What makes Restaurant to Another World 2 stand out is its core principle: good food can help people from all sorts of life come together, put their differences aside, and enjoy some peaceful time. Throughout the three first episodes, we see demons, humans, wizards, vampires, and dwarves meeting in peace to eat their favorite dishes. Leaving conflict behind is difficult for hardened warriors, but for the sake of a glass of cold beer or sake, they can call a truce behind the door of Youshoku no Nekoya.

Food is the real protagonist of Restaurant to Another World 2. Right from the start, we get delicious dishes of cheesecake, curry rice, beefsteak, and hamburgers. Most of the dishes are family restaurant staples, but the way they are prepared by Tenshu, full of umami, has the strange inhabitants of this fantasy world coming back for more.

There is not a strong surprise factor concerning the food, because we know the drill. The customers walk upon the strange door, enter the restaurant, order food, and get so obsessed with it that they rarely diverge from their initial choice in future visits. However, this is the charm of iyashikei anime, because they make predictable events shine, highlighting the calmness and comfort of having your favorite dish prepared for you, savoring each bite in a mindful way.

Sarah Gold, the archaeologist, is back, and we get to see how life with Nekoya waitress and undercover demon Aletta is going since they started living together. Kuro, the dark elf who is actually an all-powerful dragon living on the moon, is there too, and she seems like she is more used to the company of other creatures. The charming little group of farmer boys is back too, with treats for Tenshou, and a big appetite. The familiarity of these reappearing characters is not a downside—to the contrary, it holds our interest in a series that is mainly episodic, with new creatures coming and going in each episode.

The excellent animation by Studio OLM, full of warm hues, light, and attention to detail, brings the food to life. This is what we are here for, and Restaurant to Another World 2 serves it in generous doses. There are even some action scenes, notably in the first episode which opens with an adventurer fleeing her enemies and finding refuge in the restaurant. The opening theme is cute and bubbly, and the overall sound quality is good, with an emphasis on the characters' live reactions to their ridiculously tasty meals.