Masa Japanese Restaurant & Bar

Chef is skillful and nice. Staff and manager are great and have such a service mind.nBoth sushi and sashimi are fresh and tasty.nnFor someone who wanna try sweet sake, I would recommend a second one from the top sorry I forgot its name It was strong but well balanced, pairing with fish is the best.nnAlso homemade dessert is wonderful

We went to Japan and always loved our time and experience at their restaurants.nnThe menu has a lot of options, we ordered half portion of grilled A5 wagyu, kingfish sashimi and tuna onion pot for a light evening eat.nnOur chef curated the meat beautifully and the cuts were art pieces to be enjoyed, the grill was perfect as well.nThe soy sauce to the hot pot the flavours were just right, which I can’t say for every sushi restaurant.nnI read about these small hidden shops in Japan that holds their own, Masa might well be one of these we are lucky to still have in Auckland.nnThis restaurant has no fancy talkative chef or IG grabbing dish, but it grabbed our taste buds like very few restaurants managed to in Auckland, it brought us back to Japan.nnI saw some negative posts about here, I think the expectation could be reset before coming in that you are here amongst people dedicated to top quality food and low-key satisfaction.

Authentic Japanese cuisine made by a Japanese chef. The quality of the food was great, the atmosphere was genuine. However, the service staff might need to pay more attention to details. Overall, the experience and quality were fine, but I sense the prices were a little high considering the location and offerings, etc. A solid 4-star restaurant and worth a visit.

Sushi was amazing, authentic Japanese food, prawns tempura was great, very satisfying experience, also the black sesame ice cream is so nice too! Highly recommended this restaurant. Will definitely visit again.

Service and food always a joy, the Japanese place to go to splurge. I love the sashimi platter and tempura to share, my ramen was enjoyable. Previously going I enjoyed the zaru cold noodles dish too

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