We arrived at 12:10pm on a Monday, and only started eating at 2:05pm. The food was fine (I’d suggest adding an egg for flavour) but it was not worth a 2h wait in our opinion!

Date of visit: 21/02/2018 This restaurant was famous for the traditional Japanese rice cooked in an iron pot - Kamameshi. They do not accept reservation, so everyone must queue up for a placement. The waitress will give out a waiting card every now and then...More

We passed accross the olace and there is a long queue. So it's pick our curiosity. We go visit todaiji then when we come back the line already disappeared so we went in. And it is the right decission, because tje food taste so good.

Came here after a visit to Nara Park and todaiji temple. It was 3pm and a line out the door. The food was average and a little overrated. Food portions (e.g chicken or seafood) were minimal but you do get a lot of rice if...More

Since we are in Nara, we decide to try something else other than sushi or ramen. So we choose traditional Nara food for lunch (kamameshi/hot pot). They can't take reservations and the only way is to wait patiently. As we expected, there must be a...More

Arrived on the dot @ 11am due to the many reviews of this place. Queued to get in for 2 hours despite being early. Went in, had to wait another 30 mins to be seated, and another 30 mins for the food to be served....More

Really delicious and traditional food. Must follow their instructions how to eat the rice. Worth the queue under the sun. Go try it.

Due to limited seats, there will need to wait in line over 1hr to get in notwithstanding after 3pm. The tasty for me is not impressed but the service is quit good as Japanese style. I am sure you can get full after eating their...More

I ordered the chicken with the pot of rice. There was very little chicken and it was not worth the long line and wait. However I purchased prepared food every day at the Nara train station where there is a grocery store that sells a...More

This restaurant is on the way from Nara park to the Nara station, closer to the park. We ordered the combo rice with oyester, shrimp, and eel. However the eel was not as tasty as last night's Edo.