WOW!!! WHAT A GEM! Absolutely awesome food, presented BEAUTIFULLY, awesome service and fantastic value!!
There was 3 of us and we each had a entree, a main each and shared a tempura, along with 3 wines and 2 orange juices and a miso and it worked out $34 each!! We all practically rolled out haha! Cant get better than that I say and I will be going back any chance I get!!!

What a great find!

In amongst a few disappointing dining outings this week, Banzai was a welcome relief.

Friendly service, deliciously fresh and tasty food, well-priced and extensive menu.

Perhaps not the most exciting of restaurant decors but the food more than makes up for anything else and we will certainly be back…soon!

Great food & service as well as inexpensive. Whats not to love? Book as it is very busy particularly toward the end of the week. Dishes are served European style with the entrees first followed by the mains, although you can certainly share plates if you wish. The Yum Yum prawns are my favourite followed by any of the teriyaki dishes. The towers of tempura sushi are also something to see, but bring a big appetite for these!

The food was simply fantastic I cant wait to go back again and try some of the other dishes.
Some of the best Japanese food I have ever eaten and that includes Japan,
I have a new favourite Japanese restaurant.

This has to be the best value Japanese in Auckland. Fantastic dishes, at great prices.

This restaurant is a hidden gem, but word is getting out, so be sure to make a booking in advance. To view a recent blog I posted on this restaurant (including photos of some of our meal) visit http://celestereviews….

This place rocks! The food is amazing, tastes authentic, the quantities are plentiful, the menu is extensive and everything in it is delicious (I should know, since I’ve tasted just about everything on the menu), and it is soo cheap!
I’ve been lunching and dining at Banzai for over a year now, and even though sometimes they can take ages because the kitchen is tiny and only 2 people can cook at one time, I keep coming back because the food is consistantly great and the service is super friendly.
If I had to recommend 3 dishes? The Chicken Miso Udon Soup (yum), The salmon and tuna Sashimi (really fresh), and the Beef Yakiniku (I swear that sauce is like liquid heaven!.

I had lunch here and found it so great, I had to sign up to write a review!
Aside from great pricing and yummy food, I witnessed the most amazing service I’ve seen in a long time. The waitress ran out with 2x takeaway misos to chase down a takeout customer who’d left about 2 mins earlier – she obviously found him, as she ran back 3 – 4 mins later empty handed, and straight in to grab a pad and take an order.
I’m definitely coming back here!

If you have fussy friends who are a little bit picky and aren’t huge fans of Asian, plus one being an extreme vegan, come here.

Other than being extremely well priced, the food is great (and about as close to authentic Japanese as you can get in this city), the service is awesome and it makes your day when you leave and all the staff scream THANK YOU! Lovely. I hope to return here very soon.