Kobe Japanese Steakhouse

It was disheartening to go to a place like this when I had such high hopes for it. My family went for my daughters birthday to be greeted by HORRENDOUSLY spelling bathrooms, where behind the toilet was stacked with trash, and our hostess had a terrible attitude. She interrupted us multiple times and tried to charge us $10 extra for anything not made on the grill- so if I’m ordering a $23 dish then I’m really paying $33… that’s just out of touch. Additionally, she tried to charge my child money for “sitting on a chair” because I said they’d share off my plate since they were too small to get their own plate and then replied by rolling her eyes at me when I said my child would sit in my lap instead. We walked up and left before even ordering due to the ridiculous attitude and menu structure. The waitress was unkind, the restaurant bathrooms were unkept, and the food and menu were ridiculously overpriced and out of touch. I would not recommend going here.

Ok here’s our experience we arrived and three young lady’s buried into they’re phones with a bad attitude because they waited 45 minutes and still had yet to eat we ordered some items and they complained about the wait and wanted to leave but were told they were getting complimentary food for having to wait at that point everything seemed rushed which lead to our waiter forgetting our order of sushi and $30 whisky I really wanted to try our food being cooked was placed on our plate but the sauces were given at the end once our food was getting cold but to top it off this was my sons first time and his birthday dinner so overall not the best experience This might be a one off thing but like I said it’s our experience this evening

The portion sizes at Kobe Japanese Steakhouse were generous, leaving us feeling satisfied and content.

Went to Kobe’s for my daughters 5th birthday recently and was rather unimpressed. For note- we have been 3 Hibachi establishments over the last 30 days due to travel and another Hibachi establishment in Austin within the past 10 days since my daughter fell in love with it. This location was subpar for a few reasons: 1) The communication between server and chef was lacking. We ordered 8 things and 4 of them were incorrect. The hibachi chef seemed to be arguing with the server over her inability to get the order right. 2) They were trying to flip the table too fast. If you need to raise the prices to compensate for people enjoying the mountain of food made during hibachi, do so but don’t rush people away from the table. 3) Low effort bday celebration. We have been to 3 other spots and saw way more effort and attention to it. 4) Nickel and dime approach for standard hibachi. I understand Austin doesn’t have many high end Hibachi operations but the opportunity is there for Kobe to put more attention to detail and make it a better experience. I will say the sushi did taste good so complements on that.

We went off peak hours on purpose. The sushi roll my son ans I split was huge. Tasted very good, held together nicely. I need to study the menue better before I go back. I played it saf and got the tilapia, it was good, but I saw a beautiful piece of white fish on the grill that I would have rather had. My son ordered Udon noodles, and loved them, his SO had steak and she said it was cooked perfectly. Taking meds so I opted for a virgin Pina colada. It was very good! My son and his SO had real drinks and they enjoyed them very much. The show itself was an experience. Enjoyable and added the right touch. I will go back when I am well.

Great food and service.