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5 days ago
Have been to kura a couple of times now. Such a cool place to dine. You can book and it is a bit lighter than Tanukis Cave which is nice. It’s not the cheapest option but there is heaps of food and it is super fresh and yum so definitely still value for money. Try it.
5 days ago
Fun place to take friends visiting Auckland as its a bit different than your run of the mill Japanese restaurant. Casual, fast, yum and cheap. Have been there at least 4 times and is always a fun night.
8 days ago
8 days ago
Sushi rice is fine. Some seafood isn’t fresh. Best idea is to go dine with someone gifted sharp eyes or keep on ordering salmon stuff.
8 days ago
Bump into the place by mistake however the food is alright! will try again sometimes.
8 days ago
8 days ago
One of our favorite restaurant in Auckland. The quality is quite consistent. Lunch time special is a good value of money.
8 days ago
Great decoration and atomosphere. rice is cooked properly and most raw fish is fresh enough. However the tapas mix doesn’t worth the money and the dinner turned sorrow when an utterly STALE charcoaled lobster was served. Still a good place to go if you just feel like some alcohol and some pieces of sashimi.
12 days ago
Shocking customer service, manager (Let’s call him Yung-Ming) advised ” we don’t have enough food and no take away box available.” Criticized customer as “useless” repeatedly. Absolutely unbelievable customer service as a whole team, terribly overpriced, poor quality and quantity for its cost. In the end I found out that they are closing the business and today is their last day …… what else can I say?
16 days ago
Service here is shocking and food standards terrible. If i could give 0 stars I would! Rang up yesterday to see if I could order some food in advance as my husband is ill and we wanted a quick dinner. The waitress put me on hold for 5mins and then came back on the phone and said that because they were very busy I just had to come in at the time she managed to “squeeze” me into. So you can imagine my surprise when we showed up and the restaurant was empty bar 2 tables of people who looked like they were close to finishing their meal. Even though we were pretty much the only ones there the food still took 30 mins to arrive and in the meantime the last patron’s dishes remained uncleared from the table next to us the whole time! When the food finally arrived my husband’s chicken ( the only thing on the menu) was cold, the miso soup tasted like dish water and the portions miserable. I definitely won’t be coming back here again. If you’re looking for Japanese food , go down the road and you’ll find better food and service at cheaper prices.
16 days ago
This was a terrible Japanese restaurant. When we first got there they seemed to have lost our booking then when we were seated they told us that there was no beef, pork or fish available at the moment. Really? A restaurant with only chicken? Seriously, just go to the supermarket! We ordered two dinner boxes, a sashimi sushi set, mori soba and a mixed tempura set. All of these dishes were underwhelming. The dinner boxes were something you would expect at a Japanese takeaway place in a food court. The sashimi was small and stingy, and they didn’t have any Japanese beer either which amazed us! Neither could you order ice green tea which is usually a stable in a Japanese restaurant. And don’t even get me started on the bathroom, it was like a dark broom closet! All in all, we were very disappointed and will not be visiting this place again.
17 days ago
I went to this restaurant recently and would certainly not go there again. I cannot say the sushi was of bad quality because it was not. The Sushi was average, but nothing close to fresh, nothing that melts in your mouth. My utter disappointment was the chicken don buri. Although cheap, the worst quality I’ve ever had. The rice was stick and the chicken of very, very, poor quality. I cannot describe here how horrible it was. I left all of my plate and only did not demand a refund because I was in the biggest rush. I recommend that if you are in the area and are on the lookout for a good don buri, take your time and go to Renkon K rd. I know, that although I am always very close to Banzai Sushi, I will NEVER be returning there again. I’d much rather stay hungry.
17 days ago
Freshest sashimi I have ever had, although the atmosphere was a little dry. We went because we had bought a coupon for a sashimi boat for two and a bottle of wine. The sashimi was a lot smaller than the picture on the coupon, and they had run out of red wine. Bar and waiting was a little inefficient, possibly because they are inexperienced? Change the atmosphere to make it feel warmer, and polish up the service and it will be a winner, but because of the above glitches I only give it three stars. Maybe in a year’s time it will get four?
17 days ago
Terrible!! This is an embarrassment of a Japanese restaurant. The food was disgusting! And to make matters worse, when I returned the gloopy, rancid crap they called fried rice, they started arguing that there was nothing wrong with it, and got quite nasty. Get Real! Before abusing your customers about “Not knowing what good food should taste like” learn how to cook rice so it doesn’t disintegrate, how not to burn soy sauce, and how to spice food. The octopus balls were horrible too. They were watery, flavourless, and too gloopy in the middle. Plus, they had the chewy tips of octopus tentacles inside, not the usual chunks. Being the sister shop of Sake Bar Nippon (next door) I didn’t expect high standards, but I did expect something edible! (Sake Bar has a good atmosphere, and good food for the price, although it is nothing flash) Sake Bar staff, please retrain the cook and staff at Shochu bar!
17 days ago
Its OK, nothing special, good value when they do children’s offers
17 days ago
Rip snorter night out. Pretty surprisingly good food, and provides a great atmosphere for a casual, fun night out. Japanese beer by the liter, and any sake you could desire. Don’t go for a romantic night out – go for a raucous night of sharing plates.
18 days ago
Disappointed by our second visit here. Rude and chaotic service. Two drinks knocked over by the waiter, yet we were still charged for them (yes, I know we should have kicked up a fuss but I just wanted to leave). Dish after dish of other people’s dinner arrived at our table. Restaurant was half empty on a Friday night, yet they seemed to have difficulty finding us a table and seated us in a breezy conservatory which lacked the atmosphere we had hoped for. Maître d’ is certainly in the wrong job, not welcoming at all and seemed to be trying to create problems. Not sure we’d rush back..
18 days ago
Quick and easy grub. Sometimes a bit greasy but generally good enough to be washed down with a sake or Asahi..
20 days ago
Fresh, beautiful sushi. Friendly, chatty staff. The food is so full of flavour. There are unique styles of sushi here, and quite a few deep-fried filling options, but I can always find enough ‘traditional’ pieces to keep my more conservative salmon-loving tastebuds happy.
Parking up the road on Remuera Rd just past ‘Dick Smith’, meant I had a 2 or 3 minute stroll in the sunshine to get there – so parking at lunchtime is fairly handy & free… but watch out for the Clearway signs after 4pm.
25 days ago
Great food, the chef was very entertaining and the staff were lovely. I’ll def be going back again.
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