Tsubaki

Portions are very small. 18 percent fee which does not include tip is ridiculous. Management should pay the workers benefits and not put that on the customer.

Awesome food and great sake. Auto 18% tip.

日本食のみでとても賑わっているお店でした。 焼き鳥と思い入りましたが焼き鳥よりもほかの魅力的なメニューが多くありました。 コスパも良くて現地の人でいっぱいなので予約は必須かと思います。 会計が来たときに18％サービス込となっていてTipを書く欄もあったこれがどっちなのかまだわからない。。。

The meal was good. I just found it lame that the 18% fee on the menu wasn’t noticeable- should be at the top of the menu and more noticeable or just increase the entire price of the menu. When the receipt came, the fee was highlighted and just put a sour end to the experience. The issue with service fee as oppose to tips is that service fees aren’t protected from management while tips go directly to the employees.

As someone who loves food but can't afford to go out very often, I found myself feeling stressed after our meal even though the food we had was good. The 18% surcharge, which *is not a tip,* seems disrespectful both to customers and staff. If you're going to tip correctly, you must essentially plan to add 38% of each menu item's cost. I am also certain that many customers are rightfully confused by this surcharge and may assume they don't need to add an additional tip, which ultimately puts a strain on restaurant staff. Please just pay employees fairly and include these costs upfront in menu prices.

Service is amazing. But the service charge. Do the servers actually get this money? How much does it take away from tips? They're asking for 18% and another 20% in tips? That's an extra 40%... This is absurd. I would rather have a menu that incorporates EVERYTHING (including tips, tax, service, restaurant random fees, whatever)… and for restaurants to pay a livable wage to their employees. It’s insanity to put the burden on the customer to judge the level of service then for the server to judge the customer based on how much they tipped. The only people really saving money are the restaurants. The food was very well prepared. We ordered 7 dishes, disappointed by a few.

This restaurant is discriminating customers!! We made a reservation for 2 at 5:45 pm and arrived on time. At this moment, nearly all the small tables inside are empty. However, the server refused to seat us on a normal table, but only the high table near the window. We gently asked why we couldn’t be seated at the table cuz most of them are empty but he kept behaving in a contemptuous attitude. He talked to a manager on the back and the manager just kept laughing with him. Their response is simply that that’s how they arrange the reservations. The tables are all for 2 why we came the earliest but you’re gonna keep them for the people absent. They showed zero respect to us and their behavior does not make any sense. I feel like they are really discriminating customers like us. At last, he said that “if you want to dine in here, this (the high table) is the only accommodation we can provide”. Avoid this restaurant at all costs! SHAME ON THEM!!

There’s either valet or street parking. Place is tiny and gets crowded fast so make reservations. I liked the tempura and the black cod the most, and really enjoyed the hojicha ice cream!