Our favorite spot to celebrate all occasions! Food brings us back to Japan! Ambiance is retro…read more/izakaya. You have to try their seasonal specials as well! Never disappoints. We LOVE the beef tongue. So tender, probably the best beef tongue we've ever had in the nation. The dessert never disappoints. A perfect ending to a wonderful meal. Kurobata sausage: delicious and cute! This is what high quality ingredients get you!

Tried this place after hearing so much about it on socials. Pulled up and there was a small line…read morewaiting for it to open. Really cool place with an open atmosphere. Kitchen is also open with a bar that looks directly into the kitchen as you dine. Drinks are simple. Plum wine, Japanese whisky options, beer, and soft drinks. Also a few mixed drinks, but again nothing crazy or exciting. Food was fresh and pretty good. The tuna sashimi appetizer was fantastic! The sauce is like a yum-yum and black sesame blend. Incredible. The bowl was wayyyyyy too sweet for me. Too much of the sauce. But the rice and chicken were pretty good. The pork belly is grilled and not seasoned much. So added it to the bowl to calm the sweet and it worked well. Overall, this place isn't worth queuing for, but still pretty good considering its location. Solid 6/10 for me.

Takumi-Tei Japanese restaurant at EPCOT is one of the best dining experiences my wife and I have…read morehad anywhere--and we've eaten at a lot of high-caliber spots around the world (omakase, Michelin-starred, etc.). I say that to provide a frame of reference. This place is legit. I was kind of surprised a restaurant of this caliber exists inside Disney World, but now I know. (My wife, who is the Disney expert and enthusiast between the two of us, already knew.) Simply put, if you want to experience the best of Disney dining, Takumi-Tei is it. My wife said she felt like she had been transported to Japan. This place is truly authentic. All of the staff are from Japan. The format and atmosphere is that of a traditional kaiseki (Japanese multi-course) dinner. It's omakase only (essentially a fixed-price tasting menu here), though you can choose between certain dishes for certain courses (examples of which you will see in the Ichiyu-Sansai and Shii-Zakana courses below). I ordered the "Full" seven-course omakase while my wife, who can't eat as much as me, ordered the "Semi" four-course omakase. When it came to courses where we could choose from multiple options, we each chose something different so we could try more things. I like that Takumi-Tei gives you these options. Oftentimes when my wife and I have omakase, we have to order the same amount of food and she can't finish it all and we both end up overeating. Note: Takumi-Tei offers "Kiku" omakase which includes meat and fish and "Hasu" omakase which is vegetarian. Here's what we had: * Beverages Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Lysegron ($12) - sencha, green tea, citrus Japanese Beer Coedo Ruri Draft ($15) * Omakase Menus: one "Kiku" Full ($250) and one "Kiku" Semi ($150) Aperitif Course 1 (Full): Ichijyu-Sansai Sea urchin and squid temari topped with soy sauce jelly and wasabi Course 1 (Semi): Ichijyu-Sansai Crisp golden tofu with delicate silken tofu, served in white miso broth Course 2 (Full): Sashimi Bluefin tuna sashimi served with wasabi soy sauce and shiso leaves; kombu-cured sea bream and striped jack, with seared scallop, julienned vegetables, yuzu miso dressing and shiso blossoms Course 3 (Full) and Course 2 (Semi): Hassun Assortment of seven seasonal ingredients artfully served on individual small plates Course 4 (Full) Dobin mushi (broth steamed in a teapot) A5 wagyu meatball and an awabitake mushroom with yuba and ginko nuts Palate-refresher Sake Non-Alcoholic Cocktail - Okinawa Sunshine Yuzu Juice ($12) Palate-refresher sake before Omakase Course 5 Course 5 (Full): Shii-Zakana A5 Japanese wagyu steak with carrot and onion vinegar, maitake mushroom, cauliflower crispy fried spinach, and gold leaf (additional $35) Course 3 (Semi): Shii-Zakana Steamed alfonsino "Matsumae style" with carrot and onion vinegar, purple sweet potato puree, maitake mushroom, cauliflower, crispy fried spinach, and gold leaf Course 6 (Full) and Course 4 (Semi): Gohan-Mono Hitsumabushi (grilled eel over rice) with shredded omelet; shredded shiso leaf and nori seaweed, wasabi, and bonito broth; assorted homemade pickled vegetables Course 7 (Full): Matcha and Kanmi Green tea accompanied by homemade Japanese sweet potato Mizu-Yokan with caramel whipped cream and assorted crispy chips After tax and tip, this meal cost $615.04. Expensive, but worth it for something so special and unique. The food and drink was phenomenal. Really creative, inventive, and complex flavor and texture combinations, outstanding quality, and absolutely beautiful presentation with an incredible attention to detail. We loved everything. In the final course, fresh matcha green tea was handmade at a tableside cart by our server (Cast Member) Eriko. She's from Fukuoka. From the hostess and host outside to Eriko in the dining room, service was exceptional. A nice touch was a handwritten note on origami by Eriko that came with our check. We liked Eriko so much that we sent her Cast Compliments in the Disney app. We sat in the Washi Paper Room. It felt very intimate because there were only two other couples the room. We got a lot of one-on-one attention. There are five rooms: Wood, Stone, Earth, Washi Paper, and the exclusive "hidden" Water Room (which serves as the private Chef's Table and features a waterfall with a $100 flat-fee upcharge).

