Please let us build restaurants with Kotatsu tables

FINALLY, a thread detailing the issue I've got. I decided to build a "themed" section of restaurants in Newcrest, all based on various cultures that we have enough menu items for. The first one I was going to make was going to be an Asian-style restaurant with kotatsu tables, and I went to place down the items, aaaaand... It didn't count.
Come on, EA, work with us here! We get so little cross-pack content, the least you can do is make the content FUNCTION together!

Yes that would be nice !! And in Japan I think you can find these tables in restaurants (not every restaurant though).

Or they can create another lot type called "Japanese Restaurant" just like "Tiny Residential" for Residential lot type.
that function the same but have few differences that allow hotpot to be usable, being an Expansion Pack it should've support another packs that came before it.

"izecson;c-17727167" wrote:
Or they can create another lot type called "Japanese Restaurant" just like "Tiny Residential" for Residential lot type.
that function the same but have few differences that allow hotpot to be usable, being an Expansion Pack it should've support another packs that came before it.

Please don't give them ideas ?

If is see the Japanese Dining SP, I'll know where to come find you xD

Yeah this was my question when I first saw the table. I was very disappointed when they said it was not possible in the live stream. They did however say they were working on it so hopefully it will happen.

I lived in Japan for several years, and don't remember ever seeing a kotatsu in a restaurant. That's something people have in their homes, so maybe they think it's too casual for restaurants? Or maybe the restaurants don't want have to deal with the laundry bills for the kotatsu futons? A restaurant would probably be expected to wash them every night.

Alright, so I just got to thinking how cool it would be to be able to build a restaurant with kotastu tables. And as I'm building it, I click on "Dining Spot" and the kotatsu tables are in there (both of them) but then you place and they don't count. Please please please, make kotatsu table functionable in restaurants soon.
Much Love

As I said, they don't use them much in restaurants in Japan, probably because of the laundry bills.

BUT, now that I've played the game, I realize it doesn't have a non-kotatsu low table option either. I was surprised when I went into the izakaya and all the tables were the western-style ones that you sit on with chairs. What kind of izakaya is that ??? Every izakaya I've been too had short tables on tatami floors that you could sit on the floor with. They really need some low tables so that Sims could sit on the floor, and not just the heated kotatsu. s

In fact, they probably could just include a design option under the kotatsu that has the table and floor cushions, without the cover and heating element. Or they could make zabuton floor cushions, and an option to sit on the floor around coffee tables if you have zabuton.

Agree, and also I wish toddlers could sit at them

Me reading this:

Hot Pot meals are now part of Restaurant Menus! I miss the times I would go to eat Hot Pot at a restaurant. One of my favorites has a conveyor belt that carries your fixings never leaving your table for a thing. *happy sigh*

Then opening the game only to realize: nope lol still not the table, ONLY the hot pot.

Devs, really, if you're gonna add the hot pot, puhleeeaaaase add the table too.