Nice experience here. Very entertaining and surprising cook. I have teriyaki chicken, salmon, prawn, scallop here. My only suggestion would be the fried rice better comes with BBQ meat
Food is delicious
Only downer is the food portion is not very big.
But the show put on is lots of fun
If you are celebrating a birthday this is your place to go be sure to book and let them know :)
Get ready to wear a bib and enjoy the fun ♡
Recommend this restaurant and ask to sit confront of the chefs not on the outer tables for the full experience. Plenty of food to choose from / set menus
Positioned and hidden under Stamford hotel. Service was friendly. We had their Ala carte. Menu. Selection is limited but still not disappointing. The restaurant can get loud with the teppanaki tables but it's very entertaining to watch. We ordered their sashami platter and my favourite agadashi tofu. Sashami was very fresh. Little disappointed with the tofu. Would have liked more broth. Then we ordered the salmon in misu sauce and black Angus in garlic soy butter. Both were amazing. The beef just melted and it was cooked medium rare. The salmon was also so sweet and tender. In between mains and deserts the service was a bit slow. That's because the next lot of teppan guests were arriving. I ordered the green tea with glass biscuits. The staff member said they had ran out of glass biscuits but didn't provide a alternative which was a bit disspointing. Overall service was good and food was even better.
Ordered:
1. Salmon bento box at lunch - this used to be my favourite place to go for lunch a year ago, however when I went back this time, they change the fried rice to steam rice and it was a disappointment. The original fried rice was what was so good about it. The salmon tasted great as usual and the miso soup was nice.
2. Teppanyaki set at dinner - this was my go to place in Brisbane if I craved for teppanyaki, however how good the food tasted and your experience will depend on which chef you get for the night. Sometimes it's great and sometimes it is just average. This place does do the food throwing show which I disliked, it's loud and I just don't like the concept of playing with your food and getting raw egg on me (not very hygienic, but then I'm OCD and most people probably don't think like I do). You can opt out participating this and the chef understands.
Will I go back: yes
Came here in September last year for my partner's birthday dinner, with his family. Teppanyaki is heaps of fun, you guys. This place can be ridiculously expensive, I was winded by some of the prices I saw on that menu, but the food was excellent so it's clear to see where the cost comes from. It was a little weird when our group was seated with another couple who were clearly out for a date night, they were right next to us assigned the same chef and everything. It was sort of awkward for both sides and I can't give this place 5 stars due to that.The chef was a young guy, just starting out there and he was great! Friendly and talkative but still professional. They toss a few of the items to you at this place, but he asked each person at the table before tossing it and you were allowed to opt out if you wanted! (I did, I am really uncoordinated and would have ended up with food all over me). It was overall a great night, very entertaining and delicious food.
Meatballs And Beef Cheeks
+4
Met up with Lady Meatball for lunch at Kabuki for some lovely Japanese. We had a reservation, which assured us a good seat in the back by the window, but we were surprised how empty the restaurant was - I counted only eight other patrons at 12:30 pm on a Friday.
We began with a couple Sapporo beers ($9 each), then ordered the Sashimi Bento Box ($25), Teriyaki Beef Bento Box ($22) and an order of Karaage Chicken ($15).
The miso soup (from the bento boxes) was served first, followed by the Karaage Chicken, which was served with togarashi (chili powder) and Japanese mayonaise. For $15, the serving of chicken was quite small, but it was good and rated 3-3.5.
The Sashimi Bento Box included Kingfish, Yellowfin Tuna and Atlantic Salmon, served with pickled ginger, wasabi, soy, salad, fresh melon and rice. The Sashimi was lovely - the texture was perfect and was almost buttery. The Sashimi rated 4.5.
The Teriyaki Beef Bento Box included grain fed beef with a thick, rich teriyaki sauce, salad, fresh melon and rice. The beef was delicious - I love their teriyaki sauce - but there was only six bites and I was left wanting more and when I finished everything in my box I was still quite hungry (even after eating most of the Karaage - there were only six bites of Karaage as well). The Teriyaki Beef rated 4.
Very good service and wonderful food, but we spent $80 and left feeling a bit peckish (at least I was). Fortunately, just ouside the back door is Kabuki2Go!
