Azabu

What a great vibe! The staff is so nice and accommodative! The drinks for 2-3 people are so great for sun! The whole drinks menu is very original. Good was great. Small portions but that's what Japanese food is about. The steak in mains was like absolute butter and full of flavour. Def worth the buzz! Lots of restaurants in NZ mess up with sushi too much with adding too much to it. These guys nail the thin line in between. I like simple fresh sushi, and this was was absolute delicious.

Food was good but a little expensive. It was not extraordinary for the price. To get more water for our glasses, we had to ask. I wish the service was more attentive and more personable and not so rushed. Really, there isn't much more to say than that—nice vibe, decent location, famous big restaurant chain.

The food looks nice, tastes average, and is quite expensive. The food's portion were small, and the waitress is not very friendly if you don't order any of their overpriced drinks 40~50 bucks for a 300ml bottle of hot sake. And they force you to donate money after swiping your card.Food: 2/5

Nice location, good presentation, great food. Service was a bit robotic, no real warmth or interest coming from the waiters that’s fine we can let the food do the talking. The volcano sushi roll not pictured is a must-try, and comes with a bit of a show. The dessert pavlova, well let’s just say there is a reason I didn’t put a picture of that, not good, sticking to the plate like glue. Still despite this a 4/5. When the food is on point it is that good.

Awesome place. Food was flavoursome, punchy and had great combination of flavours. Service was excellent, especially from the Italian Maitre D. We went on a Sunday night and it was packed. Will definitely come back

I was an azabu fan before the pandemic and this is my first time in a long while. The service was amazing, atmosphere was great! The softshell crab was fantastic, and so wss the chicken karaage. The prawn dumpling skin was on the chewy side but the sauces were great. However, the lamb chuleta and nikkei steak, both well cooked was overwhelmingly salty. We thought at first that the chef might have just over salted the steak which came first. But when the chuletas arrived with the same degree of salt overdose, we knew there was something off. We should have asked them to replace our orders. We did tell the maître d. Not sure if there was extra MSG as well. I hope it was a one off but it was a bit disappointing. Didnt have the desire to order dessert after that.

Loved each and every dish here, and we tried quite a few. Appreciate how all you need to do is place your order, then they bring the dishes out to you one at a time so you can enjoy each one before moving on to the next. Special mention to the sushi, which got blow torched at the table!Food: 5/5

Food is good but expensive as food is not that amazing and service made me feel very uncomfortable. We made a booking at 615pm and were reminded that we only got 20 minutes left at around 725pm. That time, sushi roll, buns, sake and red wine just came. Very uncomfortable experience. I wonder this is the reason why so many tables are available before 8pm.

Love this place! The staff are polite and quietly efficient, and the flavours in the dishes are a journey in every mouthful. I always take a trip through the smaller dishes - I'm never bored. I prefer sitting at the sushi bar where I can see the chefs at work. Such respect, attention, detail and passion in every dish..

Lovely romantic dinner setting. Dishes were served in small tapa style for sharing, 5-6 dishes between two people should do the trick. Highlights for us were the kingfish ceviche, lobster tostada and black tiger prawn dumpling. I’m sure the other dishes were good too but in the grand scheme of things, it was just okay in comparison to the others.

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