Incredible! We stopped in for dinner around 7pm after a long rainy walk. The owner was the sweetest…read moreman, discussed the menu with us, and made great recommendations. We ordered from the east to see photo descriptions on the menu. We ordered the Spicy Udon Noodle Stir Fry with Chicken, and the Ramen with Pork/Chive Dumplings! Both were so delicious, hot, and fresh. The Udon came with rice balls rolled in sesame and nori, and the chicken was perfect and tasty. The Ramen was piping hot, perfectly spicy, and had egg in the broth. The dumplings were very delicious with great scallion flavor. Small fridge of beverages, L&P, sodas, water, and more fruit drinks! They also had made to order sushi for takeaway, and a nice little counter with stools if you prefer to eat in. Would eat here over and over! Go eat here. The owner also told us many great spots to check out in Auckland and marked them on our map for us. What a delight! Thanks so much. 5 Stars doesn't do it justice.

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.

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!

I often come here for sushi when I'm visiting my friend who lives in Ellerslie. At lunch times this…read moreplace has a line going out the door! It seems to be really popular with the people who work in the area. Their sushi is very reasonable around $9 for an 8 pack I think. It's also really tasty and authentic! I chose their chicken sushi and the veggies inside were crunchy and the chicken was lean and not fatty like you sometimes get in chicken sushi. They do lots of other meals too that look delicious but I just usually go for their sushi because I know it's good. It takes them about 10 mins to complete an order but that's because they make the sushi fresh which I much prefer anyway so I don't mind the wait.

The staff here are beyond rude and are not helpful at all. The man that helped us got annoyed that…read moreI asked for another serviette and they are so cheap with their soy sauce and wasabi. The sushi is good but I try to avoid it as the staff are awful.

A good local sushi place. I recommend because the sushi we ordered (made to order) had huge pieces…read moreof salmon. That's value for money. Take a look at the picture because i was shocked at the size of that roll. Otherwise it's fairly standard fair, I would avoid the pre-made food honestly, it did not look super fresh. But good variety of fried foods and noodles as well if you're looking for hot food. Really glad to have a local place in Stonefields.

This is a great sushi joint across the road from my house. Super friendly couple who runs it…read more There are a few tables available for you to eat your food there tiny little lunch bar feel. So far I've ordered the salmon roll, rainbow roll & beef bulgogi and it's tastes fabulous! There sushi sizes are gigantic and packed with flavor. Def. Recommend you to stop by there if your in the area I prefer there sushi then the actually sushi places available on Onehunga mall strip

Good choice of sushi available for work day lunches. Always a good option in the area for something…read morecheap and tasty. The service is always great and there's even a few tables to eat in-store.

Ok it's not Tokyo but for a hole in the wall joint in west Auckland it's very good. Recommend the…read moreseared salmon nigiri and the banana toffee pie. Great that there are places serving proper genmaicha tea. My wife loves her tea!

Yeh!! Auckland is now in Level one so we can at last leave our Titirangi bubble and so ventured out…read moreto our favourite Japanese restaurant. We received a very warm welcome from Junko san and proceeded to enjoyed a much missed fabulous meal. So glad this small boutique restaurant survived COVID. We will be back

The best little sushi bar, eat in or out, beautiful food and affordable, the staff are lovely too.read more

With the choices available in the area, great spot for sushi. Their rolls are gigantic and pretty…read moregenerous portions especially when you take into account the prices. Would recommend for lunch, not a lot of seating.

This is our second time here. The first time we came we had tasted them little sushi platters and…read morethe stir fry yakisoba noodles bowl. It was really good, so we decided to order in and we ordered katsu chicken curry extra chicken and the chicken was really fresh and the curry was yum . As for today, my husband ordered his curry katsu chicken again and I ordered garlic chicken. My husband got the same thumbs up for the fresh chicken and the curry. Except for my garlic chicken, the rice was really good but the chicken was a bit dry. My husband devoured his good and finished mine. Then we ordered an yakisoba noodles plate. Now that was really good too. We heard him cooking this dish right after we ordered. This place is really good you will not be disappointed.

I'm a sucker for $5 deals so when I saw sushi boxes for $4, I almost died hahah…read more Came across this gem of an establishment on the infamous K Street just between Queen and Liverpool. Location is prime for students, corporate heads and maybe some daytime boozers. My girlfriend and I stumbled upon this place on our way to inspect an apartment in CBD (I wouldn't recommend it) when we walked pass Nuri Maru and saw the $4 box deals. Whaaaat!? 4 bucks!?! We had about 10-minutes before inspection but I didn't want to miss out on that chicken karaage box or the spam masubi or the assorted salmon sushi. Soooo we detoured right inside. Pretty fun atmosphere you'd come to find at a typical Korean-style sushi restaurant - there was even a giant flat screen TV with K-Pop (Korean Pop) music videos on haha. We paid for our boxes and took a seat when a lovely lady from behind the counter asked if we wanted Miso Soup. I declined at first thinking she was trying to upsell me even after we had already paid. But then I noticed the beautiful sign that read "Free Miso for every $5 purchase" or something like that.. I saw "FREE" "Miso" and "$5" so I that's all I cared about. I quickly retracted my declination and said with conviction "YES!" She asked if we wanted two (one for my gf I guess haha).. Again, I said "YES!" as I nodded my head like an Asian school boy. Everything was surprisingly good for something that's been sitting out for who knows how long. The salmon roll was especially delicious - it had that milky, soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.. mMMMmMmmM We're definitely coming back again.. maybe tomorrow since we have another inspection in the area hahah

Tucked away in an obscured mall in the Ellerslie shopping strip is E-Sushi. For ages I thought it…read morewas a really out of date name, like calling something e-mail (with the hyphen), but I've figured out that it must stand for 'Ellerslie'. You can get takeaway sushi during the day and in the evening they have dinner bookings. It's the usual sort of Japanese menu you would expect - heaps to choose from, and presented beautifully. We went there with our children, and the staff were very welcoming and made it a fun experience for the kids. It's not the flashest of Japanese restaurants, so don't expect to be impressing anyone, but the food is great!

Kura did not disappoint. The sashimi was so fresh and tasty. Presentation was a work of art. Loved…read morethe rainbow roll with a variety of tasty roe on top. Also tried the edamame & a bao bun special that was a squid ink bun with shrimp & spicy mayo. The servers were friendly and attentive. The house sake was perfect to split between two people. Very cool basement spot and can't wait to come back.

In need of a light pre-movie/theatre/comedy dinner? Then Kura is your jam. It's bang-smack in the…read moremiddle of Auckland's Theatre district on Queen Street (near The Classic, Basement, Q Theatre, Aotea, Town Hall etc), the food comes out quick smart and it has a fun atmosphere to boot. If you're going with a group, definitely book one of the large sunken tables but beware you have to take off your shoes so strappy stilettos are a no go. As far as food goes the sashimi is a must and the sushi rolls (spicy tuna and spider roll are my favourites) taste as good as they look. Keep in mind that most of the dishes are quite small and prices quickly add up so not the best for a group of hungry lads.