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道人 Kyoto Reviews
Excellent French/Japanese meal in Kyoto
We had an excellent French/Japanese meal at Le Rive Gauche. Small place, which has a seperate identity as a udon restaurant at lunch time; just four tables in the back room, and a counter in the front. Our waitress was very knowledgeable about France, French food, and French wine. Not sure about her level of English, since we spoke in Japanese, but we liked her very much. We each had the 6,000 Yen course, which is plenty of food. Multiple courses: a tasty amuse-bouche, a grilled scallop , homemade chicken terrine, tataki kamasu (barracuda!) on green leaves, a cup of very nice mushroom soup, then our main dishes. My partner had fish; I had soft beef. Desert of choice (white wine jelly with persimmon for my partner) or cheese (for me); and coffee. Each dish of a smaller size, typical of Japanese dining. All carefully prepared and presented; all excellent, including the coffee. The food seemed like such a good deal that we splurged on a bottle of wine (they have some very expensive ones, but some more reasonable). All in, it came to about Yen 10,000 for each of us, which at the current exchange rate is a great bargain. Definitely recommend for a special Japanese/French meal while in Kyoto.
Hidden gem! Amazing food!
Excellent food! We found this hidden gem by accident. The service was super nice and friendly. ( speaking English a little bit) It’s a smaller restaurant. They have 3 kind of degustation menu, no á la carte. The whole menu was excellent, the main dish, the Beef was simply incredible. One of the best food experience we had in our whole Japan trip and we were there for 3 weeks and ate a lot of good food, So this says a lot.
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He checks the restaurant's website and sees that no reservations are available. He then looks at the 道人 Kyoto page on AppointmentTrader, but finds that there are no user postings either.
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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
* MaternalRecord73, 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.
* MaternalRecord73 picks up the bid, meaning they will now work on securing the reservation.
* Peter can now talk to MaternalRecord73 for any questions Peter may have as MaternalRecord73 user fills the bid.
3.) Finding the Reservation
* MaternalRecord73 now uses their connections at 道人 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 MaternalRecord73 fails to secure the reservation, the bid is returned to the pool so another user can try.
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* Once the reservation is secured, MaternalRecord73 receives the $200 reward which is credited to MaternalRecord73'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 道人 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.
