Incredible! We stopped in for dinner around 7pm after a long rainy walk. The owner was the sweetest…read moreman, discussed the menu with us, and made great recommendations. We ordered from the east to see photo descriptions on the menu. We ordered the Spicy Udon Noodle Stir Fry with Chicken, and the Ramen with Pork/Chive Dumplings! Both were so delicious, hot, and fresh. The Udon came with rice balls rolled in sesame and nori, and the chicken was perfect and tasty. The Ramen was piping hot, perfectly spicy, and had egg in the broth. The dumplings were very delicious with great scallion flavor. Small fridge of beverages, L&P, sodas, water, and more fruit drinks! They also had made to order sushi for takeaway, and a nice little counter with stools if you prefer to eat in. Would eat here over and over! Go eat here. The owner also told us many great spots to check out in Auckland and marked them on our map for us. What a delight! Thanks so much. 5 Stars doesn't do it justice.

A good local sushi place. I recommend because the sushi we ordered (made to order) had huge pieces…read moreof salmon. That's value for money. Take a look at the picture because i was shocked at the size of that roll. Otherwise it's fairly standard fair, I would avoid the pre-made food honestly, it did not look super fresh. But good variety of fried foods and noodles as well if you're looking for hot food. Really glad to have a local place in Stonefields.

Immediately you know there is no air conditioning because fans are running and it's way too humid…read morein there for any restaurant, let along a sushi boat restaurant where you can select a la carte items from a conveyor belt circling the eating area. Ummm... no thanks if you're putting raw food in that high temperature of a room. Fix the temperature, please! Because of that, it was an uphill climb the entire experience. Given that, we ordered off the menu: Yellowtail - gorgeous and full bodied. Wasabi and ginger are annoying per packet. Toro - fatty tuna, and I mean really fatty. It's expensive so really gotta know if you like this (similar to Wagyu) sacrificing meat for fat flavor. Note that for twice the price you only get one fish piece. Shrimp nigiri - on the thin side. Okay flavor. Udon bowl - small personal sized bowl which makes it convenient if you aren't super hungry. That's all...

Different, Sushi on a conveyor belt (train). Staff was a little slow but very nice. Food was good…read morefor type of business, not classy but cute to bring a date. Dishes do all up and next thing a snack was +NZ$100. But overall I would come back for a quick meal.

Hidden amongst a few other Asian restaurants, Banzai is lovely. Great space and vibe…read more Food was awesome and reasonably priced.

Banzai has been one of our family favourites ever since it opened quite a few years ago. Small but…read moreperfectly formed, it's best to book as it gets busy, although every time we've turned up they've managed to shift things around to give us a table. They go out of their way to make kids welcome and will supply books. pens, paper and often lollypops - they even ask the parents first if the lollypops are ok. The drinks list is basic but the few wines are well chosen and affordably priced, as is the incredible food. They do the usual Japanese favourites but I would recommend going for the Yakisoba or my favourite, especially in Winter, the Soup Noodles. The Lemon Chilli is the best and comes with your choice of Udon or Soba noodles. I get my Vegetarian version without the tempura batter and easy on the tofu. Indeed I am a person who struggles to order off the menu (I want it my way y'know?) and Banzai is another of my favourite establishments that has no problem with this. The salads are also delicious, particularly the not-very-Japanese-sounding Feta and Sundried Tomato. New visitors should definitely try the Korokke (potato cakes with sweet dipping sauce) and the creamy Potato Salad. The staff are absolutely lovely and never complain about us customising our dishes in a myriad of ways. You can phone ahead for takeaways or ask for a doggy bag if you over-order and they even have a small library of truly classy coffee table books to read while you wait for your takeaway. We always leave to a chorus of "thank you very much" from the entire staff. Me and mine have a lot of love for Banzai, so much so, we have even learned to copy the correct cultural protocol when paying at the end of the evening. Banzai makes me very ureshii.

The best little sushi bar, eat in or out, beautiful food and affordable, the staff are lovely too.read more

With the choices available in the area, great spot for sushi. Their rolls are gigantic and pretty…read moregenerous portions especially when you take into account the prices. Would recommend for lunch, not a lot of seating.

This is our second time here. The first time we came we had tasted them little sushi platters and…read morethe stir fry yakisoba noodles bowl. It was really good, so we decided to order in and we ordered katsu chicken curry extra chicken and the chicken was really fresh and the curry was yum . As for today, my husband ordered his curry katsu chicken again and I ordered garlic chicken. My husband got the same thumbs up for the fresh chicken and the curry. Except for my garlic chicken, the rice was really good but the chicken was a bit dry. My husband devoured his good and finished mine. Then we ordered an yakisoba noodles plate. Now that was really good too. We heard him cooking this dish right after we ordered. This place is really good you will not be disappointed.

