I'm personally a nobu fan and have visited many of their venues worldwide. This is one is quite unique but marvelous as NOBU is. Very different from your typical NOBU restaurant since this is more of a Tepanyaki restaurant and not a sushi one. I recommend to order a la carte, everything is superb. The Foie gras and the Japanase salad are a must!

In short: an expensive, underwhelming meal. We chose one wagyu dinner menu and one Kobe beef menu. The wagyu was ¥7,000 and the Kobe was ¥12,500. Add to this drinks and you have a very expensive evening, especially for what you get. The opening four courses were okay at best while the beef courses were what we expected, finishing with an average desert. You can get more satisfying and higher quality meals in Kyoto for much less than half the price. Sure, go if it is important for you to eat at a 'Nobu' restaurant, but if you are just after good food, don't bother.

I was there last weekend with my wife. Fortunately we where able to get a table on a short notice (same day booking) and to chose between the counter and a private room upstairs. All tables on the ground floor with the river view where fully booked! I went for the upstairs (there are two or three private rooms). So we had our own (French?) waiter.
We ordered two different menues to share and a bottle of red (a nice Malbec from Argentina, KAIKEN). This wine is good value for money.

The food overall was good but pricy! Be aware that the entrance of the restaurant is not very easy to find.

The meal was delicious I had the fish and my friend had the Kobe Beef. Both meals did not disappoint, however it would be good to include a few more veggie choices as my one of friends choices were very limited.

Great place, really lovely staff.

We are fans of Nobu in Honolulu so were looking forward to eating at the Kyoto restaurant and were not disappointed. We had a table on the stream which was very romantic but the people sitting at the counter seemed to be having a ball. The food and service were impeccable and we will most definitely return. The fois gras was just wonderful and the wagyu beef perfect.