Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant in Manchester

This place is spot on for nice food, main course cooked in front of you with fresh ingredients, the place isnt fancy but the food and service was great.... we really enjoyed it

Had a meal here while attending a show in Manchester and had great experience. We shared a table with 4 other people and a fantastic time. It was amazing seeing the fresh food being cooked in front of you. The chef cooked the various dishes people had ordered to each individuals liking. He food was tasty and plentiful. The staff were great and it was. Good value for money. I’ll definitely be back

Fantastic first experience. Family of 8. We ordered the Imperial set menu for 6 adults and ordered extra dishes for the kids. We had a good selection of high quality Chicken, Duck, Steak, Lamb, Prawns and Scallops. Our Chef was excellent and prepared the food with no gimmicks in front of us. All the food was delicious and we all left feeling full. All the staff were attentive and welcoming. Really pro-active offering drinks. Can’t fault the service or the food at all. At the end Ronnie popped over and gave us the history of the restaurant as he was cleaning down which was a nice touch too. Would highly recommend if you want great food, good service without all the ‘extra’ theatrics you may get elsewhere.

We were seated quickly and drinks ordered. There were 2 of us so we shared the table with 2 other couples. The tables are very close together as the restaurant is small compared to others we have been to. We ordered Chicken Gyoza and Teryaki Chicken Skewers for starters which were as delicious as each other. We then had Lobster and Fillet Steak cooked to our preference infront of us by Ronnie, along with egg fried rice, beansprouts and seasonal veg. All cooked to perfection. Was a perfect meal for my husbands birthday meal.

Great food and atmosphere . Ronnie our chef was amazing , he explained his vs ground and the food he was about to cook for us . All the staff really friendly and helpful - a definite return

Food tasted amazing. Would definitely recommend for that. For us, it was just missing the entertainment I've seen in other teppanyaki restaurants we've been to but that wouldn't stop us returning.

Entertaining food. Cooked in front of you by the chef.

0- possibly the worst eating experience I have ever ever had!!!! Greasy floors… greasy walls, greasy food just awful!!

Our Saturday afternoons wouldn’t be the same with out popping to Chinatown tapanyaki. Another excellent meal and experience

Ronnie was an amazing host cooking amazing food. Great service and experience overall. Would highly recommend to anyone

Amazing interactive experience! Ronnie was a brilliant chef and talked us through all the dishes. Great place for all the family. Can't thank him enough! Will definitely be back

We had a lovely family meal tonight with wonderful service. Ronnie was great and provided us with a great show as well as a wonderful meal! Thanks.

Starters and sushi are quite nice. The mains, however, we felt are quite overpriced for what you get. I'd also like to mention that one of the (raw) chicken breasts arrived to the cooking chef with the order ticket right on top of it. Even though it was cooked afterwards, it was a bit off-putting and didn't feel very sanitary. Our meal was fine but we don't feel appealed to return.

It's food with entertainment included. The chefs are amazing how they can turn the cooking into a show and yet still cook everything perfect each time. Genuinely one of my favourite places to eat in Manchester!

Really special experience. Excellent food and friendly staff.

The service is very good and the food is delicious. It is better than the Teppanyaki restaurant I have eaten before. The store also provides food for vegetarians. It is a highly recommended store.

Poor value for money, the food was quite average, and there are better restaurants in the area. We booked a table for 9:30 PM, and as soon as we sat down, they told us we had 5 minutes to order. They stood behind us to rush our choices so they could close. We had to quickly and uncomfortably look at the menu, and if you want more food or dessert later, that's not possible. My friend asked about the toilet, and they told her it was closed and to use the one in the restaurant upstairs. Throughout the meal, we felt uncomfortable and pressured by the constant rush. I believe a restaurant should be aware of what it can offer and if they can't provide quality service at that time, they shouldn't offer table reservations. If a restaurant allows me to dine at that hour, I expect to enjoy my dinner just as much as I would if I came earlier. After dinner, I mentioned these issues to Alex (who might be the manager), and his response was defensive. He said they didn’t charge a service fee on the bill and that the kitchen closes at that hour. I reiterated that if the restaurant can't provide the same level of service as during the day, they shouldn't offer reservations, and the service should end earlier. I spent money dining at an expensive restaurant and my experience was uncomfortable and rushed. Many of the items we ordered weren’t to our liking, and if we had had time to think calmly, we probably would have ordered differently. They didn’t even want to let us use the bathrooms. Alex’s attitude was poor and defensive throughout, he did not listen to me and just kept saying “thank you” while I was explaining the situation. I will never return to this restaurant and will recommend my friends do the same.

