THIS IS NOT JAPANESE FOOD.....If you like your food watered down and tasting bland, and the atmosphere similar to a 3 star hotel buffet then this is the place you should come to eat. Every dish was a bad version of the real thing and MORE expensive than what you pay elsewhere. I would skip this restaurant altogether.

this is the 3rd time that i went to yamagata. and i felt so disappointed as the food is not as good as the first 2 times. i wont go there anymore for buffet. not worth it.

We have gone to Yamagata every few months now for the last 3 years. Each & every time the service has been superb. We've celebrated birthdays, anniversary & even our wedding (night before) dinner with our overseas guests. It is a "must" venue when we have visitors and refer every one to it. The menu is beautiful with options for kids, vegetarians, banquet, individual meals. The staff are lovely & take great & personal care of their guests. The atmosphere is fun, family orientated, with one night a large adults party was next to our table & they had as much fun as our family focussed table did. Choose to sit at a Teppanyaki table or on a normal table, a single guest or a large group have been accomodated to. Want somewhere to treat guests to a fun night? Yamagata is the place, or need just a quiet family night, this too can be arranged. We normally sit for a banquet however we've seen small couples served, large adult parties, small family quiet, quik meals. No booking has been too difficult. Their food is beautiful! I can't wait for our next night out.

Don't go there!!! very bad service. We arrived at 8:30PM and was served at 10:30PM and when asked how far away our order was management was very aggressive.

We attended the Yamagata restaurant on 24/10/09 at 6 p.m. for the first time to commemerate our 11th Wedding Anniversary. This was our first experience to a Teppanyaki themed outing and were pleasantly surprised. The location was easily accessible with lots of parking, Upon entery we were greated with beautiful smiles and escorted to out seats. Met with our chrismatic chefs who were well attired and ready to serve and display their exceptional skills.We then observed as our meal was mastered over a BBQ plate. The food was so absolutely magnificent that we personally have never tasted such flavoursome food. We had prawns, chicken and beef as our set menu which was cooked to perfection. The staff were professional and very friendly only to add to the vibe of the ambience. Highly recommended to all. 5 Stars from us. I thank-you for this experience Restaurant Yamagata!!!!!!!

We had a very enjoyable and entertaining night, a great group of people. and the Chef John is fantastic

fantastic, lots of laughs - gotta have a good sence of humour. value for money especially when you are getting good food and entetainment at the same time in a very different format than a typical restaurant. loved it and going back again and again

The quality of our selections from the a la carte menu pleasantly exceeded our expectations, and we will definitely be back!

Good to excellent food. Service was good but not brilliant . Restaurant is a little tired looking from the exterior but good value for money. Left not still feeling hungry, unlike previous teppanyaki experiences.