Amazing! restaurant was clean, service was great and the food was fantastic! Our favourites were the prime kalbi and the garlic marinated beef. Also highly recommend the peach mojito for a drink! read more

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One of the best Japanese grill places I have been to. They have wide selection of meats and seafood and all of them taste delicious! Their bibimbap, takoyaki and creme brulee were nice surprises. Their service was excellent as well. While seating limit is 2 hours, I think that is more than enough time to try a variety of their food. Surely, by the end of 2 hours, all of us were pretty full! Definitely a good interactive dining experience that one must not miss! read more

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My only issue with Gyubee Japanese Grill is that it's really a Korean BBQ place. That said, the food is good ...because Korean bbq is good. lol Standard process: order meats, grill at your table, enjoy. A nice surprise is the mini crème brûlée desserts that they offer and the popsicles. read more

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One of my favorite restaurants. Not only is the food delicious, they have great service. The ambiance is good, especially because you can have a conversation over the sound of a grill. Lots of meats and sides to choose from. Some of my favorites are the pork belly, king oyster mushrooms, kalbi and the bibimbap. You have a two hour window once you sit down. I would say the only issue is the wait times. I previously tried to get a table here on a friday night and the approximate wait was 5hrs! Its a very popular establishment so what I would recommend is keeping an eye on the waitlist on yelp throughout the day. I do believe they take reservations for 5+ which you can call in for. read more

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I went during lunch, they have discounted price . We really liked the marinated meats . It's all you can eat . We ordered shrimps, lamb, brisket , ch wings. Everything was delicious . The staff is good , the servers are spot on. White rice and corn is complimentary. read more

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They ONLY accept canadian Debit card and canadian CASH!! Great service here! Food is good. Paid Parking space by the streets or parking lots on byward market. Accepts credit/debit. Has ample of seats for groups. Delicious japanese grill buffet. See images and videos for further reference read more

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I've been to Gyubee here in the GTA and seeing it make it's way to Ottawa is pretty cool. We came as a group of 6 for lunch on Sunday and luckily was able to find a table since it seemed they were fully booked out other than our table. Their lunch menu is actually to me all you need at a all-you-can-eat place. For 27.99 value wise it's definitely there. Personal favorites were the sweet soy beef brisket, pork belly, and shrimp. We made the mistake of ordering too many vegetables on our first go-around so we were rushed at the end to cook all the meat. Overall, it's gyubee so you know what to expect. Good quality and value (only if you're hungry!) read more

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Gyubee Japanese Grill offers the best of BBQ AYCE and elevates it a step further. We came by for weekday lunch & were seated within 5 mins at this ByWard Market location. As we settled around our grill table, many folks were also enjoying their meals. The go-to dish here is the Sweet Soy Brisket, sliced thin to taste the buttery perfection. Sweet Soy Marinated Short Rib was more meaty & saltier but conveniently pre-cut from the bone. The lettuce wraps with spicy paste & jalapeño helped cut into the delicious albeit greasy bites. Top-up orders arrived quickly! Plump marinated shrimps were also succulent. We preferred the beef & shrimp over cuts of pork belly & chicken thigh. A small Bibimbap bowl with runny egg was a well-portioned side dish. The buttered corn, cold tofu, zucchini & mushrooms added variety to an otherwise meaty BBQ experience. Service was attentive. When the rendered pork belly fat charred our grill pan, it was promptly replaced. We even received staff greetings as we entered shop, similar to an izakaya experience. Melona ice cream bars were a refreshing way to conclude our terrific lunch. read more

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I loved this place, I love japanese bbq. The meat was top quality, and the prices were soooo good. Service is a bit slow with this many people, and the portions are kinda small compared to what im used to in an all u can eat, so just order a bunch at once. I would totally come here all the time if i could. read more

