Katana — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

If you want an Okinawan experience, this is probably a good place to go, but not for a generic Japanese experience.

Let’s start with the service, as soon as I entered, I was not greeted, I needed to engage with the check-out lady to get a table.

An older Japanese guy came to take my order, and we had a short argument about “tonkotsu”, I asked him if the ramen broth was Tonkotsu, he said is not, but when I asked if it is made of Pork bones, he said yes, so maybe I said “tonkotsu” with an accent, however never had that issue in Japan. Maybe there is a Uchinaaguchi word for Tonkotsu, hence why he didn’t get what I wanted to say.

The food: My ramen came quick, and it had the thick Okinawan noodles, instead of the generally thin Ramen noodles you find in Tokyo and the north, it was nice but it got cold very quickly, 2 pieces of pork some corn and noodles in the soup and not much else. Also just boiled egg and not the Ajitsuke Tamago I usually find everywhere, might be another Okinawan thing maybe. Flavour was good, but the broth was thick but not very flavourful.

Ordered Yakitori, and that was great, very tasty, not very charcoal like, but it was good.

The edamame was good, I ordered the one with garlic.

The atmosphere was ok, it is dark, and there are plenty of lights, and the furniture looked nice.

I would not go again, I don’t think the workers are very passionate about their work, and are just there to get their salaries, which contrast with other Japanese restaurants where the staff is usually super hype (this is truth for Australia, Japan, UK and NZ) so is a bit underwhelming.

Also insanely expensive if you are Peruvian, but ok priced if you are from overseas. I would expect so much more for the money I...

Decepcionado del pésimo servicio de atención. Tiempo de espera 1 hora 30 minutos desde que se ordenó para dos tablas de makis faltantes en el pedido 2/4. Día feriado, 6 mesas con pocas personas + mi mesa total 7 mesas (8 clientes en todo el restaurante) Cliente desde 2015 y hoy decido no volver. En tantos años nunca he recibido una atención tan mala, sin interés por la satisfacción del cliente, sin seguimiento a los pedidos y sin verificar la satisfacción del consumidor, sin solicitar retirar los servicios o brindar el vaso con hielo solicitado de manera cordial y respetuosa. Un vaso de hielo que nunca llegó y ni una disculpa, “me olvide” le importó un comino. La comida es regular, considerando una relación calidad precio varios platos están en el límite y algunos no lo valen. Han incrementado precios en toda la carta. No cuidan mantener un estándar en la calidad y menos en el servicio, brindan una atención deplorable, habrá sido mala suerte pero curiosamente mala atención en un día feriado con muy poco público, podría suponer que hubo alguna otra causa para recibir una mala atención pero eso es una suposición mía. Definitivamente te la hacen larga para que comas poco, solicitas una barra libre para disfrutar la mayor variedad de sabores y con la espera te malogran la comida. Es un acto muy bajo por parte de un restaurante con tantos años y reputación. Katana ya no brinda el servicio y la calidad. Restaurante para el estándar de precios que cobra no está decorado al nivel que debería, necesita mejoras en su diseño. Mala relación calidad precio. Ahora no lo recomiendo especialmente la barra libre de makis que cuesta 60 soles y te ofrecen makis promedio, nada fuera de lo común de la fusión Nikkei. Existen mejores opciones a...

Nice quiet atmosphere and excellent service. Great quality food, tasty but on the balanced and healthy side. Attention to details even on the daily menu options. My parents eat lunch there at least twice a week and they are never disappointed.

Always well balanced options with good quality salads and fruits for dessert. Hard to beat for a daily lunch.

Located inside Peruvian-Japanise...