Kobe Kikusui Teppanyaki Restaurant — Restaurant in Kobe

We stopped in Kobe specifically to try A5 Kobe beef, and WOW I did not know beef could taste so good! We had a lunch special that included appetizers, a salad, A5 Kobe beef, soup, tea and a dessert. For what we got, I definitely think it was a great value. It was our favorite meal in Japan by far, because it wasn't just good food, but an experience with having such a skilled chef preparing the food in front of you. The atmosphere of the restaurant was elegant but welcoming, very much the feel of a high end establishment without an intimidating atmosphere. All of the staff, from the greater to the chef were incredibly friendly and helpful, which made the experience much more pleasant. We also had a wonderful conversation with two regulars, a lady and her mother. They were super friendly and very happy to see tourists enjoying one of their favorite meals. We highly recommend this to anyone wanting to try Kobe beef while exploring this beautiful...

I would highly recommend this restaurant for an unique - I had never experienced a restaurant that fried a prawn head and made garlic chips right in front of you - and authentic kobe A5 beef teppan-yaki meal. Although my family and I feel kobe beef itself does not live up to the hype, the experience provided by this restaurant exceeded our expectations and we left with happy stomachs. As with any kobe dinner, this dinner made New York steakhouse dinners (i.e. Peter Luger) seem cheap - expect to pay upwards of 100 USD for a little less than 5 ounces of meat. We arrived without a reservation at 5 pm on a weekday and was seated immediately. We arrived with the notion that other foreigners, such as ourselves, would be the restaurant’s only guests and that we were eating an outrageous meal only tourists would; however, we were delighted to find that the other two parties were in fact locals. Overall,...

Super pleasant experience. Yes Kobe beef is not cheap, however in this place, we are the only foreigners, rest are all locals, means it's a really good sign of the reputation of the place.

Nice ambient, above their butcher shop, servers were really polite and smiling all the way.

Of chef is really professional, we wanted our beef done medium, then we ask for his recommendation and he suggested medium rare which we decided on. Best decision ever. Sirloin melts, tenderloin so smooth and bursting with beef flavour. Best up we were served 2 pieces each turn to keep our meet warm and at the best consumption temperature. Super professional chef.

Ending with theost fragrant fried rice with beef fat, each mouthful is ever satisfying. Strawberry ice cream nicely cleanse our tongue and we're very so very full after the meal.

Fully recommend this place for the Kobe beef seekers out...