The food was amazing ! The service was on point ! The prices are perfect ! Very clean restaurant. I recommend you guys call or book a table on yelp before showing up because it is ALWAYS BUSY (for obvious reason) I feel like maybe there should be more sauces and dipping options but that's more of a personal opinion (I know I'm a fat-ass) You guys should really try the bibimbap and add some meat ! My girlfriend fell in love with the clams, said it was the best she ever had. So over all, this will be in my top 5 restaurants in Ottawa. (It deserves a 5 outta 5 but I'm very picky and the fact they didn't have sauces kind of disappointed me) Highly recommend to everyone !! read more

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We came here for lunch during a weekday since our attempt for a weekend dinner was unsuccessful. They are super busy for dinner so I highly recommend joining the waitlist here on Yelp. You're looking at a 4 hour wait otherwise. Although we came for lunch, they offer their dinner menu all day, which is worth it in my opinion. There's a 2 hour dining limit and it was more than enough time. We tried almost everything on the menu and it was delicious!! This is probably my favourite ayce place right now. Service was phenomenal! Not sure what it's like when it's super busy for dinner service but the lunch service was quick and our waitress was SUPER friendly and happy. I would love to come back! read more

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They overbooked the restaurant. With this many 5 stars they surely know better. Valentines day or not thanks for ruining our evening with your greed. No reservations for 6 or less. Got in the waiting list and expected 3 hour wait which was acceptable. We are almost closing time almost 6 hrs later with no table. Thank you very much. read more

Definitely a satisfying all-you-can-eat meal out with family or friends. We've been here twice and both times, we've gotten the dinner menu. The las time we were here was at lunch but we opted for the dinner menu because it includes many more options and we wanted a few of our friends, who had never been here, to have the full experience. The difference in price is $13 per person which is quite a bit. I think next time I would be happy just getting the lunch menu at lunch time as it has more of our favourites. My favourite things here are the: beel kalbi, beef shortrib, the marinated beef (all types), chicken thighs, chicken wings and shrimp. For veg, we like the pineapples, enoki mushrooms, jalepeno, garlic and zucchini. The sides are all pretty good. Faves include bean sprouts, kimchi, Ssamjang, lettuce I find the Bibimbap only okay but is a cook palate cleaser between all the meat. I wasn't a fan of the salmon or squid. Desserts are crême brulée and melona popsicles which are great. Service was friendly and quick. It's a great atmosphere usually. Overall rating 3.5-4 read more

My experience at Gyubee has always been fantastic! The wait list was smooth sailing and easy to follow. Recently I went on a a Tuesday for supper and the food and service was wonderful as usual. Everything on the item is fresh and delicious. It's a wonderful experience to share with family and friends. read more

Stumbled across this Japanese AYCE BBQ during my visit to Ottawa and it was definitely worth going to. It's actually worth the price if you're converting from USD to CAD and more worth it than going to a Japanese BBQ restaurant in NYC. Came here for dinner but expect to be on the waitlist so plan accordingly! You can ask them to hold your spot and give you a call when there's a table ready while you walk around town. If you don't know what to get first, I recommend asking to try a bit of everything on the menu. There are so many options to choose from for the dinner menu. The meats were high quality and really flavorful. I really liked the sweet soy and miso marinated meats! Dessert options included -- endless crème brûlées and one melona pop. They ran out of lychee mojitos, but we decided to order peach mojito on the side and it was so good! Although you have 1:45 time there, keep ordering ahead and pace yourself. The dinner price was well worth the spend. Great and fast service too. read more

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Great service great selection of meats perfect for meat lovers. Make sure you join waitlist at least 1-2 hrs in advance to get in the queue to dine in. read more

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It's so good, and service is great! They change out the grates regularly and checked on us regularly. I like all the food items, and the marinaded on the meat are perfect. The sakes are so good too. read more

I've been to this location more times than I can count & every time was an exceptional experience! Kudos to all the staff at Gyubee Ottawa! We visited on Wednesday, night ($33.99/adult) and this time I made sure to add myself to the wait list-- and even so, the whole wait was 30 mins before getting sat, which was 20 mins later than estimated. Now to the food quality, it is always consistent, and meat is fresh! This visit however, some items were not available for whatever reason, which was a bit disappointing. Overall I'd highly recommend coming here for your BBQ fix, but make sure to plan accordingly as there is always a wait...I've def waited for 2 hours before! read more

Gyubee Japanese Grill - Consistent every time! - Japanese Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

You have to wait like 2 hours to get a table . I do like to food and the service but the waiting is just too long to get table .