Look I'm easily entertained and a sucker for mindless teppanyaki fun so have been coming here for work lunches on and off for years. Less banal corporate talk; more distraction in the theatre! Current lunch specials are teriyaki chicken/salmon or okinomiyaki sets for less than 20 bucks, which include miso soup, salad, steamed rice, a vino/beer and fruit. Bargwahn! The okinomiyaki is my fav with vego, prawn or pork options (they're all good). The non-special prices however make my eyes water.
Today no-one at our table wore a raw egg. It was a good day. Flame on.
Went there for a date night, it's passable but I wish they didn't rush through the service, our chef was clearly in a rush and our meal was done within 30 minutes. Food was ok overall, i think there could've been an improvement if they took the time to cook our meal and season food properly. Portion sizes were small, if you're after a good atmosphere or entertaining guests from outer town then yes, this is a place to go.
Great night out! We loved the food and of course the entertainment. Our meals were delicious, we particularly enjoyed the wagyu steak - so tender and full of flavour! Food is on the more expensive side but definitely worth it.
Amazing staff - all credit to them!!
My friends and I ate at Kabuki in the weekend. It was the first time eating Tepanyaki for one of our group and it was no disappointment!!
The chef was great. Friendly, interactive, entertaining and talkative.
The food was fantastic. Seasoned well and cooked properly
The staff were always nearby and very friendly.
Overall a great experience and we will definitely be back for more!!
Located at the Stamford Plaza, the Kabuki Japanese Restaurant (Teppanyaki) is fantastic; certainly worth what you pay. Not only the is food delicious the "show" while your meal is being cooked, is very entertaining and the chef even gets your guests involved in the fun! I came here for my 21st birthday and loved it!
One of the few great interactive dining experiences in Brisbane, been a number of times, always fun in a group. The talented teppanyaki chefs do an amazing job cooking right in front of you while holding casual conversation and cracking jokes. Recommended you wear casual clothes because you might get egg on them A+
One of the best Japanese eateries I've been to!
Very friendly host, quick food to table service.
I loved the decor! Very traditional Japanese style, 2 TV's on the back wall to watch Japanese anime while eating which was a great idea if eating alone.
I ordered the Ichi San & Masami San lunch meals and both were very nice, really good Japanese food.
Next time I'm in Brisbane I will definitely be back again! 5/5
We've been here a couple of times. Our most recent experience was the teppanyaki, which isn't cheap but it is fantastic food and great entertainment.
The first time we had al a carte and found that the the vegetable Gyoza was a bit tasteless. The salmon and avocado had a generous amount of salmon but was expensive at $9 for one chopped up roll. The salmon dish (yaki Sakana) seemed very traditional and was delicious. With salad and rice it was a very balanced meal.
Overall this place was very good and the service was excellent.
Great food - true Japanese hospitality. We've previously been to teppanyaki but we're offered alacarte as teppanyaki was already booked. Our waitress was attentive & made some great suggestions to tailor our meals. The salmon sashimi was incredibly fresh & great value. The mains of scallops with miso mayonnaise, and beef medallions in miso sauce, and the teppanyaki vegetables were standard outs. The mains all come with a side salad and steamed rice. You can upgrade to garlic fried rice for an extra $2. The restaurant was quite noisy with teppanyaki tables on the other side of the restaurant and 3 separate birthday groups, but it was highly entertaining watching people catching/dropping food that the chefs were throwing to them. Service was prompt even with a full restaurant.
Great Japanese food with very attentive staff. Will come back again.
The best sushi in Brisbane hands down.
Yum yum. Great Japanese Resturant that has both teppanyaki and al a carte menus to choose from. We tried both on different night and both meals were excellent. Teppanyaki is a bit of fun and you can choose what they cook for you. The quality of the seafood and meat is great. Best fried rice we have had ever. The al a carte menu is extensive as is the beer and wine menu. The meals and drinks prices are a little high, but being situated in brisbane CBD it's probably about right. The sashimi was fresh and our mains were well presented. i had the eel and my wife had the lobster. Both fantastic and tasty. Overall great food and a fun experience. Will be back.
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Kabuki - Brisbane CBD. Kabuki is part of the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Brisbane's central area and it is a well-positioned hotel; the major cities of Australia manage to do that really well. There are two kinds of dining options which are both really enticing - a la carte and teppenyaki and you get a swish decor and lovely service from whence you step in here. The restaurant has a giant air of ambiance to it; during my stay here with a friend during lunch hour it felt akin to escapism.
