Benihana happy hour never misses $3 | $6 | $9 bites + drink specials = major win. Perfect for sharing small plates, sipping sake or cocktails, and vibing without spending a ton. Portions are snacky, flavors are on point, and it's a fun pre-dinner or casual hangout spot. read more

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Here's a review for Bennie Hanna: A Disappointing Experience at Bennie Hanna We made reservations and arrived on time, yet were made to wait until other guests arrived to fill the table before we could even begin ordering. Despite being the first ones seated, we were the last ones to place our order. To make matters worse, we ordered the yakisoba trio (noodles), which apparently set us even further behind. Every other guest at our table had their food cooked and served while we sat and waited. By the time our food was finally placed in front of us, everyone else had already finished eating. We sat there uncomfortable, with people watching us eat while they waited. It was embarrassing and completely avoidable. On top of the poor timing, the overhead ventilation fan at our table was not functioning properly. My mother, who suffers from COPD, was exposed to a direct stream of smoke the entire evening. She was coughing uncontrollably throughout dinner and had to use her inhaler when we got home. My clothes still smelled of smoke when I walked through the door. We brought both issues to the attention of our waitress and the manager. They offered apologies, but they felt hollow and dismissive. We were not looking for compensation, just a genuine acknowledgment of how the evening went. We did not get that. As for the menu, be aware that nearly everything is an upcharge. We requested fried rice and were served chicken fried rice at an additional nine dollars. Honestly, it ended up being a blessing, because without it, our plate would have been completely bare while everyone else ate. Save your money and manage your expectations if you do go. read more

Extremely disappointing experience. We went as a family of four (with two young kids) and were crammed into a table between two couples, which made the entire meal uncomfortable. It felt awkward from the start, and we genuinely felt bad taking up space in what was clearly not a family-friendly seating arrangement. Our server while mostly attentive, was short and kind of rude with everyone at the table, which only added to the negative experience. It also felt strange that they were still running a Valentine's menu the day after Valentine's Day, despite having more families dining that evening. The pricing is outrageous for what you get, especially compared to competitors like Kobe. The filet and shrimp hibachi meal was already $65 per person, yet fried rice is now a $9 add-on and you can't substitute it for the white rice that's included. Even the kids' fried rice was $8.50 and the same portion size as the adult add-on. The two-protein combo is also upcharged, and they count "ice cream or sherbet" as a sixth course, which feels like filler rather than value. The vegetables were minimal, mostly onions and a few slices of zucchini. For $175 total (including one $27.50 kids meal and a side of kids fried rice), the quality and quantity simply did not match the price. Everything felt like an extra charge. Unfortunately, it just wasn't worth it. We'll be sticking with Kobe in the future. read more

Place is a dissaster, waited for almost 2hrs for a table with a 5 o'clock reservation didn't get seated until 7:30pm!

Second time visiting here and honestly it's the food that's good but the show is basic or just enough. They did the volcano with the onion and it was here's a volcano and that was it nothing else no egg dance no shrimp flip no show. I'm paying for a show and food and just got sub food and no show read more

We are currently waiting to eat, been seated for 35 minutes without even a chef. We waited a whole hour to even be seated with reservations. If you want to do anything BUT go to dinner don't waste your time. read more

Absolutely delicious! Love their poke bowls! Service is excellent and the ambiance is great! read more

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You know what's crazy is I've lived in Orlando for eight years and did not know that we had a Benihana. The last time I went to one I was in Chicago. Anyway, we drove across town to have dinner with my girl that's visiting us from the Navy because she wanted hibachi. I will say the staff are extremely nice and a tentative to your needs and wants however, for the price you pay I would've expected more than what we received. For the three of us we spent $259. My daughter and I both ordered the steak hibachi. My wife ordered the chicken hibachi. I ordered an extra egg and a cider shrimp with a Coke that our lighter found out cost me five dollars which I don't know they just seems high. It's a guy cooking had no personality, but the food wasn't horrible. My steak I asked medium was very chewy. The only good thing we had that my wife, daughter and me agreed on was the rice and the mushrooms and shrimp. The chicken and steak both were chewy. I don't know. It was kind of a letdown.P read more

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We move Benihana and will keep coming back! The food is always delicious and the drinks are top notch. It's expensive, but you get what you pay for. I love the land and sea - the filet is cooked to your liking at the grill and the scallops always melt in your mouth. We never skip out on upgrading to chicken fried rice. Chef Poly was outstanding! read more

