Seigenin

The five stars are for the food as much as the setting. This restaurant is inside the grounds of Ryōan-​ji. The garden around the restaurant is tranquil and compliments the food and part of the whole package. You sit facing the garden as you enjoy a meal of tofu and vegetables. The menu is simple either tofu and veggies or tofu, begins and side dishes. The tofu was light, fresh and had a lovely taste. The sauce that you use to dip it in had a great deep umami taste to it. The set meal is the one with various side dishes, but we did not try that. Probably should have. But still an excellent and relaxing meal served in an amazing setting. Be sure to order a bit of rice as well. This place was not in Unilocal so I added it and used the english name printed on the entrance. But please feel free to contact me with the correct name so I can update.