Absolutely fantastic. I don’t know what ‘Bunky’ is talking about, this place is very authentic indeed. First class food and service. Amazingly well priced considering its on Jervois Rd. I have been here several times now and will continue to do so.
Highly recommended!

worst yakitori I’ve had in nz, awkward service, I’ve never seen a waiter acting like a door to door sales, its annoying! me and my partner asked for green tea, and we got 2 pots of badly made teas! yes two pots that took 1/3 of table, they knows how to rip you off(in your face)! yakitori was below average, some are over cooked, and unevenly flavored! salad was average! okonomiyaki was terrible, we had it in japan before so we know exactly what it should be, what we get is more like a shrimp pancake, wouldn’t mind if it taste good, but it’s way too salty, portion of sauce and mayo just not right…. with many good yakitori bars around Auckland, i won’t go back Taisho again!

Really great food. Must have eaten here at least 10 times. For $60 you can get seveal courses and a drink each. Great authentic Japanese feel and lovely staff.

Busy from the day it opened (we managed to get in on the first night) and a regular haunt for us.

Would thoroughly recommend to anyone.

So so yummy and prices are very reasonable! 3 of us ate there recently and took our own sauvignon blanc to accompany our meal. (the owner of glengarry the bottle shop a few doors down recommended this restaurants to us)
had the table covered in a random assortment of dishes from mayo covered prawns, deep fried tofu salad, soy beans to raw fish platters.
the wait staff were friendly and the chef is funny especially when you sit at the table infront of his hot plate! great chilled atmosphere, much fun to be had.A+

Great friendly staff, intimate seating area, yummy Yakitori with some intersting options – check out the potato swirls! Would have been a five out of five except they dont have beef tongue or chicken skins.

Absolutely excellent; good atmosphere, good service, remarkable value and good quality yakitori, and I know what I’m talking about, lived Tokyo 5yrs and LOVE to eat.

The best Japanese BBQ meal ever – my best friend got us to go along and now it’s our new fav Friday night meeting place with friends. Fab for kids as well and Yummy Japanese saki, whiskey, and beer. The price’s for Ponsonby is amazingly cheap. Service friendly and prompt and the atmosphere lots of fun. Skewers try everything delicious.