TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Daikoku Albany

83/100 (1234 ratings)

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"We went here to celebrate a birthday last night. The atmosphere was exciting and the chef was full of energy. Overall a great experience and some..."

TheWorldOfThululu

"Teppanyaki is always an delightful dining experience and Daikoku Albany us no different. It's fun, delicious and a great social atmosphere for a date..."

Dennis Zhang

"Chef was very good and funny too.. great..."

Prashant Meenu Champa

"Awesome place. Love the atmosphere and enjoyed the food show when they are cooking for you. The chefs were polite, friendly and cooked the food..."

Julia Li

"Amazing experience. ...food was excellent. ....served in a way you hardly find in any other restaurant.....highly trained poeple to make you live the..."

Makram Daood

"Friendly staff, and nice..."

Chen Ivy

"I don't know what you can expect more from here. Yes, the food is kinda pricey, but the chef and the food can make all worthy...."

Foodie Dudie

"Had a great experience yesterday with my mate. The food will be prepared in front of you and we had a great talk with the chef.Ordered the Eye..."

Vernities

"Very good food and the whole experience was very entertaining. Had really good fun with my mates. We ordered the combinations and all of us loved..."

Marcus Kwan

"Been there many times. Always enjoyed my lunch and dinner. My kid loves it too. With Zomato gold. It’s even more superb. Thank you and definitely..."

Rui Smith

"Very well presented and ventilated teppanyaki experience. High quality cuts of meat used - which is great to see. Extremely good value for money if..."

Trinity Tran

"Daikoku is consistent with their food quality and has the best sauces! I always ask for more yum yum sauce haha. The chefs are friendly and very good..."

Ellie

"Great experience with lots of fun while dinning. Food is also quite nice. My kids loved it. Great idea for family to getogether. Or for a small staff..."

Adam Zhu

"Really good place and food for familys,I order of land and sea, 1+1 used tomato gold, good deal 👍🏻, such a friendly staff. Really recommend..."

Mitha Laras

"Love this place always fresh & delicious & they have new specials every month which are definitely worth checking out! Don’t forget to order extra..."

Kayla Bosher

"Was here with gold card promotion 1+1 on food. There are few other in house lunch promotion as well. Lots of good deals. I got beef set menu and my..."

JunYong Lin

"Daikoku is always a great place to go with family, kids love to see the cooking show, interacting with the chef. The service here is nice, food is..."

Jade Young

"Always a great experience when going! I went most recently with my family for a night out. The chef that we had was really enthusiastic and funny-..."

Yena Heo

"The food is amazing, and the show of the cooking is spectacular. There is always a feeling of awe as you watch your food be cooked right in front of..."

Louise India Suckling

"Great experience and really fun and exciting for the kids !! good quality ingredients, nice setting and great service. Will definitely be coming..."

Kenny

"Quite interesting dinning experiences. Love the peanut sauce for meet. The shrimp appetizer is really fresh and tender. There are also some shows..."

Echo Zhou

"Very tasty food, these guys are artist. The entertainment that you get is also a big bonus on top of a very very tasty food they have. This place is..."

Saman Moha

"Delicious food as always and packed with flavour. The staff and chef always bring a good vibe to the place and try to get everyone involved at the..."

Alicia Maree Andrews

"Had really good experience tepanyaki! Enjoyed performance and foods were absolutely nice :) and thanks for the kind services ! Will come back next..."

Chloe

"Great food and atmosphere. Good service. Great show from the chef. My toddler son loved it. Would come again. Only negative aspect was the lack of..."

Andrew

"Great experience with excellent food taste. I like the steak and prawn.I will come again try differently meal next time.It is a good place..."

Shirley Weng

"Came here because of Zomato gold. Really good atmosphere and a fun night. food was yummy. Would not recommend coming if you have allergies to egg as..."

Amy Fleetwood

"Have been to Daikoku many times and this was by far my best experience! There was three of us and we also had a parking spot for our newborn baby..."

Jake Iles

"Awesome experience, super friendly staff! They looked after my array of allergies extremely well, which really means a lot to me. :) Thanks Daikoku..."

Jordan O'Reilly

"Have been here a few times and the food has always been good. The upgrade to the chop chop rice is especially worth it. Get the full teppanyaki..."

