Wabi Sabi

Anyone who comes to New Zealand and likes to eat Japanese food, I recommend this restaurant. The food is so great. I like eating Japanese food and Staff are so friendly.

The experience and the food were brilliant, and my girlfriend and I ordered an entree each and the same main each, the Japanese beer was superb and the meal was very tasty and fresh! The staff were very friendly and were always very happy and smiling authentically. Well done to Wabi Sabi!

The ramen was good but we didn't like the gyoza and they have no meat option, just the vegetarian one. Overall the food was great though.

The food was amazing especially the salmon. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. A very cozy place to sit and eat. Definitely recommended.

We visited after a long time. I think we last came in 2017.

Menu has changed quite a bit and so have the prices; which is quite understandable given post Covid situation.

We had octopus balls Takoyaki - 10$; this was ok.

Also had okonomi fries -9$ - this was disappointing as it just supermarket fries with some mayo and soya sauce likely. Avoid.

Tuna tataki - 19.50$ - this was raw tuna seared in soya sauce likely. It was nice.

Salmon Maui was typical teriyaki salmon - 17.9$

Tom yum tofu 21$ - this was disappointing as it wasn’t tangy and didn’t really feel the Tomyum taste.

Drinks (coke) 6$/ head was really off with no fizz and had to return but even after changing was still flat.likely served from an open bottle.

Total bill for 2 adults and 2 kids was 121$ and we didn’t order main dishes for everyone.

Overall this was a disappointing experience and I’d suggest avoid this place. Go to Haru which is worth spending money.

Having dined at Wabi Sabi many times, I can say that the service is efficient and the food is delicious, authentic and always fresh.

I had dinner there tonight. The yakisoba chicken noodle dish was tasty and generous in portion. Same with the bento box, and the fruit bubble fizzy was so good that we ordered another!

There's something for everyone at Wabi Sabi. I'd definitely recommend it for dates, family outings or just for a quick meal anytime. Thank you, Wabi Sabi manager and staff!

We came in today with our two babies for lunch. Staff were very helpful. Very fresh sushi we ordered scallops, salmon and shrimp tempuras. Kids loved chicken katsu. Thank you highly recommend!

1st time there. My granddaughter wanted to go as it looked nice. Service excellent. Happy to return. Thank-you.

Hadn't planned to go but our regular cafe was closed. Loved it, will definitely be back

Awesome fresh food, excellent friendly service, very pleasantly priced, my family and I will definitely return. Thank you

We booked here to eat after our late flight got in. It ended up running late, but staff were so understanding and served us anyway, even though they were about to close the kitchen.
We loved it so much, we went back for lunch the next day.
Vegetable Tempura, Ramen and bento boxes, particularly delicious

Genuinely friendly professional service.
Beautifully presented authentic and delicious Jappanese food.
I have travelled throughout Japan and rate the food @ Wabi Sabi very highly.

Love the sushi here - big fan of the dragon roll and salmon roll, also very well priced and great service!

Great and colorful food, friendly service, reasonable prices and overall a very positive experience. Will go there again

Had a mild spicy curry. It was amazing. If I have the opportunity to come around here next time. I'd like to try their other dishes.

Delicious food; we were particularly impressed with the chicken katsu salad we had at a dinner with friends, so much so we returned the next day to try out more of the menu. The bento sets were enjoyable, as was the spicy honey tofu. The ramen with the pork belly was particularly good as well & our friends were impressed with the sushi.

Stopped here on a trip home from Wellington. All the food was wonderful. We had a wide variety of starters, sushi, mains, and desserts, and all were delightful.

If you ever find yourself passing through Palmy, and hungry, stop here.

Enjoyed the dishes that we ordered. Great presentation with a good manner. But it took a while to process the payment. I wanted to use my prezzy card but they said they don’t accept the prezzy card - why? It is kinds of credit card. So weird to hear from them for the first time. I used it at the end but poor knowledge of payment methods. Hope they know now. After use, still asked my name and contact details with suspicious eyes. Felt very uncomfortable when I left. I don’t think I visit again.

Was so excited for dinner tonight. We go there quite often and get the same thing (sauce katsudon) and it is usually amazing! However, tonight there was a new menu which looked good, we ordered the chicken katsu set which said to have the same things as the sauce katsudon, but we’re given a chicken rice curry thing.

Wonderful food, ramen was great, gyoza too, nice presentation, friendly service. We wanted to get dinner on the way to Wellington and were very happy we found this restaurant.