FOREST DINER 札幌店 — Restaurant in Sapporo

Meal: Dinner Day Visited: Tuesday Budget: ¥3,500 Closest Station: Sapporo St. Reservation Needed?: No Payment: Cash; Credit; E-Payment Kid Friendly?: Yes English Menu?: Yes

The fact that “American Diner” is written in larger letters on the outside of the restaurant than the name of the restaurant itself did not dissuade us from visiting this new Sapporo restaurant. Perhaps, it should have.

We found an impressive selection of bottled beer, but disappointing food. With the exception of our beef tongue cheese burger, which was pretty good (despite being quite expensive at ¥2,000), we found the food mediocre. Our taco rice was watery and the chicken wings were pulled from the world’s smallest chicken.

The atmosphere is nice, but there was no place to put our winter coats, which made our already small table feel cramped.

Service was good, which is standard. Prices are a bit high, but reasonable for this real estate.

Ultimately, we are not interested in returning; thus the...

I visited here last night to get a salad. Being from the US I thought it was funny (the name).

I ordered a Caesar salad and water. Wasn’t that hungry.

I will have to admit the taste of the salad is not a Caesar. Almost like a sweet ranch? Or tangy ranch not sure. There were also pieces of avocado in my salad which I think was accidentally added as there is a Mexican Cobb salad option as well.

The restaurant is new so I have to excuse it for that.

The staff was efficient and was helpful.

The reason for my review is I was told to order using the mobile app, which was okay with me and surprising upgrade.

But when the bill came I was changed an additional ¥400 for a service charge. This is the main reason I was not happy.

Other then that I will be going back to try a burger and some onion rings. I will update my review based...

The waiter and chef were amazing!! I have severe food allergies and it can be quite tough looking for food I can eat. We chatted with the waiter through translate back and forth and no issues whatsoever. He kept going back and forth with the chef and us, making sure there wasn’t a problem. They were so caring and understanding and made the whole experience fantastic. Food quality was also excellent with great...