Recommended by our concierge and for good reason. Plan on spending 2.5 hours. Just when you thought your savings were over you got three more courses. Cooked to perfection Benihana style. Pricey but good. Our meal for two came to $350. read more

Michelin Star Worthy - expect your meal to be around 2.5 - 3.5 hours. Came here Mid November and they were fully booked during my stay at the Akura hotel. Luckily people canceled and I was able to make a reservation at 6:30. We were seated aright away and looked at a menu with many options. We did a la carte items and looking back I would have done the 5 course meal. The chefs are truly artists, all of the food was prepared to our exact liking and was exquisitely displayed. They have options for everyone; red meat, chicken and vegetarian. The tuna starter and shrimp was my absolute favorite. I did take away one star because it is a very slow process. Yes it is beautiful to watch and I enjoy the process but 2.5 - 3 hours is quite a long time. Also, if there are two different groups they cook the food separately and it takes longer. I highly recommended if you are looking for a nice dining experience. I wouldn't go back but only because it is rather expensive and I was lucky enough to have experienced it once. read more

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Even thought it has been months since our meal, we couldn't live with oursleves without leaving a review for the best culinary experiences of our lives. Chef Kota blew us anyway his skill and charm, explaining to us the origins of all our dishes' components. Dinner was as much a visual spectacle as a it was a senosory experience. From beggining to end, we were blown away by the staff's hospitality. In particular the waitress, who went as far as bringing a cake, unprompted, to celebrate for our recent graduation. In particular we enjoyed the incredible wagyu beef prepared by Kota, and excellent wine reccomended by the expect sommelier at hand. It is safe to say we be coming back to Sansaka for our next celebration. read more

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When this was brought to my attention that we were going to do a Michelin-Starred restaurant in Amsterdam, I was super excited.... then to find out we were doing Teppanyaki or a Benihana style restaurant that's located inside of a hotel? I was a little unsure at first. However, those feelings quickly vanished as the food is amazing. The usual gags of throwing butter and calling it "butter fly" wasn't part of it or an onion volcano were not part of the evening's festivities. The chefs at the teppan make amazing food! The waitstaff are attentive. The plating was gorgeous -- unlike the chain teppanyaki restaurants were you have a plate and they make little piles... everything is individually plated for you. We opted to add the kobe beef option and it was divine. The beef melted in your mouth! It is perhaps the best beef I've ever had in my life. read more

I must admit I disliked that my boyfriend chose teppanyaki restaurant for his birthday dinner. I hated the fact actually and tried to persuade him to change it to Ciel Blue or anything else. But he lets me choose restaurants everyday so I made a reservation here and we waited for the day to arrive... We chose Seasonal Menu with wagyu beef. We opted out of the sake tasting because too much booze but asked the sommelier to match us a with a good sake option for few of our courses. We got 3 glasses each. I was blown away by the preparation, taste, the quality. This place well deserves the Michelin star and I would love to be back. It's not Benihana when you are catching shrimp with your mouth, and awwing for the onion volcano - none of this cheap entertainment. Instead, you are invited to observe the magic of extremely well-trained chef who will grill your meal to perfection while balancing not only the timing of your dish but also people who are sitting at the same table with you. Precision, technique and complete intolerance to any mistakes. They catered to my dietary preferences- no sugar, no carbs to the point that I was amazed! Dinner for 2 was €450 read more

Teppanyaki Restaurant Sazanka - Foie Gras rolled into wagyu beef - Japanese Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Just wow. The whole experience of this beautiful restaurant took my breath away. The staff were incredibly professional and the food was everything I could hope for and more. The teppanyaki chef was so intriguing and watching your selection of food be prepared and cooked in front of you makes it feel so special and personal. We chose the wagyu beef and it was absolutely beautiful; melt in your mouth with a delicious and rich flavour. I crave it daily haha. If you're ever visiting Amsterdam and want to treat yourself to a food experience, definitely keep this place in mind. Can not recommend it enough! Thank you. read more

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It's super cool that they have a vegetarian menu. Decor is nice but kind words really end there. I don't understand why this is Michelin. It is just salty basic tepinaki in fancy digs. The service was worse than what I have experienced at many non Michelin restaurants. We did three vegetarian tasting and one salmon. None of us were amazed by the quality of the food but did enjoy watching the chef cook. Still even the show was disappointing in its sterility and lack of table engagement. This place is way out from we're most tourists stay in Amsterdam so unless you are in the area I would avoid. read more

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I'm so grateful for my experience at Sazanka! They literally squeezed me in for dinner. All dishes were amazing as the service was impeccable. read more

