Came here for a reservation for Valentines Day and we were welcomed with 2 FREE dishes, one was a fried salmon and the other, oddly, was a dessert. I did kinda wish that they saved the dessert towards the end of the meal though cause it was kinda weird eating that so early on.
We decided to go all out for this special day (we were splitting the bill to give ourselves greater freedom and less guilt from ordering) so we got the skewer combo, mentaiko carbonara (MY FAVOURITE. THIS IS DA BOMB), chicken ramen, grilled mackerel and perhaps one other dish that I don't recall at the moment. We ordered all this presuming that portions are the same as other izakayas which are incredibly small and not filling. We were wrong. The things we ordered was all a solid entree size with the mackerel being a fairly large appetizer. In a nutshell, this means you can actually be full without breaking the bank hear! Bonus pts for sure.
I also really like the privacy you get here. The booths are built in a way in which you feel separated from the rest of the restaurant. You don't have to worry about being neglected though cause the wait staff makes a big effort to check up on you often.
One thing that is slightly uncomfortable is that they may be toooo polite. As a slightly socially awkward person I don't know how to react when I'm bombarded with so much niceness. Even when we left, our server ran out after us to say bye. Sure it's generally a plus, but it can get tiring for introverts like myself.
Overall though I would love to return especially on the days where they do half off specials and such!