Restaurant Suntory - United States

Wonderful service, on the pricey side but totally worth the experience.

Great thick sliced sashimis and nicely cooked Japanese rice. But the sides were rather flavourless and tasted like unfrozen food. The lunch set was too pricey for me to return could get a big poke bowl fresh juice for this price.

TLDR: Restaurant Suntory is basically three restos in one. We did the Teppanyaki and although pricy, very tasty if you're looking for an elevated experience. Basically think grown-up Benihana without the onion volcano. This was our last meal in Waikiki and I love the idea of restaurants within a restaurant. We opted for the extended tasting menus (sans lobster) and got a US filet and a wagyu filet to compare both. While the wagyu was certainly a bit more tender and super delicious, I wouldn't say it was far beyond the flavor of the US filet. If the US filet was at an 8, the wagyu brought it to maybe a 9. Definitely get the garlic fried rice and it is a fair bit of food so come hungry. The panko shrimp was exceptionally good. Crispy, garlicky, just the right amount of bounce on the shrimp. I would definitely come here again and I'd love to try the traditional restaurant and/or the sushi bar. Service team here was top notch as well.

Great quality service and food is exceptional Had the wagyu steak and shrimp tempura. The juice is prime fresh (you squeeze it at your own table) and the ambience was delightful. Could use a tad bit of A/c in the dining area but hey this is Hawaii.

We had the teppanyaki and we chose the royal course. The sashimi, the clam chowder, everything was delicious. We paid extra for the garlic fried rice and it was worth it. The beef was excellent. They have drinks made with Japanese whiskey and gin. They have a martini made with vodka and sake! The service was great. Our reservation was at 6:30 and they didn’t start the cooking until a little bit later, but that was ok with us.