Kanidouraku Dotombori-Honten

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  • Face masks required for staff in public areas
  • Hand sanitiser available to guests & staff
  • Daily temperature and symptom checks for staff
  • Staff required to regularly wash hands
  • Tables disinfected between guests
Updated 11/12/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Updated 11/12/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.

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CUISINES
Japanese, Seafood, Sushi, Asian
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 18 June 2020

This restaurant is located near namba station. It's a restaurant that specializes in crab. The crab in this restaurant was very fresh and taste good. I love this restaurant!

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 9 March 2020 via mobile

First off. It is expensive with the cheapest set at ¥5,500 before tax but I guess you’re getting what you are paying for. The service is exceptional even if we are English speaking tourists. It is easily spotted by the huge crab sign on the...outside, diagonal from the famous glico man sign. You are able to choose if you wanted a Japanese style sitting or the usual table and chairs The crab are really huge and fresh! I was even able to swop my raw crab for grilled crab as I couldn’t eat raw food. Still an enjoyable dinner although it was pricey.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 6 February 2020 via mobile

We came back here after 2 years and the quality never changes. The price is expensive but i found it worth what we pay. We were in a private room and the waitress is helpful and friendly.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 16 January 2020 via mobile

We went here in April 2019 and the service was terrible. The waitresses spent a lot of time talking to each other and it was hard to get their attention. We had an order mixed up that i was really looking forward to trying but...it required the right dishes. They refused to rectify the mistake and acted like they didn’t understand. If you don’t understand Japanese it’s difficult to understand how to eat the meals (dipping, mixing etc) as I feel like very minimal effort was put into explaining to customers who are not familiar with the dishes. I did enjoy the food but for the price I don’t know if I would go back again. We bought the second most expensive item on the menu too. I did read a few bad reviews prior to going but I brushed it off thinking every establishment will have some negative review.More

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed 7 January 2020 via mobile

My husband really enjoyed it here. It was definitely an experience I’m glad we had but I wouldn’t necessarily go back. By the middle of the set meal, I was a little sick of crab. Also not a fan of sashimi crab so I didn’t...try that. Glad I tried it since I’d heard so much about it.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed 2 January 2020

We were a little skeptical about the food in this restaurant. However, we decided to give it a try, since I was there with my whole family of 5. When we enquired, it was like a waiting time of about 1.5hours before we could be...seated. Fortunately they checked again and said that there was available table at the near-dinner hour. We were ushered to the lift that brought us to the non-smoking floor. Upon exiting the lift, we were met by another staff who told us to remove our shoes before going in to the dining area. The staff kept away our shoes neatly. We had a nice view that overlooked part of dotombori. The lady staff was very helpful and recommended different types of crabs done in different ways. We ordered some a la cartel crab dishes done in different ways and also ordered one of the sets that has the cooked porridge at the end of the meal. The recommendations made were good. It was truly an experience ordering one of the set of crabs. The crabs were fresh and sweet and tasty. The last part where the rice was cooked in the remaining broth of the hot pot was an experience. The bill did not come cheap neither was it shockingly expensive. We were glad we went in to eat. It was in a way paying for the experience. If we did not eat here, we would not know what it was like! As we came out of the eating area, our shoes were already nicely put out for us. It was truly an experience. Should really go in and eat if you are around the area.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 28 December 2019 via mobile

We had earlier made reservation with this main outlet for an earlier date, but for unforeseeable circumstances, we were not able to make it for the earlier reservation. So a couple of days before our departure from Osaka, while shopping for some souvenirs at Dotonbori,...we tried our luck to do a walk-in, and surprise surprise! They did have a table available for us at 18:30hr! Once we were shown to our table, a male Japanese staff was very patient in explaining to us the concept and ordering procedures. He was very patient to listen to my broken Japanese, before confirming with me our orders in English. The dishes were exquisitely presented and served, and the crabs tasted so fresh, although some of us were not too accustomed to the raw crab meat taste. We did enjoy the chilled crab meat with a dash of vinegar, and that was by far our favorite. After a course of crabs prepared in no less than 7 different ways, we were totally full and satisfied. We were all happy that we managed to have this wonderful meal despite missing our earlier reservations.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 12 November 2019 via mobile

I will start off with recommending all to dine during lunch. Prices seemed to be cheaper. Had dinner here and order the set dinner. Crab sashimi was sweet but weird. Used to consuming salmon or tuna sashimi, not crab. The boiled and grilled crab will...flavourful seafoody and fresh. The porridge was one of the best porridge i have, they cooked it using the balance hotpot soup. Will be back, but only for lunch.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed 22 September 2019

Literally the best crap meal I have ever had! I think I can say this is one of the beat meal I have had! I went with my family, my bro didn't even like crap that much before, after this meal, he changed his mind...and said he never knew he love crab so much! We came at 2:30pm, there were 3 lunch set we could choose, we order one for each to try. (心花 Konoka, 悠花 Yuka, 遙花 Haruka). I think Yuka 悠花 is the best!! Recommendations: 1. The crab sake is a must try!!!! So special and unforgettable!!! 2. The raw crab is fantastic and incredible!!!! I wanted to cry because it tasted so good! 3. So does steamed crab rice!!! they asked you to pour the tea into the rice and it tastes so goooood!! (I tried bad ones before, so this actually surprised me!) 4. The green tea ice cream was very tasty as well. However, Raw king crab is soso (it’s expensive and not worth to try, crab hotpot is soso, grilled crab is soso. Anyway I will definitely miss this restaurant and come back every time when I visit Japan! :)More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 22 August 2019 via mobile

We tried the grilled crab and it was very good so we decided to order the grilled crab pieces with sauce and it was delicious. Loved it.

Date of visit: August 2019
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7Makarios
23 July 2018|
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Response from 588tangr | Reviewed this property |
There is no minimum charge per table, U can order even one set for three people if you are not hungry. I can't tell if food is enough for sharing. Everyone got different stomachs. There are food samples with actual size... More
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GitL8
21 May 2018|
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Response from 588tangr | Reviewed this property |
No, some special banquet lunch menu available up to 4 pm. But you can order dinner course or assorted sushi course. Generally speaking, it is not reasonable to order a lunch course at 4:30. I recalled that 2 lunch... More
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joanneusanyc
13 June 2017|
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Response from Lo E | Reviewed this property |
If you are a strict vegetarian, perhaps you can have a meal before joining your husband at the restaurant. There are vegetables that come with the crab dishes, but I suspect the soup base may not be prepared in a manner... More
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Yes, Kanidouraku Dotombori-Honten is taking precautions against COVID-19. A full list is available within the "safety precautions" section of this page.

Kanidouraku Dotombori-Honten is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 4