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We had a spontaneous dinner at The Jitsu on Saturday night. The place gets busy - you'll do well to book in advance! Vegan menu was outstanding. Tempura was not overly greasy, and was very tasty. My husband's yakiudon with tofu was melting in the mouth and was full of flavour. My sizzled teppanyaki with vegan meat was tasty too, but the "meat" was a little dry and plain. A bit of added flavour and moisture in that would be nice. The complimentary miso soup was a splendid way to begin the meal. Everything was served promptly and was very filling. Generous portion sizes, which was refreshing! In fact, we couldn't eat it all, and had leftovers this morning for breakfast 😁 Servers were very friendly and efficient. The only criticism is that the decor is a bit dated and could do with a refresh. Overall, we loved this place and will be going back.
Elena NElena N
00
One of our favorite showcase restaurants in Dunedin where we proudly bring all our guests. Some friends swear it's the best ever. Today was no different. We went for lunch, service a bit slow to start with. When the food takes over then you couldn't care for anything else in this world. Agadashi tofu, spicy tofu furai salad, kakaage, miso soup. Everything was as usual 10/10. Fresh salad leaves, well balanced dressings and umami rich flavors. omg this place is absolutely must in dunners. Three of us with 3 soups, 4 dishes and just $49. I could have paid double the amount for such high quality food. Thanks George for running such a fantastic place. Thank you chefs for another outstanding dining experience.
Raunaq BhogalRaunaq Bhogal
10
Don’t like the food at this place. We have ordered both donburi and tonkatsu udon. Sorry to say, their udon taste like those prepackaged you can get from countdown snd it’s not even soft. The soup for the udon taste just like instant noodle packaging powder or maybe worse. Quite disappointed as the reviews seem alright before we decided to go. The beef sukiyaki rice that we ordered was definitely below expectation as it taste like random stir fried beef(not like japanese at all). Service and environment was alright but not the food. Will not recommend this if you’re looking for good Japanese food.
Evita YapEvita Yap
20
It’s the first time I cannot finish a bento box in a Japanese restaurant which I truly disappointed... I’m sorry I have to give 1 star but I don’t think they cook the rice properly, I lived in Japan 3 years, and this is the first time I was served by the rice all stick together, I thought I’m having rice paste The Kara age is very dry, the only thing I can finish in this box is pickle... My partner had a tendon, he said despite of prawns, other tempura are very wet.
Erica (鍋蓋的蓋)Erica (鍋蓋的蓋)
30
Jitsu's decor is one of the best ones I've seen in the Japanese restaurants I've been to. They even do have a separate room for bigger groups where you can sit on the floor (twice the size of what you can see in the picture). The food was delicious. I haven't liked earlier pickled foods that much but their pickled vegetables were nice! Also the sushi rice which they used in the few sushis I ate was really nice. Highly recommend for a nice dinner :)
Anriika KauppiAnriika Kauppi
00
This is the weirdest Japanese restaurant we've been to. Not your traditional Japanese, more like Japanese Philippino fusion. For example, agedashi tofu is not soft tofu, curry is too sweet, rice is not Japanese rice, pickle is saggy, Bento with garlic butter squid taste very strange, teppanyaki chicken and beef is the only things we ordered that was okay. This is certainly the worst experience of Japanese cuisine we've ever had in NZ.
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