Definitely filling. Be sure to put your name on the waitlist well in advance of when you want to be seated because the wait is awhile. We were a group of 5. I put my name on the waitlist around 4pm. Got there around 5pm to check in with the host. We weren't seated until 7:30/8pm. The quality and cut of the meats are perfect. The pre-marinated mests were also good. Not overly seasoned, some places they marinate with too much sauce or make it too salty. Not the case here. The only downside was when you order 1 of something it's one piece, so had to guess how many pieces would be enough when ordering for the group. Our server was good with trying to put in enough pieces for everyone when we said we wanted enough for 5 people. I also found that the grill was a bit small to cook that much food for 5 people. End of the day, loved the food. I was rolling out of the place because of how full I was. read more

How to put 6 people on small table with one oven. Why you force me on specific percentage of tips. Too expensive for what we get. I Don't recommend. read more

I was planning to go there for a very long time. Last time, actually, the area was closed because of the whole trucker blockade. Anyways, booking thorough yelp accounted for 5 min wait on Wednesday @5pm. Place got super busy by the time we left. Now, this is the perfect place for me as I love BBQ and dont get tons of carbs shoved in my face. I tried shrimp, squid, pork, beef. Everything was undoubtedly delicious but noticed the pork belly was inconsistent. Second portion was really fat. The interior was okay but nothing exceptional. Wasn't impressed with some of the design decisions to split tables. Only reason I'm rating it lower is because as attentive as service was they constantly forgot one or two items of our order . Had to remind them two times or more. In the end it started bothering me. read more

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I came here on Christmas Day for lunch and surprisingly they were open. It was the last day before the second covid lockdown so maybe that's why. The place was pretty busy. They have plastic screens between tables which is good. The food was ok, and I'm not sure if it's the same as Toronto or if I'm just less impressed with Gyubee after having it a few times. The service was very slow that day though. However, I have to give them kudos for keeping this place super well ventilated as none of us smelt of BBQ when we left. read more

Food was good and they had good variety. Portion side is also decent. Only downside is the option for sauces. They don't have hot sauce for those who like it hot, so you might to bring you own. Service was however bad. our server was very rude and condescend. Giving them a 3 star because of the service read more

Gyubee has delicious food, good quality meats, and great service. Parking is a little difficult, but well worth the hassle. read more

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Best Gyuniku/Korean BBQ option I am not even sure if I've ever had better in Japan, this is top notch. Everything on the menu is good, consider getting the cabbage salad, the bibimbap, lettuce+samjang High covid safety standards, this is a perfectly safe choice as the ventilation at these places makes it safer than being outdoors I really gotta say this is an exceptional choice, its a good place to impress people. read more

Food was really great and our server Julia was really nice and super efficient with everything. Meat and sides came very fast and she was always taking empty plates and always changed out the grill when it started to flare up. read more

First time tried this place...during the pandemic, they don't have a large menu to choose, but the beef is especially tasty, is a all you can eat restaurant, your time is limited about 2 hours. The quality of beef is excellent! read more

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Wow this place is Bumpin'! Super busy and impossible to get reservations if you have less than 6 people. (I don't have that many friends lol). Food was delicious though and service was super efficient. read more

