3.5 stars... It seems as if the restaurant used to be Haru no Yume, but now rebranded to just Yume…read more We came here for dinner. We started with the agedashi tofu. Then we had the small sashimi and soy chicken. It's stated that the small sashimi is good for 2 people, but I could've eaten that all by myself. It came with 4 pieces of 3 different fish that was nicely presented. The soy chicken was good, but I was surprised it wasn't accompanied with rice. I was still hungry, and decided to go somewhere else after instead of ordering more here.

Craving a shabu-shabu or do you fancy a sashimi buffet? Well look no further because this place has…read moreboth on offer. The staff were really friendly the first time we came here and asked if we've been before as we sat down, probably cause we looked confused with the shabu shabu pot (our understanding coming in was that this was a buffet). So this is how it works: we get served a few to-share platters first (sashimi, karaage chicken and beef tataki) and each new dish gets brought out to you as they collect your last dish. Once your table is finished with these, they bring out a plate of raw beef slices and you can start your shabu-shabu! The rest of the shabu-shabu ingredients are in a self serve style/station on one of the tables which carries vegetables, tempura and noodles etc. - kinda like your hot pot ingredients. On the other table, there is the other part of the buffet which are the ready-to-eat item such as more sashimi (yey!), salads, ebi prawns, takoyaki, edamame, renkon chips etc...oh and my favorite, the fire ball salmon. Once you have sufficiently stuffed your face in, there is also a small collection of dessert and a soft serve machine....yep, all you can eat ice cream too if you made it this far. The service is excellent and the sashimi platter is refilled pretty fast since that is the first thing most tables go straight for once we ate the delivered plate. The other hot food are filled constantly and you can tell which are the popular items in this place. The staff are also really efficient at clearing our dirty dishes away. I highly recommend this place and think it's value for money as any fans of sashimi know that if you are ordering individual sashimi dishes, they start adding up pretty quickly. However do remember to book as they fill up fast!

Wow! What a night we had! -- We went out to Hokkaido for my husband's birthday. We were absolutely…read morefloored by the food, service & ambiance! It takes quite a bit to make my top 10 restaurants and this one shot to the top. AMAZING Food, I had the sukiyaki pot and my husband had the chan chan yaki and we split the tempura & veg appetizer. I couldn't believe how reasonable it was! We DEFINITELY will be back soon! Do yourself a favor GO VISIT HOKKAIDO ASAP your taste buds will thank you!

Had a veritable feast at this place, I think our group literally ate the menu…read more Raw oysters, takowasabi (raw octopus), beef tataki and sashimi were all fresh and delicious. Since it's a sushi place I'm going to lead with that. The quality of the seafood was excellent. Would recommend if you like raw bar. The rest felt standard to me, not super impressive but not bad. Fried foods were good. The yakitorj was a little too dry. The stir fries were okay. Sushi had huge amounts of rice, but I've noticed this as a New Zealand thing rather than specific to this restaurant. Only weird part was that the sliding door seemed broken or maybe turned off on purpose. Had to be manually operated and many people getting confused going in and out. Hope the fix the door.

We wait too long for our meals and expect the food to be mediocre and no one come and pull me a cup…read moreof water But after all the chef Still got something

I was persuaded into getting a big lunch today. And Faro was right next to the only parking space…read moreavailable on the whole street. So it made perfect sense when the sky was turning dark and started to drizzle. The place was booming at 1pm, had about 20 odd people inside. I had a look around, they were all Koreans. Which means the place is quite popular amongst their own. Which is a good sign to me about the quality of the restaurant. I mean you hardly see any Chinese people eating at your local Chinese takeaways, if any? Right? The menu brought back some memories about high school. It's basically two pieces of printed A4 glued to the inside of a Manila folder. The whole left side is the drinks menu, the right side is the meat menu. I thought this Faro is gonna be like the other Faros, which served all kinds of Korean delicacies. And you'd be wrong if you think that too. This Faro is actually a steak house. I was very surprised. Pleasantly surprised. I know that the Koreans love their beef, they have 120 cuts of meat off a cattle. all the major steak types that we love in nz is listed on the menu. And Faro states their beef is aged 28 days. So I had high hopes even tho I didn't feel like a steak. I asked for the teriyaki pork Katsu, and after much debate my mate went for the 400g T bone. Ok, now comes the good part. The Katsu is priced at 15 dollars. The t-bone is priced at $28. I mean, the prices seems pretty normal for a steak house. Right? But... Lol. The price also includes the full all you can eat salad bar. I was speechless, literally. And when my Katsu arrived on the table, I was basically shocked. The portion is so generous compare to the 15 dollar price tag. And the meat is not wafer thin. It's real nice and thick and juicy. And the sweet teriyaki sauce is just perfect for the pork. My mate asked for a med rare steak. And it arrived med rare, I wasn't very impressed with his choice of garlic sauce for the steak tho. Oh well, each to their own. The Faro's version of garlic sauce did intrigue me a bit. It's a soy sauce based sauce. I didn't get to taste it, but my mate said it tasted fantastic. I don't know how he could chow down a whole t-bone, two plates of salad, and still reach across the table to eat most of my kumara fries and some of my Katsu. Lol. Well, this is a place that really did surprise me. The beef is tender and nice. The salad is free and all you can eat. The place is warm and cozy. Oh yea, I forgot that the service is very very friendly. And a huge lunch for two plus alcohol only costed 61 bucks in total. So Faro. Please keep up the good work.