Very good, super well attended.

Our 2nd visit in 12 months and the food didn’t disappoint. Staff friendly; you come here for great food & these guys deliver….look forward to our 3rd visit!

Was in Manchester and decided to go to china town and try this place. I’ve been to a teppanyaki before and loved it. Upon entry into the building there is a small set of stairs that you need to go up and they do have a lift but was out of order at the time. Not ideal if you’re carrying a pram etc… This place was decent! Food was a little bland but cooked to perfection. the experience was great the host chef was to the point and got on with it but was polite and friendly. They do signpost before coming in that they’re not about the gimmicks. There was about 10 of us that went and most of the group hadn’t been before or experienced this type of dining so would have been nice to see the juggling of eggs and unique cooking methods haha! Price wise I thought it was a bit expensive but did enjoy the experience and food overall. Starters are cooked by the kitchen and the mains are cooked at your table, when I’ve been to other teppanyaki everything is cooked at your table which adds to the experience I feel. Overall enjoyable, good location in the city centre, parking is decent although we went on a Sunday so was quiet in surrounding streets and got parked pretty close.

Was expecting more from the experience. Food was only average and therefore disappointing! Service was great atmosphere was poor. Won’t be rushing back here sadly. Also on the booking they wanted a deposit which was no problem… it took five attempts on the phone to get someone to answer. I also left a message on the answer phone and nobody got back to me.

Ronnie is the best, food was amazing for my wife’s birthday. We came back after 12 years and the food was great! Would definitely recommend

Ronnie, the head chef, cooked our food at our table. He was very engaging and informative and of course a master of his art. The food was fabulous, service superb and excellent value.

Fantastic meal, we had a set menu and it was lovely. Ronnie (head chef) cooked at our table and he was fantastic. We were a walk in and they were able to squeeze us into an almost full table, they were very accommodating

Ronnie’s food was excellent, great atmosphere for twins birthday celebration and Toms graduation, we’ll be back. Definitely recommend the Samurai and the Imperial set menus

Fab, great food and atmosphere. Ronnie was our chef and so passionate about making sure his customers have a great time.

Basic and boring. Just watching someone cook on a hot plate. I’ve been better entertained watching burger Dave flip his burgers in his burger van. £100 for 2 people for food fried on a hot plate with no entertainment value is a bit high. If your looking for Teppanyaki that also entertains don’t come here

We had the best meal with head chef Ronnie. Food was amazing. Such entertainment too! 10/10

Would highly recommend. Food was excellent

The “chef” served me pink undercooked chicken. When I pointed this out, he said “you asked for medium rare when I asked”. Yes, I did, but I presumed you were asking for the steak not the chicken! Suffice to say I’ve lost a night to horrible food poisoning. AVOID!

Delicious. The chef cooks in front of you in the hall. Asian cuisine.

One of my favorite restaurants in Manchester, we visit every time we are in the city. The restaurant describes itself as having "no gimmicks or tricks" and I find that to be true. All in all, the experience here is more relaxing compared to other teppanyaki restaurants, making it a perfect date night spot. The staff are always friendly and polite and it is delightful to watch your food be cooked right in front of you! The menu highlights for us include the surf and turf, which is big enough for two people to share, and the vast array of sushi choices in the appetizer menu.