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Sometimes you wake up and think, "man, I could just go for a Japanese BBQ all-you-can-eat experience." I decided to cave into my desires one day. Gyubee is immensely popular, so your best bet is just to reserve a table in advance. If you're like me who didn't prepare in advance, there's luckily a waitlist integrated with Yelp that you can use. You'll have to time your hopping into the waitlist properly since you can either join too late or too early, which will result in you having to rejoin at a much later time. Regardless, we managed to get ourselves a seat. Fu was our server, who was very bubbly and helpful; a definite highlight of our night. There are plenty of options to choose from, and there's going to be something that will be your favourite. Myself, I greatly enjoyed the miso and thick-cut pork belly, sweet soy marinated short rib, tofu, and sake-steamed clams. There are also dessert options; you only get one Melona ice cream bar, but an unlimited supply of creme brulee to eat to your heart's content. So this is a definite recommendation. A few things I'll suggest you do if you want to dine here: 1. Going during lunch is about $10 cheaper. 2. Reserve a table. 3. An emptier stomach is all the more satisfying once you start feasting. 4. Avoid getting anything filling, specifically rice. read more

Going to Gyubee is always a treat! First, I highly recommend getting on the Yelp waitlist before going and checking wait times. If going on the weekend you may need to join the wait list 2+ hours before you want to go because it is always busy! I love taking people here when they come to visit the city because it's a fun unique experience. It's also delicious! There are tons of different foods to try and you get to cook it all yourself. The meat is so flavourful and there are a variety of sides to go with it. The service is always amazing too. The food comes so fast and they are always checking up on you to see what else you want to try. read more

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Been in this place couple of times The service is great. When you order from the menu, everything will come to you very quick. Only thing is the quantity is controlled. So in this case, no matter how much you order, it will be just enough for one round. Then you have to reorder again. They do change the grill often which will keep it clean. You don't eat too much burned parts. read more

not a bad place for grill, it is a little bit crowded but the food was good. the dessert was nice. read more

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I mean... it's Japanese BBQ what can go wrong... Really, this place is very good. Pricey? Kind of, depending on if you eat a lot or not. The staff are very attentive, they come around quite a bit to make sure you have everything you want, and the food comes out quick. My friends and I came at lunch time around 15 minutes after it opened (on a week day as well) so that could also be why service was so fast. The lunch menu, albeit smaller than the dinner, is very good. I like how you can actually get the dinner menu during lunch hours too so maybe that'll be my next trip haha!! I just wish you could get more than one dessert W the lunch menu :( I love how you can cook your own food as well. Japanese BBQ always hits. 9/10. read more

Excited to have a new all you can eat spot here in Ottawa! Came in on a Sunday at 12:30 and was told that there would be an hour wait. We left our name, walked around the market and came back! I'm glad we did because the AYCE lunch meal was super delicious at $24.99. We got everything for the first round and continued with more pork and beef as they were our favorite. Loved the melona ice cream for dessert! read more

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This restaurant is always packed weekend so it's best to reserve your spot though Yelp. I have a baby and they're always super accommodating, high chair and smiles. They do have a time limit so no lingering is allowed. They're meat is always fresh and they're crème brûlée is such a nice treat the the end. I wish we could make reservations though read more

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Very similar to other Gyubee. Good formula (Japanese BBQ), but this location is quite dirty and the ice cream is not good. Service is friendly and meat is good. read more

The AYCE yakiniku strikes again with its generous choices, high quality meats, and very nice wait-staff. The beef variety had pretty fancy cuts and some of them were already marinated (I really prefer having some form of treatment to the meats than to the plain cuts where they ask you to dip in sauce afterwards....what's the point???- I could do that at home....). The servers were definitely awesome; they would come by and make sure we tried everything on the menu. Who does that? When we gorged ourselves silly, she finagled us to have the mini creme brulee (yes, they are tiny so you can still have them even after being stuffed brainless). I'm not sure the cheaper lunch version is worth it as it restricts the best cuts. read more

We had made a reservation for an 8:00pm seating however when we got there at 8:00, we still had to wait another 30 minutes before we were seated. They need to get a better reservations system. The food was delicious though so that made the extra long wait worth it. read more

The staff were very kind and pleasant. The food is delivered to your table super quick and they're very good with keeping your table clear. Food was also very good. Good Covid precautions as well. Would definitely recommend for any occasion. read more

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