First of all, there are private rooms where you can smoke, which really boosts the mood. And the portions of the set meals and fried rice are huge!! So happy!! I want to come back again. I went for lunch and got so full, so next time I want to try the coffee or cafe menu properly. Delicious♡

A cafe with a gallery in Suehiro, Asahikawa City. The place has a lot of seating and offers a wide variety of food and dessert options, more like a restaurant than a cafe. The sign outside even says "Cafe-Restaurant". I visited for lunch and noticed that the prices are a bit higher for a cafe. Coffee after the meal costs 250 yen, so it's easy to spend over 1,000 yen. The best value seems to be the "Daily Bento Box" with coffee or tea included until 2 pm. I visited on a Saturday and chose the "Daily Bento Box" with grilled mackerel. I also ordered a hot coffee. The meal came with a good variety of side dishes, including corn croquette, simmered fish cake and fuki, pickled octopus and daikon, tamagoyaki, kamaboko, and osinko. The grilled mackerel was cooked just right and delicious. The gallery next door was hosting a "Cat Lovers Exhibition" until April 3, selling cute cat-themed items. The cafe also has parking in the front and back, making it convenient for customers.

It's been a while since I last visited this place. Just like yesterday, it's been quite a long time since my last visit. Upon checking, it seems that my previous visit was 4 years ago. The menu must have changed due to the increase in consumption tax. The portions here are quite generous, so it tends to get crowded. The ladies seem to enjoy coffee after their meals as well. Additionally, there is a gallery attached to the restaurant, attracting many visitors. The daily lunch specials are popular, where you can choose between fish or meat from Monday to Saturday. The price has increased from 800 yen to 970 yen in the past 4 years. Apart from the daily specials, other menu items are also available, but they tend to be over 1000 yen. The spaghetti and curry dishes are priced over 1000 yen as well. The restaurant also offers a variety of gratins and doria dishes, all priced over 1000 yen. On this particular day, I opted for the fish lunch special which included various side dishes like okra, yam, tamagoyaki, croquette, and simmered daikon and burdock. The croquette turned out to be a meat and potato croquette, which was a pleasant surprise. The meal also came with a small portion of grilled meat, adding to the overall satisfaction of the lunch set. The fried fish was delicious but had many bones, requiring careful eating. The meal also included rice with the option of white or brown rice, as well as miso soup and a sprinkle of furikake on top. The meal was served with hot miso soup, which was a nice touch. Overall, the lunch set was satisfying and included a cup of coffee as well.

Visit date March 10th (Tuesday) just happened to be working in the Harukou area, where I used to visit often for lunch when I had a job in this area a while back. Around 1pm, I arrived and the place was almost full, so I sat at the counter seat! Oh! Hokkaido volleyball team Volead's staff were being interviewed by HBC on TV! Now, time to order... I'll have the daily lunch box as usual. It's nostalgic (^^)/ Today's meat lunch menu is chicken sauté, which arrived in about 10 minutes! There are quite a variety of side dishes, such as sautéed burdock and butterbur, and rolled omelette, all with a healthy seasoning that is safe even for someone like me who is afraid of health check-ups (^^)/ I leisurely enjoyed a coffee after the meal and felt satisfied. Looking around, I noticed there are quite a few women here today. When I used to come here, it was a lunch spot for salarymen and it used to smell strongly of cigarettes, but it seems that the first floor is now non-smoking (^^)/ Also, it seems they have a gallery here, as there was a "I Love Cats Exhibition" being held. Thank you for the delicious lunch today.

I went to a cafe with a friend for lunch and had the hamburger steak for 980 yen. It was tasty for a cafe hamburger, with a classic flavor. The second floor is a smoking area. The atmosphere seemed to cater to an older crowd, around 40 years old. Thank you for the meal.

The large plate was filled with plenty of curry roux. The crispy cutlet. Salad was also included. It was a weekday lunch, but the place was busy. The restaurant was spacious. The curry wasn't too spicy, more like homemade taste. The staff working there had a nice atmosphere.

Accompanied by my mother, I have visited Maifurendo many times. Today, my daughter and I stopped by for a snack time because I wanted to have their almond au lait and spicy potatoes. We usually reserve the back tatami room for our whole family, but today we sat at the cafe seats. While waiting for our order, we strolled through the gallery, browsing through magazines and comics. The gallery was showcasing works from a pottery circle today, with a variety of paintings, handmade goods, cat accessories, and more. Many people come here just for this. The dishes and cups used in the cafe are also part of the exhibition. They have a unique taste. Our drinks arrived - a gentle almond au lait, orange juice, and freshly fried hot potatoes. The potatoes were slightly spicy but fluffy and delicious as always. I couldn't resist having another one. After quickly finishing our snacks, we left the restaurant. Oh, I should have also tried the Japanese-style seafood pasta... This place offers both light snacks and hearty meals, with great flavors. It may not be fancy, but it's a place I don't want to disappear. Their daily lunch sets, where you can choose between meat and fish, and pasta with a generous salad for only 1000 yen, are a rare find where you can leave feeling full!