I rarely write reviews, especially negative ones, but at this price point, I feel it is important…read morefor guests to have accurate expectations before deciding to spend the money. I was very disappointed with our experience at Takumi-Tei. For a dinner costing over $650, I expected a true sushi omakase experience focused on raw fish. Instead, nearly every course was cooked, with only one piece of raw fish served. I consider myself to be an adventurous eater; however, had it been made clear beforehand, I would not have even considered booking this experience. The service also did not match the quality advertised. Our server disappeared for about 45 minutes, and despite asking multiple times, we could not get assistance. There were additional long delays before the final courses and before receiving the check. When the bill arrived, we were charged for something we had been told was included, and the interaction made us feel uncomfortable rather than accommodated. At the end of the evening, we were also stopped from leaving because an introduction was taking place. After spending over three hours there, we simply wanted to leave, especially after such a disappointing experience overall. Overall, the evening felt poorly managed and did not reflect the level of quality or hospitality expected at this price point. After the extended delays throughout the night, being prevented from leaving created an unnecessarily frustrating end to the experience and left us feeling agitated for hours afterward, which should not happen at this level of dining. I would have preferred the fantastic fish and chips in England for under $40 for two people. :)

We went to Morimoto to try at Disney Springs and it was wonderful!…read more They have seating upstairs which looks very intimate. We were sat in front of the kitchen and had a wonderful view of the chefs cooking. We got: Lychee soda: 4.5 very good and sweet! Buri-bop: 3/5 a bit too saucy in my opinion but still very good. Egg rolls: 5/5 delicious and perfectly cooked. Morimoto sticky ribs: 5/5 amazing flavors and crisp. We also got a free birthday taiyaki ice cream for my birthday. It was a wonderful touch. The service was fast and efficient and we were sat almost immediately when we came for our RSVP.

Arrived for dinner tonight at 5:15 for our reservation and it took about 10 minutes for them to…read moreseat us. Our waitress was very sweet and kind but the service was extremely slow. It took about two hours or a little over for us to eat. Our drinks took a very long time to come, the kids meals, and our appetizers took some time as well. Our drinks were so small for $18! I had never been here before, but a friend suggested, and wanted us to come and try it. We got egg rolls, chicken, dumplings, the ribs, and the popcorn shrimp for appetizers. Everything was decent, there wasn't anything that stood out to me, particularly. For dinner, we got a couple of orange chickens and the Mongolian beef. The Mongolian beef was actually a steak cut up and it really didn't have much flavor unless you used the sauce that came with it. Additionally, the orange chicken was chicken tenders and light orange chicken sauce that tasted like duck sauce! I don't know what happened tonight, but I was extremely disappointed. Between the service and the food, would probably never come back here. The price point did NOT match the food quality. I am glad that we tried it, but I will return to my go to restaurants at downtown Disney. The ambience was dim but cool, and there was da second floor. There was a waitress that was behind us at another table, and she kept hitting me and my chair every time she passed by and not once did she say excuse me. I was as close as I could to the table, but the girl behind me that she was serving, was not. So I guess she preferred to hit my chair than her own customer. Super annoying.

