Komeda's coffee is a well known place in Japan to get coffee. When I went there, I was expecting to smell coffee thick in the air and see mostly light snack foods and the like. This, however, was not the case. The smell was not rich with the scent of coffee despite the place being so full I had to wait a while to be seated. The inside had soft mood lighting, and it had a very relaxed atmosphere. Part of this was the fact that elderly Japanese people filled most of the seats, and they always give off the full extent of their relaxation in how they hold themselves (and how intense their conversations are). Once I was finally seated, I got treated to a surprise via the menu.
Yup. Komeda's coffee is a sandwich shop! The place sells hamburgers, egg salad sandwiches, and other, similar stuff. In addition to these normal sandwiches and such, there's the option to have the Komeda Pizza. I'm personally not a fan of burgers, so I went with some toast and the pizza. The pizza had some green bell peppers (very little, so it was hardly spicy), onions, and ham pieces. Meanwhile, the toast had two options: cut into four slices or kept as two normal slices. I opted for four slices because I have a habit of spreading too much butter on normally sized toast.
The pizza didn't have much sauce or cheese, so most of the actual substance came from the bread. The entire pizza was slightly chewy rather than the crispier versions you might get from pizza hut. The toast was pretty normal as far as toast goes, and they supplied enough of both jam and butter. The pizza also came with tabasco and a packet of lightly salted peanuts. I, being a salt addict, loved the peanuts.
Overall, Komeda's Coffee was a pleasant experience. The food was alright, I received both my pizza and my toast in less than the amount of time I spent waiting, and the serving staff was responsive when I asked questions (like "what is in the special Komeda Pizza?"). I wouldn't recommend that anybody go out of their way to eat here, but, if you're in the area and want to take a brief coffee break, Komeda's Coffee is not a bad choice.