It is a cozy cafe where you can eat with peace of mind. Of course, they also have plenty of parfaits!

I visited this restaurant for the first time, despite it being around for quite some time and having a fairly large storefront. It was lunchtime and the place was almost full with customers here for lunch. The experienced staff members were efficient and the way they managed the place was impressive. The menu had a variety of options, not just for lunch but also for the cafe menu. I decided to try the daily lunch set, which on that day was pork cutlet. The pork cutlet was delicious, and all the side dishes were tasty too! The cabbage was not just light and fluffy, but also packed with flavor. I was happy to see that they offered a choice between brown rice and white rice, as I like both.

When I thought it was just a restaurant, of course, they also have sweets. Because it's a cafe. We stopped by this gallery cafe, where our favorite things were on display this season, to see them. Since we had already finished our meal, we weren't hungry. So, instead of a set meal or teppanyaki-style spaghetti, I decided to go for something dessert-like. However, I didn't want something overly sweet like cake, so I opted for a Yuzu Toast, which is toast topped with vanilla ice cream and yuzu jam. Yuzu Toast, you say? Toast with ice cream is bound to be delicious. While waiting, we toured the gallery. There were interesting items for sale, but unfortunately, I didn't loosen my purse strings enough to make a purchase. Too bad. Before long, the toast arrived. The combination of cold ice cream on warm, freshly toasted bread, spread out and slightly mushy (sorry for the messy description) was delightful, with the acidity of the yuzu, the chill of the ice cream, and the texture of the toast all coming together nicely. I even tried adding the side of banana, and it made it even more delicious. Bread, ice cream, banana - this is really good. It may be a somewhat old-fashioned cafe, but spending time here is quite nice. The moderate size, the distance between tables, the oasis-like feeling of the place, and the "old lady" charm. It's perfect for idling away the time.

Gallery cafe that is well-known as a gallery cafe. It's no longer just a cafe. With this spaciousness and the variety of food menu, it's not an exaggeration to call it a restaurant. The spacious area, the relaxed layout of the seats (there's even a second floor!), attracts refined ladies bringing in artworks for the gallery, housewives chatting over a meal, and gentlemen who want a well-balanced meal (whether they are single or not). The cafe offers daily bento boxes with two options each of meat and fish, and it's closed on holidays, except for around New Year's. Perhaps this is influenced by the fact that they alternate renting out the gallery for two weeks. They continuously hold exhibitions of pottery, toll painting, painting, printmaking, etc. without any breaks. This attracts groups who come to see the exhibitions. The groups I encountered had already decided to have a meal after finishing viewing the exhibition, and as soon as they sat down, the bento boxes were served. It turns out that this group exhibits at the gallery every year, and they had already reserved a spot for the following year, which was quite surprising. I know that there are many groups who want to exhibit here, but if they don't go to such lengths, they will have to find a new place to exhibit, which would be quite challenging. So, for today's bento, I chose the chicken karaage over the mackerel tempura. I usually tend to choose the zangi out of habit, but the flavors here tend to be similar (probably because the batter is pre-made, I guess. A lighter batter would be better), so I thought the mackerel tempura might be a good choice. Oh well. Looking around, there's a second floor, a raised seating area with sliding doors that resembles a private room, a counter, and various other seating options depending on the situation. This is amazing, isn't it? As I marveled at the surroundings, the bento was served. Opening the lid is always exciting, right? Oh, quite a nice presentation. It's a bit sad that there's no green color today, but it's still a decent selection. Fried chicken, shredded cabbage and cucumber, simmered dish (daikon radish, taro, pork), penne with tomato sauce flavor, white fish fry with shiso and cheese, simmered egg, orange, mountain vegetable simmered in light rain, hot spring egg (egg on top!), miso soup with seaweed and fried tofu, rice. And it comes with a drink during lunchtime, so I chose coffee. A good variety, and I was satisfied. Sometimes, I'd like to try a menu cooked on a hot plate. It's also convenient that they're open until 8 pm.

"Café Restaurant Mai-Frendo" serves a traditional-style omurice that brings back memories of the past. I have always had a dislike for strong-smelling herbs, such as celery, basil, and shiso, but I can eat them if they are served in front of me. One day, during a late lunch, I decided to order the "traditional-style omurice" from the menu. The omurice that arrived was completely different from what was described on the menu. It was a chicken rice topped with a round pancake-like omelette, reminiscent of the omurice my mother used to make. The miso soup even had shiso leaves as an ingredient, which was a surprising discovery for me. Despite my dislike for shiso, I finished the soup without leaving a drop. It was a truly unexpected and memorable lunch experience.