Very good! My…read morehusband and I were in town for a mini vacation to celebrate his birthday and of course while we're on vacation we have to find the most amazing places to dine. I did a quick Google search as well as a Yelp search and this place came up and the reviews were fairly well first of all I love Hibachi so I'm gamed to try every Hibachi place in the world nevertheless I did call to make reservations but I believe during this certain time of the year which was I think it was a Labor Day weekend or the weekend before Labor Day... Nevertheless reservations weren't needed but I did make them just in case. We arrived via Uber which was a quick 10 minute ride from our stay from the Sheraton Vistana. We walked in was greeted immediately and overall everything was a 10 out of 10. I don't think I have any complaints if you love Hibachi and love the family style sit around type thing around the Hibachi Grill definitely check this place out very chic very picturesque. Seems like it's very clean as wel! I highly recommend this spot. If we're ever back in town I think we're going to definitely stop by here again and dine. I almost forgot I told them that we were celebrating my husband's birthday and the chef from our experience ended our night with a fluffy cupcake a one candle lit... Those at our table sung happy birthday to him it was super duper sweet and I love when restaurants do this...such a cherry on top of a great dining experience! Have fun and enjoy life :)

So I've been told for years to come here as it's the best of the best hibachi and now after this…read morevisit I can safely say that the place we had been going to before it closed was just sooo much better! First off I must address the elephant in the room their manager Tony who likes to stand in the archway between the dinning rooms and send text messages like it's going out of style, then after he was done with one of his texting sessions I watched him use not a very nice and kinda demeaning tone to one of the employees to go tell them to do something and let me say I noticed this across the table through a cooking chef so it would seem that he isn't very nice and if that weren't enough at the end of our meal our wonderful server Sammie was talking to us and she totally made our visit and was very friendly mid conversation with her Tony comes up and then she stopped in sentence and like walked away as Tony came up I said that she made our visit and he could clearly careless as he then put this QR code in front of me and told me to do a google review I replied I don't do that I use Yelp and that instantly made him get real short with me and walk away, so needless to say that guy has some serious issues as a manager and I feel bad for his staff because it definitely seems like he's one of those managers you don't wanna have. While I might be totally wrong about this as I don't work here and I've only been here once that's just what I noticed what I saw and the energy that I felt. So our food was good but I must say it was just typical hibachi and let's start with the onion soup it was ok kinda bland and needed more mushroom, the salad was good but they didn't give us very much as the server walked away with a very full bowl from a large table, my fried rice and veggies were good but mostly tasted like garlic butter, my steak and shrimp were cooked perfectly and flavorful definitely the better part of the mean but I found it strange that my steak came with a few pieces of potato's I've never seen this before at hibachi and they I had to ask them for ginger sauce for my shrimp as I guess they don't give it out. My hot sake and Kirin were both yummy and I just say the hot sake bottle was on the smaller side but it wasn't over priced so that part definitely added to the night! Our chef was good he didn't do anything out of the normal stuff just the regular the heart beat the egg trick and the volcano but it's all good a basic ambiance is fun sometimes too! Overall food was decent but definitely something that didn't leave an impression on me as other hibachi restaurants have, that mixed with what we noticed go on I wouldn't come back especially with soo much competition in the area I'd rather go there!

