I love this place! We ate one of the box meals and decent size and so tasty!
Nice and clean would love to go there again. Love their teriyaki chicken 😭 staff were friendly
I love this place!!! I love the interiors, the servers, the atmosphere, and the overall vibe which gave us an authentic Japanese cuisine experience. The serving is generous and we left the resto with a full stomach. Burp!
Randomly ended up here tonight with my other half. The food was fantastic. We had the chicken katsu dinner box and the teriyaki salmon dinner box. A bottle of soju and a wine went down quite well. Just a heads up though the soju is 17.8% alc haha Chrissy Kani
LoveFoodWithApassion🥗🍸 (Ngata)
+5
Waking up to a rainy Saturday decided to go seeking for what will settle the cravings. Drove through Manukau and found this little Japanese Restaurant “SAKAI”
We were greeted warmly buy the owner and got seated very quickly. The menu looked pleasing so we ordered. I must say the portions were very generous and to our likings even the sushi platters were awesome and tasted very fresh. In all we ate $139 worth of lunch and with no complaints. We will be back😉
Great value for money. Really nice and clean, staff were friendly and we loved the privacy of the booth we were given. A really great place for families and if you’re feeling like delicious Japanese food. We will definitely go again.
Highly recommend the bento series. When you see the set, you would be amused by each small dish, especially the cooked fish, which was fresh, as well as the sashimi. However, the menu is not that user friendly mixing up the lunch menu and dinner menu. I mean sometimes it may take longer to order because I need to be familiar with what is about to serve at a specific time (midday or evening)
This little Japanese Gem is a great place to enjoy quality Japanese food, that is affordable and delicious. The ambience is gorgeous with little private booths for your leisure.
I really enjoy eating here even as I am a picky person especially with Asian food. The staff here are friendly and the space is small but cozy the setup and lighting is nice me and my daughter came here and ate but as you can see with the photo my child is eating Mc Donald instead I would go here again and again ☺️
Price is reasonable.
Have been here quite a few times for lunch. The set up is really cool, with little booths which are quite private for cheap date night. Usually get the teriyaki chicken bento box which is really nice! Only downfall is every time I have asked for extra teriyaki sauce, it never comes with it. Won't stop me going back though, nice little place.
The service was okay. Pretty much self service. We had to ask for water. We had the crumbed chicken lunch box and teriyaki chicken box. I was disappointed that they only had vegetable tempura, no prawns like other places I've eaten at. Their portion size were ok. We paid an extra $6 for 6 pieces of salmon. The teriyaki chicken were mostly made up of onion..lots and lots of onion. The flavour was okay but it wasn't a hit with my 4 year old. Salmon and sushi pieces were at room temperature and not as cold as the ones I've had at other Japanese restaurants. I liked the booth section as it gave us privacy, especially with 2 children! Over $70 for 2 adults and 2 children. This excluded drinks.
A small nice Japanese restaurant in the heart of Manukau! Dined here last night with my family, ordered sushi rolls and dinner boxes of eel, sashimi, chicken karage and spicy pork and a donburi! We love the food here. Price not cheap but you would not mine paying as long as you're happy how your food came out and tastes. Since I am a rice eater, only thing I complain is the rice came in a small portion of a 1cup rice, other than that it's all good!
Fantastic food, absolutely hidden gem
Such a hidden gem in Manukau.
The food and service were great! We loved everything that we ordered, the food was fresh and served hot.
Pictures is the Salmon Teriyaki Dinner Box.
Staff are always friendly. Food is consistently good and fairly priced. Atmosphere and ambience is warm and cosy.
Lovely delicious meal, platter was divine. We returned and ordered two sashimi platters. Remember to ring ahead if you want to order them. Great service too.
Yum food! I love this place they serve some of the best bento boxes and sushis. I love how the place is set up, it gives a nice Japan atmosphere. The bento boxes have large portions , just delicious meals. Best part is your can bring your own wine to drink in the restaurant.
Love this place because it's so beautiful inside. You have the hanging lanterns, the isolated booths which have cushions and a curtain to get some privacy, the gorgeous fans.
The food needs some upgrading though, like garnishes and colourful veges to make the meals pop. But otherwise the taste of everything was great.
Side note: they don't take Credit Cards.
Came here after lunch rush. Service was really friendly and prompt. Two lunch bento boxes were ready within 10 min which I consider pretty fast. Also got miso soup with it and it was great. My partner is usually not a fan of miso but said this one was pretty good :) Food was delicious and really fresh including a few salmon sushi pieces I got from a cabinet. We are definitely coming back.
Very good restaurant
Went with my class today and we all love it
Big Thanks to the owner and the workers for having us ❤PHS
It was my son that pushed me to go to this restaurant n might tell u it was one of the best. This restaurant is in my top 10 list. Best presentation and it's best team serving the best Japanese dishes. Highly recommended.
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