Natsunoya Tea House - Honolulu

The food and service were both excellent. It's been a very long time since I've been there, possibly 35 years, but I had a very nice time. Obviously the building is old and it would be nice if the women's restroom had more than two stalls, but they clearly take care of the structure and the facility was clean. It was nice to be there after not having gone in such a long time!

Textures of the food were on point , taste was subtle with each dish not competing for room on your tongueFood: 5/5

Older establishment with authentic Japanese food, service, and atmosphere. Nice views. Need to remove your shoes when you enter which is cool with me Had buffet style lunch for a birthday Food: 4/5

Love Natsunoya! Excellent service, very comfortable, FOOD is ono! Very easy to plan and execute a party there. Valet parking is a plus. Everyone there is so nice!. Did I mention the food!?? And very reasonably priced for what you get.Parking: Valet

While this tea house is steeped in history, it isn’t enough to overlook its issues. The parking situation is atrocious. $6 valet fee just to have the attendants play Tetris with your car since their lot is too tiny to hold enough cars for their building. Your car doesn’t even get parked in the shade. The roads leading to the tea house are winding and confusing, and prove tricky for street parking when their tiny lot inevitably fills up. While historic, the building is essentially just an old, large house and it feels like it once you get inside, despite the recent renovations. The view is average.The food in their buffet line is, on the whole, pretty good. Their agedashi tofu, hibachi chicken, teri beef, and fried noodles are average to above average when compared to other local Japanese places. Their potato salad contains spaghetti noodles rather than macaroni, which is…interesting? And the shrimp and vegetable tempura, while tasty, has a sign next to the station instructing you to only take one of each while an employee stands guard. Feels pretty stingy.To sum things up, the food is alright, but the location and parking situation is enough to make me dread attending events that are held here.