The lively atmosphere and interactive cooking style made for an entertaining evening. The friendly chefs were incredibly skilled, putting on a great show while preparing our food right in front of us. The communal dining setup added to the fun, making it a perfect spot for groups and celebrations. While everything was tasty, one thing to note is that most of the Teppanyaki dishes seemed to have a similar flavour profile. Aside from the Teppanyaki set, they serve pretty good Maki Sushi too.

Food was great, and the staff were very attentive. Thanks!

Been to Saporro Teppanyaki before, thought this would have been the same. Food great, staff friendly but lack of atmosphere and entertainment that you get at Saporro.

Nice to watch your food being cooked.

Went during the day so a little quiet but that was great for us. Service was fantastic. Food was awesome recommendation the set menu's. The staff were so friendly. Cannot recommend this place more.

Amazing experience and great food. Totally recommend!

I believe I made a mistake booking this restaurant. The chef did no more than cook the food, website says "theatrical dining experience" There was none, let alone interaction with guests. Circa £50pp a for a set menu, absolutely fine if there was the show you normally get. But we left feeling deflated.

Loved the experience. The chef cooked on a hotplate at your table and chatted to you about your food. The lunchtime meal deal was excellent. We will go again .

I've been to a few teppenyaki restaurants recently and this is a great example. Starters were good, mains nice. Always good to see your food being cooked. Good vibes

This was not good at all . It cost £124 for 2 of us for the set menu. The portions were small. The starter was ok. The egg fried rice was nice. Nothing about it justified the high price.We wasn't made to feel welcome at all. A few members of staff sat at a table seemed to be where the attention was. The food was OK at best but everything had a bitter background flavour. The guy who cooked the food was nice but other that that the whole experience was very disappointing. Totally overpriced for what we got and the service wasn not great at all. We won't be returning.

Lovely food, friendly staff. A terrific experience. Julias was very knowledgeable while preparing our food.

The experience was very bad. The attitude of the waiter was very bad. It made us feel that it was not delicious. Just don’t eat here next time.

First of all they should tell you it is a share table. Not everyone likes to sit with people that they don’t know. When we said we cannot sit with others the attitude towards us was very poor.

A unique experience! Nice place, good food, good service. Really recommended!

Visited today after a theatre trip and had the best meal out in ages. Service was quick and friendly. We ate 3 courses with drinks and everything was fresh and matched their pricing. We had the nigri sushi, tempura prawns, duck spring rolls and vegetable gyoza. For mains we had sirloin and lamb with noodles. The teppanyaki is of very high quality without all the usual gimmicks. We had the mochi and ice cream for dessert.. I did want the Japanese pancakes and tea but they were out. Would definitely come back here on our own or with friends.

Great food, great experience. Thank you.

Great food, lovely stuff. Alex in particular stud out to me as we have the same name. The hibachi chef was also very professional and friendly. Sushi was outstanding, highly recommend. Could be a tiny bit warmer inside but that’s just me being picky.

Highly recommended the ramen. Everyone should go try their ramen!!! Really tastes like Japanese food. But the place is a bit tiny n crowded. Overall the food is affordable n yummmmmm🩵

A fantastic restaurant the staff are nice and the food are delicious The cook Ronnie and gorav are professional There is a cool experience what we have

Can’t say how disappointed we were. It was only us eating in the whole restaurant. Usually at teppanyaki the chef is part of the theatre; they involve the kids and play games etc. None of that last night. It felt odd just sitting there whilst Patel (Indian chef) attempted to cook our food Japanese style. The food was well under parr. We all left the majority of our food. None of it was nice. All in the the teppanyaki part last about 20 mins. All our food was cooked at once and placed in front of us. Our starters were left also, the kids munched the spring rolls, I ate some of the sushi. I would not recommend this place at all if you want an authentic experience. But if you looking for someone trying to cook Japanese terribly, virtually not talking, and eating in an empty restaurant then this place could be for you.

Fantastisk måltid. Servert av Ronnie. 👍👍👍 very god. Fantastisk måltid. Servert av Ronnie. 👍👍👍 very god. Fantastisk måltid. Servert av Ronnie. 👍👍👍 very god.

