Sapporo Teppanyaki
- Food served: Mon–Fri noon–11pm; Sun noon–10.30pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 15
- Private dining: Up to 16 covers
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables, Live music
- Music on stereo: Japanese instumental
- Capacity: 200
- Largest group: 180
- Open since: 2009
- Average price:
£9 (set lunch)
£25 (evening meal) - House wine: £14.95 per bottle
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In the heart of the Merchant City restaurant scene, this enormous, bright space seats 200, mostly around 10 Teppanyaki tables at which up to 18 diners effectively have their own kitchen, with a skilled chef holding court over a huge rectangular hot plate. He doesn’t just cook; it’s a show. He hurls food in the air and makes it disappear, flames shoot up to the ceiling, knives and eggs are juggled with some skill. It’s a fun floor show ideal for large groups and corporate dining. The food is served in stages: slices of 'Sapporo potatoes' first; plain potato scallops to dip into a selection of sauces and nibble while watching your choice of excellent seafood or steak and well-seasoned griddled vegetables flipped in front of you. Yellowfin tuna steak is seared and served pink, dressed with chopped spring onion, garlic and chilli. Tender chunks of fillet steak are doused in teriyaki sauce. There are quicker and cheaper options too including sushi, tempura, soups, salads and noodles as well as smaller dishes including a freshly prepared pancake of sliced duck and shredded vegetables with a sweet raspberry dip.
- High point: Skilled chefs and quality produce
- Low point: You’ve got to love the circus
Reviews of Sapporo Teppanyaki (2-6 Ingram Street, Glasgow)
- 4. Exiled Cherry, glasgow – 11 December 2009, 4:48pmSapporo TeppanyakiReport
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oops...very expensive and rather average. Not sure how long it will stay once all office parties have visited once and decided it is overhyped and overpriced...highlight of our night - the waiter dropping a couple of pints down the back of one of our party. We thought it was better than the ' show'
- 3. coffee phantom, glasgow – 14 October 2009, 7:38pmSapporo TeppanyakiReport
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Couldn't disagree more!
Went on Saturday with friends and had a tremendous time. As for "wait and eat all at once with bits gone cold, or eat each thing one by one." I found this to be a nice change from finding myself rushed as each course is sent from the kitchen. Eating at a leisurely pace is something that we rarely manage in Britain. As for the "main meal was so rubbish it reminded us of buying one of those supermarket stir fry packs and then frying your own accompaniment" I found the main part of the meal to be of the highest standard , I went for the Duck Breast with rasberry sauce, it was phenomenal and I would highly recommend this to anyone. The combination of flavours was tremendous and the raspberry sauce complimented the duck without overpowering the flavour.Found the atmosphere to be incredibly friendly, yeah there was a bright overhead light while the chef was cooking, but I would rather see what he was doing. Is that not the point of the Teppanyaki style of cooking? The staff were tremendous and were very well versed in explaining the menu, loved the Suzuki (sea-bass)which was recommended by our lovely waiter.
All in we had a blast, and it didnt take 6 pints to enjoy ourselves. Some people need to lighten up.
Would thouroughly recommend to anyone, well maybe not if you want a quiet night for proposing.
- 2. Mu, Glasgow – 3 October 2009, 8:40pmSapporo TeppanyakiReport
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PS when we booked the table, originally for half nine, we were told we could have it for a maximum of 2 hours and they would need it back at half eleven. They then said the kitchen closes at half ten. So what was that all about??!
- 1. Mu, Glasgow – 3 October 2009, 8:38pm
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Went on the 2nd Oct with other half and thought it was awful. Possibly if you'd come after 6 pints and in a group (with no taste buds) you might think it was a laugh?
Food: everything tasted of sunflower oil and was oily as can be. The components of your main meal (potatoes, veg and whatever you choose to have cooked on the griddle) were served in stages so you can either wait and eat all at once with bits gone cold, or eat each thing one by one. You're also dependent on what other people round the table have ordered and there didn't seem to be any logic to who was served first, despite all sitting at different times. Our main meal was so rubbish it reminded us of buying one of those supermarket stir fry packs and then frying your own accompaniment, badly.
Atmosphere: The lighting is really really harsh, between the overhead griddle light, the neon and the plasticky seats it's got bit of a canteen feel, although the bar looked quite nice; as for the theatre, we were up for the 'amazing display of skills' but the catch the potato in your mouth session that started the meal for everyone round the table set the tone and was mildly buttock clenching. Again, horses for courses I suppose. The table next to us were treated to bongo (seriously) and cutlery bashing to celebrate someone's birthday.
Price: Pretty overpriced. £65 without service for 2 pints 2 mains & 2 starters of below average quality. Which makes me wonder, who is this aimed at? Cos the way it's set up is really best for groups on a night out but not sure the price is right for that, especially now, in the middle of a recession?
When we were there on a Friday night it was pretty dead (we got there just after 9) and it seemed like a staff to punter ratio of almost 1:1, loads of unused chefs and staff hanging about. Doesn't bode well for this place's future....
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