Benihana - Land and sea with chicken fried rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

My friend and I came here for her birthday and I can honestly say the delivery service I had was much better than the in-person experience. Even with a reservation, the restaurant was running behind and unable to let us know how long the wait would be--we opted to forgo the actual hibachi experience and sat at a regular table instead. Fair warning if you're coming here on the weekend, the "waiting area" extends from a packed indoor area all the way outside which made it super hard to maneuver and staff did not attempt to direct any of the waiting traffic to prevent people from cutting each other in the line causing some tensions between guests. Although our server was nice, after serving us he disappeared and began restocking the bar and chatting with his coworkers. We literally tried waving him down for half an hour when we were ready to leave, even another family sitting at the bar noticed us doing this and they also tried getting his attention, which still was ineffective. He eventually came to our table and was able to help us settle the check. Overall, for the price the food was very mediocre and honestly based on the service experience I would recommend people go to Kobe instead as you would get much better service and better portion sizes for what you pay for at Benihana. read more

Benihana - HIBACHI SCALLOPS HIBACHI SHRIMP RICE (Serves 1) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Upon entry the floor was filthy, someone who had been waiting had left a to go cup knocked over on the floor, it looked a mess and nobody had picked it up or vacuumed. The waitress was not very friendly. We were one of the last seatings of the evening and the waitress tried to place us all smashed together with another couple even though we were the only four to be at the hibachi table. Our hibachi chef had a great personality and the food was decent but the overall experience was not worth the cost. read more

Went for Hibachi because our normal spot on the other end of International was booked. Let me just say that for over $200 for 4 people was just ridiculous to us. The service was good, but the Hibachi was nothing spectacular. I suppose you're paying for the name. The one thing I noticed was that there was like an $8.50 charge for chicken fried rice versus white rice. That rice had 1.25 piece of a chicken breast for 8 people. Now that is a profit! I get it though, but I will never go back. They do offer a nice scoop of ice cream after dinner. That alone gets a star. read more

Took my honey to Benihana's for Veterans Day. Thank you to Benihana's for running one of the best veteran thank you's across all businesses. A true honor to those who served. He had teppanyaki chicken and I had shrimp with fried rice. We also had spicy dumplings. The food presentation was fun. The food and flavor was just ok. But the service was phenomenal. Super friendly, attentive and helpful. The restaurant was clean, trendy and gave a cool vibe. I'll be back. read more

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I'm a big fan of Teppanyaki restaurants, and usually I am fine with the Benihana version of this experience, but this visit was a struggle. For a very large dining room, they have an extremely small parking lot that is overcrowded with tourists from the local hotels and international drive area. When I arrive, I was given an hours wait, but it actually took two hours and change to be sat, and I left the restaurant about 4 1/2 hours after I entered. The bar area was hopping, with lots of action, and not enough bartenders to cover. Meanwhile, when I got to the table, this is the only location I have visited that overstuffed the table with 12 people, causing every bit of the interaction to run long (and this is not to say anything of the excellent service from our server and chef, it is an institutional problem). As I noted above, the food is still great, even for being overpriced, and perhaps the biggest thing I can say is that reservations are absolutely required here and to pack your patience. read more

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Yummy what a great treat for all the hibachi lovers out there ! The only down part is this location stays packed and the wait time is usually over an hour! If you have patience, the food is worth the way and the cook puts on a great show! read more

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Came here for a friends birthday celebration, we chose to sit in the lounge area for the $39.00 dinner deal as it was only good in the bar lounge area. The service was good they came up to us within 5 minutes of us sitting down, he took out drink order first then the appetizer selection. The soup and salad they forgot to bring us but gave it to us at the end. I got the hibachi steak medium but he had entered it medium well which wasn't a big deal, I felt like the portion of the steak we had gotten less then if we had sat at the hibachi grill. I would go back for the happy hour or if friends wanted to go. read more

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We had dinner here tonight and buyer beware - you will be up sold and up charged for EVERYTHING. Extra yum yum sauce - charged per refill. Coke refills that were brought without being asked for and we were charged for each one. The quality of the steaks was really bad - we ordered medium rare filet and many pieces were super tough and too chewy to eat. This used to be a vacation staple for our family every summer and after tonight's experience we won't be returning. There are plenty of other Japanese steakhouses for us to try in the area. read more

