Authentic, delicious & intimate! We did my husband's birthday dinner here with a small group of friends. The service was fantastic and the food was delicious!! I grew up in Japan and this restaurant took me back. We weren't disappointed with a single item on the menu (and we ordered almost everything on the menu). Also, highly recommend the strawberry sake - even my non drinker friend enjoyed it. It's a small intimate setting so I recommend reservations. 5 STARS!
If you are looking for truly authentic heartwarming and delicious Japanese food, then look no further. This place will remind you of home.
The quality for both the hot dishes and the sushi was absolutely amazing. It’s hard to find a restaurant that does everything well- and this place does.
The Unagi Gohan is deliciously sweet and the rice is smothered with the rich unagi flavor and is served with green tea that can be poured at the end. They also serve some pickles that help increase the acidity and counterbalance the sweetness of the Uunagi. If you pair this dish with other hot options like the Makarel or Tamago, it’s become a combination of pure umami.
In the words of Arnold Schwarzzeneger:
I’ll be back !
Wow. My wife and I have traveled through Japan extensively and have eaten so many different types of food there. It's taken us 5 years since coming back to find a restaurant that was as good as the ones in Japan. Otons Chef understands flavors and balances them perfectly. The nabiyaki udon was amazing. The chirashi was amazing. The vanilla and sweet potato dessert was amazing. It's hard to find amazing and you can find it here at Robataya Oton. Thank you so much. See you again.
The best Japanese experience ever! The ingredients were so fresh and the food was made to the perfection. It’s definitely a must go place. I thought that it was expensive but my friend who has been to other Japanese places thought that it was reasonable.
We tried the hotpot, fried chicken and sea food, jellyfish sashimi, and salmon sushi which were all so tasty!!
Very good traditional food at very reasonable prices. My wife ordered the Sukiyaki and it was amazing. I had the beef intestines and it had good flavor but texture was a bit tough for my taste. The Green Tea Tiramisu and Japanese pudding were both amazing! A nice refreshment after dinner but not too sweet. Limited parking in the area.
Amazing vibe here, very japanese. Loved the sukiyaki especially but every dish was great. Would recommend getting the daily specials as they were treats. Will be coming back.
Yummmy sushi 🍣 here , just Crispy chicken not crispy 😅
A modern mix of sushi and izakaya foods, combined with polite service and reasonable prices. Set in a traditonal restaurant, the food was flavorful and quite filling. Seating and parking are limited around dinner time, so reservations are recommended.
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The atmosphere and food at Robataya Oton are exceptionally good. All the ingredients and fresh and of high quality. We ordered the Chanko Nabe, a stew of meat, tofu, and vegetables that you cook right at your table. The broth was delicious and very well flavored. It was filling, but still healthy. My toddler son ate up everything immediately.
I loved the private dining rooms; it creates a very authentic and intimate experience. Plus, it was a nice corral for my child!
I only took one star off for the service. The first time we came here, the service was great, but this second time, one server came up to us after we had been finished for a while, and basically asked us if we could leave soon because people were waiting, and we had not even received our check yet. I found that to be pretty rude, we would have left a while ago if our check had been given to us. It's a small restaurant, so it's confusing that we were forgotten about.
But nonetheless, the food and atmosphere are great, so we will be coming back.
MAKE A RESERVATION!
It is a small restaurant with only one sushi chef. Even if there is seating at the counter, the staff has to turn away customers due to the demand and timing of orders.
My partner and I were there exactly at open and happened to be the first customers, so we were lucky enough to be seated/served without reservation, but we saw that everyone else without a reservation was turned away or warned of a very long wait time. Customers with reservations are seated in private rooms with traditional Japanese floor tables (chabudai).
The food was extremely high quality. The karaage ($10) was piping hot, served straight from the fryer. The chirashi bowl ($30) had thick strips of sashimi carefully arranged in an order which maximized palette stimulation and visual presentation. It was served with real wasabi and a miso soup which tasted much better than anything I've had at other restaurants or bought at the store.
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