What a fabulous find after wandering around Kyoto and saw the boat as I crossed the river. Wandered in and they found me a table over looking the river, very peaceful and relaxing. In the restaurant they had a lovely waitress who started chatting and her English was great, this made things a lot easier and it was great to have a chat with her. She also showed me how to prepare a \peace\ origami from scratch, it was fun and something the restaurant do for guests, lovely touch. I would highly recommend this place for foreigners as well as locals! Arigatōgozaimashita

First a warning - they have moved locations - it is now up the street right next to an Italian restaurant. Also, I recommend making a reservation as they get pretty busy. Additionally, there are certain menus that can only be ordered in advance, so if you want the eight course oyster tasting make sure you order that ahead of time. I had an amazing meal here. I had the Hiroshima Variety Tasting - it was delicious and filling and a great value at 5,400 yen, plus I had some great local sake for 500 each. The highlights were the fried oysters, but really every course was delicious. The english speaking waitress was great and even acted as translator so I could tell the manager how much I liked the restaurant. Would highly recommend and would definitely go back.