Since when do you have to pay extra for fried rice? It has always came with the meal. I've never seen that before in all the years I've ate here. It used to cost half the money on most of their meals as well...sadly I won't be back. Bye Benihana! We came super early were sat right behind the hostess...plenty of other tables in there. Not the best ambiance. The food was ok, service was ok. But those prices are crazy high...especially when there are other places just like it with better deals. read more

Benihana - Bill - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

We came to Orlando area looking for a good place to have dinner and we stumble upon Benihana on I-drive. We were able to get reservations quickly online and we were given a table right away all in less than 15min. The restaurant was clean and the hostess was very polite. Even, the restroom was very clean and tidy. We were then seated and our server, Crystal, came and introduced herself. She was very personable, friendly and attentive to everyone at the table. She even made sure to address my seafood allergies. After taking everyone's order she came out quickly with our drinks and shortly afterwards with everyone's appetizer. She was even kind enough to ask and take pictures of all the guests at the table to mark the special occasion. Later our chef, Chris, came and introduced himself and even accommodated some other guests last minute changes on their order. We were amazed on Crystal and Chris communication with each other as they were able to quickly address their changes without any hold up. He then started cooking and he made sure to cook mine first to address my allergies. He was very entertaining and attentive to everyone. He also was a great chef as the food was very delicious and tasty. He even got some spicy sauce for some guests that wanted it. Afterwards, he said his goodbyes and exited. We really appreciate even how Crystal made sure everyone had drinks constantly and even asked if anyone wanted desserts (which we couldn't as we were more stuffed than a turkey on Thanksgiving). All in all, we had a great time and we really appreciate Chris and Crystal efforts to make everyone at the table have an incredible and memorable time. read more

Benihana - Crystal our server - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I went for celebration my son graduation elementary and uncle going to Colombia. The restaurant it's great and the employees friendly. ..the food taste it's good. read more

The chef was amazing . The service mediocre due to the lack of communication due to my husband thinking he was going to get fried rice but somehow was given white. The bathroom was gross due to the overflow of dirty paper towels that the dispensing clean paper was touching the dirty paper towels. No soap in bathroom. read more

Had lunch with my cousins for our last day in Florida. It was the end of the service so the restaurant was empty but service from the chef was quick. Our other server was not as attentive and on the slower side however she was still sweet. Lunch time is great at the end because it's quieter and you can focus on what's in front of you instead of all the hustle and bustle of noises around you. Chef Le-N did a great job making jokes and providing accommodations for food requests. Definitely recommend coming around 2:15 if you're looking for a quieter experience on a weekday. read more

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What a disappointment :( First dinner out in 2025 was a BUST!! We just moved here a month ago, and money has been tight- but tonight, we decided to treat ourselves, and go to Benihana's for our Valentines dinner. My vibe leaving this place, was that I flushed $200 down the toilet. I had a reservation booked a week in advance. I arrived on time, and was told I would have to wait 30 minutes for a seat at the tables with the cook tops. OK, so I sat in the bar area so we could be seated right away. We were seated at a table with no napkins. I asked for napkins and was handed a stack of paper ones (every other table had cloth napkins). My $56 plate of steak, shrimp and chicken was bland and overcooked. The chicken literally had no flavor and my medium rare steak was cooked all the way through. The rice doesn't even come with your dinner.....no, that's another $7.50 (bringing my total to $63.50) never in my life have I been to a Japanese Steakhouse and not been given rice with my meal. And I have to say, the rice lacked any real flavor and it was dry. It truly was the most disappointing, sad, expensive plate of food. In addition, my mixed drink was $18. (Bringing my personal meals Total to a whopping $81.50) What was nice, was that my meal came with a free dessert! Yay! I was so excited to try the Green Tea ice cream! The waitress came out and handed me some sherbert and apologized for not having any. That was the cherry on top! I literally wanted to puke when the bill came out and I saw how much it was. Long story short- find another Japanese Steakhouse. All I had to do, was look on Yelp and I would have seen all the bad reviews of this place. I'm mad at myself, because I'm a Yelper and I know better!!! And I have to throw in that my waitress was very nice. I have no beef with her!! On the receipt it says her name was AJ. read more

Benihana - Catch me in the bar area- burning $100 bills - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Steak was so salty..couldn't even eat it. The cook was rather rude with it is what it is". So much stuff that we said we didn't want but forced to take ìt.. A $200 meal that was barely edible! Never again! read more