My wife and I have not visited Teppan Edo is probably 12 years. We do prefer our local hibachi…read morerestaurant for the amount of food you receive but it was a nice time to head back to Teppan Edo. This is located at Epcot, in the Japan pavilion. It is on the second floor, there are stairs outside as well as an elevator. I would also note that you might be seated with others as this is a hibachi style dining with about 10 seats around a large flattop grill. Again, we do prefer the value at our local hibachi restaurant since we get more food there and at a less cost, however we decided to come back here for a dining package during the Flower and Garden concert series. This is a set price that comes with an entree, dessert and drink (alcohol included) as well as reserved closer seating for the concert. We were a little concerned since it was one of the higher cost restaurants included in the dining package. If you order correctly you can get the most out of that package. We paid about $15 more than ordering without the package. In reality we would not have ordered dessert either so it would have been about $25-$30 cheaper without getting the dining package. However, you get to go into the theatre first, so your seat is guaranteed and you usually get closer seating. If there is someone we really want to see, we are always doing this package. The food is cooked right at your table, in front of you. It is the best part of the meal. The food is actually pretty good as well. I think it has improved quality and taste since the last time we visited. This is a fun experience for the family but your experience can depend on the chef and others at your table. Your meal includes vegetables mixed with udon noodles, white rice and a garden salad as well as the entree protein that was chosen. They have single options such as steak or chicken or combos. They also offer two types of sauce, ginger and a white sauce. Both are actually really good, although I prefer just ginger, and my wife prefers to have both. We both chose the steak and shrimp to get a better value for the package. The salad was cold, crisp and really nice with the ginger sauce. They did keep bringing me white rice, Im not sure why, but I was very full at the end. I will say the portions seemed a little smaller than many years ago, but larger than the last time we visited, but again, we were full by the end so it was fine. I think they season the meats and vegetables appropriately, everything tasted great. I would prefer to have more of the vegetables in larger size as opposed to the thin strips they use to mix with the udon noodles. Service is always fantastic, the cast members are always friendly, ready to help, willing to describe anything to you and overall are just really great. This past visit, we loved our chef and server. Both ladies were extremely friendly, chatted with the table, told us all about themselves, where they were from and also kept our drinks and rice full! I personally love this type of meal and food. I always think I could eat this everyday. The food is great. Im not sure if this will be a stop we have to go to every year, we do prefer our local hibachi, however, the food here is great. It is a nice spot to sit, have a great meal and enjoy the ambiance. It was a little loud this last time, mostly due to another table being intoxicated and very loud. But this is fun dining. It is perfect for kids, it keeps them engaged. I would recommend this for large groups wanting to dine together. Its not a great date night spot in my opinion. But overall good food, would come again in the future. ACES!

It has been over 10 years since we last visited Teppan Edo. This is the hibachi style restaurant…read morelocated in Epcot at Walt Disney World, in the Japan pavilion. Something to note is this is group seating, so you might be seated with a different party. Their atmosphere is non existent once you get seated. It is lots of tables in a row all in little room sections. It is very standard Teppanyaki restaurant. I personally came here a lot as a child but as a adult, I will say there are places outside Disney with the same theming, food everything and are a little cheaper. Teppan Edo is a Disney restaurant so prices will always be higher. I personally don't think it's the best value when comparing it to my local Hibachi restaurant. For the food, everything is cooked right in front of you, which is the best part of the meal! It is a fun experience but your experience can be based off your teppanyaki chef and others at your table. Please interact with the chef! We came back recently, to do a dining package for preferred seating for the Flower and Garden Concert Series. For this package it came with an entree, dessert and then a drink (soda or alcohol). I will say it was a lot of food and doing this package does cost you more than just purchasing it alone. But you also get preferred seating for the show. Service is always fantastic, has always been! Last visit, we loved our chef and server. Both ladies were extremely friendly, chatted, told us about themselves and kept our drinks and rice full! They kept bringing rice out. Their menu includes appetizers, sushi and entrees along with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Your entree includes vegetables mixed with udon noodles, white rice and a garden salad as well as the entree protein that was chosen. They will also give you 2 sauces, ginger and a white sauce. Both are actually really good. My husband and I both chose the steak and shrimp which was seasoned great, cooked perfectly and was really good. I will say the portions are smaller than many moons ago, however, as I get older its fine. But again, you might find a better valued dinner at your local hibachi. The last time we visited I did feel the portions were extremely small and I will say I think they have increased some. I do absolutely love this type of food. I don't think this will be a stop we make often because of the value, and because there are just so many Disney places to visit. However, if you are in the mood for this type of food I would say check it out. This is great for large families, kids and such. It's not great for like a date night, but I would recommend everyone checking it out once.

