Audience reviews
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CapnBlaze
I don't see how anyone could write a positive review of this. The premise is dumb. The writing is not great. It's just a bad attempt at trying to play to the current fad plots of cooking and getting kicked out of the top guild and it causing issues. It also attempts to play to common tropes and does a poor job of pretty much all of them. Even the 'obligatory' bath episode not only makes no sense but is poorly done. There are worse anime out there .... but this isn't any kind of good.
TLDR: This isn't even a good time waster while waiting for something better. I would pass on this.
Read at the sourceUfb7gn6_u08
I did not expect to like this anime this much, despite some standard anime nonsense plaguing it, ultimately it is a good watch.
Dennis is actually a pretty good main character and the animation was solid especially in fight scenes, nothing groundbreaking however good enough to not make it a bore. The first bit of episodes were fun slice of life adjacent scenes, and introduce the characters that become good friends with Dennis. And while I do wish the backstories affected the characters more in day to day life, they are still very impactful and effective to show the side cast and get you to bond with.
My favorite thing about this series was seeing the relationship that Dennis had with Atelier and Vigor respectfully. With Atelier’s dynamic I have a sweet spot for good written children in…
Read at the sourceMitiKosta
Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso! was a pleasant surprise.
It keeps a nice balance between being lighthearted and engaging, with a steady pace that makes it easy to enjoy from start to finish.
The main characters, Atelier and Dennis, were definitely the highlight for me. Their chemistry felt natural, and both had enough personality to carry the story. I really liked watching how they grew throughout the series.
If there’s one thing missing, it’s a bit more world-building and development for the side characters.
The world feels interesting, but we only got small glimpses of it
I’d love to see it expanded in a future season.
Overall, it’s a chill, fun series that leaves you wanting more.
Score: 7/10
Read at the sourceJosie_YT
I really wasn't expecting to love this anime as much as I do now.
Tbh ~ I was looking for a chill anime that would be good to watch while doing other activities. BUT I was just TOO hooked on this story and their characters. It is such a touching and wholesome show - that also does a beautiful blend of action and the importance of relationships. I loved the cooking aspect, and the world building as well! So for those who want a chill anime that also has you on your toes - this is the anime for you!
Overall 9/10 for me - can't wait for the 2nd season! (i hope there will be one haha)
Read at the sourceAvengers007
This is a Fantasy, Adventure & Gourmet genre anime, which I recently watched on 7th–8th October 2025.
If you’ve seen “Delicious in Dungeon” or “Campfire Cooking” — both of which are food-based anime — then let me tell you, this one is also related to food but goes 2–3 steps further.
The story begins with a dungeon fight, where the MC gets kicked out of his team, and later he opens his own restaurant where he serves everyone some truly delicious food. 🍲
But unlike the usual cooking-focused anime (which spend around 50–70% of their time on tasty dishes), this one brings many new twists, which I can’t reveal because of spoilers.
There are many small quests and mini-adventures in the story — like saving a child from falling into the wrong hands, rescuing a girl from being assaulted, helping…
Read at the sourceOtaku_Senpai
Right from the 1st episode I didn't have very high expectations of the anime. It didn't feel original. Very early on our hero, Dennis, frees a slave only for the slave to work for him. The slave was a child, and hence child labor. But this is so common in fantasy anime. But then I am presented by food that Dennis cooks. The food looks good. You can almost feel that its tasty. There are dungeon raids. Its ok but I found it hard to support the raiders, same way I find it hard to support hunters hunting elephants or tigers. Of all the dungeon raid time I only found the story about a ghost girl interesting. But it was a very short mini story.
This is a an OK show. For me the highest point is the brief Ghost story. I would have liked it more if Dennis was not a top tier fighter as he was a to…
Read at the sourceAeroGunz
“Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant!” is what happens when You have solid ideas for 3 episodes and later run with the most basic shit ever.
Another “The OP MC is cast out of the party because the leader is brain dead” show. Seriously, just once I would like to see this type of action had a good reason. Ehhh… I really need to stop day dreaming. That said, I really wanted to like this show. It sounded pretty cool on paper. It even started out solid, then turned generic and boring and ended up as a tribute to bullshit writing. In both story and plot departments.
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use those terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those people, so to make sure everyone is on the same page…
I use the defin…
Read at the sourceAnime-Lover-Weeb
If you are in need of an ANIME where they dont folow the same sequence of banished from the party then became too op to get revenge and all then this is for you.
