Robata

Local Cuisine

4.5

This facility for food and accommodation is located around five minutes on foot from Zao Onsen Bus Terminal. In the first floor guests can try the famous “Genghis Khan” dish said to have originated in Zao. Popular treats are the extremely fresh raw lamb and handmade sauce. The mushrooms and vegetables picked directly on the mountain by the staff and shopkeepers’ associates are of the highest quality, allowing patrons to enjoy almost 100% Yamagata seasonal foodstuffs. As for bathing, there are private baths and footbaths with water direct from the source.

Spot details

Address: Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Zaouonsen Kawahara 42-5
Area: Murayama Area
Phone: 0236949565
Hours: [Restaurant] [Daytime] 11:00-15:00 (LO14:30) [Evenings] 17:00-21:30 (LO21:00) [Accommodation] [Check-in] 15:00 [Check-out] 10:00 [Hot water] 10:00-15:00 (until 20:00 if there are no guests)
Closed: Thursday (opens in the case of Public holidays) * It may be temporarily closed due to the season of wild plants, sauce making, and other reasons.
Fees: [Hot water bath] [Sunday return private hot spring bath (1 room, 1 hour)] 800yen (per person) [Footbath] Free
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
English Menu: Available
Average budget: [Day] 1,001-3,000yen [Night] 3,001-5,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes (30-60 minutes during the day, 60-120 minutes at night)
Wheelchair accessible: Yes (restaurant only)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Delicious and fun

Reviewedï¼2021.03.30

This restaurant is a “yaki-niku” or “grilled-meat” place where you grill your own meat and vegetables at the table. My husband and I each ate the Ghengis Khan meal. It was delicious and fun to cook...
Great experience for a large group

Reviewedï¼2020.01.23

We had 15 people eating here. It’s a great experience, eating some foods we’d never had before. Very yummy! It’s enjoyable cooking your own food. Lovely staff who accommodated for a large group (most...
Self cooking delight

Reviewedï¼2019.02.08

Excellent food, we had the Genghis Khan set meal, it was delicious and ample. Highly recommend this restaurant.