Fortuna was the venue for my 21st birthday dinner last year and I have been back a few times since…read more I'm a proud fan of their orzo salad and seafood selection, but they also provide a lot of options that make this a solid buffet restaurant. There is a lot of seating space but bookings are essential. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Fortuna really is value for money, particularly from Sunday to Thursday. The desserts bar has a bit of everything although I do wish they provided more flavours of ice cream (even chocolate would be nice!). Fortuna previously offered free soft drinks/ginger beer with meals, but they've followed in the footsteps of Valentines by charging for a bottomless glass you're able to refill throughout your meal as you please. The staff are pretty efficient with clearing plates from ables, so don't count on using the same plate more than once. Fortuna is a great place for families after a hassle-free meal, large groups and accommodates for most food preferences. Remember to get your parking validated there on your way out too!

For a tourist attraction location buffet, the prices are actually quite good! Also, usually buffets…read morekind of have mediocre food, and the drawcard is that you can eat as much as you want of it, but we genuinely enjoyed many of the things on the line-up - especially the butter chicken!! For desserts, the caramel slice and the triffle were my favorites.

A casual, all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant. Oh, but it's more than that! You can put together your…read moreown delicious mongolian dishes, adding whatever sauces, veggies, meats and salads you so desire. Then watch them toss it over the fire pit! It's seriously exciting! And then they have lovely ice cream and pancakes for dessert. Well, you can imagine how I rolled out the door of this place - never eaten so much in my life! Just goes to show this is really tasty food and an all round good experience. Watch your plates pile high, your food cook and laugh with your friends as you enjoy a competition of who can eat the most plates of food. Just be careful the chefs don't give your masterpiece to someone else - it's hard to keep up with who's who on a busy night!

I came into this dim long space accentuated with two ultra-modern lotus lanterns for a giant…read moresoup-filled dumpling and that did not disappoint. Available in chicken and sweetcorn and seafood flavours, you suck your hot soup ever so carefully through a straw for as long as you can bear not to break through its skin. Also on the menu is a selection of spring rolls, bao, octopus and tofu-crumbed chicken - oh and a rather interesting matcha cocktail. These are all fine, but leave the palate a little confused. The service was friendly and with a little more attention to the ambience and menu, Lantern Alley could be a place worth visiting more than once for novelty value. But, do try the dumpling - it's cool.

Surprisingly really good! Great food at a great price. Buffets are always going to be expensive…read moreunless you binge but the menu is very reasonable and without jeopardizing quality. Also had amazing friendly staff. Absolutely lovely matredee with a cute smile who really made our night. Lastly, they had quite a fun korean music playlist with music videos to match to keep us entertained

Good selection of Japanese and Korean food in a child friendly restaurant! Great atmosphere along…read morewith excellent service! Certainly plan on returning.

What a lovely restaurant! I love the set up of the restaurant with a few tables and a bar…read moreoverlooking the yakitori grill. There was one server for the whole restaurant, but that's all that was really needed . The team did an excellent job . I came here a couple nights during my trip and they recognize me every night and was extremely friendly . The food was extremely fresh and delicious. I haven't had grilled steak so tender in my life! Impaired extremely well with a grilled rice ball. I also had a bowl of soup that had shrimp that was extremely delicious ! This location was about a 10 minute walk from my hotel, so it was perfect to visit multiple times during my trip. Food and service were excellent ! I definitely highly recommend them!

This was a solid find and it felt like we were in Japan. We came here for dinner and the place was…read morequite packed. They also had a private party going on upstairs. Luckily, they were able to seat us at the counter. We started with the beef tataki. I loved the sauce they had on top and could see why the dish is a best seller. We also ordered several skewers. I enjoyed watching the chef grilling them in front of us. Everything was tasty. The skewers were also a great value, as each order came with two. We would be regulars here if we lived in Auckland.