I personally have watched more than 400 different Anime's can tell that watching this was a great reboot to all the present same themed anime out there. This frantically take you to each character with there developement, comedy and perspective to how viewers understand the character. This makes it more suitable to watch because you will be in need to know more about that the thing you always wanted is not somewhere far away in this world but near you where most people dont notice.
Animation and pacing was good, so having writing review for this will be the best thing i would do as the biggest OTAKU out there.
So keep watching a…
Read at the sourceMarithebrokebish
Story- 4/10
It's so damn boring. Like it's really predictable. The got kicked out of the hero party storyline is so overused, and everything about this show is boring. Originally it was a lil interesting but as time passed it got more and more boring, and I really didn't wanna focus on it because u can predict what happens.
Now it does okie with the fantasy but I wish there was more creative elements to the world. It felt very bare and basic. Like add moore magic or things. The gourmet theme is also not done well, I feel like they went after the most basic dishes you could do, it looked good but that's it. If the main focus is food, I would expect a cooking segment like recipes or how it tastes like. Which makes this show feel lazy and confusing on what it's trying to show and be?
The sh…
Read at the sourceHERMIT_PAIMON
This sh!t follows your avg kicked out from hero party trope which is considered as a peak plot for isekai munchers .
I started this show for cooking and sol moments not for trope so, pls don't hate me . Now the main point is that does this show delivered the moments that me and every sol cooking lovers desired ? In my opinion yes and it delivered more than that ,+ point of this show is that mc is chad he knows about his power and other imp sh!t .
My rating would be higher if this is just solely dedicated for adventure and cooking just like campfire show . But it involves lame politics and personel hate for other characters . They alread set premise for next season by showing his elder brother .I think it gonna be a show down , brother vs brother . Till then take care bai bai
Read at the sourceDestron
Out of all the anime that was on going this season, I did not expect this one to be my favorite, but it ended up being the one I enjoyed the most. Which was a pleasant surprise, especially because it doesn't feel like it was going to have a lot going on.
Outcasts Restaurant follows a guy known as Denis who is a level 99 Chef, who was kicked from a famous adventurers guild. Instead of being mad, or out for revenge. Dennis takes this opportunity to pursue his dream of owning his own restaurant. Along the way he meets a girl being sold away known as Atelier and buys her to help with the restaurant. Along the way he meets new people, helps them with their problems and gets a loyal customer base.
I wasn't sure how much they were going to do with this one. At first I thought it was just goin…
Read at the sourcemkzxwing
Starting right off with the final point, i ABSOLUTELY DO NOT recommend watching this
So, what is the show about? At this point, who cares - it runs off the absolutely horrible, dead on arrival and now indefinitely recycled (for some reason, guess it clicks with people in corporate Japan or something?) trope of 'hero gets kicked out of party despite being the central piece that carried them all, somehow without them noticing it until he's gone'. Outside that its an anime about people having a foodgasm, of which there are lots of lately as well, with the actual 'meat' being a slight focus on the various characters and their stories and mini arcs, which are as basic and boring as they can get...
So i'll repeat, do NOT watch this, there are plenty of shows do one or all of the elements of th…
Read at the sourcemrfried
This is yet another 'kicked from the hero party' anime and as such it follows the standard checklist
OP MC, kicked for a dubious reason, hero is series bad guy and jealous, heroes party starts to collapse without MC being there.
I wish this series had actually dared to do something different and reject that initial premise because for the most part the series is good and able to stand out, it did not need such a cliched trope as it would have been perfectly fine without it. Just have MC retire from an S-Rank party on his own accord because he now has the money to open up his own restaurant, that would have been perfectly fine.
But no, we have a cliched start and all the predictable stuff that comes with it.
For the most part this series is good when it is focused on the restaurant, Ateli…
Read at the sourceKANLen09
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! - Come one, come all: all you outcasts and the oppressed, for food and humour will delight you alongside people who may not understand and/or feel your pain, but good company begets a lonesome life!
I really admire authors who go out of their way to show something different of well-known cliches and tropes, even if they have to mask it and show that the works they do are the "same but different," when all AniManga fans know that it's just the same shell, plastered with another coat of paint that hides the true reverence for the cliche/trope in an all too similar manner. And like all LN authors who think they know how to play the game better, please try harder, and this message goes out to authors like Yuuki Kimikawa and his series Tsuihousha Shokudou e…
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