The restraunt sitting above the river is quiet and seats only 2 people X 2 table or like us 1 goup of 5, which is nice because it is more private. I saw some other Kawadoko where they have sit 5 - 10 people per river platform. It is also low enough to the river and away from the other platforms that you feel comfortable to dangle your bare feet into the water and they encourage it so you can enjoy the coolness during the hot Japan summer. The traditional kaiseki features the local fish and herbs/ vegtables which the adults in our group enjoyed with sake and plum wine. But if you have kids, I would suggest them you get them sukiyaki or order tempura seperately as my daugheter who loves japanese food but was not used to some of the herbal tastes of mountain vegtables and the local fish that has alot of small bones was not that much of a fan of those dishes but enjoyed the homemade tofu, sashimi and tempura dishes. The staff there was very kind and service was great. It was a great experience.