Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Christchurch

21 March 2021 - this is my second visit to this restaurant since Feb 2014. I decided to go back and try the their ramen noodles 🍜. I ordered Roast duck ramen 🍜, miso butter ramen and [octopus 🐙] tako wasabi. The broth for my pork and miso ramen is rich, flavoursome and delicious 😋. The tako wasabi is slimy and a bit spicy due to wasabi. You might need to use a spoon to eat if you're not good at using chopsticks 🥢. One important thing is IF you want to eat there, I highly recommend that you make a table reservation as the seating fills up quite quickly.

Overall, it was a good experience from this Japanese restaurant. This is a licensed (🍻🍸🍷🍾🍹🍺) eatery. There is plenty of seating area. There is onsite parking 🅿. They accept cash and EFTPOS including credit card payments (Paywave payments are available, for those who want to know). Would I go back? Yes 😀. Food: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. It was delectable. Price: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. Reasonably priced. Customer service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5. The staff were friendly.

Disclaimer: Please note that this review is entirely based on my personal experience at the time of the visit (20 March 2021). You might have a different experience than me and also, the food may or may not suit your taste.

13 Feb 2014 - Taste great. Plenty of options to choose from. Beware, due to the shape of the building (dome) people can hear your conversation easily as the sound travels around...

We were given raw and undercooked chicken which we noticed after we had consumed a significant amount of the meat. When we alerted the staff and manager they were not as concerned about the food safety violation and instead focused on offering us a 10% discount… we couldn’t believe the gall considering that we had already consumed the raw chicken and would likely suffer food poisoning and they still wanted to charge us. We refused to pay for the meal, but paid for the other meals that were not affected. We were horrified at the lack of concern for food safety and prioritisation of cost. I understand that mistakes can happen, however it’s atrocious the way the manager treated us and did not have regard for food safety. Had they handled the situation professionally we would not post this review, but they continued to try and charge us for it even at the till which demonstrates a lack of care for diners and disregard for the risks of food poisoning from salmonella which is a serious multi-day illness. Additionally, I’d like to point out that the food very likely comes from the freezer. That’s okay for the odd thing like takoyaki which is a specialised dish, but it’s hard to find fresh food items...

I write this review with much sadness. Life is now bleak... the taste buds have now felt all the tastes in the world... After eating at Cameron Japanese Family Resaturaunt I now fear that any other food that both myself or my partner will ever eat, cook or buy (expect from this establishment) will never live up to the high expectations that I now have.

The food.... The perfect balance of flavour with the broth. The perfect noodles. The fried chicken that was crispy but delicate. DELICIOUS.

Yes, at first aren't we all a bit apprehensive? Driving past this interesting feat of architecture made me wonder.... what is this place??... a restaurant that is shaped like a burger?

You may think.... was it just the food that gave it a 5 star review?! No. The atmosphere was excellent. Families and friends were eating Udon left right and centre. Hot sizzling meals were coming out at rapid pace which made our mouths water. A small chatter of happy people filling their bellies made me wonder.... how can any other restaurant live up to these expectations.

It was literally the best food I have eaten...