Ismael is the worse manager I’ve ever dealt with at a benihanas location he refused to accommodate or convenience customers and is just rude as hell also food was disgusting and they are
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jacqueline Jarrot
Maya is the greatest manager and runs the restaurant great !They offer fantastic customer service and food and Maya is very accommodatingHazel is a fantastic chef who make sure your food is rightThis Beni Hana in Santa Monica is the best of the entire chain !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wendy Mendoza
Been going to the upstairs bar for drinks after a long’s week work for the past month. Katherine makes awesome drinks, is super attentive and really nice. Such a pleasure! Tnx Katherine! See ya next week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
THE KID
Well you made it Santa Monica from where ever you came from. For some reason you can't choose from the 20 other high end over priced eateries around town, so you go with an old Favorite.. come on.. you know you have one by you.. around a mall or maybe its your high-end Asian food place by you. Well you made a good safe choose. I don't believe you can leave here unhappy and not stuffed. Your pockets might be a tad lighter than you expected and your doctor is not going to like your sodium levels next check up. But still.. all and all... go and try Benihanas in Santa Monica.. I recommend it at least once. If your a savy fu$k go for lunch... same amount of food and half off! But remember your in Santa Monica go try an Original spot or hit up Venice for some classier bums.. cheers and enjoy!Parking: Park in the parkingstructure across the street. They do not validate here but it's gonna be like $5.. mine was $2 and I was there maybe 2+ hours.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Volcano on Fire, Benihana Onion Soup
TC Bradshaw
Leo & Jai is the best bartenders in LA ! They made my experience so great I feel like I owe more than just a tip but y’all can come to my BBQ this weekend lol my guys ?
Katie Boo
Parking: There’s a parking garage across the street where it was $4 to park. I’m not sure what the parking rate was but we were there for almost 3 hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Green Tea Ice Cream, Onion Volcano on Fire, Veggies and Onion Volcano, Hibachi Steak, Salad, Chicken Fried Rice Filet Mignon and Shrimp, Garlic Butter, Hibachi Chicken Rice, Benihana Onion Soup
Robin (Robin)
Dominick was our Table Cook! Unreal service and attention to our special menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jose Moreno
Our chef was Antonio and I have to start off by saying wow this guy is awesome and gave %110 with our food and entertainment! He asked us all the time if the food was to our liking, whether we needed more sauce, it to be cooked more, etc. It looked like he bought some items with his own funds just to add more to his show just for a few laughs it was fantastic. Our server was I believe Joshua and man he was on it! He was on top of everyone’s drinks and side orders it was perfect! We are definitely going back and asking for Tony he was an absolute blast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bobby Antee
Good food and good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Garlic Butter
Hector Casanova
Overpriced food and the restaurant was dingy. We were given a 20 to 30 minute wait time and wound waiting an hour! I ordered the 3 part special with fried rice and didn't get the rice??? Service was super slow, we were there almost 3 hours!!!
I was served by Katherine at the bar. She was so attentive and very sweet. She made my drinks fast! Definitely recommend her when hitting up the bar!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emil Chandler
Terrible cook rice undercooked....chicken over cooked. New chef !! Dropping his utensils on floor. Food served hella late like 40 min after we were seated. Dont go to one in Santa Monica. I tried to talk to manager ...they said w looking for them too!! Marina Del Rey is the best one.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gordon Su
nice inventory and friendly staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cyrus Cohanim
Good foods with interesting presentations. Prices are good.There is a wait time so enough people can gather for a table of hibachi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Lowe
Johannes (Joe) Server, and Fabian (Chef) were fabulous.Parking: Parking is not ultra convenient as it is primarily City parking structure across the street
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Onion Volcano on Fire, Onion Soup, Chicken Fried Rice Filet Mignon and Shrimp, Hibachi Chicken Rice, Benihana Onion Soup
Ismael is the worse manager I’ve ever dealt with at a benihanas location he refused to accommodate or convenience customers and is just rude as hell also food was disgusting and they are
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Maya is the greatest manager and runs the restaurant great !They offer fantastic customer service and food and Maya is very accommodatingHazel is a fantastic chef who make sure your food is rightThis Beni Hana in Santa Monica is the best of the entire chain !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been going to the upstairs bar for drinks after a long’s week work for the past month. Katherine makes awesome drinks, is super attentive and really nice. Such a pleasure! Tnx Katherine! See ya next week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Well you made it Santa Monica from where ever you came from. For some reason you can't choose from the 20 other high end over priced eateries around town, so you go with an old Favorite.. come on.. you know you have one by you.. around a mall or maybe its your high-end Asian food place by you. Well you made a good safe choose. I don't believe you can leave here unhappy and not stuffed. Your pockets might be a tad lighter than you expected and your doctor is not going to like your sodium levels next check up. But still.. all and all... go and try Benihanas in Santa Monica.. I recommend it at least once. If your a savy fu$k go for lunch... same amount of food and half off! But remember your in Santa Monica go try an Original spot or hit up Venice for some classier bums.. cheers and enjoy!Parking: Park in the parkingstructure across the street. They do not validate here but it's gonna be like $5.. mine was $2 and I was there maybe 2+ hours.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Volcano on Fire, Benihana Onion Soup
Leo & Jai is the best bartenders in LA ! They made my experience so great I feel like I owe more than just a tip but y’all can come to my BBQ this weekend lol my guys ?
Parking: There’s a parking garage across the street where it was $4 to park. I’m not sure what the parking rate was but we were there for almost 3 hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Green Tea Ice Cream, Onion Volcano on Fire, Veggies and Onion Volcano, Hibachi Steak, Salad, Chicken Fried Rice Filet Mignon and Shrimp, Garlic Butter, Hibachi Chicken Rice, Benihana Onion Soup
Dominick was our Table Cook! Unreal service and attention to our special menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our chef was Antonio and I have to start off by saying wow this guy is awesome and gave %110 with our food and entertainment! He asked us all the time if the food was to our liking, whether we needed more sauce, it to be cooked more, etc. It looked like he bought some items with his own funds just to add more to his show just for a few laughs it was fantastic. Our server was I believe Joshua and man he was on it! He was on top of everyone’s drinks and side orders it was perfect! We are definitely going back and asking for Tony he was an absolute blast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food and good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Garlic Butter
Overpriced food and the restaurant was dingy. We were given a 20 to 30 minute wait time and wound waiting an hour! I ordered the 3 part special with fried rice and didn't get the rice??? Service was super slow, we were there almost 3 hours!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
I was served by Katherine at the bar. She was so attentive and very sweet. She made my drinks fast! Definitely recommend her when hitting up the bar!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible cook rice undercooked....chicken over cooked. New chef !! Dropping his utensils on floor. Food served hella late like 40 min after we were seated. Dont go to one in Santa Monica. I tried to talk to manager ...they said w looking for them too!! Marina Del Rey is the best one.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
nice inventory and friendly staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good foods with interesting presentations. Prices are good.There is a wait time so enough people can gather for a table of hibachi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johannes (Joe) Server, and Fabian (Chef) were fabulous.Parking: Parking is not ultra convenient as it is primarily City parking structure across the street
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Heart-Shaped Fried Rice on Grill, Onion Volcano on Fire, Onion Soup, Chicken Fried Rice Filet Mignon and Shrimp, Hibachi Chicken Rice, Benihana Onion Soup