Otsuka - Kyoto

Delicious steak. Ordered the murasawa beef steak for about 6400 yen. Probably a must try at least once. Food comes with salad, rice, and some veggie sides. Interiors and exteriors were awesome. What a carefully planned layout. I like the placement of the small window as it ensures privacy, but you get to see something and not just a wall. There was no queue when I went here as there were few tourists due to the virus scare.

Such amazing steaks at this place, definite the best I've tasted so far but I only got Hawksmoor in London to compare to this. We tried the top A5 rated steak with the A4 steak. Both were delicious, so was the flat iron we ordered to share. As other have mention, it's a good idea to come early and put your name down and come back when it's opening time. If you are not back when you are about to be called then you go to the back of the queue.

Amazing steak for a very reasonable price! We ordered the A5 Wagyu, Kalbi set, and Prime Rib set A. The wagyu was melt-in-your-mouth tender and worth every penny. The kalbi was also very flavorful and tender. The prime rib wasn’t my favorite (it was served quite cold and had more of a “steak sauce” taste to it). But overall the meat was cooked very well and we greatly enjoyed the meal! As for logistics, arrived at the restaurant at 8am to leave our name on the sign-in sheet outside the restaurant and then spent the rest of the morning until 11am touring Arayishama. Since the restaurant is only a 5 minute walk from the train station, it was no inconvenience for us to drop by the restaurant first. Luckily, we were the first on the list and were seated immediately at 11. The restaurant was decently busy at 11 so I would recommend arriving early in the morning like us to write your name down!

I was here before in year 2018. Their A5 Wagyu Sirloin steak is awesome! Meltz in the mouth! And i went back recently to their new shop and their steak is still so good! Hopefully they will maintain their standard and keep going!

Had no line at all! Unlike what others have experienced, but I went at 2:00. However, they ran out of their cattle holding shell. Very recommended! Although they are on TripAdvisor and I was afraid it would be too touristy, it was actually surprisingly more like a mom and pop shop than a tourist trap. The price quality ratio is really good. Very recommended to get the slices of beef rice dish instead of steaks. The steak was delicious, but the cut beef dish was better for money. Great place to visit the Arashiyama region!