My family loves it here. Some of the most authentic Japanese yakiniku you can get in Cebu. The…read moreservers are always attentive, they have great items on the menu, including imported drinks like sake and rice wine from Japan. Even with the way the tables are set up, you have the option to dine on a regular chair/table or like true Japanese restaurants where you're seated on the floor. It's easy to see why Japanese tourists love coming to dine here - it's an authentic yakiniku experience. That means they do serve Kobe beef on the menu! Unfortunately that also means, to those sensitive of the issue, smoking is allowed while dining. Other than that, the meat quality is top notch. You get what you pay for. That said, this is a little more on the pricey side. On average, according to my dad, it comes out to about P2k to P2.5k a person each time we come here. Well worth it, in my opinion.

Been a regular since my CHILDHOOD. Now I am an adult, and…read moreKanyoen has never failed my expectations. Even after visiting Japan, nothing has topped this yakiniku restaurant for its high quality meat and it's unbeatable sauce. I hope the restaurant remains open for even my grandchildren to experience.

This buffet is located at City Time Square in Mandaue across from Park Mall. Once you enter City…read moreTimes Square head towards the end and you'll find Tokyo Table. Upon reading some reviews, I called to confirm their promotion where a birthday celebrant is complimentary. I called and advised that the birthday celebrant's birthday will be the following day but intend to celebrate it the day before. The man stated that as long as there were atleast 2 paying adults per 1 birthday celebrant, then indeed, they were complimentary. I asked to reconfirm and he stated, "yes, birthday month is ok". So off we went. I also notice that there was a 10% discount for checking in using yelp. We arrived at about 6:30 pm. I advised I called earlier on the day regarding the birthday promo and said the birthday girl was with us in tow. 5 adults in total. She then said oh there needs to be 6 of you for the birthday celebrant to be free. I said thats not what I was told earlier. So she went to ask some other male receptionist as I stated I spoke with a man earlier. Long story short, There was only 5 of us so depsite the wrong info, everyone was charged including the birthday girl. I then showed them the yelp check in promo then they stated it was expired. By then I was like what in the %$*!! Anyway at 740 per person weekday dinner, paying for one other person was not gonna break the bank. It was just disappointing that one has to mislead the public in order for people to eat here. They asked for the birthday girl's i.d., which we gave, and she still had to pay. *womp womp* What was the point of asking for her identification if you still weren't going to honor your promo. Now on to the food. Variety was way better than most other buffets in Cebu that I've tried. They had a mix of Filipino, Korean, Chinese, but mostly Japanese offerings. Everything I tasted was hot and flavorful. We opted to do hot pot but realized there was what they call a "mookata" (a heating utensil to cook both hotpot and yakiniku at the same time). Sadly, we only found out about the mookata at the end of the meal while sitting around trying to decide if we were gonna have another go at it. They also had a good selection of desserts that included my favorite, bread pudding. Their bread pudding was moist but lacked the custom bourbon or whisky sauce. It did have sauce though, just not sure what kind. The sushi had a different taste than what I've grown accustomed to. They added some kind of mushroom or something in one of their maki rolls. Haven't had that before (tasted strange). Their hot pot broth (we chose chicken) was seasoned a little salty but didn't mind it since we had veggies in there. Charge included drinks (even unlimited refills of San Miguel Beer, on tap) We asked for hot green tea, but stated it will be an additional 60 pesos added to the buffet price, but that you may have unlimited refills. I noticed at about 8:30ish the staff started putting up dinnerware. I thought they closed at 10 pm. *shrugs* I find it rude to be doing this while many patrons are still dining. Strange etiquette indeed. Despite the annoyance in the beginning, food quality was pretty good and even rivaled with hotel buffets. Should you need to call them, I advise to ask for the person's name of whom you spoke with before hanging up to avoid a similar situation I endured. However, Jennabeth (receptionist lady) was very professional and warm. She was apologetic at the end. (Thank you for that, Jennabeth!) Restroom stalls are super tiny in the lady's room. So just an fyi if your used to Texas standard size restroom stalls. They also had only one sink. Are we to wait in line whilst someone is doing there makeup in front of said sink?!? *rolls eyes* Free wifi, ask a waiter or waitress for the password. 20 pesos was charged for parking as you leave City Time Square.

Every once in a while I like to take a break from the usual routine carenderia or eating home in…read moreorder to stay on budget. Today was the day I decided to take a break, and decided to go to Tokyo Table in Tipolo, Mandaue City, Cebu City. It's a bit far from Cebu City, but if your in the area and looking for clean, pleasant place to have a nice meal with professional service this is the place. The presentation gives an aura of quality and the ambiance is very pleasant. The cuisine is primarily Japanese and is buffet style but they also offer the ability to barbecue your food, as well as Chinese Dim Sum dishes and the ability to make you own Vietnamese soup noodle dish called Pho. I have also head that they do not use MSG in their cooking since I am not fond of its use and despite that the food is still delicious in IMHO. During lunch hours, the dessert selection is limited to ice cream, halox2, and taho. But dinner time is when you get the full selection which includes creme brulee. Its a welcome sight to have a place like this in this part of town. If you are in the area, and are in the mood for asian cuisine specializing in Japanese.. definitely add this place to the list.

