Tabelog ratingThe draw here is the Genjiyama shiboritate Mont Blanc, available to eat in only. Chestnut purée is piped to order over cream and a meringue base, so the meringue is still crisp when it reaches the table. It comes with rum-soaked chestnuts and squirrel-shaped cookies. The café occupies a 1982 house modelled on a villa in Nice, right beside the tracks at Kamakura Station, with a calm, green garden view. The shop has been selected for the Tabelog Sweets EAST 'Tabelog 100' in 2022, 2023 and 2026.
Most eat-in reviews centre on the piped Mont Blanc, praised for its deep chestnut flavour, strong rum note and crisp meringue. The classic and wafū (Japanese-chestnut) Mont Blancs, the strawberry shortcake and the summer kakigōri (shaved ice) in peach or apricot also come up often. Guests like the quiet room and the free cookie served with each cake. Among the baked goods, the financier and the savoury Petits Fours Salés cookie tins are popular gifts.
The criticism is mostly about service. Several reviewers found staff brusque: guests were left waiting outside unacknowledged, ordering at the cake case felt abrupt, and the reception near closing time was unfriendly. Some found the prices high, one disliked the iced coffee and one thought the Mont Blanc too sweet. Others were annoyed that nobody mentioned the eat-in-only cake when they ordered, so ask for it by name.
Reviewers in 2024–2026 paid around ¥1,192–1,312 for the piped Mont Blanc, ¥821 for the classic Mont Blanc, ¥880–951 for the wafū Mont Blanc and ¥713 for the strawberry shortcake. Iced coffee or Assam tea ran ¥600–660 and a café latte ¥770. A daytime visit typically costs ¥1,500–2,100 per person. There is no dinner service, as the café closes at 17:30.
Several reviewers call it expensive. Most still judge the made-to-order Mont Blanc worth it for its size and freshness, and many single it out as the best value on the menu.
- Access: 3 minutes on foot from Kamakura Station, West Exit. The house is just west across the tracks from the north end of the platform.
- Booking: no reservations. Walk in and expect to queue, typically 30–35 minutes on weekends and in the afternoon.
- Ordering: choose and pay for your cake at the front display case before you sit down. Each guest must order one drink, and there is a 60-minute limit when busy.
- Timing: the café's last order is at 17:00, and popular cakes sell out by late afternoon.
- Payment: credit cards accepted (VISA, Master, JCB, AMEX, Diners, UnionPay). Electronic money is accepted, including Suica and other transport IC cards, nanaco, WAON, iD and QUICPay. QR payments are accepted too (PayPay, d Barai, Rakuten Pay, au PAY, Alipay, WeChat Pay).
- Seats: 6 seats in the coffee space plus 4 terrace seats. There are no private rooms, but the café can be booked for private use.
- Children: welcome, from babies to school age. Strollers are fine.
- Smoking: entirely non-smoking.
- Parking: none on site, but there is a paid car park nearby.
- Extras: free Wi-Fi, take-out and birthday plates.
