Tokyo, Shibuya: Japanese: Punraku
Punraku
Tokyo, Shibuya
Type: dining bar
Genre: Japanese
Cost: Lunch: 980 yen
Ratings: (On a scale of 1-5)
Food:★★★★☆
Atmosphere:★★★☆☆
Service:★★★☆☆
English OK:★☆☆☆☆
Description:
Punraku is located on the 8th floor of the QFront building (the one with the huge video screen and the Tsutaya inside). With such a great location you think the view would be notable, but for whatever reason there is huge metal slats places over all the windows, so you can kind of see outside, but not really. The atmosphere is pretty good, kind of a minimalist feel, bordering on a "stylish cafeteria". The non-smoking area has nice cushy chairs, but the smoking area has these bench-style seats that remind me of a picnic table or, well, a cafeteria. The service is pretty normal, not bad but nothing special.
The food is really good!! I've only been here for lunch, but for 980 yen you can choose one main dish and two sides, plus you have the choice of white rice or brown rice (free refills), and it comes with miso soup and a drink bar. The portions are typical Japanese-size, but all the food together is pretty filling. There's a pretty good variety of things to choose from, and some desserts are included in the side dish menu. I recommend their 豚しゃぶしゃぶ, 山芋かけ刺身, and the tomato salad. Also, if you choose to only have one side dish, the price goes down.
At night they turn into a dining bar or izakaya, and though I've never been here outside of lunch, I'd imagine it's pretty good.
As far as I know there's no English menu and no one speaks English. I've been here a few times and never seen any other foreigners, which is pretty strange given the location. Maybe if a group of foreigners came they might pull an English menu out from somewhere, but I've only been with Japanese people, and haven't been offered an English menu, so I assume there isn't one.
All in all, if you're hankering for some Japanese food in a kind of trendy place, and want volume and variety, I recommend Punraku!!
Tokyo, Shibuya
Type: dining bar
Genre: Japanese
Cost: Lunch: 980 yen
Ratings: (On a scale of 1-5)
Food:★★★★☆
Atmosphere:★★★☆☆
Service:★★★☆☆
English OK:★☆☆☆☆
Description:
Punraku is located on the 8th floor of the QFront building (the one with the huge video screen and the Tsutaya inside). With such a great location you think the view would be notable, but for whatever reason there is huge metal slats places over all the windows, so you can kind of see outside, but not really. The atmosphere is pretty good, kind of a minimalist feel, bordering on a "stylish cafeteria". The non-smoking area has nice cushy chairs, but the smoking area has these bench-style seats that remind me of a picnic table or, well, a cafeteria. The service is pretty normal, not bad but nothing special.
The food is really good!! I've only been here for lunch, but for 980 yen you can choose one main dish and two sides, plus you have the choice of white rice or brown rice (free refills), and it comes with miso soup and a drink bar. The portions are typical Japanese-size, but all the food together is pretty filling. There's a pretty good variety of things to choose from, and some desserts are included in the side dish menu. I recommend their 豚しゃぶしゃぶ, 山芋かけ刺身, and the tomato salad. Also, if you choose to only have one side dish, the price goes down.
At night they turn into a dining bar or izakaya, and though I've never been here outside of lunch, I'd imagine it's pretty good.
As far as I know there's no English menu and no one speaks English. I've been here a few times and never seen any other foreigners, which is pretty strange given the location. Maybe if a group of foreigners came they might pull an English menu out from somewhere, but I've only been with Japanese people, and haven't been offered an English menu, so I assume there isn't one.
All in all, if you're hankering for some Japanese food in a kind of trendy place, and want volume and variety, I recommend Punraku!!