Hoto Fudo - Fujikawaguchiko

Here for lunch twice (2 adult, 1yo, 3yo). simply order vegan, just ask for the sweet soup with kombu dashi. it was delicious. had to come back the next day. no high chairs, but they can choose between western tables/chairs or tatami matte seat. we even have a hot (mt fuji on the front, name on the back). huge portions. only ordered 2 bowls and then we shared with the children. only cash (yes).

I ate here with omni friends during our trip to Mt. Fuji. I told the waitress that I'm vegan and can't eat meat and fish broth. She said the udon could be made with kombu dashi(kelp broth) instead. You have to specify kombu dashi when ordering, and it's not mentioned on the menu. The portion was HUGE, probably could be shared between two to be honest.

I wanted to try the Hoto Fudo since it’s a regional dish to the area. The waiter confirmed that the broth is made of beef and chicken. They could make it with just water as the broth but he recommended a dish of cold dipping noodles instead. The price was good and service was quick but cold noodles didn’t feel satisfying on a cold night.

Nice restaurant and lovely staff ... but don’t make the same mistake as we did!!! the description on happy cow and the first couple of reviews lead us to believe the noodles on first page were vegan.. as the waitress didn’t speak much English we took a leap of faith. After two sips of the broth I had suspicions it was meat based. So after speaking to a few members of staff and showing vegan passport one of them clarified the broth was in fact meat based. They changed it for us straight away but as any vegan knows it’s pretty upsetting knowing you’d eaten meat.. I wouldn’t put people off coming here as not too many vegan options in Fuji and the food was (when we eventually had the right thing) nice the staff are lovely and it totally wasn’t their fault. Will make sure to show vegan passport at any restaurant from now on that serves meat. I’ve messaged happy cow to update the description.

Ordered the vegetarian noodle soup option ¥1100 really yummy! Inari was on the menu I sure if it was vegetarian. We sat in the tatami mat area which was really nice!