Fancy a slap-up meal? Waitresses at Japanese restaurant charge £1.60 to slap you in the face (and it’s a huge hit!)

• Staff at the Nagoya tavern wear gold kimonos and slap punters for a small charge

Far from a relaxing meal out, customers at one Japanese restaurant are opting to have their food with a side of tough love – by paying their waiting staff to slap them in the face.

Diners are reportedly flocking to an eatery in Nagoya, on the south coast of Japan, where the female staff serve up the bizarre experience.

Waitresses wearing kimonos strike willing diners’ over and over – and get paid 300 yen (£1.60) for the service.

Some punters at the izakaya – or Japanese tavern – even get backhanders, and the blows can be so powerful that clients are knocked out of their chairs.

Shocking video of the unusual ritual even sees a man wheeled out before a line of waitresses, who bow before taking in turns to give him a clip around the ear.

Women laugh as they strike a customer across the face at the restaurant in Nagoya, Japan

Waitresses at the Shachihoko-ya tavern wear gold kimonos and are paid a service charge to slap guests

The spot, named Shachihoko-ya, opened in 2012 but risked closing down because custom was slow.

But staff managed to turn things around by introducing the bizarre gimmick and business is now said to be thriving.

In fact, the tavern became such a hit that managers had to hire more female staff to meet out the pre-meal violence.

Patrons who want a specific staff member to turn their cheeks red must pay a 500 yen (£2.70) surcharge, local media reports.

Both men and women, locals and foreigners alike are said to enjoy the experience so much that they thank their aggressors for their service.

The restaurant is situated in Nagoya’s most popular nightlife quarter Nishiki Sanchome, is known for the costumes worn by its staff.

One waitress, seen wearing a gold kimono, strikes a female customer across the face

A stony-faced waitress hits one of her customers in the dining area of the restaurant 

Business is said to be thriving at the restaurant after the staff began hitting their guests

The male waiters, known as ‘Shachihoko Boys’ wear golden body suits and fish-shaped headdresses inspires by the tavern’s logo, while the female staff wear gold kimonos.

Japan is widely known for its weird and wonderful dining experiences.

One Tokyo joint is decked out like a primary school classroom with waiting staff dressed as teachers.

Another mimics a blood-splattered asylum where handcuffed diners are served grub in a cramped cell by waitresses dressed as nurses.

A more serene option might be a Tokyo bar set up and run by a Buddhist monk – where all the bartenders are also monks who teach punters about their way of life. 

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