Kobekan Cafe: A Bit of elegance for the salarymen

Area: about 400m west of Fushimi station 伏見駅

Restaurant:  Kobekan cafe 神戸間カフェ

Website and Map:  http://www.kobekangroup.com/shop/resturangel/index.html

Hours:  Cafe and Lunch 7am-4pm, Dinner  5-12pm

The venue looks very modern and elegant from the outside, being a place where weddings are held.  But the cafe area, although fitted with huge chandeliers is surprisingly filled with mainly salarymen taking their coffee breaks.  And where there are salarymen, you can count on there being a curry lunch, omelette rice, a mixed sandwich, etc.

The croissant sandwich lunch, I've noticed on their sign sitting out front, is often sold-out.  It usually features slightly different flavours than the norm, such as basil or tandoori. Because it's so popular I wanted to try it, but unfortunately today too, it had been crossed off the lunch list.

So, instead, I went for the mix sandwich and drink set (750円).  For only 120円, I was able to add a good sized salad with a good variety of veggies and sesame dressing.  One sandwich was a tomato, ham, and cucumber combination while the other was an omlette and cucumber one.  Both were slathered with mayo and the mustard punch was a nice touch.  The bread was not toasted, but the slightly runny egg made it have a sticky, surprisingly enjoyable chewy texture.  I again have to mention that I was glad to see they included at least some of the crusts (cut away from the sandwich, it offers haters of crusts the option to leave it, and lovers to enjoy it!).
The blend coffee was not too bitter and was fresh, definitely not reheated.