More must try. They’re easy to book, easy to get to and serving good quality kaiseki stuff. Wakuriya / Hashiri Bettei are great - but when this is just so easy to get a res and cheaper respectively, it’s hard to justify going elsewhere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Konner Macias
Felt like we left a spa, a food spa. Incredible experience from top to bottom, amazing host and chef, fish was delicious, soups and smaller dishes incredible. Every bit perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dave Chen
Attentive and lovely service, wonderful food that’s well worth the price, and a simple spartan jnterior. The whole staff was amazing and patient and took the time to explain things. The food was excellent and a wonderful mix of flavors. The presentation was simple but elegant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Olivia Tam
The restaurant is unassuming on the outside. Once inside, its minimalist decor uniquely exudes a relaxation and peaceful dining experience. It serves Kaiseki Ryori. Kaiseki Ryori is among the top Japanese cusine, meaning the chef serves with his heart and use the fresh seasonal ingredients. The service is traditional, attentive and diligent. The 10+ dish course lives up to its expectation. Every dish is well designed, pleasing to the eyes and to the palate.
Kaiseki Ryori is pricey: If you are looking for a quiet, relaxing zen and memorable place for a special occasion, we definitely recommend. We came here a few years ago and had such a memorable experience. We enjoy the same on this 2nd visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve L
Second time there. Still enjoyed very much. It is one of our choices for special occasions. Yes it is relatively expensive to eat there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edward Wu
A Zen experience. Authentic. Peaceful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve
Ranzan is our expensive version of comfort food. Get to have it once awhile. Too expensive to have it all the time but definitively enjoyed it everytime we were there.
emily Chou
The food was delicious, and they even adjusted the menu to avoid ingredients I don’t like — a nice personal touch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bruno Lowagie
My wife and I love sushi and sashimi, so we picked this restaurant, thinking it would be just like any other sushi place.
Boy, were we wrong.
We had an hour to spare, so we went for the lunch menu. In that hour (and a quarter), we were served one dish after the other: a starter, some appetisers, a sashimi dish, a simmered dish, a grilled dish, a steamed dish, a vinaigrette dish, a rice dish, soup and a desert. The staff explained every dish in detail, first telling us the Japanese name, then translating it in English, with an eye for detail.
I'll let the pictures talk. Everything was as tasty as it looked. This was a great experience. We might try this restaurant for dinner if we return to Redwood City during our travels.
Really awesome kaiseki place in Redwood City. It's hard to find kaiseki around here but it's basically like an omakase except not sushi focused. I had the lunch and each course was delicious and delicate. The service and pacing was excellent as well for lunch. You can't tell from the outside but the restaurant interior has really nice ambiance - elegant and private. The design makes it feel like an exclusive experience even though it's in the middle of downtown. Overall would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ming Chen
Great food that’s traditional and authentic. Totally worth the price. I really like it that the different food materials are combined in a very harmonic way. The taste of matsutake really reminds me of Japan and huge nostalgia hits me. The staff is very friendly and easy to talk with. They enjoyed their work! Overall a wonderful experience and will get back in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophie Liao
I have been to Ranzan many times for both lunch and dinner. This restaurant is elegant and refined, with meticulous attention to every detail. The service was warm and attentive, making the experience even more enjoyable. Every dish was absolutely delicious—beautifully prepared, well-balanced, and bursting with flavor. A truly memorable dining experience, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for both special occasions celebration and amazing food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mingja Edholm
Ranzan is one of my favorite restaurants in Redwood City with a lovely kaiseki menus that are so thoughtfully designed with special attention to season ingredients and uniquely delicious flavor combinations. The dining setting is intimate with meticulous staff explaining each dish as it is served.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sankha Hota
We had a great time at Ranzan. Really liked the food and the presentation. Compared to a very highly rated restaurant in Osaka, which was disappointing, the experience at Ranzan in terms of food was excellent. It was quite yet all the tables were full. The service and sake menu could be improved to take it to the next level.
Delicious food, good vibes and nice service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
More must try. They’re easy to book, easy to get to and serving good quality kaiseki stuff. Wakuriya / Hashiri Bettei are great - but when this is just so easy to get a res and cheaper respectively, it’s hard to justify going elsewhere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Felt like we left a spa, a food spa. Incredible experience from top to bottom, amazing host and chef, fish was delicious, soups and smaller dishes incredible. Every bit perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Attentive and lovely service, wonderful food that’s well worth the price, and a simple spartan jnterior. The whole staff was amazing and patient and took the time to explain things. The food was excellent and a wonderful mix of flavors. The presentation was simple but elegant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The restaurant is unassuming on the outside. Once inside, its minimalist decor uniquely exudes a relaxation and peaceful dining experience. It serves Kaiseki Ryori. Kaiseki Ryori is among the top Japanese cusine, meaning the chef serves with his heart and use the fresh seasonal ingredients. The service is traditional, attentive and diligent. The 10+ dish course lives up to its expectation. Every dish is well designed, pleasing to the eyes and to the palate.
Kaiseki Ryori is pricey: If you are looking for a quiet, relaxing zen and memorable place for a special occasion, we definitely recommend. We came here a few years ago and had such a memorable experience. We enjoy the same on this 2nd visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Second time there. Still enjoyed very much.
It is one of our choices for special occasions.
Yes it is relatively expensive to eat there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Zen experience. Authentic. Peaceful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ranzan is our expensive version of comfort food. Get to have it once awhile. Too expensive to have it all the time but definitively enjoyed it everytime we were there.
The food was delicious, and they even adjusted the menu to avoid ingredients I don’t like — a nice personal touch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I love sushi and sashimi, so we picked this restaurant, thinking it would be just like any other sushi place.
Boy, were we wrong.
We had an hour to spare, so we went for the lunch menu. In that hour (and a quarter), we were served one dish after the other: a starter, some appetisers, a sashimi dish, a simmered dish, a grilled dish, a steamed dish, a vinaigrette dish, a rice dish, soup and a desert. The staff explained every dish in detail, first telling us the Japanese name, then translating it in English, with an eye for detail.
I'll let the pictures talk. Everything was as tasty as it looked. This was a great experience. We might try this restaurant for dinner if we return to Redwood City during our travels.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Really awesome kaiseki place in Redwood City. It's hard to find kaiseki around here but it's basically like an omakase except not sushi focused. I had the lunch and each course was delicious and delicate. The service and pacing was excellent as well for lunch. You can't tell from the outside but the restaurant interior has really nice ambiance - elegant and private. The design makes it feel like an exclusive experience even though it's in the middle of downtown. Overall would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food that’s traditional and authentic. Totally worth the price. I really like it that the different food materials are combined in a very harmonic way. The taste of matsutake really reminds me of Japan and huge nostalgia hits me. The staff is very friendly and easy to talk with. They enjoyed their work! Overall a wonderful experience and will get back in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been to Ranzan many times for both lunch and dinner. This restaurant is elegant and refined, with meticulous attention to every detail. The service was warm and attentive, making the experience even more enjoyable. Every dish was absolutely delicious—beautifully prepared, well-balanced, and bursting with flavor. A truly memorable dining experience, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for both special occasions celebration and amazing food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ranzan is one of my favorite restaurants in Redwood City with a lovely kaiseki menus that are so thoughtfully designed with special attention to season ingredients and uniquely delicious flavor combinations. The dining setting is intimate with meticulous staff explaining each dish as it is served.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a great time at Ranzan. Really liked the food and the presentation. Compared to a very highly rated restaurant in Osaka, which was disappointing, the experience at Ranzan in terms of food was excellent. It was quite yet all the tables were full. The service and sake menu could be improved to take it to the next level.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
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