Been to Benihana before. That night we were a party of 9 celebrating a graduation. Our server was pleasant and engaging. Our chef has cooked for my friends before and remembered them. He was funny and entertaining. He even teased me when I asked for light onions by hinting that I must have a date later that night. The ambiance was on point. The restaurant was crowded. Thankfully, we didn't have to wait too long for the table. I wish they had more parking spaces. Some cars even parallel parked on one side towards the rear of the building. If there are no spaces available, parking is available across the street. Be careful where you parked so you don't get towed. read more

Okay a lot has changed in 1 year. Waitress had zero effs so when I told her that I couldn't have gluten she was basically "meh" and didn't note it. Apparently there's gluten in either the soup or the salad because I'm NOW paying the price for her indifference by being quite sick. I made a 2.5 hour RT drive to celebrate there. It became a 2 hour drive home because I was so violently ill. Not food poisoning; if you have celiac or a gluten sensitivity you know what it is and feels like. My body had to purge the poison; it was like I was digesting glass. The pain will last for DAYS. Our chef was from Vietnam and incredibly entertaining but he was perturbed to find out that I wasn't supposed to have gluten. He looked at his papers and said "it's not on there". He went back to the kitchen to get the correct items to not kill me. I survived dinner and enjoyed his amazing knife work. Then when the check came she forgot the $30 birthday coupon. She was so mad that I called her out I said, "excuse me I had a coupon for my birthday". Again, meh. She finally came back with the check corrected but she wasn't happy. They never came to the table singing happy birthday to me or another party having a birthday. The other party gave up and left. Now I know that may seem rather childish but when you live alone it's nice to have somebody celebrate you. The fact I had basically made a pilgrimage to go there made it all the more insulting. I won't come back to this location again. I really liked our chef but our server, I guess you could say I'm feeling "meh" toward her too. read more

Very typical Japanese teppanyaki/hibachi place. The food was in general tasty, but nothing special. The fillet Mignon was cooked pretty well and was tender, and the fried rice is a must get. The soup was pretty salty though, and some of the appetizers (the crispy rice) were not that great. Like all typical teppanyaki places, the main draw was the showmanship of the chef, who cooks your food right in front of you. Our chef was pretty funny and had good jokes, and the food he made was not too bad. However, he seemed to be too focused on his jokes and was pretty forgetful in terms of serving the food we ordered. He managed to forget the appetizer for one person, some seafood in a seafood stir fry dish for another, and almost forgot about the entree of someone else, all in the span of thirty minutes. We felt that we had to constantly remind him of our dishes. I think a part of it was also the kitchen prep, where they maybe did not provide sufficient amounts in the first place for all the guests. In general, a good experience, but unlikely to come back again due to the poor service. read more

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Benihana on international Drive in Orlando Florida is the best location in my opinion. Food is always fresh service, friendly and professional atmosphere lovely this is my go to place is 2025 its the top of the year and the best is yet to come read more

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This was my first time at Benihana and I must say this experience could have been better. It began at the time of arrival. My goddaughter called and made a reservation here for her birthday. The reservation was at 9:00 pm but our party was not seated until after 10:00 pm. To make matters worse they advised the entire party was not seated together. Now the food... blah.. it could have been better. The soup smelled burnt and the taste was NOT good. They only had ginger dressing. We were not asked did we want ginger. Therefore 6 salads were thrown away. Such a waste. The price was expensive. $50.00 for shrimp, vegetables and rice is pricey! The other thing that caught me by surprise was the way they cleaned the restaurant. When cleaning the tables they would push the food on the floor. Instead of sweeping it up. Im not sure if it was because of the time but most restaurants will clean the entire area that I visit. read more

Benihana - Trash on floor - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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Great lunch and service ! We had five meals all delicious with appetizers soups and desert at reasonable prices!

We had a great time. It was busy but when we got a table, the service was fast. Food was very good, chef was entertaining and funny.

staff is very friendly. we ended up going on easter so it was extremely busy but they were able to get us in about an hour. we had to sit with a different party who we didn't know which was a bit awkward but the hibachi tables are pretty large and that's to be expected. the food was great and on par with regular hibachi food, the sushi was even better. read more

