Auckland CBD🇳🇿 | Half-Price Japanese Buffet 🦞

🔥 Katsura (Millennium Hotel) has been a hot spot for Japanese buffet lovers—finally snagged a FirstTable 50% off deal and here’s my full review + tips! ✨ Booking & Pricing: ✅ FirstTable slots refresh daily at 9PM (except Mon-Tue) ✅ Two seatings: 5:00PM / 7:30PM (90-min dining time) ✅ Booking fee: $15 (per table) ✅ After 50% off: $57.5/person (normally $115) ✅ Mandatory drink order (cheapest: Coke $5) ✅ 2hr free parking (tell reception your plate number after paying) 🥢 Pro Eating Strategy: Start with small portions of everything, then go back for favorites—avoids waste & maximizes happiness! 🍣 Cold Food Section (Appetizers + Sashimi + Sushi): Limited per person: 🦪3 oysters + 🦞3 small scampi (order via waiter) Other seafood: Mystery shrimp (soft texture), snow crab legs (watery—skip!), lobster tails Small plates: Spicy seaweed, squid, wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoots, seaweed salad, crab stick salad, pickles, conch, eel & scallop salad Sashimi: Salmon, tuna, snapper (generous but average freshness) Sushi rolls: Salmon, fried chicken, tempura, veggie, grilled mackerel 🍤 Hot Food Section: K.F.C (Japanese fried chicken) – crispy! Must-tries: Cheese-baked shrimp 🧀🦐 Grilled fish collar Steak/lamb chop (freshly grilled!) Scallops (order-to-grill) Ramen (hot broth hits the spot!) 🍜 Others: Takoyaki, tempura, miso soup, curry udon, grilled veggies, gyoza, teriyaki salmon 🍰 Dessert Section: Crème brûlée, matcha cake, mochi, strawberry pudding, coconut jelly, red bean dorayaki Pink jelly (weirdly good!) 🍦 Ice cream (last 20 mins!) Best pick: Rum raisin! 🥃 Mix with crème brûlée or pudding—next level! 📌 Final Verdict: Good variety but no "must-reorder" standout dishes. Still worth it at 50% off for gatherings/dates! #AucklandBuffet #EatAKL #NZFoodie #JapaneseBuffet #FirstTableHack