I went to a restaurant by the Kamo River in Kyoto that I had been curious about for a long time.👘

It's called "Aji Roman Ishigamatei," and it's located just a short walk from the Kyoto Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.🚃

You can use both the indoors and the floor seating, but of course, we chose the floor seating!✨
If it rains, the second floor seats are available.☂️

There were ducks swimming in the river beneath the floor.🦆

We enjoyed the "Hamo and Kyoto Duck Full Course."🦆

Hamo and Kyoto Duck Full Course - 7700 yen

• Appetizer
• Sashimi and Hamo
• Simmered Dishes
• Tempura Hamo and Fried Dishes
• Chilled Hamo
• Kyoto Duck Steak
• Rice Dish
• Dessert (Total of eight dishes)
• There is an additional service charge of 1000 yen per person for using the floor seating.
• The meal service time is 90 minutes, and the seating time is 110 minutes (subject to the closing time).

Appetizer
Chawanmushi (savory egg custard)🥚
It was a chilled chawanmushi topped with jelly and plum paste.🥚
The chawanmushi was flavorful with dashi, and it had hamo and shimeji mushrooms, refreshing and delicious.🐟🍄

Sashimi and Hamo
Assorted sashimi included:

• Hamo🐟
• Duck breast + caviar🦆
• Sea bream🐟
• Fresh yuba✨
  The hamo was delicious with the plum paste on top.🐟
  The duck breast paired amazingly with the rich caviar.🦆
  The sea bream was chewy and tasty.🐟
  The fresh yuba was thick and rich, delicious on its own or with soy sauce and wasabi.✨

Simmered Dishes
Duck wing and radish stew🦆
Included:

• Duck wing🦆
• Radish
• Fresh gluten
• Manganji pepper🌶️
  The dashi flavor was delightful.
  The duck wings were cooked thoroughly, falling off the bone, and incredibly delicious.🦆
  The radish was soft and flavorful.✨
  The fresh gluten had a nice chewy texture.
  The Manganji pepper was mildly spicy and tasty.🌶️

Tempura Hamo and Fried Dishes

• Hamo tempura🐟
• Duck cream croquette🦆
• Pumpkin tempura🎃
• Zucchini tempura🥒
• Grilled duck eggplant🍆
  This set came with rock salt.🧂
  The hamo tempura was perfectly crispy with fluffy meat and was incredibly delicious.🐟
  The duck cream croquette was rich with plenty of duck meat and was delicious.🦆
  The pumpkin tempura was sweet and tasty.🎃
  The zucchini tempura was fresh and crunchy.🥒
  The grilled duck eggplant had a sweet taste, and both the red and white miso were delicious.🍆

Chilled Hamo🐟
It was hamo grilled and served with a yuzu jelly.🐟
The grilled hamo was fragrant and paired perfectly with the refreshing jelly.🐟
The mizuna and tomato were cold and tasty.🍅

Kyoto Duck Steak🦆
It was cut into easy-to-eat pieces.✨
Served with ponzu, rock salt, and wasabi as condiments.✨
The duck was filling and rich and tasted amazing.🦆
The ponzu was refreshing,
the rock salt was flavorful,
and the wasabi added a nice kick.🔥
Personally, I enjoyed the combination of wasabi and rock salt the best.🔥🧂
Also served were sweet potato tempura🍠 and stir-fried shimeji mushrooms🍄‍🟫, which were delicious.✨

Rice Dish🍚
Noodle stew
A large plate had the noodle stew with separate servings of duck meat🦆, shredded egg🥚, and green onions.
At first, I ate just the noodle stew, which was tasty, and the noodles were smooth going down.✨
Even after adding the ingredients, the duck meat was delicious and added more depth, making it even tastier.🦆

Dessert
Duck egg pudding🍮
Watermelon🍉
Tea🍵
It was the first watermelon of the year for me!🍉
It was sweet and delicious.🍉
I have had duck egg pudding at a sister restaurant before; it's super delicious and my favorite pudding to the level where I could take it out.🍮
This time it was also rich, with sweet caramel making it incredibly tasty.🍮

The final tea was comforting and delicious.🍵

The transition from bright to dark as the evening approached created a fantastic atmosphere.🌃

Although it drizzled a little during our meal, my first experience on the floor seating was very satisfying.✨

I had the impression that floor seating would be hard to access, but this place felt more accessible, so if you're interested, I highly recommend you try it!😊