If I could for this place zero stars I definitely would. Where to start? We decided to walk over since we were staying at the fountains by blue green. We had a reservation for 7:45pm and we got there about 7:30pm. The hostess who was very polite, and the only bright spot of this place, said they were behind and we might have to wait 15 minutes. Well an hour and a half later we got seated, except they did the seating wrong and spilt out group up and half of us had to sit with people we don't know while the other half sat with other random people. It made absolutely no sense. The waitress was horrible and forgot drinks, forgot one sushi appetizer, and was gone on a break, I'm assuming, for 20 minutes. Then the chef came to prepare our food but the steaks were fatty, the veggies were extremely small portions, and the fried rice was a markup of $9 which no one mentioned. The manager did come over and speak with us eventually and after some back and forth agreed to take a small percentage off of our food. This was already the most expensive hibachi ever so that little portion he took off meant nothing. If you want hibachi in Orlando go somewhere else this place sucks! read more

We arrived at 6:03 for our 6pm reservation and were told it would be a 10 minute wait. At 6:55 we were seated. The restaurant looked like it was under construction due to water leaking from the sealing and an air vac playing air conditioner. The restrooms were also dirty. The food was subpar. The edamame had no flavor or spicy at all. The hibachi salmon portion was small and the avocado sauce also had no taste or way of enhancing the non seasoned salmon. The fried rice was an up charge so we opted for plain white. I also only received noodles because I ordered the salmon. The prices don't match up to the expectation on portion size or flavors. Honestly wouldn't come back even if the meal was free. Even took my food to go so I can enhance it at home and the box melted even though my food wasn't even hot anymore. read more

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We waited over 45 minutes PAST our reservation time. Steamed white rice comes with the meal, no upgrade. If you want fried rice or noodles it is an extra $9. Chicken was over cooked and chewy. Not impressed by the "show". Was not offered the green tea or sherbet that was supposed to come with the meal as stated on the menu. read more

Benihana was a vibe. Melady was amazing she took care of me and my 3 friends to a perfect T. The food was far less greasy and heavy than Kobe. I suggest the 39$ special for lunch! read more

Benihana - Steak - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Very slow service on Sunday of memorial weeked.Decent food but expensive. Ambiance was good, chefs made up for the 1 1/2 hour wait . read more

Benihana - Tricks with chef macho HIBACHI VEGETABLE FRIED RICE (Serves 4) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida

My family came here for our yearly tradition of Benihana's for my birthday (on Christmas). In the years past, we've waited upwards of 1.5 hours behind our reservation time so we thought we were getting ahead by making a 4pm dinner reservation. Big mistake!!! We showed up at 3:30 hoping to be sat before or at our reservation time - we weren't sat until 4:40pm. They said they were short staffed for chefs - the management should have staffed properly to take call-ins or just not open during this holiday. Next year, we'll be making lunch reservations so this doesn't happen again. This is the reason I won't give a 5-star review for my visit. Let's talk about the good - the server Melanie and the chef Bao! Melanie was extremely friendly and immediately apologized for our wait (wasn't her fault) and told us she would be keeping us updated on how close on the list the chef was to coming to our table. Bao was our chef and was SO funny and a great cook. I've had Kenzo-San before and he's been my favorite, but Bao really is top-tier. He gave a great show and included everyone at the table while he was cooking. He was very personable and the food tasted delicious. He mentioned my birthday during the show several times which made me feel really special - considering my birthday falls on the Christmas holiday, it didn't feel forgotten! The other servers were too busy to come sing happy birthday, but Melanie still sang and got our table to sing to me with a candle in ice cream - that made me feel special. I was really happy with her service, she was probably one of the best servers I've had at the location and we've been coming for years. I would recommend coming to this location, but be prepared for a wait and keep your fingers crossed you get a great server and chef like we did! read more

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I visited Benihana Orlando for my birthday dinner with my partner. Overall, the experience started out fine, but several misses took away from what should have been a special night. During the meal, the chef began cleaning the grill and realized the chicken from my Rocky's Choice (steak and chicken) was never cooked. He apologized and went back to the kitchen to prepare it, but this extended the wait and meant I couldn't fully enjoy my meal at the same time as everyone else. We had informed the restaurant both by phone ahead of time and again at check-in that this was a birthday celebration, but there was no acknowledgment at any point. The included dessert with the six-course entrée was also overlooked and was only brought out after we asked for it once the check had already been delivered. The staff was polite, but the missed entrée item, lack of birthday recognition, and having to request the included dessert made the experience feel rushed and incomplete. I hope this feedback helps improve future visits. read more

Started with reservation at 8:30, waited until 10 to get seated, drinks took a long time, gave dirty plates, hair in miso soup. Did not enjoy read more

Benihana - miso soup - Sushi Bars Near Me - Orlando, Florida