Hriday Shah

"Great food and entertainment 👍 girls did forget our drinks a few times in the night so 1 star drop, other then that no other complaints..."

Danyelle Gates

"Really enjoyed my experience here - the service was fantastic and the staff are super interactive. They also asked me if I wanted my meal cooked..."

Mya S

"Daikoku isn’t the place to go if you are looking for authentic high quality Japanese cuisine BUT if you want entertainment while enjoying your..."

Grace Huang

"Went there for three times. Had fun as their chefs entertaining us while cooking in front of us. Only the sashimi slices were too thick, otherwise it..."

Jacob JD

"I came here with my parents. Our chef was skillful and entertaining. Foods were a bit pricey but tasty. Had good time and will come back again...."

Tony Sung

"We were house sitting at Coatesville and decided to venture into Albany for dinner and discovered they have a daikoku branch here as I’ve been to..."

Richie Chewy

"Been here twice. Had seafood the first time and the prawns on mayonnaise was heavenly. Had steak on my second visit and it was great. My family and I..."

Jenning C.

"Great Japanese Teppanyaki, if you wanna try, it is a must go. Tranditional Japanese deco, clean and tidy. The cook was perfect, talktive and we never..."

Abby Liu

"LOVE Daikoku great food and great service. Totally recommend though if you are going to come here you attend for lunch and not dinner. It was the..."

Sam Smith

"Food: Ordered a dinner for 2 set ( with chicken, wagyu steak , baby lobster) with a scallop meal and extra scotch as a side..."

Julius Tang

"Food was good been here a couple of times alway great service and the chief is always amazing. The surf and turf is my favourite is a big feed and..."

Aman

"Food: Chef is really good, the shrimp was cooked perfectly, and steak was not bad either. The fried rice is not too salty, just the right amount of..."

Shirlgt

"IBeen there few days ago. It was an amazing experience. One of our friend had hypoglycemia, we asked the staff. A guy gave us one bottle ginger beer..."

Paul Hastings

"A really good place with family (I came with my friends). The price is so so, if you are keen to have a look for Japanese BBQ, you'd better try here...."

IMwatermelon

"We love teppanyaki and Daikoku Albany never disappoints us so far. We've always opted for the fish as our main as together with the delicious yum yum..."

Blackpearl

"Been there with friends and kids. Ordered set, Love their prawns with yum yum sauce, but OK with other stuff. the deep fried ice cream was..."

CX (Zomato Gold 25%off Code: LOL678)

"As a daikoku regular of the takapuna branch over the years nothing beats the yum yum prawns!After a few bad experiences at the takapuna branch I..."

Nelly

"Regularly come here for family birthday dinners (family favourite). Cleaner than the one in the city, and same great food and entertainment. Hard to..."

Yort

"Dined here tonight with two others, Daikoku is always an entertaining evening & the food is to die for, the staff are lovely & provide the classic..."

Sarah S

"Went here for mums birthday, suuch a nice food performance! Loved it, defs coming for my birthday. Best was the train thing they did (sorry not..."

Laura Wilson

"Indeed some fun experience to my surprise. Better to gather 6 or 7 other friends to go together as you guys can have your own table rather than share..."

Raeray

"Personally this teppanyaki restaurant has that potential to exceed its expectations in terms of food although I enjoy the part where they cook the..."

Andre Dez Toparea

"Teppanyaki. What's not to like? You get great food and entertainment at the same time.The kids were greatly entertained and the kids' menu..."

JaimeC

"We had been meaning to go to the Daikoku in Albany for months and finally went there for lunch last weekend. It is obviously very popular as we had..."

Lochbuie

"The food is very tasty from the entrees to the mains and the staff are so fun-spirited. I found the prawns and yum yum sauce spectacular and I would..."

Lana Maria Lazarevich

"Visited this place for lunch the other day as I had a hankering for some good Teppanyaki. The service was slightly slow to start with but to be fair,..."

Kishore Mitra

"Came here yesterday with my partner. Dikoku is one of my regulars that I totally love. Yesterdays expierence wasnt the greatest. The girl gave my..."