The place is plain inside and aside from the big sign outside, there is no hint of it being a…read moreJapanese restaurant. Our server was patient, explaining items in the menu that caught our eye with her incredible knowledge of their product. She was the lone server was very busy, attending 5 other tables, but she was able to keep up with our every need. There were five us family members. My family had the Katsudon set, Gyudon set, ShrimpTempura, ramen, and grilled pork belly. Having been to Japan, they said the food here taste authentic. They were quite content with the size of the servings and happy with the modest price. I, on the other hand had the New Style Sashimi, considered a trademark dish, because I was curious. Each order comes with only four fish slices of tuna and whitefish (no salmon today) with hot olive oil poured on it to "cook" the fish a little. I ordered double. Invented by Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa, a Japanese celebrity chef. The dish was was good to the palate, but not too pleasing to the eyes. It looks like it came from a can of raw sardines. My mind associates olive oil and fish with sardines. I had to drain and wipe off the oil from the fish, and asked for soy sauce and wasabi. I'll stick to the traditional sashimi and won't be too adventurous with food next time..

Imagine tasty and juicy bacon with thicker and bigger slices because that's how this place's chashu…read morepork dish was for me. It was good AF and definitely a diet killer haha. Although I had my doubts at first upon seeing all those "fats" on the meat, it actually tasted so freaking good but be prepared for the guilt trip right after for consuming all those calories. To be honest, there are prolly a lot more healthier options on the menu but for a once-in-a-blue-moon treat or a cheat day run, I don't think anyone could go wrong with this. Oh yeah, pair it with miso soup because you know, you prolly need some soup to down all those deliciousness.

A Filipino take on japanese food. Ambiance is really quaint, staff is friendly and the food ok, a…read morenice place to have a fun meal and enjoy the cozy ambiance. Dont order the gyoza but other stuff is pasable.

One of the best ramen in Cebu. Their broth is very flavorful and their noodles are just right. I…read morelike their tantan ramen, tongara ramen, and tsukemen. If you like to order additional noodles, you can. I always order extra chasu here, their chasu is really good. I definitely would recommend this place to anyone. Update: They offer junior bowls now; which is about half the size of their regular bowl of ramen. So far they have been consistent in their cooking as well.

I guess you can call this a fast food joint. It's basically a Ramen restaurant. It's small and it's…read morepacked. Looks like it's a hangout place for people who love affordable and decent tasting ramen that comes in a set with gyoza and chicken tenders. Big servings. .I am not a big fan of ramen. I am sashimi lover. They don't serve sashimi, but they serve a 3 piece salmon sushi set with two cucumber sushi and one tamago sushi. I ordered two to get six slices of salmon. I still got what I wanted. Excellent service by friendly servers. The place is not that big, but it's spacious. and very clean. This place deserves another visit.

Ramen Dojo is located on the 2nd floor of SM City. On the otherside of lava next door to my greek…read moretaverna. Upon reading their menu I was a bit skeptical of the quality and portion size of their ramen as advertised 150 pesos for any of their ramen bowls. I ordered the tonkotsu and I must say it was satisfying (I mean, what one would expect in terms of portion for that price). They did add some type of mushroom that isn't a familiar ingredient and when taking a bite of it, left me remembering a chinese restaurant instead. Otherwise, the broth was neutral not too salty. They also offered combo items that included gyoza but I just opted for the ramen itself with sprite. Restaurant was clean. Staff was quick, food came out just as quick as. Piping hot. I was pleasantly surprised by the value and the quality of their food. At 150 pesos not bad at all.

Authentic Hakata style ramen! The taste is just as good as the ones in Japan. I know many have…read moreheard or have tried eating at Ichiran Ramen or Butao Ramen, this place is similar to those places. As you enter, you get greeted by the hospitable staff there and your assigned waitress would show you to your seat. First things first, when you get seated, you get this piece of paper where you can fill up and select your preferred ramen, noodle texture, saltiness, and other add-ons including side orders. For those who prefer non-noodle dishes, they have those as well, like the mini donburi. As for me, I ordered the Tonkotsu Special with extra menma(bamboo shoot) and seaweed. The soup was flavorful and the noodles was cooked to my preferred liking. I got the chicken karaage as well, it was crispy, juicy, and cooked to perfection! Overall the meal was pretty good as expected. Too bad the gyoza wasn't available that time but their karaage was good. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a good ramen place.

We saw this Japanese resto as we were driving by and went to check it out at 8:45PM. I was so…read moredisappointed to see that after we were seated and offered drinks, the food were all seemed to be leftovers. There were not much selection to begin with and the food were dried up and only 2-3 pcs were left in the warmer. I would not recommend this store to any of my friends. I wish I could've gone next door to korean resto they prolly have better food.

Great option for AYCE KBBQ in Cebu City…read more Treated my cousins for a dinner here and it did not disappoint. They have a wide selection of marinated meats and the service was attentive and friendly. We did have a 15 min wait because it was a weeknight but overall we enjoyed our experience and would come back.

Servings at this eat all you can Korean BBQ is a trimmed down version of the similar restaurants in…read moreChicago but for the price, who's complaining. Social distancing is strictly enforced here. No tables can be side by side, and only two persons per table. It's all you can eat, and they have at least 10-12 varieties of meat, which I know I cannot consume, so I asked the server what the most popular ones were, and she gave her suggestions. I like this place better than the first Korean restaurant I went to.