Toraji — Restaurant in Tsukuba

The quality of the meat here is pretty good, but the service is AWFUL. The majority of the wait staff are students who all seem to be completely new at their job -- it takes upwards of 10 minutes for them to fetch a new set of plates, and asking for a drink any time after placing the initial order is guaranteed to either go unfulfilled or take over 15 minutes until you remind them (at least twice). And there seem to be so many of them running about the place, it really makes you wonder what the heck they're all there for if they can't even relay one to two drink orders quickly and accurately. The turnaround for meat orders is pretty fast, but anything else is a real crapshoot.

As for price, it ain't cheap. Expect a bare minimum of 10,000 for dinner for 2 people, and for that price you'll leave hungry for sure. 20,000 for an okay dinner that is mostly meat, again for only 2 people (before drinks). Certainly not Takarajima prices, but I'm almost entirely certain I get faster, better service at Takarajima than I do at Toraji. There are arguably better yakiniku places at similar price points in Tsukuba, but being the only decent place at Tsukuba Center seems to make them think they have some leeway in terms of shoddy...

I ate here while in town for a business conference. It was very tasty. I love a some good grilled food and here you have a grill right at your table. We ate here for lunch and had a little bit of a wait. I could see why when we started eating, the food was so delicious! I would definitely eat here again if I am...

I visited for a lunch. Bibimbap and cold ramen lunch were both tasty. Since Tsukuba doesn’t have tall buildings, this is one of the only place which you can look the town from higher place like urban cities... including the atmosphere, I like...