Guests generally prefer to eat what they like including Western-style or Chinese-style dishes, rather than the set menus at ryokan such as banquet dishes or "kaiseki-ryori" (traditional Japanese cuisine consisting of a number of small, varied dishes of seasonal and regional specialties).
食事は旅館のお仕着せの宴会料理や会席料理ではなく、洋食や中華も含めて、盛り沢山でもなくとも自分の好みに合ったものを摂りたいという宿泊客の志向がある。