might be lucky walking in. I booked. As I was one person, I had one Japanese sweet ('Wagashi') which I picked from a selection and a green tea. If you are more than one in your party, you can go for a traditional set and a bigger variety. The menu has so many options, it bec...ame confusing! I had to ask a member of staff for their advice. Very traditional and nice. All freshly prepared and a nice cultural experience. You could really taste that this was the real thing. Although they are located on a main road in Ginza, you need to take a lift to go upstairs in the building. They sell Japanese confectionery as well. Nice light atmosphere. Not too pricey but not cheap either. I went as a treat and to have a more authentic Japanese cultural experience rather than Starbucks or the many chain places around! Some may find this bland or bitter as what you get here is not 'modified' with syrup and sugar or whatever else. They don't have wifi which is maybe a good thing so you can switch off. My 4 rating instead of 5 was service. It was fine but just very 'snobby' which annoyed me.
Visited May 2023
“The mochi was a revelation”
Came upon this tea room by chance while exploring Ginza and am so pleased I did. It is a gorgeously appointed tea room, lovely and quiet atmosphere that focuses on excellent tea and wagashi. I quite like mochi so I was pretty keen to try a few and soon realized that whatever I had been eating before... visiting Higashiya just probably shouldn't be calling itself mochi. The prices are on the expensive side and absolutely worth it. Also, the bathrooms were amazing and almost worth visiting just for the experience.
Visited December 2019
