Osakanatojizake Mamesuke Nishishinsaibashi

Regrettably, I have to agree with the sense of the other reviews about this restaurant. The place looks very nice, the staff were attentive and friendly. But the food was average and not worth the price (even not counting the bizarre and uncommon seating charge). There are many better alternatives i...n this part of Osaka. I wish I had looked harder.

Visited April 2024

We thought this was a great Japanese experience. The servers were great. The food was also. We were thrilled to allow our grandson this wonderful experience of eating at at table on the floor, cooking our own appetizers, etc. We were the only non Japanese customers, so the locals like it!

Visited March 2019

Bad service. Bad food. The greasy residue is still on my tongue. Extremely expensive for Japan and the ONLY bad meal I’ve had so far in this wonderful country.

Visited July 2018

I’d give no star but had to choose one to write this review. As we looked at the half price ad in front of the restaurant, a Chinese staff came out, told us as long as we ordered before 8pm, it’s half price. When we started ordering food, that’s when she said we had to get drinks in order to get the... 1/2 price special. We didn’t want to drink at that time so told her we’d just pay regular price. Also ordered their famous grilled drumstick and ox tongue as starters. Told her we’d look at the menu to see what else we might want to add. At that point, she told us there’s a mandatory charge of ¥680 per person. We asked if it’s minimum charge or would be offset if we got drinks. She said no and this is a 居酒屋 Izakaya and all Japanese pubs have this type of charges. She sounded like we’ve never been to a Japanese pub. But we just arrived Osaka and were tired so decided to give the food a chance and just dealt with her attitude and that charge. That’s a mistake, we should’ve just left at that point. The highly recommended drumstick had texture of frozen chicken meat but the sauce tasted good. Ox tongue was overcooked and like the other food, just average quality. ¥2720 mandatory appetizer for 4 people included: 4 pieces of square-inch saury fish, a small mushroom cut into 4, 4 pieces of squid the size of my finger (I have small hand). After tax, this meal cost ¥9000 (~USD90) and we only drank water! After we ordered the first round of food, the Chinese staff never came back. Maybe she thought we’re difficult customers who asked too many questions. A young staff with a nice smile served us but he didn’t speak Chinese or English. By then we’re pretty unhappy and decided to go somewhere else for a bowl of ramen. My perception with most Japanese merchants was good and they’re usually upfront with prices. So on the way out, I saw the Chinese staff and asked her if anywhere on the menu showed the ¥680 charge. She couldn’t tell us and repeated in a rigid tone all isakaras do that. I told her most honest places would say clearly one or two drinks minimum etc so customers know before walking in. We’re willing to pay regular price for the special dish but felt cheated on the mandatory appetizer. Having a Chinese staff to attract Chinese customers is a nice thing, but not to deceive their own people (or anyone for that matter). 半價優惠作招徠0k，但在客人點前菜後才告知每人￥680 的費用便有點不老實的嫌疑，當我們問那是最低消費，又或可抵消酒錢，說普通話的服務員說所有居酒屋都有這種收費，都是額外的，不過她們店會送一份海鮮前菜。雖然有點不悦，但我們剛扺大阪也太倦，決定將就一下，事後還真有點後悔沒有當時離開。 可能我們問了太多問題，也祇點了幾份前菜 （我們告訴她要再看看餐牌才點其他菜），那位跟我們説普通話的服務員沒有再招呼我們，之後的服務員雖笑容可掬，但祇說日語。 人氣燒雞脾醬汁不錯，但肉質麻麻像是凍肉，烤老了的牛舌及那盤作招徠的烤物質量普通，最驚訝是那份＂送＂的有海鮮的前菜：每人一丁寸秋刀魚片，1/4 片小磨菇，加一片手指長的魷魚😧。這時我們決定還是去吃碗拉麵。 離開時見到那位説普通話的服務員，問她餐牌或其他地方有列明￥680 的收費嗎？她沒答，衹説所有居酒屋都收的而且她也告訴了我們有關費用，面露厭煩且語氣生硬，我告訴她老實的居酒屋會在門前列出最低飲料消費等，讓顧客清楚，而且她為什麼沒在我們坐下或點餐前告知。我們不喝酒所以願意付正價吃那份作招徠的烤物，如果她在點餐前告知每人￥680的費用，去留與否便是我們的選擇。很失望,幾份前菜加清水花了￥9000 還換來不愉快經驗。

Visited April 2018

The restaurant have a good selection of food. The food was good but the serving was a little too small but have a great taste. The restaurant is a good venue to have meeting because they have isolated dinning areas. The service was average.

Visited December 2017