The interior planners have done a wonderful job; from the entrance onwards it has been done to a T. Both the tables around the teppanyaki barbeque and the ala carte tables are charming. There was not a lot of time, so my friend and I opted for the a la carte option. The main - or more so dinner - menus are worked into the tables under a big sheet of glass. I have seen several innovative methods with the main menu from having it already there for each empty table albeit pinned down by paperweights to a portable blackboard but this might be the most ingenius paradigm that I have seen. Props to that idea already.
Service is pretty good and friendly as well as efficient. No shortcuts are made in any way. The table is aesthetically set up with the chopsticks et al and planning every step of the way.
To begin, I decided on an order of Nasu Dengaku. This is basically miso broiled eggplant. It came topped with a lot of seaweed. It was very good, the eggplant was still firm while letting out its cooked flavour and the subtle aromas of miso were intercepting into the vegetable. The mixture of seaweed created a balance of essences. It had a mixture of salty and bitter with some dry in there. I am glad I decided on this as it sounded the most different and it paid off.
For lunch, there are a mixture of bento boxes and these are a far cry from the cheaper Japanese eateries. Great care is put into having a diverse selection to chose from with most being fresh and healthy. Each bento box came with a bowl of miso soup, a simple side salad with their specialty dressing - a lot like Japanese mayonaise - and a selection of mixed chopped fruits. My choice was the chirashi sushi which was a selection of cold and raw seafood ranging from blue fin tuna to sashimi to salmon to prawns.
The seafood was wonderful and soft in texture. The differente types had their subtly unique aromas and there was a surprsingly generous amount on top. Out of them all I would say that the blue fin tuna was the best as it had such character to it.
As well as a lot of seafood, there was cabbage, caviar and wasabi to mix around as well as soy sauce on the side. This made for an excellent meal that was healthy and high in Omega 3 (I needed it that night getting back from semester break). Somehow, all these different flavours gelled together really well creating a balanced meal.
I was impressed with the sides. The fruits were an astute option to finish off the meal, the salad kept it really fresh with the dressing creating interest and as basic as miso soup is it was just right for such a cold day (but miso soup is one of those year-round items).
My friend is also into sharing, and had a bit of mine. Likewise I got to have a bit of hers. She got the chicken karage bento box, and this was beautifully cooked. The crunch of the coating and the moistness of the chicken were both brilliant.
On the side, I got an oolong tea to drink. To my surprise, it was iced. Oolong is refreshing and has a slightly odd flavour to it. This was really good.
Kabuki has its fair share of reasons for going here to eat and just as many to justify returning. I felt really welcome here and that it was something very much special. Thank goodness something like this is in such a well-located area for people to come to; with the number of clientele there at the time I went, its looks optimistic here.
A fantastic dining experience. Food was typically Australian custom designed rather than authentic Japanese but still delicious.
The chef was fantastic and the whole restaurant had a great vibe.
Been a few times now. Every time great, except last time the rice wasn't cooked through.
If you only see the value in the food, it is expensive, however if you take into account you are paying for a show (somewhat) it is great value.
Even better when the chef has a bit of personality.
Arigato. Glad this restaurant has recovered from the floods, cause it's a really good experience. Lots of food chucking fun and and taste.
Fun dining experience! The food was pretty good. Staff was great. As with most teppanyaki restaurants if you have a big appetite you'll need to order a few other dishes besides the teppanyaki. Luckily dishes like gyoza and tataki are quite good. Great for birthdays and big groups.
Skii desu (I like)... Demooo (but)..... Great food... great service... great atmosphere... (and good drinks but let's face it, that's not hard to do...) but it's all just a tad overpriced for me (value for money is lacking). I think the dining room is just missing a little bit of cosiness that I'd want for a really comforting evening of dining/entertainment.
Best night out. Dinner laughs and the best food. Highly recommended
Brilliant takeaway kiosk.
Cheap and amazing sushi!
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An amazing, atmospheric experience. Visited Kabuki on Saturday (30/06/2012) for a friends birthday, we had a table of 19 and all who attended were raving about it for days later.
As soon as you enter the restaurant you are greeted with a smile from the friendly staff, we had the long table with two grills set out in one row. Our chef was authentic Japanese, with a quirky attitude and a passion for his work along side the skills and technique, this man is entertaining!
