Benihana

Welcome to Benihana - an experience at every table.

Benihana | Japanese Restaurant Steakhouse & Sushi “My Kitchen Is Your Table”

http://www.benihana.co.uk

Grange St. Paul's Benihana Restaurant

In 1964, there emerged on the fiercely competitive New York restaurant scene a totally new concept in luxury dining.

It was called Benihana of Tokyo.

Benihana’s food preparation methods immediately set it apart from other restaurants, as it had no conventional kitchen.

Since the opening of the first Benihana, Rocky Aoki the founder has nutured his theme into a successful international food chain.

Restaurant review: Benihana Chelsea London @ Not Quite Nigella

We had booked into Benihana for a quick meal before seeing the Broadway Musical Wicked, at the Apollo Theatre (one of the highlights of our  trip).

Before we know it, the soup has arrived, a delicious broth full of beef stock and onions and small pieces of mushroom and other unknown tasty but sparse morsels.

The Benihana salad arrives, lettuce, spanish onion and cherry tomatoes with a ginger dressing.

Flipping the bowl of Hibachi rice to my husband My husband does a good job of catching the bowl of rice and doesn't drop a grain.

The prawns are not very fresh and like most of the other dishes a bit disappointing.

Benihana Dubai Review: Seafood and Sushi at Amwaj Rotana ...

They’re not claiming, nor are they the best restaurant in Dubai but they do offer good food at reasonable prices – despite it’s chain reputation.

With a miso soup and garden salad to keep us entertained while our food was cooking, the teppanyaki master gets to work with more fire and more food.

I have to admit I really didn’t quite know what to expect from Benihana in Dubai and wondered if it would be a restaurant meant for tourists and not foodies – but actually they really care about their food and it shows in the quality.

Yes you can find better steak and better seafood in Dubai, but you won’t find the fun and theatrics that go with it, the level of service, very good selection of wines or a terrace so enticing as this one was.

If you want good food and fun in Dubai, Benihana has it covered.

Major Foodie Review - Benihana

What mainly interested me however, was Benihana’s lunchtime set menu of wagyu beef or lobster to accompany 6 other parts to the meal for £17.90.

You can choose either the lobster or wagyu as your main, but just as I did with Burger and Lobster, I on the other hand, am a glutton and needed to try both in the name of exposing and reviewing as much as I can.

The main events however, were the lobster and the wagyu mains – the lobster was placed in front of us in natural colour, revealed minutes later utterly pink and ready to be cooked and then placed back in the shell, served with ginger sauce made from 8-hour prepared stock.

However, I thought the star of the show was the wagyu main, not just because of its luxurious fat content but the accompanying ginger and mustard sauces that were available (unnecessary, but then again I am a sauce freak) were gorgeous and a lovely replacement to my normal love of béarnaise.

Although the appearance of the restaurant may not sit in the image of fine dining, the package I had was worthy of note and there is a very good formula here – teppan cooking and entertainment for the kids and a hit of bespoke wagyu for the grown ups and at a price that minimises the ‘ouch’ factor.

Benihana: Sushi & Japanese Steakhouse - Teppanyaki Restaurant

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The initial purchase of an adult teppan entrée cannot be discounted.

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Benihana - a restaurant review of the Chelsea branch in London, UK

The cocktails were rather good and once they arrived everything happened in a flurry, starting with the Benihana Onion Soup and Salad with Ginger Dressing.

All the chefs follow the same regime but put their own spin on things where possible.

Simply presented, we started eating while watching the chef get on with the next course.

By now we were properly stuffed and struggled fitting in the Ice Cream Tempura, which is an unusual dessert but nonetheless a great way to end the evening.

I would love to see my kids’ faces when I take them to Benihana for a treat later!