Tabelog ratingWagyu is grilled at your table over binchōtan, a dense charcoal that burns very hot. For the premium cuts, staff often take over the grill, cooking and resting the chateaubriand or harami themselves. It is a good place to try kōne, a rare, fatty brisket cut that is a Hiroshima speciality. Rice is cooked to order in a donabe (clay pot) using Nita rice from Shimane, milled the same day. Reviewers writing in Japanese and in English repeatedly call it the best rice of their trip.
Service comes up in almost every review. Staff change grills and plates unprompted and use translation apps when their English runs out. In winter they even hand out hand-warmers. Most guests find the meat tender and of high quality. The dishes reviewers single out are the thick-cut special tongue, wagyu sashimi, wagyu sirloin sushi, kōne, clean-tasting liver and the beef-tendon soup served as a starter. Japanese diners praise the drinks on the all-you-can-drink plans. Private rooms and good smoke extraction keep the meal calm.
The criticisms are consistent. The clay-pot rice often arrives 20–25 minutes late, sometimes after the meat is finished. Some English-speaking guests found the ¥12,000 course small or over-seasoned, and some cuts chewy. One Korean diner was served cheaper sushi than the item on the receipt.
There is no lunch service. Dinner typically runs ¥6,000–8,000 a head. Reviewers in 2024–2026 paid around ¥7,000 for a food-focused course, about ¥8,000–8,800 for a fuller set and ¥12,000 for the Matsu course with two hours of drinks. À la carte, they paid around ¥1,180 for kōne and ¥1,000 for two pieces of wagyu sirloin sushi. The all-you-can-drink add-on was ¥2,500.
Value is the strongest argument for coming here. Most reviewers, including Japanese regulars, call the ¥7,000–8,000 courses unusually good value for this quality. The real value complaints concern only the ¥12,000 course.
- Booking: book ahead, since it fills up even on weekdays. One walk-in at 17:30 was told to come back at 20:30. Phone 050-5456-0375.
- Getting there: 3 minutes' walk from Ebisu-cho stop on the Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden). From the Asahi Beer Kaikan on Chuo-dori, walk about 10 seconds towards Nagarekawa. The entrance is on the right.
- Payment: cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners, UnionPay), electronic money (Suica and other transport IC cards, Rakuten Edy, nanaco, WAON, iD, QUICPay) and QR payments (PayPay, d Barai, Rakuten Pay, au PAY, Alipay, Merpay) are accepted. Cards may not be accepted with coupons or courses, so check when booking.
- Seating: 49 seats at the counter, tables, sofa tables and private rooms for 2–8 people. There are four rooms for four, and two of them can be joined. Reserve early for a private room. Private hire is possible for 20–50 people.
- Children: welcome, including babies, and strollers are fine. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible.
- Smoking: fully non-smoking, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco.
- Parking: none, but there is coin parking nearby.
- Language: English menu with photos. Staff speak little English and use translation apps.
- Tips: order the clay-pot rice at the start, because it takes about 25 minutes. Check your receipt against what arrives.