I had the vegetarian option that was cooked to perfection. The tempura batter was spot-on and melted in my mouth. The Tofu steak was drizzled in an amazing, sweet sauce.
All the food was cooked to perfection and apparently you have to try the prawn heads that are slow cooked on the grill.
The experience over all was AMAZING and would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a good laugh, some mess made that isn't a worry and staff that cater for all your needs.
I recommend:
20:15 booking
Don't wear expensive white
Practice your catching skills
Try the traditional sake
And let loose
Lunch special - $18.50. Just got back from here for a farewell lunch with 12 colleagues. We booked into the teppanyaki grill lunch special for $18.50 per person - bargain. This includes either teriyaki salmon, beef or chicken, steamed rice, salad, stir fried veges and fruit plate. The theatrics are very outdated and have lost their novelty for me but new comers would lap it up. No one from my group left hungry. Bettersuited for groups rather than couples.
Always a Pleasure. Kabuki is one of those institutions that a city needs to make sure surrives. the food is fantastic even though the egg show a little old hat now. The staff are amazing and friendly. Always one of my favorite destinations in Brisbane.
Still great. I returned for the first time in 2 years tonight, and the food is still awesome and a great place to eat and enjoy the fun. Right from the egg catching to the rice catching a great night and even better tasting food..
Expensive. Good to go for the entertainment factor either as a couple or with a group. I did find it expensive for the amount of food received. I would return perhaps with friends who had not experienced teppenyaki before but would not choose it as a regular place to go at all. Has a tourist kind of feel with the chefs always asking who is celebrating a special occasion. The cocktails were standard oh hum, it would be nice to see some Japanese inspired creations. Love the sake bottles in the big pour machine!
Kabuki puts on a great show and great food. The set menu could do with a bit of variety but our party of 11 was very happy.
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Entertainment first, dining second. Kabuki is a large teppanyaki restaurant in Brisbane's CBD. The restaurant features a kitsch Japanese interior typically found in most teppanyaki restaurants. The atmosphere is celebratory and festive as people normally will book for an occasion.
Each teppanyaki chef is responsible for two large tables, arranged in a semi-circle. The restaurant appears to only have one service a night, which partly explains the price. This sharing of chefs does have benefits. It gives diners a break between courses and offers a few viewings of the chefs' tricks.
Going in a group of about eight, for a friend's birthday, the chef was quite entertaining. The birthday girl got a cake drawn in salt and the salt drawn candle was lit up by myself. I won't spoil how one lights up an illustrated candle, but needless to say, it got the attention of all other patrons
The chefs are the stars of the show at a teppanyaki restaurant. Most chefs appear to perform several tricks that involve diners. These include: catching raw eggs with bowls, catching bowls of rice, and catching other food items. All these activities are quite fun, however there does exist the chance you will not catch something thrown at you and get yourself in quite the mess. Therefore it is advisable to dress nice, but perhaps not in your best outfit.
Now for the food. It is excusable, under the circumstances, to have substandard food. However, at $49.95 minimum per set menu, it becomes harder to swallow, both figuratively and literally. Due to the performance requirements of the cooking, a lot of preparation appears to have been forsaken in favour of simplicity. Therefore one will only find a handful of spices and sauces that the chef reaches for while cooking.
A lightly spiced Japanese meal delicately cooked to perfection is a sensory experience that enlightens one to the true flavours and pleasures of food. At Kabuki, this is not how Japanese food is served. Soy sauce and salt are used without moderation. The worst dish of the night was the fried rice. Lacking in ingredients, too much gluten, too much soy sauce, it was more like brown soy sauce risotto minus the flavour.
Food aside, Kabuki does offer an entertaining night out that is very different from the usual restaurant dining experience. The chefs are personally charming and the food games allow everyone to feel involved. If you want to go out and celebrate with friends, choose Kabuki, if you want a quite night to pleasure the taste buds, you may want to think twice about choosing Kabuki.
The skill in most teppanyaki chefs is with their knife skills and the theatre that comes along. Grant had a plate of prawns and demonstrated both when he skinned, beheaded and deveined the prawns in a flash, in fact it was so quick and skilful that if you blinked you would have missed it. At the same time that the prawns were underway, Grant also got the scallops and salmon steaks underway. By this time there were bangs and slices as Grant's tools of trade were flying around like he was in a ninja movie. It was pretty cool.
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