Husband and I have been craving for good Japanese food since the lockdown. Katsura was introduced by a friend. We were offered the shared platter because there was no buffet served at level 2. We were very satisfied with the quality of food and service provided by Katsura. Paying $65 per person for that portion of food is worthy. Highly recommended.
Excellent service and excellent food. Each visit has been fantastic. A good selection of sashimi and seafood. Complimentary parking for the restaurant guests as well which is very handy!
Seafood buffet is the place to be. Nice choices of sushi, sashimi. Love their all you can eat scampi that you can eat sashimi style or cook in a broth. Nice selection of desserts too
This restaurant is quite hidden from the public as it was located inside the Rendezvous Hotel, even inside the hotel its quite placed in an odd location on a corner where few people pass by its good in a way because it’s not too crowded when you want to have a nice and quiet lunch which I did a couple of weeks ago.
Went to Katsura without reservation and found ourselves in a very elegant Japanese restaurant. The atmosphere is very pleasant with teppanyaki on the side, a bar and seating down the back.
Our waitress was very friendly and attentive, constantly filling out water.
We ordered the beef tataki, lobster salad, medium sashimi, pork ramen and salmon deep fried philadelphia roll. It was perfect for two and came to $103.
The food came out really fast and altogether, with the seafood being very fresh! You can taste the quality.
Only love their Thursday buffet. It's almost like a seafood buffet. All the foods are fresh. both quality and quantity are good. Service of jap restaurant always the best.
Celebrated our anniversary dinner here and took the 7 course meal.
I'm not really sure why comments say that the sashimi is stale, our one's were served fresh and it tasted fresh too, all else are okay and we enjoyed the combination of our meal where the sorbet has arrived on a perfect timing neutralizing our taste buds before we arrive to our main meal. Only reason why i'm giving it a 4 is that my wife had the wakanui grass fed which was served well done while she requested for medium well. On the other hand we were served a perfectly cooked wagyu beef!
Presentation: 4/5
Taste: 4/5
Ambiance: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Value for money: 4/5
Fine Japanese food in central Auckland is not hard to find. Thanks to Katsura. It has a delectably wide menu that covers the length and breadth of the Japanese cuisine.
However, i’m giving them 4 stars because I found the Sashimi a little stale. The miso soup and chicken yakitori were delicious.
Way to go Katsura!
We went along for the lunch buffet and overall it was a good experience. We were expecting 7 different types of fish in the sashimi selection (as advertised)but there was only 3 although we requested a particular type of fish and they brought it to the table but this is supposed to be an all you can eat buffet. The sashimi was too thinly sliced and I do doubt if the chef is Japanese. There was no nigiri (sushi) and yet 7 types were advertised. The the positive side, the kaarage was excellent, the desserts were really good and the teppanyaki looked good but didn't try it. The staff were excellent and that made for good experience. All in all, we had a good time and ate alot but disappointed in the sashimi and complete lack of nigiri. If they do improve these two aspects we would become regulars.
10/08/2018
We came here to celebrate my dad's birthday. It just happened to be the Friday buffet lunch. The sashimi were thinly cut small but very fresh. Sashi were small but quite delicate and delicious. Everything was yummy expect chawanmushi (egg custard).
When I called to book, I mentioned it was for my dad's birthday, and they made an effort remembering that, brought a small dessert platter with a candle and writing on the plate. That was very thoughtful comparing to the celebration we had last year at The Sugar Club.
For $55 per person buffet, I didn't feel it was quite worth it, luckily I had an entertainment book voucher. But the service was great!
Food: 7.5/10
Drink: 4/10 complimentary green tea
Presentation: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Ambience: 7/10
Portion: As much as you can eat
Price: $55 per person, senior $44 per person
Japanese delight! You can feast on as many tempura, sushi, sashimi, oysters, prawns etc as you want. Eight at Cordis is a better buffet for me but the icing on the cake at Katsura is the creme brulee and panna cotta.
Many choices of fresh seafood and sashimi. There are options like ramen, teppanyaki, miso soup, oden, fried rice and I love the dessert corner. They are so good. Food refilling and cleaning the table is fast. Got 2hours free parking at the hotel as well. Overall a good experience here.
Food was just amazing. Very fresh seafood you can have here. Atmosphere was good too.
Regarding the service, one of the waiter was very rushing and tried to take our plates. When they were cleaning a table, just loud. Asked chef to cook meat well-done but he cooked medium rare twice. One of the chef wasn't friendly. The lady at the cashier was friendly.
I went to Katsura for Christmas Eve dinner. It was an overall well-organized seafood buffet.
I just found several minor things that would be better if they could develop, for example, quantity of rice for one piece of sushi, freshness of oysters, information about 2 hours free parking, and I noticed that they barely pick up the phone calls during their working hours (maybe they are struggling with less staff).
Except that, they offered quite a good value for a variety of food. Also, the service of the team was excellent. I appreciated their hard work during meal time. Thanks! I will be back
The seafood was fresh and had quite a lot of options.
The most impressive part was actually the quality of service from staff members.
They were very friendly and nice.
It was a bit pricey for the value but seems to be a nice place to visit on a special occasion.
Hope they keep up with the same service level.
Omg I'm so going back for the Seafood buffet... If you love seafood , it's an absolute must do. The service was impeccable, restaurant looks amazing, I can't wait to return.
Had a really good experience eating here with my family. The seafood is always fresh and tasty. Other fried foods and meals were also there and that was really good too. The service there was amazing. Staff are super friendly and welcoming as well as everything was completely clean, no complaints!
However, the dumplings that I had was a bit hard to bite into because they were not really cooked all the way through(the skin) but it was still okay. The deserts were not the best as they were okay. The fruits however, were amazing.
Free parking for 2 hours.
Located right in the middle of cbd.
Gorgeous hotel that leads through the atrium and upstairs to Katsura.
Doors closed until the start of the seating time.
Fantastic welcome and service from start to finish.
3 gorgeous seating areas catering to intimate, group and larger groups easily. Gorgeous decor and lighting which create a lovely atmosphere.
Food, food and more amazing food!!! Beautifully laid out, catching the eye and teasing the tastebuds!!!
Attention to consistent topping up of all food areas.
Great service in keeping tables cleared of used plates and waste, making the experience feel so much lighter.
Everything tasted amazing and hubby loved the ice cream that was bought personally to each patron.
The sakē creme brulee are an epiphany moment!!!!!
Well worth the price!!!!!!
We ordered from ala cart menu - Omakase set. The atmosphere was great, food was tasty and fresh and staffs were very friendly!! Had a great time with friends and will definitely be coming back here with my family and friends!! Highly recommend this place for a weekend or a weekday when you need some great food to lift you up!! Very nice restaurant with an intimate atmosphere and elegant Japanese dishes. We were a day too early for the seafood buffet but dinner was superb and service was excellent.
We throughly enjoyed ourselves at Katsura. We tried the buffet menu. Food was fresh and delicious. We tried almost everything and there was nothing we didn't like. Food was replaced quickly. Staff were attentive and friendly. Atmosphere was lovely. My son even got a complimentary cake as it was his birthday in November, a lovely surprise. We will definitely be going back shortly.
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