Daniela

harvest bld. 2F.
2-13-5 Dogenzaka
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

I am interested to visit the alcatraz too. But because I am on a travel budget, would it be considered unacceptable (or cheapskate for that matter :( ) if we simply went in and ordered drinks and prolly some figer food?

It was featured on a PBS "Globetrekker" episode about Japan that was televised in the US.

From the photos on the website, they do not seem to have (or at least not show) a bar section, meaning they are all table seating. But since they have quite long business hours, they can't expect people to "have full dinner" at all times. So if you don't go in a large group at peak dinner time, it should be OK.

I do hv another question though, do they happen to have some special 'show' or forms of entertainment there?

As I mentioned earlier, there will be a table charge (the amount is not mentioned), so a drink and the charge will go over 1000 yen already I'm afraid...

The "free food" and "free drink" at the top are misleading. If you go in a group of 4 or more people, they have all-you-can-drink-and-eat for 100 minutes for 2,980 yen per person. (You get penalty if you leave any food unconsumed).