百穂苑 - Semboku

とにかく観賞用のペルシャ絨毯が素晴らしすぎます‼️ 二人がかりで六年かかって作られた作品は圧巻です。 食事単価は少々高いのですが食事をするだけで美術鑑賞は無料になるので食べない選択肢はほぼないと思います。 オーダーしてからの待ち時間に美術鑑賞できるのでいろいろと無駄がありませんね? かなりオススメのお店ですよ‼️

評価が分かれるところです。食事処としてではなく、美術館として入館した方が良いかもしれません。すぐ近くの平福記念美術館 にて片岡鶴太郎さんの個展が開かれた際に鶴太郎さんがお忍びでいらしたそうです。その他多数の有名人の方がいらした写真が入り口に貼ってありました。まるで油絵かと思われるような絨毯の数々は素晴らしく、絵画に興味のある方なら一度は訪れて損のない所だと思います。犬が4匹ほどあっち行ったりこっち行ったりするので、食事処としてはオススメ出来ないかもしれませんね。ただ、よく調教された犬なので一緒に椅子に座って気軽に撮影することは可能です。

副社長のワンコ頑張れお出迎え? ペルシャ絨毯で描かれた絵画をはじめ、美術品が多数レストラン内に展示された美術館でした。

秋田の伝統美術かなと思って入ったら、絨毯を自慢気に見せられてがっくり。確かに綺麗で素晴らしいのはわかるけど、まず前提が違うんだ、私の場合。その上食事が高かった。角館はどこも観光地価格で高いなぁと思ってたけど、上には上がおりました。美味しかったんだけどね。美味しかったんだけど、中にはこれって秋田の郷土料理でしたっけ？みたいなのもあってさ...。外にメニューはあったけど、料金は中に入らないとわからないという巧妙な仕組みでして...。美術品も料理も、提供しているものと価格は釣り合ってるんだけど、そもそもそれらに納得して入ってるわけじゃないから、ぼったくられたような印象が残りました。

料理は私には全体的に甘めの味付けでした。 古い民家の家屋に違和感有る絵画、展示品が多く有り、美術館だと言われましたが、統一感がなく、私には理解できない芸術？でした。 個人的に犬は好きですが、店内を数匹のかわいい小型犬が走り回るのは、飲食店としては不衛生ではないでしょうか？ お店の方は感じ良かったです。

Owned and run by a Persian lady and her Japanese husband (chef). This is a jewel in kakunodate. A beautifully maintained (/restored) traditional Japanese house with upstairs museum and historical artefacts.

The hostess was very friendly and the house/museum was beautiful. We enjoyed the art and decorations. We went because the signs were very prominent in English about being "vegan". Upon arriving we find there is only one dish that is, and there is no English menu. Not normally an issue, but the signs hinted that there might be? We ordered the vegan meal, and found chicken in one of the side dishes. The noodles (while the broth and presentation were great!) were a bit overcooked. It also seemed pricy, but I don't know if maybe it is standard in this town. I would recommend stopping by for the charm, but don't expect anything vegan.

We went on an adventure on our favourite train in Akita last week and our destination was a restaurant in Kakunodate that we have been wanting to check out for a while. The draw for us was that they advertise vegan/vegetarian cuisine. Not that we are non-meat eaters, but we do support plant based options for health and also are interested in finding places that offer these options for our tour groups. We are quite surprised to find ourselves in a 400 year old building owned by a family with Iranian/Japanese roots that is part restaurant featuring traditional local Akita cuisine and part art museum featuring Iranian and Japanese pieces. It is probably the most beautiful restaurant I have ever been inside of and the menu offers both plant based and non-plant based options. Everything looked so good that I went with the tapa set course that offered a taste of almost everything on their menu. The food was delicious! A lot of pickled dishes as pickled foods are very popular in Akita as well as wild vegetables and fish. Everything has a bit of a sweet flavour to it and the presentation was, as expected in fine Japanese cuisine, beautiful. After ordering, we were invited to tour the building and enjoy the art. A mix of Japanese and Iranian art pieces that we were told had been collected by the grandfather of the lovely gentlemen serving us. We spent about 15 or 20 minutes touring the various rooms which was almost perfect timing for our food to arrive at the table. The staff all appeared to be from the family that owns the business and they were extremely friendly, engaging and spoke both Japanese and English. They took time to explain the history of the building as well as answered our questions about their family. Their is adequate seating for large groups and the menu is in both English and Japanese text so we will definitely be adding this place to our tour itineraries. Who wants to come and experience this amazing place with us?