Lunch
Lunch A Course
Kyoto vegetable appetiser; soup; fresh fish course; Japanese Black Wagyu roast beef; miruton; dessert; homemade bread; coffee
01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
If roast beef is what you’re after, there may be more than one way to enjoy it. One diner described seasoning it first with rock salt, pepper and horseradish, then trying it with a sansho pepper sauce for a different flavour. Japanese Black Wagyu roast beef also appears in the listed Lunch A and Dinner C courses. Another diner ordered both roast beef and fillet steak to share, enjoying the contrast in tenderness and flavour—a useful point of comparison if you’re deciding between the two.
Gion Uota’s French courses also feature Kyoto vegetables and fish. Lunch A begins with a Kyoto vegetable appetiser, followed by soup and a fresh fish course, then Japanese Black Wagyu roast beef and miruton. Homemade bread, dessert and coffee are also included. Listed at ¥6,000, it offers a succession of dishes for a leisurely lunch. Lunch B is ¥8,000 and pairs fish with Japanese Black Wagyu fillet and miruton, alongside seasonal vegetable soup and petits fours. The listed menus distinguish the two courses by their main meat dish: roast beef in A and fillet in B. Prices and course details reflect the published menu.
Dinner C and D begin with lobster and spring vegetables, followed by foie gras flan, broad bean soup and a fish course featuring abalone or sakura shrimp. Both include Japanese Black Wagyu as the main course: roast beef in C and fillet in D. Diners have highlighted the lobster dish and the truffle-scented foie gras flan, making these menus an option for an evening spent working through several courses, from appetisers to fish.
One lunch diner enjoyed ending the meal with ochazuke—grilled rice balls served with tea poured over them—and found the Japanese-style finish a fresh change after a French course. Choosing a menu that includes dessert and coffee also allows time to linger after the meal.
Reservations are offered for both lunch and dinner, so consider arranging a time in advance if you’d like to enjoy a course meal. Compare the lunch options, with roast beef or fillet, and the dinner menus, which include seafood and foie gras, then choose by the main course that appeals to you.