Do the chef's tasting menu. Just do it. You won't regret it, promise. I'm sure everything else is amazing, too. Everyone at our table seemed to enjoy their meals, at least ;) One of my favorite things was the kobe beef wrapped around a grilled oyster. It seems so simple, but I've never had that combination before. It was just amazing. Truly amazing. The Hotel itself is very nice, too; and there is another restaurant up top that turns into a lounge later in the evening...beautiful views of the city :) Chefs menu 5+ Sake selection 5 Staff 5+ I can't wait to go back! read more

Great dinner and a show :) we took the 5 course dinner and it was more than enough - we could barely walk after the dinner :) The service is just amazing as you would expect from a michlen star awarded restaurant. In short - love it !!! read more

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Best Teppanyaki place! The Chefs are so skilled and what they do with their food is amazing. From smoked duck breast to delicious beef and the greatest fried rice this restaurant is great! If you would like to have a vegetarian dinner you will be pleased as well. A reservation is recommended. read more

During my trip to Amsterdam I encountered a list of michelin star restaurants worth trying, one of which was a hibachi restaurant. Naturally that sparked my curiosity as I wasn't expecting any hibachi style restaurant to be of the fine dining caliber required for a michelin star. That could be ignorance as I have not memorized the lists of michelin restaurants across the globe, and in particular Japan. But given that I've eaten at Benihana probably 500 times over the course of my life, I like to think Im somewhat of an expert in the matter. Ultimately I simply wanted to know what made this hibachi restaurant better than any traditional one. I have to say I am torn. On the one hand the food was very good, not better than other michelin restaurants I've been to but definitely better than other hibachi restaurants I've been to. Im not gonna get venison and foie gras at Benihana we know that. And the food was cooked very well so for hibachi standards the food is a 5/5 and shockingly priced about the same as a traditional hibachi restaurant. But there's a significant problem with the restaurant- it simply lacks any heart or soul. When you think tepanyaki you think fun and excitement and there is none to be found here. The mood is more serious than a funeral. Now before you think well its a michelin restaurant its serious and upscale and you're not sophisticated enough to appreciate it. I will say though that I am about as snobbish as you can get especially for someone in my tax bracket so if it was pretentious that would not be the problem. It's just an awkward experience because the shared table dining does not work when there's no fun to be had. First of all, you don't order at the same time as everyone at the table so they cook for whoever orders first and the others have to wait which is just an awkward experience watching the dude cook someone else's food for 20 minutes. Second, there's virtually no showmanship by the chef to make things fun so everything is just unnecessarily awkward. Now obviously if Im at a table for two I don't need entertainment because Im on a date trying to seal the deal thats entertainment enough. But, none of that is gonna happen when Im at a table with 6 other people- there needs to be fun and laughs and a shared experience. Instead from the moment you walk in it feels awkward and lifeless and the bibs they place on you are just a lazy attempt to seem sophisticated. They don't even bring you a check since everyone is eating at different times at the table so let's just add to the awkwardness with that. It's just too uncomfortable to be a hibachi restaurant and as good as the food is if you put the grill in the back this restaurant becomes DOPE, instead it's just an unfortunate experience given how good the food can be. read more

I have been there frequently and i must say it was alway as expected. Highest standard you can get. Good food, nice show from the chef and alway's very professional. A visit to the even more "pricey" skybar is a must! read more

Artistry in cooking! That's all I can say!!!! Have eaten at a lot of Teppanyaki restaurants and while most US Teppanyaki restaurants are more about shock and awe, Hamada in Vegas was about culinary skills, BUT nothing compared to Sazanka which is the only Michelin rated Japanese restaurant in all of Europe. The chefs are trained in Japan and look like they are creating art while cooking, but the portions are quite filling and extremely delicious. It is definitely expensive (it was €2600 for 15 people for a 5 course meal including aperitifs and 3 types of wine to pair with courses) but worth it for that special outing! A must-do while in Amsterdam! read more

Great place, food is delicious and very well prepared. Very nice show from a well english speaking Japanese shef. Great experience and worth the money read more

The food at this restaurant was very good, and the server was OK, but I felt that the whole point of tepanyaki was sort of lost at Sazanka. When I think of tepanyaki I think of "dinner and a show", as the Chef cooks the food right in front of you. I expected a bit of conversation and interaction with the Chef and maybe a couple of moves by the chef to show of his chopping skills or something to make the dinner a bit more interesting. the food was very tasty and good, but I was just a bit disappointed by the way the chef ignored us throughout the whole meal... Not what I expected... Also I was not very impressed by the sommelier, who took way too long to come and take our wine order, and then didn't really seem to know all that much about the wines... Anyway, good food, but disappointing tepanyaki experience. read more