Fantastisk😃 Ronnie er en magiker 😃👌🏻 hyggelig og trivelig betjening, store porsjoner. Samurai er å anbefale. 100% perfekt🤌🏻🤌🏻

Myself & my partner visited as it was something different which we don't have back home in Middlesbrough. We were blown away by the flavours of the food, particularly by the egg fried rice & prawns, cooked by Julius, who was also such a lovely guy to talk to & his customer service skills were great. We would 100% visit again & recommend to people in the future. Massive thanks to Julius for such a lovely meal.

A good place to chill! We chose weekend lunch and the price is reasonable. Thanks master Ronnie for the yummy lunch! Hope to come next time.

Bit disappointed last time we went, there was no entertainment by the chef. This is one of the draw factors for going to a teppanyaki restaurant. Food was good.

Myself and a friend were in Manchester for the Slash gig last night and can hear for some food beforehand. We had duck, monkfish, udon noodles and egg fried rice. Everything was cooked in front of us at the table by chef Julius Ceaser (that’s what he told us). He was so lovely, friendly and fun and what a chef. The food was perfect and he made us feel so welcome and comfortable. I would 100% return. The portions were very generous and it was excellent value for money at roughly £25 each with drinks and tips. The waiter whose name I didn’t catch was also really friendly and helpful. Would absolutely recommend.

Julius Cesar the chef did an excellent job. The fried rice was the best, the duck and starter was also really good. Would come back.

Very tasty meal and relaxed atmosphere the food was very good cute presentation in the starters and nice taste meat for the mains

Very disappointing, could get better food at a takeaway. Really salty all tasted the same, nice staff, not really clean, tiniest toilets, £40 a head really poor value. , no entertainment value other than throwing a bit of alcohol on the grill then lighting it at the beginning, most food overcooked and tasted bitter as garlic and ginger burnt on grill, nice paintings on wall but all felt a bit dirty and grimey.

This was an excellent experience (especially the fire)!! Ronnie has been incredibly nice, me and my mum loved him!!!!! We will definitely be returning.

Ronnie, il nostro chef al tavolo è un personaggio. Potrebbe passare per italiano per la favella e la simpatia. Cibo fresco e cucinato al momento davanti a te. Un po' meno aglio nel riso non sarebbe male, ma per il resto cucina buona e serata piacevole

Sehr schönes japanisches Restaurant. Wir waren mit der Familie da und hatten tolles Essen und viel Spaß! Unbedingt nach Ronnie fragen!

Lovely meal today. Absolutely first class. Celebrated our sons 14th birthday.

Large portions. Tasty food. Great chefs. Worth the visit

Ronnie is best chef thank you! If you go ask for ronnie he cooks amazing food! I loved the food will definitely be back thanks Ronnie

I’ve been there before another 2 time but now the experience was completely different. Dirty, no show at all and guy who was cooking dinner have a clue about to use the teppanyaki. He was so messy, cleaning his sweat with a paper and throwing it away right where the food leftovers through the whole of the tepanyaki while cooking. Honestly so disgusting and very bad experience. Last time there

I liked everything (the hoods work a little poorly, since after the visit the smell of food remained on my clothes and hair), but the food and service were at a high level. Interesting presentation of dishes (they cook in front of you, like a cooking show).

Ronnie was so fun and entertaining and the food was beyond phenomenal they have a huge array of different extremely fresh food I would highly recommend

Ronnie is amazing, the food was superb and he was very polite and friendly. 12 out of 10 for Ronnie. All of the staff are great, attentive and we felt very welcome throughout. Can’t say enough about how good this restaurant/ experience is.

Ronnie is a 🌟 Great food Great day to celebrate my resignation and new job. Food was lush, well cooked and well cared for.

La comida espectacular, la sensación de ver cómo hacen todo delante de ti en tu propia mesa, ha sido emocionante! Ronnie nos ha caído genial! Repetimos seguro si algún día volvemos a Manchester!

