Shabu-shabu Roppongi Seryna Honten — Restaurant in Tokyo

Honestly this was massively disappointing…our reservation was for 7:00 and we were on time…pretty empty restaurant at the time…we got sat immediately and they tied the napkins around our necks….

And that’s when everything got weird….our chef asks if he can start and throws some garlic on the grill…and then walks in the back for 10 mins, when he comes back out he spends some time talking to other staff and then starts serving a new table that just sat down ….we wait and wait and wait….

I used google translate to ask the staff what’s going on and what happened to our chef…they just told us to wait…

At 7:40 the chef shows back up and throws some small appetizers on the table which were not good…the staff seriously spent more time talking to each other than taking care of the customers…felt casually careless…our chef finally started cooking for us at 8…

After a full hour of waiting the dinner was subpar at best….definitely would not recommend or ever go back here

Have no idea what the hype is about….bad service, mediocre...

Seryna is not your average restaurant and not your average shabu shabu. This restaurant is exceptional both in quality of the food, service and experience. I highly recommend this restaurant. The price is not cheap but is well worth it. You will have trouble finding a place with this high quality of beef and seafood outside of Japan. I came here for my friends birthday and we spent a few hours so be prepared to spend most of your evening here.

I had the crab and beef set. They prepare the crab three ways: for hot put, fried in shell, and steamed. The meat had a nice texture to it indicating how fresh it was and also had a hint of sweetness.

The Wagyu beef for the hot pot is really out of this world. It makes me hungry just looking at my pictures again and thinking about this beef. In my opinion Japan has the best beef in the world and I don’t think anywhere else even...

This classic sukiyaki restaurant first opened during Japan's economic boom in the last century, and no newly opened restaurant can compare. I've visited Seryna Honten in Roppongi as well as their branch near Ginza (or Shinjuku??? I forgot), and the original location remains my favorite. You don't need to try their top-of-the-range Kobe beef, as any beef on the menu is exceptional. Once you reach culinary heaven, it’s hard to differentiate quality!

I ordered mid-range beef and also tried the second most expensive option – both were outstanding. The price difference made me wonder if perhaps my palate isn’t refined enough, rather than there being any issue with the beef.

What a wonderful experience. Highly recommended! This place is family-friendly, so...