With another scorching summer on the way, The Westin Miyako Kyoto's all-day dining restaurant Raku (洛空) is returning with its popular annual "Summer Meat Fest Buffet" for July and August 2026. The buffet offers families and groups an opportunity to enjoy the cool comfort of the hotel dining space while working through a generous spread of meat dishes from around the world, alongside carefully prepared Japanese cuisine and seasonal sweets.
Event Details
"Summer Meat Fest" Buffet
- Dates: July 1 (Wed) – August 31 (Mon), 2026
- Venue: 2F ALL DAY DINING Raku
- Lunch Hours: (Mon–Fri) 11:30 AM–2:30 PM / (Sat, Sun & Holidays) Two seatings at 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM
- Dinner Hours: (Mon–Thu) 5:00 PM–9:00 PM / (Fri, Sat, Sun & Holidays) Two seatings at 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM
- Lunch Price: Weekdays ¥7,000 / Sat, Sun & Holidays ¥8,000
- Dinner Price: Weekdays ¥9,000 / Sat, Sun & Holidays ¥10,000
※ In August, both lunch and dinner operate on a two-seating format every day.
※ One elementary school-age child per adult dines free. (Infants dine free.)
※ August 10–14 are charged at the Sat/Sun/Holiday rate.
※ Dinner on August 16 is a special Gozan Okuribi (Daimonji Fire Festival) Dinner at ¥14,000 per adult.
International Meat Dishes Reimagined with a Local Touch
A major draw of the buffet is the Raku chef's lineup of internationally inspired meat dishes, each given a distinctive interpretation. The menu includes spicy skewered kebabs of Middle Eastern origin, Brazilian Churrasco-style meats carved tableside from large spits (Sat/Sun/Holiday limited), and a pizza topped with Korean-style Bulgogi beef simmered in a sweet-savory sauce. American-style Buffalo Chicken Wings and Korean Yangnyeom Chicken coated in a gochujang-based sauce add a bold kick to the selection. Family-friendly showstoppers like a "Jumbo Hamburger Manga Meat Style" and "Merry-Go-Round Sausages" round out the fun. Classic European fare such as slow-roasted beef and Boeuf Bourguignon also features on the lineup.
A Refined Japanese Menu, Unique to Raku
What sets Raku apart from a typical buffet is the quality of its Japanese offerings alongside the meat-focused lineup. The buffet features freshly prepared nigiri sushi using fish sourced directly from fishing ports — sea bream, tuna, salmon, amberjack, red shrimp, simmered conger eel, and salmon roe (dinner and Sat/Sun/Holiday limited). In July, seasonal Kyoto flavors include a hamo (pike conger) and simmered eel chirashi sushi on weekdays, a chilled white ark shell and Kujo green onion teppai salad, and a fresh tofu skin and cream cheese chawanmushi with mentaiko (lunch only). Dinner options in July include a Japanese-style Korean gimbap roll and braised beef tendon with konnyaku. In August, the Japanese menu expands with eel okowa rice with sansho pepper, chilled corn chawanmushi, and a sukiyaki-style braised Japanese beef with Kyoto-style grilled tofu (dinner only).
Seasonal Sweets Corner
The dessert lineup matches the summer theme throughout. July's centerpiece is a Melon Shortcake, while August features a Peach Shortcake. Shaved ice — Mango in July and Strawberry in August — brings a summer festival feeling to the table. Additional options include an Açaí Bowl, Ananas à l'Orange, matcha warabi mochi, an Ice Paris-Brest, and Chocolate Banana, rounding out a selection with something for every age.
Sample Menu
July Lunch
Duck pastrami / Bacon and summer vegetable ratatouille / Charcuterie platter (pâté, jambon blanc, prosciutto) / Shredded chicken and komatsuna in sesame dressing / Two-color fish somen noodles / Atka mackerel with Hokkaido miso / Kyotamba Highland pork loin oden-shabu with white miso sauce / Beef ragù tomato sauce pasta / Teriyaki chicken pizza / Kebab / Churrasco (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Prin krul chicken / Pork ginger steak / Summer vegetable meat gratin / Jumbo hamburger manga meat style / Merry-go-round sausages / Hamo with sansho and charred conger eel chirashi sushi (weekdays only) / Tempura / Chilled somen noodles / Char-grilled miso ramen / Nigiri sushi (Sat/Sun/Holidays only)
July Dinner
Pork shabu-shabu / Chicken breast and olive with tonnato sauce / Charcuterie platter / White ark shell and Kujo green onion teppai / Japanese-style gimbap roll / Boeuf Bourguignon / Roasted duck with wasabi soy sauce / Buffalo chicken wings / Three-breed pork côtelette / Braised beef tendon and konnyaku / Chicken thigh tare-grilled with eggplant dengaku / Fried red fish with black vinegar sauce / Roast beef / Roast pork / Beef ragù tomato sauce pasta / Teriyaki chicken pizza / Kebab / Chicken and vegetable brochette / Hotel original brewed consommé soup / Fresh-catch nigiri sushi (sea bream, tuna, salmon, amberjack, red shrimp, simmered conger eel, salmon roe, etc.) (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Roast beef meat sushi / Tempura / Char-grilled miso ramen
July Desserts
Melon shortcake / Mille-crêpe / Matcha warabi mochi / Honey lemon jelly / Ananas à l'orange / Açaí bowl (lunch only) / Shaved ice (Mango) (dinner only) / Catalana (dinner only) / Ice Paris-Brest (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Salted vanilla financier
August Lunch
Saliva chicken (youlade ji) / Charcuterie platter / Chilled corn chawanmushi / Shredded chicken with Chinese-style jellyfish / Tandoori chicken / Pork and corn in BBQ sauce / Summer vegetable meat gratin / Jumbo hamburger manga meat style / Merry-go-round sausages / Eel okowa with sansho pepper / Chicken thigh skewer tare-grilled with six seasonings / Roast beef / Coarse-ground beef Bolognese pasta / Bulgogi pizza / Kebab / Churrasco (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Seafood futomaki sushi with salmon roe (weekdays only) / Chilled somen noodles / Nigiri sushi (Sat/Sun/Holidays only)
August Dinner
Pork shabu-shabu / Charcuterie platter / Simmered Senryo eggplant / Char siu and kimchi roll sushi / Boeuf Bourguignon / Yangnyeom chicken / Roasted duck with bigarade sauce / Three-breed pork côtelette / Sukiyaki-style braised Japanese beef with Kyoto-style grilled tofu / Kamo eggplant and chicken tatsuta with ankake sauce / Potato and chicken soboro manju with peeled shrimp / Roast beef / Roast pork / Coarse-ground beef Bolognese pasta / Bulgogi pizza / Kebab / Pork and vegetable brochette / Hotel original brewed consommé soup / Fresh-catch nigiri sushi (sea bream, tuna, salmon, amberjack, red shrimp, simmered conger eel, salmon roe, etc.) (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Roast beef meat sushi / Tempura / Char-grilled miso ramen
August Desserts
Peach shortcake / Chocolate banana / Peach jelly / Kinako warabi mochi / Ice Paris-Brest (Sat/Sun/Holidays only) / Fruit punch (lunch only) / Shaved ice (Strawberry) (dinner only) / Catalana (dinner only) / Salted vanilla financier
All photos are for illustrative purposes only.
Listed prices include consumption tax and service charge.
Ingredients may change depending on availability.
Please inform staff in advance if you have any food allergies.
