Teppanyaki

[Samandmom]

Hi I have a few questions about Teppanyaki.
I was just wondering if at Teppanyaki do you always get seated with others? (we are 4 people if that makes any difference)
Do they do the cooking in front of all the tables or just some?
Is lunch or dinner better?
My kids are 3 and 6 would they enjoy this?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Belle5]

My kids have loved Teppanyaki at every age. If you go to WDW during a slow time of year and you make reservations for lunch time and you get really lucky you might get seated without others. Having said that, we have enjoyed being seated with others.

 

[Pat]

There were seven of us. We had our own table. We eat at odd times though. We like to make reservations for the middle of the afternoon. Our kids thought it was a lot of fun.

 

[vcunning]

We've had lunch and dinner there multiple times.

Here are some answers to your questions (to the best of my memory):

Seating - The tables seat 8. We've always shared with another group (once I think they squeezed 9 in for a large group of ours). Having said that. It's actually fun to have some other folks at the table. Especially when they're from a different part of the country or world.

Cooking - It's all done in front of you. A great show.

Lunch or Dinner - We've had both. I think it's the same menu items. But lunch for adults is a little less expensive. You can check out the menus here

Little Ones - Chicken and Shrimp are on the children's menu. My fussy eater didn't eat much, but loved the show and attention.

 

[tednvon]

Hi..the setting is wonderful and they usually fill the table if possible...not sure what the rest of you think, but we have been very disappointed in the "show" the last two times we went...very little pazazz, only a few little tricks with the silverware. When we asked our cooks about their training they said they trained a week or two and then started cooking...5 years ago, they said they trained for over a year in Japan before coming over and they were almost skilled jugglers as far as the things they did while they cooked.

Last time we skipped Teppanyaki at Disney and went to Kobi and it was much more fun...

sorry to rain on a parade, and maybe we just had two new cooks in a row...

Ted

 

[OKW Lover]

We've never seen a party of four sitting by themselves there. The tables seat nine (5 across the long way and 2 up each side) and they are usuall full, or nearly so.

The cooking is done in the center so all seats have a good view of the preparation and attention of the chef. You'll find that the performance of the chef is directly related to the amount of attention you give. If your are all engrossed in a conversation among yourselves, then the chef will tone it down some - if you pay attention to the chef and comment, you get a better act.

We find little difference between lunch and dinner there; so we usually go for lunch - its less expensive.

 

[CoolDisneyCat]

Personally, I think the Japanese steakhouses near my house are all better than Teppanyaki. If you have one in your home town, I would skip it at WDW for something with better food and a better show. After all, part of what you are paying for it the interaction with the chef.

 

[draw]

Hi..the setting is wonderful and they usually fill the table if possible...not sure what the rest of you think, but we have been very disappointed in the "show" the last two times we went...very little pazazz, only a few little tricks with the silverware. When we asked our cooks about their training they said they trained a week or two and then started cooking...5 years ago, they said they trained for over a year in Japan before coming over and they were almost skilled jugglers as far as the things they did while they cooked.

Last time we skipped Teppanyaki at Disney and went to Kobi and it was much more fun...

sorry to rain on a parade, and maybe we just had two new cooks in a row...

Ted

? where is Kobi?

 

[webmomom]

Hi..the setting is wonderful and they usually fill the table if possible...not sure what the rest of you think, but we have been very disappointed in the "show" the last two times we went...very little pazazz, only a few little tricks with the silverware. When we asked our cooks about their training they said they trained a week or two and then started cooking...5 years ago, they said they trained for over a year in Japan before coming over and they were almost skilled jugglers as far as the things they did while they cooked.

Last time we skipped Teppanyaki at Disney and went to Kobi and it was much more fun...

sorry to rain on a parade, and maybe we just had two new cooks in a row...

Ted

I agree with you. The last time they did not give a good show. We had to ask them to do the volanco and they did, but they not happy doing it. They also taken salad from the price the dinner. Yes you still buy, but use to included with the meal. We did not eat there last week when we where there. My DH refusses to go anymore.

 

[JMD]

You'll find that the performance of the chef is directly related to the amount of attention you give.

I agree, they definitely play to the crowd. If no one seems interested, they pretty much just cook quietly and leave. If there are kids around and people are cheering and clapping, they will do alot more tricks and are more involved. But it really can be hit or miss with the chefs. Like anywhere else you go, some of the staff are better than others

I've also been to Benihana's in the Hilton, and that was really good as well.

 

[webmomom]

We had kids in party and still had to ask to do the volanco. We were not talking nor paying attention. The second time this happened to us, andI looked around the room, none the chefs were doing much of anything, only basic things.

 

[Madhatter266]

We are a party of three and were seated with others who were loud and borderline rude. They were there with another group who was seated at a table next to us and kept yelling back and forth and getting up and down. Terrible experience! We expected to be seated with others, but didn't guess how annoying it could be. We won't do it again! Perhaps our opinions would be different if we had been with different tablemates, but I won't take a chance.

 

[Cherlynn25]

I have to say that we were disappointed with Teppanyaki. We have been to the local shogun and also to 2 others in our home town, my kids always enjoy it. So we thought imagine how awesome the one in disney is. The chef barely did anything. None of us were talking, we were all paying attention. he didnt engage us at all. The food was good. But we wont be returning.
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