Can’t believe I found an izakaya which exactly looked and tasted the same with those in Japan!!
The unagi (River eel over rice) was authentic and not fishy at all. Tasty.
The shochu cocktail was refreshing and I loved it!
Best Japanese izakaya I’ve ever been in Auckland!
This place has quickly become a favourite for a quick lunch and catchups. Their Donburis always hit the right spots and the affordable pricing has me always coming back for more. The low lighting and hidden location adds a lot to the attraction. Great for any occasion!
Quick and friendly service. Amazingly fresh fish and sushi. Good quality food. Beautiful agudashi tofu. Will return again! Amazing value for money!
Food is great and staff are friendly.
We totally enjoyed our experience at the Don,service was quick and polite and the food was delicious and very cheap, definitely go back again
If you work in town, you've been to the Don. It's an institution. Been here countless times and I keep going back. Shout out to the torikawa (deep fried chicken skin). Imagine the best part of kfc, but a bowl of it!
A nice, little place tucked away in High Street. The food was good but the service was a little slow considering it wasn't too busy.
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Quick customer service and really good food. I love pretty much everything on the menu that had cheese on it 🧀😂 I had the Chicken Katsu with cheese on it.
Spicy crispy chicken don and the chicken curry. Favourite lunch spot that serves delicious food at a reasonable price.
Friendly staff members and would regularly visit!
Excellent customer service and lovely food. We always come here for Don when we crave Japanese food. We ordered Takoyaki, Sauce Katsu Don, Chicken Karaage.
Really love their chicken karaage which was so crispy outside and the chicken was so tinder inside. Yum yum!!
I had a pleasant experience at this Japanese restaurant. The food was enjoyable, and the ambiance provided an authentic Japanese vibe, which I appreciated. The restaurant appeared to be more spacious than it seemed from the outside, which was a pleasant surprise. The staff members were friendly and accommodating.
I opted for the grilled squids, which were deliciously smoky and well-cooked. However, I noticed a slight sweetness in the dish, and I couldn't determine its source. Nonetheless, the accompanying side sauce complemented the flavors well and balanced out the sweetness. The only minor setback was that the salad portion seemed a bit small, leaving me wanting more.
Overall, it was a satisfying visit, and I would recommend this Japanese restaurant to others seeking a delightful dining experience with authentic vibes and friendly service.
I enjoyed this restaurant's aesthetic, it was very pleasing to the eye and matched the cultural setting for the food they served. The restaurant is a bit out of the way so it doesn't get too busy. As a vegetarian there isn't that strong of a menu but I enjoyed the deep fried gyoza and the renkon chips. The dessert I had at the end was the parfait and while it was presented nicely, the flavour did not hit as hard as the main course did. The mix of corn flakes, fruit pieces and ice cream made for a very unbalanced dessert.
Fresh well-prepared food, quality sashimi and sushi. Nice ambience, good service.
Not so nice are the disposable chopsticks, good thing the food and experience surpass that. Definitely coming back here!
The atmosphere was lively and pretty busy. All of the meal was excellent, served quickly, and authentic. I would come back again.
Food was amazing with a decent variety of choices.
Space is a little crowded and intimate but but once you're in and settled it's very comfortable.
Staff is very polite.
Something that could've been done better is not using disposable chopsticks though.
The don was a really nice place for a lunch in city after a bit of shopping. We got the beef yakke, cheese pork don,
and the salmon avo roll. All three dishes were really yum especially the beef yakke which had a really nice sauce. The pork cutlets were a bit dry but overall the dishes had nice flavours that went well together. The servers are really nice and the atmosphere of the restaurant is really cool and vibey.
Feels like being in Japan. The atmosphere and vibes are great! Not even mentioning the food! 100% would come back again. Only downside is that it can get busy real fast so maybe hard to find a spot.
I went on a Saturday night with my family it was hidden inside a building but shouldn’t miss out. The food were so delicious and not expensive at all. So cool Japanese resto, I highly recommend to friends or family groups.
Huge selection of dons which are mostly delicious.
The food portion here is smaller than other places but it’s also cheaper than other places.
Great food and a reasonably fast service for lunch. They didn't allow like-for-like vegetarian substitutions for the raw fish in the bento (even though it says to ask about it on the menu), just more salad. The menu itself is pretty hard to read and it took me a while to find what I wanted to eat the first time I went there. We like the chicken katsu, chicken yaki soba and also usually get a side salad.
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