*chefs kiss* There…read morewas a slight wait because it was Easter weekend, however it was worth it. From the service to the quality and portion of food, it's worth going back every time we go to Orlando. We all chose to eat Hibachi and I'm so happy we did. Many of the reviews said Hibachi was best so this is why we chose it. I can't give a fair assessment on the A La Carte but the Hibachi is a definite! They do take reservations so if it's a holiday or a busy weekend, I'd suggest making a reservation. The restaurant is good for all occasions: families, date night, birthdays....all the days!

I like this location better than the one on palm parkway because it's quieter. You can almost…read moreforget it exists back there so it doesn't feel as tourist even though it's literally on 192! It's a normal Kobe experience, and you get so much food there's at least two servings to go home!

Being foodie is a though job to find a good place to try and that will be good on high volume days…read moresuch as Mothers day. My partner surprised me with dinner with the family at Ilume. This place is beautifully decorated and located to enjoy beautiful views of the Disney Areas. Valentina was our server, she was prompt and attentive. Very knowledgeable about the menu and was able to clear any doubts and document allergies accordingly. The food was amazingly delicious from beginning to end. Everything we tried was exceded our expectations. My kids being little sushi connoisseurs went to the bathroom and somehow ended up speaking to the chef about their beautifully curated VEGTARIAN sampler came back with a complimentary plate of each. Even that was amazing. Will definitely be coming back to explore more of the menu.

Exquisite Illume is…read morea hidden gem tucked away in the JW Marriott bonnet creek. On the 16th (?) floor, you need to take a specific elevator to get to the restaurant. A bit of a hassle with little signage to guide guests. When you finally get there, that's when the unique experience starts. Friendly wait stop guided us to our table immediately. We got our orders promptly, it's nice to have the sushi kitchen in the middle of the dining room. The food looks like Art. Everything was presented beautifully. I posted some pictures before my party attacked the plates. We ordered a wide variety of food from sushi to a five Wagyu. This is a high-end/expensive restaurant. Hit me all of my expectations. Would definitely recommend if you want to experience an elevated Japanese menu

4/9/26 Incredible! Ambiance 5/5…read more Service 5/5 Food 5/5 Everything from the salmon to the plum wine was perfection- the eel, the sea urchin, the mackerel just magnificent. My daughter and I went together- one mistake: we ordered The Boat. Too much food for two- Remember, don't get The Boat unless there are four to six adults at the table.

Shiki-Sai is located on the second floor of the Japan Pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, next to…read moreTeppan Edo. It sits above the expansive Mitsukoshi gift shop/department store. This restaurant is accessible by the walk up stairs or by elevator. I booked a late dinner reservation and was seated window side. It was a bit chilly (for Florida) so it was nice to watch the fireworks show indoors. A total bonus in my book. The decor here, reflects Japan's four seasons and their corresponding festivals. The vibe here is lively with warm Japanese hospitality. On this particular night, I was craving a hot bowl of Japanese vegetable udon soup with a shrimp tempura roll and it was done perfectly. My overall dining experience here was enjoyable. This Japanese gastropub is a must visit.

We wanted a place to eat when we arrived in Orlando and what better place than this one in our…read morehotel. We love hibachi and everything with the meal. We opted to just eat and not sit at a hibachi table. But we could still see the tables getting the service from the chefs Our food was cooked to perfection and our server was very good at making our experience awesome. If you never experienced the hibachi show, you should do this on your vacation. I would suggest reservations to make sure you don't have to wait. Good food and fun is what this place is all about.

Gotta love some Benihana!!! Great food and entertainment. The amazing cooking show is worth the…read moreprice every time. The service was really good initially then it was hard to order anything halfway through our meal. I got the steak and lobster and the steak was so tender and juicy. They have elevated their dinner menu to include all kinds of different high quality steaks. So worth a try! I had three additional meals with my leftovers... can't wait to come back to Orlando to come here again.