GANKO Takasegawanijoen

This old-style restaurant features a magnificent garden and many dining rooms for private parties and company-sponsored dinners. As part of such a group dinner for a group of about 25, we got one of the standard full-course sets, which consisted of many small dishes. The service was good but unders...tandably less personal than in a small establishment. The food too was fine. The shabu shabu mini-dish was the highlight of the dinner. The sushis were OK but not memorable. But above all, we enjoyed the "nomihoodai" (all you can drink---sake, beer, the works). For many diners in our room and neighboring room, the evening ended in a blur.

Visited December 2024

If you wanna experience the genuine Japanese food and culture, you should definitely visit this restaurant. Pros: - food quality is exceptional - service is above the highest expectations and pretty esthetic - interior is typically traditional - the restaurant is located in a fantastic Japanese ga...rden with ponds and small bridges - a geisha show comes as a bonus Recommended strongly. It is a must visit place in Kyoto.

Visited May 2024

Service is barely decent. Of course it's not personal. Individually they are ultra nice and kind, and this is obviously why it does not get a "terrible" review. But there is obviously poor training and insufficient staff. Cold dishes are a notch down from ordinary, on the level of sushi chain in a w...estern restaurant. "Kobe beef" sukiyaki is pre-prepared on the "DIY" style, just a broth and thin slivers of beef, much closer to a shabu-shabu than a sukiyaki. Overpriced and underwhelming. Positive reviews tell us more about the quality reviewers are used to.

Visited April 2024

I've eaten here a few times on previous trips to Kyoto, and it never disappoints. Firstly it's nice that the lady staff are in kimono. That always makes me happy! I've sat at the counter and had sushi a few times, but this time, I had the sashimi and tempura set. My husband had the sushi set menu. I...t was all very good, tasty and generous portions. Good value, too. We will eat here again the next time we're in Kyoto.

Visited November 2023

Went here as a party on tour of Japan. Our Japanese guild was excited about us going to dine here and said we were very fortunate to do so after it being closed for 3 years due to pandemic. The dining rooms are very nice. The trio of raw fish starter were nice with the wasabi to add some heat. Apar...t from the tofu bubbling away in a thin white sauce everything else was cold and bland. We were later served with a hot broth with rice and cold cabbage. The dessert had no discernible flavour. The drinks carry a 10% service charge not mentioned on the price list. Not somewhere I would recommend.

Visited April 2023