Sakura Terrace Japanese Cafe

My husband and I came here after our maternity photoshoot, so we didn't have a reservation or anything, but they were able to seat us upon arrival. We got there around 6:30pm. It took about 5 minutes for the workers to notice we were standing at the entrance, and took a while to have our orders taken. The place wasn't packed or super busy, but felt that the service was a bit slow. I am pregnant so I did opt out of eating raw things, and the waiter didn't seem like he knew what to recommend based on that restriction. Nonetheless, my husband enjoyed his omurice which had the rice flavored in tomato/ketchup, which was nice. I had a soft-shelled crab roll and miso butterfish and both were decent but not memorable. I did however enjoy the dessert at the end which is their homemade Sakura Terrace ice cream inside a shelled cone with mochi and red bean. Omurice and dessert are solid here. Didn't get a chance to try the raw fish, so will have to visit again to give feedback on that. Men's restroom is located outside of the building and the Ladies' is located by the entrance. There's a parking lot so parking was not an issue too.

A unique experience in a upscale Sakura restaurant. Renovated entry to the restaurant, dining tables and chairs, sushi bar, and a small fishbowl semi-private room were very nice changes. The menu of choice didn’t include teishoku meals. All items were ala carte. We ordered the beautiful ahi salad, very tasty macadamia, tofu, tender butterfish, prime rib and crispy mixed tempura. The tempura vegetables were thicker than usual and generous portions. Only one of us ordered ice cream. He loved it!

We came as a party of 7, 4 adults and 3 kids, to celebrate a family birthday. We had reservations at 630pm and were able to walk right in and be seated. The restaurant is small, but spaced well so you don’t feel cramped. Service was friendly and efficient, even when the restaurant got busy. The food was tasty. They were out of several items (hamachi kama, hearts of palm tempura), but we enjoyed what we had.

Great menu, tasty food, polite staff, the price is right. It is sad that the restaurant turn people away at 1 o’clock, enough customers to consider keeping the restaurant open for lunch one more hour. Please consider opening a second location in Ward Village, with your menu and prices you would be successful there 🤓

Sakura Terrace is a modern authentic Japanese shop. The interior is more orthodox and clean, with plenty of wood. The food is presented with visual pizazz, almost imitating a Michelin starred restaurant. The taste is truthful and down to earth. No unnecessary garnish. Solid and fresh ingredients. Prepared with deifnite care. First of all, Sakura Terrace is absolutely a 5-star restaurant. If you haven't been here in Waikiki, please just go. Reasonable prices. Awesome taste. You'll have a great time. But obviously there are areas to improve and this is where I get a bit critical (in a positive way). The overall food is so "simple" that it feels like a very dedicated amateur is imitating a high-end restaurant. Just to be clear, the food is great and is truthful to the freshness of the ingredients. I love this. But there's something about the imbalance between visual garnish and the overall taste & texture balance. All Japanese restaurant caliber can be judged with their tamago. I ordered specifically the tamago for my appetizer and I could see the imitation put in but it was far from the perfect, sweet, soft, silky tamago I would expect from a top-class Japanese joint. It certainly looked like it though. Kudos to the chef and ask him/her to continue honing their skills. In the meanwhile, let's all go enjoy a hearty meal.