Excellent place ! Food is of great quality ! Ronnie is the best chef with great attitude!environment general service is great !

Our chef Julius Ceaser cooked a fantastic meal in front of us. It was a great meal and entertaining. All at a very reasonable price.

Great food , and great chef, Julius Caeser. Highly recommended. Will come back again. Great place for a great experience.

First time experience having dinner made in front of us at a grill! The chef Julius was incredibly kind and chatty but still catered to our cooking requests. Food was delicious and everything is extremely fresh. Staff and service was brilliant too! A unique and...

excellent service and chef - the food was amazing and all the staff were lovely and incredibly organised - i will definitely be back

Brilliant night! Ronnie the chef was amazing! Food was Michelin quality. Highly recommend! Book and have a great night out!

Came here with my family and we had a great time, our chef Ronnie was amazing! The sushi was fresh and the teriyaki beef with rice was tasty too

Ronnie was very impressive, amazing experience all round. The food was very tasty including the starters. I will definitely come again

Stumbled across this place and so glad we came in. Our chef Ronnie started off with a massive flame & then cooked a delicious dinner right in front of us. We don't live here but will definitely remember for next time. Lovely people & food!

Sadly this is not the restaurant it once was. It’s been in situ for a long time and we first visited years ago. It used to be a show as much as a dining experience with entertaining chefs putting on a great skilled cooking performance...

Fabulous atmosphere Great welcoming attentive staff Excellent food cooked by chef Julius Caesar so tasty Thoroughly enjoyed my first taste of Japan Will return and would recommend to others ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🙏🏾

Absolutely fantastic food. Got the imperial was beautiful start to finish. Big respect to the chef Julios Cesar, very nice guy.

Amazing food and amazing service, Ronnie prepared the food so quickly and was quick to add different flavours to suit my taste, would definitely come back!

We’ve been coming here once a year on our anniversary for 25 years on the run! It’s our favourite place in Manchester and that’s saying something given the array of restaurants available. Roll on the next 25 years insh’Allah

ארוחה ברמה גבוהה ושונה מכל מסעדה שאכלתי אוכל יפני מסורתי נמצא בצאינה טואן מנצ'סטר השף במסעדה בשם רוני בחור מאוד...

Delicious food and a lot of fun! Ronnie was very friendly and a wonderful chef 😊 we really enjoyed his stories and info about the restaurant

Incredible noodles - Ronnie was so informative and friendly- and an excellent cook. Would happily bring friends and family again

Very good loved the food great experience thanks to Julius Ceaser, he performed a great fire great service and just the place in wonderful thank you

My first teppenyaki experience in the UK and it was amazing! The food was incredible and the staff were so attentive. I would recommend here to anyone.

2nd visit here after years.... and still a really good place. Our chef was really nice, and staff helpful and kind, they song together happy birthday for me as well. Only a minor mistake on my order.... but they menage it. Also my daughter 5 y.o. enjoy the food and the experience!

Ronnie was a great chef educated us about the resturant and made us some great foot will be returning again resturant is clean and foods is amazing

It was an incredible experience with the lovely chef Julius Caesar ! We were lunching and he grilled our meal in front of our eyes ! Thank you, it was perfect !

Very disappointing experience. Paid more then £50 for 1) miso soup with 2 pieces of tofu 2) 4 very small starters none of them was tasty 3) main course of 3 meat and some vegetables. Lack of salt and taste. 4) ice cream with horrible...

Julius cesar is such an amazing and professional chef. He made the atmosphere and vibe very welcoming and cosy while making such delicious food for myself and everyone at the table. I will definitely be returning xx

Great food great atmosphere. Excellent chef Julius Ceaser. Food cooked to our taste. Plentiful drinks. Great Japenese vibe.

Amazing theatre from the chefs! Great tasting food, good service, amd reasonable priced. Ronnie was a great Host, and excellent chef.

Amazing food. Ronnie was a brilliant teppanyaki chef, and we got excellent service from everyone! It was high quality food at a good price 💕 we will definitely be back!