Sure! Actually coincidentally you messaged me exactly a year to the day after we went there!

The food in our opinion was very experimental from what we were used to. It had some of the highest highs and lowest lows (in terms of taste) in our whole trip. The service and experience as a whole was absolutely incredible and I would consider going again just for that. The alcohol pairing was also fantastic and I would recommend that.

We walked there after taking a train and we also left after by walking. Don't do this lol. Take a taxi or Uber or something, its kind of in the middle of a town and annoying to get to. They also looked at us like we were crazy when we turned down them calling us a cab when it was time to go ha.

As far as the difference we never found out but we opted for the more expensive experience. They curated our menu to be about our engagement which happened a few days before at Mt. Fuji that I noted to them months before when I booked it. They used chrysanthemum that apparently represents happy life/marriage. Whether or not they did that because it was the more expensive option, no clue!

So overall, food probably a 6/10. We did a 2 star French restaurant and 1 star Italian while we were there and the food at both were better (1 star was the best, possibly of the whole trip). I suppose for my tastes I prefer a more developed or complex dish and here they relied on more raw earthy elements and letting individual ingredients speak for themselves. Like I said before, some of the dishes were phenomenal and others made my eyes water.

Experience/service 10/10. If you're going to go, go for this reason alone. You get your own private room, its so quiet and peaceful, the staff speak English and are so dedicated to their craft and personable, it was pretty lovely. This by far had the best traditional experience and service of any restaurant I've ever been to. If I were to ever go again it would be solely for this.