Restaurant Reviews from Narita Japan: April 2013

I was introduced to cafe Bon through word of mouth from former customers who raved about the all-you-can eat buffet and humongous drink for only 1880yen. If you have a soft drink which is refillable, the cost is only 1480yen. What a deal!!! This small eatery is in Narita town close to the Naritasan Temple.Turn left at the end of Omotesando St. It’s the first building on the right at the edge of the car park. You have to walk up a spiral staircase to get to it.It’s a Teppanyaki style restaurant and the service is excellent.There are 3 tables which can hold 4 to 6 people and a circular hotplate and counter that can seat about 6 people, a good spot if you are by yourself or for 2 people, as you get to view the chef in action. He is so focused and fast, don’t expect to have a conversation with him as he’s too busy making the hungry customers happy, he does look up and smiles alot though. The other man who oversees everything and always watching and serving does a great job also. You start off with a drink. My choice is vodka and fresh orange juice and when it arrived I thought WOW! I won’t be able to drink that, but I did and I made it down the spiral staircase later on. Actually one time the owner drove us to the train station because it was raining and we had no umbrella. A few minutes into our drink and the Japanese salad appears, so tasty, followed by gyoza, then chunky frenchfries with tomato ketchup. Then fresh chicken breasts cooked japanese style with lots of beansprouts and carrots - so tasty. While ploughing your way through the litre of drink you are asked if you want dessert. Eh! Hmmm.. I’m full but yeh! why not. It quickly arrives, a homemade pancake with ice-cream and hershey's chocolate sauce which they leave at the table so you can spread on as much or as little as you want. This is my favourite eating place in Narita. Each time I have been there I’ve seen lots of airline crews from around the world. I hope you get the chance to enjoy this place some day. They open from 5pm to whenever the last customer leaves and I’ve heard it can be 2am. You will leave pleasantly full, and the walk back up the hill to the station will soon burn off some calories.