I'm a sucker for $5 deals so when I saw sushi boxes for $4, I almost died hahah…read more Came across this gem of an establishment on the infamous K Street just between Queen and Liverpool. Location is prime for students, corporate heads and maybe some daytime boozers. My girlfriend and I stumbled upon this place on our way to inspect an apartment in CBD (I wouldn't recommend it) when we walked pass Nuri Maru and saw the $4 box deals. Whaaaat!? 4 bucks!?! We had about 10-minutes before inspection but I didn't want to miss out on that chicken karaage box or the spam masubi or the assorted salmon sushi. Soooo we detoured right inside. Pretty fun atmosphere you'd come to find at a typical Korean-style sushi restaurant - there was even a giant flat screen TV with K-Pop (Korean Pop) music videos on haha. We paid for our boxes and took a seat when a lovely lady from behind the counter asked if we wanted Miso Soup. I declined at first thinking she was trying to upsell me even after we had already paid. But then I noticed the beautiful sign that read "Free Miso for every $5 purchase" or something like that.. I saw "FREE" "Miso" and "$5" so I that's all I cared about. I quickly retracted my declination and said with conviction "YES!" She asked if we wanted two (one for my gf I guess haha).. Again, I said "YES!" as I nodded my head like an Asian school boy. Everything was surprisingly good for something that's been sitting out for who knows how long. The salmon roll was especially delicious - it had that milky, soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.. mMMMmMmmM We're definitely coming back again.. maybe tomorrow since we have another inspection in the area hahah

In a block of shops on Marua rd is this sushi shop. There…read moreis a large selection of ready made rolls and some Katsu bowls , I've tried the prawn tempura bowl several times and is always good . However today a teriyaki chicken rice paper roll caught my eye, it was delicious ,so fresh and crunchy . I wanted to eat 10 more ! I would never think to put salad ingredients into a rice paper roll -taste revelation! This shop is only Monday- Friday and is always busy , they are also reasonably priced . Go now before it becomes too popular and you have to wait forever .

Usually I'm very sceptical about going to little random sushi stores, however when my mum…read morediscovered this hidden little gem in Ellerslie five years ago we both fell in love! The sushi is fantastic and so fresh! Made daily from this little store, they have an enormous selection from chicken, prawn, crab, salmon and many more. They also have hot meals to choose from too. There are only a few tables available outside of the store and a little bar along the window inside, so I would recommend taking your meal away. Every time I have been to this little store it has always been the same lovely man carefully placing my meals into a take away bag. If you're lucky he might even chuck in a rice ball. They also do catering here. For my 18th birthday we organised a few dishes which they presented on big circular plates with soya sauce in the middle. It was fantastic and much loved by everyone!

I often come here for sushi when I'm visiting my friend who lives in Ellerslie. At lunch times this…read moreplace has a line going out the door! It seems to be really popular with the people who work in the area. Their sushi is very reasonable around $9 for an 8 pack I think. It's also really tasty and authentic! I chose their chicken sushi and the veggies inside were crunchy and the chicken was lean and not fatty like you sometimes get in chicken sushi. They do lots of other meals too that look delicious but I just usually go for their sushi because I know it's good. It takes them about 10 mins to complete an order but that's because they make the sushi fresh which I much prefer anyway so I don't mind the wait.

The staff here are beyond rude and are not helpful at all. The man that helped us got annoyed that…read moreI asked for another serviette and they are so cheap with their soy sauce and wasabi. The sushi is good but I try to avoid it as the staff are awful.

WOW. Don't come here. Seriously. It is the greatest find and I don't want this to be discovered…read morelol. It's not a hole in a wall. It's kind of an escape to Japan. I love discovering local eats in my hometown and damn I'm so pissed at myself for finding this since visiting home on a holiday. Totally gutted how cute and quaint this small business is. Totally reminded me of being back in Tokyo dining. Service was great. Nothing to complain about at all. Food was absolutely frikking delicious. Like OMG. Locals just keep this to locals. Don't tell anyone. I feel bad doing this post because I don't want anyone else to find out about this place. But you gotta go support local. Cheers! Best last dish before returning to the cold winter of my second home!

Came into this mom and pop shop for lunch and there was only 1 other person there. But closer to…read moreclunch time there were more and more people! The food was quick to come out and the fish was really fresh! The vibe is pretty hipster and had some pretty cool japanese music playing.