El Japonés Kaiten — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

✨The atmosphere is amazing. I absolutely loved the Japanese anime, nightlife, video games vibe and design of the restaurant 🤩. Even the Kpop was a nice touch.

I wouldn't call this place a sushi restaurant, it's more a Japanese Street Food restaurant ⛩️🎌🍢🍥. The prices per plate are expensive ($8,000 to $13,000) but the buffet price is very affordable for only $60,000 COP per person. Drinks in the buffet are not included & have to be paid seperately. The buffet option is only for an hour ⏳.

The food options that were available on the conveyor belt for our buffet were: sushi, fried rice, yakitori (skewers), noodles, gyozas, dumplings, and desserts.

As for the food quality, we came right as they opened for lunch so for us everything we ate was freshly made on the spot. My favorites were the shrimp 🦐, beef 🍖, and chicken 🍗 yakitori. Next I enjoyed the fried rice 🍚and the noodles 🍜. The best was actually their desserts🍰. There was a cheese cake and a fried sweet dumpling. The desserts were not super heavy or too sweet, but very delightful. The gyozas🥟, dumplings & other fried foods were okay (a bit too fried for me but my friend enjoyed them).

There were 7 types of sushi that was available: 2 fried rolls, 2 spicy rolls, 1 cream cheese roll, 1 baked sushi, and one plantain roll. The baked sushi roll🍣 was delicious & definitely our favorite 🤤, unfortunately there was only one round offered during our hour. Our second favorite which they had a lot of were the spicy rolls 🔥 which were mild in spice. The fried sushi 🍤was actually pretty good and I am not normally a fried sushi fan. The cream cheese roll was average but too much cheese for us 😅. The plantain roll we did not enjoy but a lot of the Colombians seemed to like it.

For drinks I had the Mortal Kombat cocktail 🍸 which is great for gin lovers! The wait staff was kind to us & didn't mind us lingering around a while after our buffet hour to just chat & chill. They also were happy to take photos with us! Love their Power Ranger 🥷 outfits!

Overall, a great place to experience something new and fun. Don't come for sushi, come for general appreciation of Japanese Street Food, KPoP, amazing design / decor, photos, and a fun new novelty of...

I recently visited this restaurant and had a generally enjoyable experience. The atmosphere is lively and inviting, and the service was excellent. The staff were attentive and friendly, which added to the overall positive vibe of the place.

While the food was decent, there’s definitely room for improvement. The quality was passable, and I felt that there could be a bit more variety on the menu. For an all-you-can-eat experience, I would have liked to see more options available.

However, the value is undeniable. At 50,000 COP for one hour of unlimited food, it’s a great deal—especially if you’re looking for a budget-friendly option. Just be aware that drinks are sold separately.

Overall, I’d be willing to pay a bit more if the restaurant invested in upgrading the food variety and quality. With those changes, I think it could be an exceptional...

Como persona con una alergia severa a los mariscos, jamás pensé que tendría que enfrentarme a una situación tan humillante y carente de empatía como la que viví en este restaurante. Sabía que toda la carta incluía mariscos, por lo que tomé la decisión responsable de comer antes en otro lugar, solo para poder acompañar a mis amigos durante su comida.

Antes de ir, nos aseguramos de preguntar si podía entrar como acompañante sin consumir nada, y nos confirmaron que sí, que no habría problema. Sin embargo, al regresar con el grupo, la actitud del encargado fue completamente diferente. Nos dijeron que, por no consumir, tenía que sentarme en una mesa aparte, aislada del resto del grupo. Intentamos buscar una solución intermedia —por ejemplo, colocar una silla cerca, en el pasillo— pero la respuesta fue un rotundo y despectivo “no”.

Fue una situación extremadamente incómoda y dolorosa. No solo por la falta de flexibilidad, sino por el trato frío y altanero del señor en la entrada, como si mi condición médica fuera un capricho o una molestia. Gracias a su falta total de humanidad, el restaurante perdió a un grupo entero de clientes —éramos varios— que estábamos listos para consumir y que fácilmente íbamos a gastar más de 250.000 pesos.

Su política podrá ser estricta, pero su actitud fue inaceptable. Discriminar a alguien por una condición médica y tratarla como si fuera un problema es absolutamente reprochable. Una estrella, porque no se puede poner cero. No pienso volver ni recomendar un sitio donde el respeto y la empatía brillan por...