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Hyotei Kyoto Reviews
Kyoto kaiseki
Had a great 2 michelin dinner here. Garden ambience and dinner is in private rooms. Very zen and posh Dinner is a 10 course affair in typical kyoto kaiseki style. Every dish is very good to excellent. And service of course sublime. Seems to be family run 9/10
Skip the place!
This is the typical establishment that makes me wonder why we ever go to 3-star restaurants, unfortunately it is not the first time we were disappointed by the best... Let me go through the good and the bad of Hyotei though The place: It is charming from the outside. Unfortunately, the room they gave us was less than up to standard. The wall was falling apart in places. The A/C was terrible. It blasted arctic air at me from my arm's distance. We did not have a comfortable time at all. The food: We had the full menu, which on paper looked fab. The reality though was very different. The tastes were simply missing, everything was just flat, like what you would expect from a big industrial kitchen, not from a 3-star. There was no spark to anything. No soul. Very disappointing. I would venture to say that it was the worst and at the same time most expensive dinner of our 2 week stay in Japan. The service: This was the best part of the dinner. Like everywhere in Japan, polite, respectful and excluding significant delays from the kitchen, generally very good.
Traditional Japanese Breakfast
One of a kind experience and first time in a 3 Michelin starred restaurant. The vibe was very peaceful, somehow awkward. Maybe the most expensive meal I’ve had in Japan when it comes to the value of food but as what people say, you pay for experience. We were the only non-Japanese in the restaurant and most of the time we didn’t understand each other but on the reservation, it also said depending on the day, English service might be limited. Didn’t get a chance to know what I really ate but it was memorable and good to try once. If they have a new breakfast menu, I would try to go back. My hotel concierge helped me book this reservation and when I arrived, I was already greeted by my name which was a pleasant surprise.
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Let's say Peter has a great morning and decides to take his three friends to Hyotei Kyoto at 6 PM the same day.
He checks the restaurant's website and sees that no reservations are available. He then looks at the Hyotei Kyoto page on AppointmentTrader, but finds that there are no user postings either.
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Peter can place a bid on AppointmentTrader, which serves as a reward for any community member who chooses to work on securing the reservation. AT then notifies experienced users who may be able to help.
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1.) Setting a Reward (Bid)
* AppointmentTrader uses historical data to recommend a reasonable reward amount for securing a reservation - let's say $100.
* Peter really wants to go, so he increases the bid (or reward) to $200.
* At this stage, the reservation does not exist yet.
2.) A Community User Picks Up the Bid
* FulfilledThread16, an experienced AT user, has a strong track record of successfully securing reservations and low refund requests, they receive a notification about Peter's bid.
* FulfilledThread16 picks up the bid, meaning they will now work on securing the reservation.
* Peter can now talk to FulfilledThread16 for any questions Peter may have as FulfilledThread16 user fills the bid.
3.) Finding the Reservation
* FulfilledThread16 now uses their connections at Hyotei Kyoto to secure the table.
* If they successfully get the 6 PM table for four, Peter receives a confirmation that the reservation has been secured.
* If FulfilledThread16 fails to secure the reservation, the bid is returned to the pool so another user can try.
4.) Payment & Protection
* Once the reservation is secured, FulfilledThread16 receives the $200 reward which is credited to FulfilledThread16's AT balance, where users manage their own funds and can withdraw via available payout options such as bank transfer, PayPal, or Zelle.
* Peter can now enjoy the dinner with his friends at Hyotei Kyoto!
* As with all transactions on AT, disputes and no-show fees are handled through the platform's community-driven resolution system. Users with a strong track record are incentivized to fulfill bids successfully, and community members can report issues to maintain trust in the marketplace.
