神戸Steak Hana / Cafe DINING Hana — Restaurant in Shimoda

We were looking for somewhere to eat when we saw the blindingly bright restaurant sign in the distance. Decided to stop and see what they had. It’s actually a floating restaurant on a boat! Lots of seats available at 7pm so we were a little unsure. I wish they had a menu outside to look at.

We decided to eat there and the staff were super friendly and the food was delicious. The spicy chicken spring rolls were a little dry but still yummy. Forgot to take a photo until we’d already begun eating 😪

It’s a little expensive but we shared a meal and entree and it was reasonable. The black pepper chicken comes with a decent amount of chicken to make the price worth it!

Someone also came with their dog, which was super cute. Maybe be cautious if you’re allergic as they are allowed to sit inside...

Fantastic experience! The steak was unbelievably good, the service impeccable and the staff were super friendly. We had a lovely girl from Indonesia doing the cooking, and she has worked in Japan for over 5 years. Speaks various languages, and she was great fun! The restaurant sits on the water , so great views, and spotlessly clean. Would highly recommend this restaurant if you are in the area. For the quality of the produce, great...

Our food was burned on both sides because the teppanyaki chef kept leaving while cooking!!! (3 times in 5 minutes)The chef even tried to serve us the burned food, excusing herself with too many customers too handle at the time, which is an outright lie as the restaurant had five staff and there were less than 10 customers at the time. A truly horrible experience for such a high...