Biwako Hotel in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, is offering winter lunch menus built around local Shiga ingredients from October 26 (Monday) to December 31 (Thursday), 2026. The lunches are served at "Japanese Restaurant Oomi" (日本料理 おおみ) and "Teppanyaki Oomi" (鉄板焼 おおみ) on the 2nd floor, with views of Lake Biwa.
At Japanese Restaurant Oomi, the lunch features shrimp and lotus root manju (steamed dumpling) in a gentle dashi broth, along with flavorful Omi beef and tender Omi duck grilled on a hoba leaf. At Teppanyaki Oomi, known for the lively atmosphere at its counter, the meal starts with turnip and Chinese cabbage in a minced meat sauce. It continues with Omi jidori chicken teppanyaki with dengaku miso, whose flavor deepens with every bite, with melt-in-the-mouth Omi beef loin as the main.
Japanese Restaurant Oomi: Omi Beef and Omi Duck Hoba-yaki Lunch
This lunch features pond smelt (wakasagi) nanban-style and shrimp and lotus root manju, both evoking the arrival of winter, along with hoba-yaki (grilled on a magnolia leaf) of Omi beef and Omi duck. It is served with terraced-field rice from Takashima.
Menu
- Small dish: Pond smelt nanban-style with onion, bell pepper and chervil
- Sashimi: Assortment of two kinds
- Steamed dish: Shrimp and lotus root manju with silver sauce and wasabi
- Grilled dish: Omi beef and Omi duck hoba-yaki with maitake mushroom, white leek, pumpkin, green chili pepper, maple-leaf-shaped carrot, ginkgo nuts and hoba miso
- Rice: Takashima terraced-field rice and pickles
- Soup: Red miso soup (akadashi)
- Dessert: Japanese confection (wagashi)
Details
- Period: October 26 (Monday) to December 31 (Thursday), 2026
- Price: ¥6,500
- Hours: 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM (last order 2:00 PM)
Teppanyaki Oomi: "Hourai" Lunch
The "Hourai" (蓬莱) lunch includes soft dashi-maki tamago (rolled omelet), Omi jidori chicken served with dengaku miso, and Omi beef loin as the main dish.
Menu
- Turnip and Chinese cabbage in minced meat sauce
- Dashi-maki tamago finished on the teppan
- Omi jidori chicken teppanyaki with dengaku miso and grilled vegetables
- Mushroom butter sauté salad
- Omi beef loin (80 g) with garlic soy sauce and wasabi
- Shiga-grown terraced-field rice and pickles
- Red miso soup (akadashi)
- Lake-blue sherbet and pudding
- Coffee or tea
Details
- Period: October 26 (Monday) to December 31 (Thursday), 2026
- Price: ¥8,500
- Hours: 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM (last order 2:00 PM)
Event: Tempura and Wine at Tempura Oomi
"Tempura Oomi" (天麩羅 おおみ) is holding a special event, "Tempura and Wine: Shimotsuki Banquet" (天麩羅とワイン 霜月の饗宴). It brings together the frying technique of Eiji Higashi, who trained at a renowned Kyoto restaurant, and wines from around the world selected by Yuta Hoshino, who has won awards in competitions. The pairing of these two sensibilities is meant to make for a memorable day.
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Lunch session: 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, ¥20,000 (includes wine pairing)
- Dinner session: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, ¥25,000 (includes wine pairing). The dinner session is fully booked.
Reservations and Notes
- Reservations and inquiries: 077-524-1225 (restaurant reservations, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
- Listed prices include consumption tax and a 15% service charge.
- All photos are for illustration purposes.
- Some menu items may change depending on ingredient availability.
Facility Information
- Name: Biwako Hotel
- Address: 2-40 Hamacho, Otsu, Shiga 520-0041
- Access: About 5 minutes on foot from Keihan Biwako-Hamaotsu Station; about 5 minutes by shuttle bus from JR Otsu Station
- Floors: 1st to 12th floors above ground (guest rooms on the 4th to 12th floors, 175 rooms)
- Official website: https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/biwakohotel/