Stacie Pettersen

"Went to Daikoku Albany in a cold raining day, with my little girl. sitting outdoors, bit of cold, the waiter is sweet and bring a heater to keep us..."

Flora

"Beautiful food, great service, one of my favourite places to dine. Great lunch specials $15-25. Try the prawns with yum yum sauce! Nice set up,..."

DarkSister

"Have had lunch at Daikoku Albany 3x since they opened in Oct 2014. Always a pleasant experience and enjoy the atmosphere more so than Takapuna,..."

Mupps

"We were supposedly to dine in Lone Star but the waiting time is 20 minutes hence we decided to try Daikoku just few doors away.We never..."

Cindy Ong

"My family and I visited Daikoku a few weeks ago for lunch and it was quite enjoyable! The staff were friendly, the steak and chicken were both cooked..."

Maddie

"Went there for a family dinner, I had the fish fillet and it was delicious especially with the yum yum sauce! The chef also was very entertaining ..."

Mrs Bobabits

"Came here for lunch two times, the staff was very hospitable and I enjoyed myself a lot. I had meat the first time and fish the second. The..."

Zena Cataleya

"Came here for lunch today. Im generally not a fan of teppanyaki but my parents raved about this place. We ordered the lunch set. For 14.50 you get..."

Breadzania

"Let me tell you how excited I was when I found out they were making a Daikoku in albany!! I have always been in-love with the one in Takapuna but..."

Cararmel Queen

"Went here a couple of weeks ago.The chef this time was amazing and entertaining, which was definitely a highlight as previous times chefs had..."

Missillicit

"went in and was greeted very warmly. Meals were alright the service was excellent and the staff handled customers well also the chef knew some..."

Rain Bone

"Came here with my family for my sisters birthday. Love the fact that they cook it in front of you and it's done quickly and hygienically. Felt a..."

Mikayla Plaziuk

"We went last week as a family with small children. We were seated quickly and the restaurant was very accommodating when we asked to change our book..."

Helen Gyde

"Came here for lunch the other day with three of my girlfriends! Lunch deal is so worth it!!!! I gave it a 4/5 because although the food was delicious..."

WeiTing Ashley Shyu

"First time here for lunch, very happy with meals, service. Price of meals are cheap, its the extra sides and drinks that drive up the price...."

Babygirl88

"We came here for lunch. Booking was easy via their website. The floor was greasy from all the open plan cooking and posed a slip hazard. The staff..."

Fonti Kar

"Nice place to have a unique experience. Tables a little crowded but over all enjoyed the meal and the..."

Karen Turner

"Wheelchair parks NOT avail. but it is a HUGE car park, so not an issue to find a space, even on a very busy night. However it's an issue (& was for..."

Anna-Maria

"Amazing service by Chef but lady at reception customer service not great. The food was..."

Dhruv jain

"Hi guys, Very impressed with the food... I tried fish, steak and chicken as well as scallops and they were all GREAT. The theatricals of our chef was..."

Ali “Jeff” Jafari

"Set lunch menu from $25 is a good start, sold and miso soup comes as standard. You have the choice of chicken, beef and seafood for your mains...."

Matthew Hansen

"Daikoku is known for its signature Yum Yum sauce / Japanese Mayo. Lunch service runs from 1200 - 1430. Daikoku have 4 lunch options to choose from...."

M Lio

"Very enjoyable place. Didn't know it existed. The cook had a real talent and interacted with the table. He made..."

Sindy Ensor

"Great New Years Eve family dinner. Yum yum sauce as delicious as ever but the prices are pretty steep now,. definitely a treat rather than every day..."

Ashlee Hutchinson

"One of my mum’s favourite places and now our whole family's fave place to have lunch..."

The good the bad the dodgy

"The food was quite tasty but I would say the experience of seeing it cooked in front of you was what made the service pop. Really friendly and..."

Benjamin Whitaker-Roberts

"My number 1 restaurant regardless of which one I go to. Food is fantastic, chef is fantastic, atmosphere also fantastic. Well worth every cent highly..."

Penny Tuhoro

"Amazing food good time had could have been a little more enthusiasm from the chef but not..."

Jamie MacKinnon

"Great food and staff, entertaining but not my cup of tea. Quite..."

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