Cuisine: Japanese
Price Point: Mains from $25 - $35+
Christchurch’s favourite teppanyaki specialists are back by popular demand! High ceilings and sleek décor give Yamagen’s new restaurant a modern and spacious feel.
Experience the fun and the flavours of traditional Japanese food. Take a seat around the grill and watch your teppanyaki chef skilfully prepare and cook your meal right before your eyes. As well as being experts with Japanese food, Yamagen’s friendly chefs are truly entertainers; slicing, dicing and grilling with finesse and flair.
Yamagen offers a diverse menu of Japanese staples including meat dishes, rice, salads, soup and desserts. Take the hassle out of ordering and simply sit back and watch the show with the well-rounded set menu. Fresh sashimi and sushi and Yagmen’s distinctive chilli chicken dish are also firm favourites on the menu.
Stick with the traditional Japanese theme and sip on a sake or plum wine or choose from a great selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks to enjoy with your meal.
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Yamagen Japanese Restaurant
53 Victoria Street
Christchurch 8013
Open Hours:
Lunch Hours: Monday to Friday 11.30am to 2.30pm
Dinner Hours: Monday to Sunday 5:30pm to Late
Phone: 03 365 7799
Website: www.yamagen.co.nz
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Reviews
Amanda Hayward - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 11 October 2019
The service and food was amazing. The lady that looked after us was so nice, friendly and helpful, especially with our 19month daughter. I'd go back again.
Nila Gopal - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 9 October 2019
Beautiful food, beautifully presented. A highlight was the amazing tempura platter all vegetable and seafood items on it were delicious. The ice cream desserts were a perfect way to finish a lovely meal.
Stephen Field - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 3 October 2019
Awesome experience, we sat at the teppanyaki bar, wow our chef was so amazing to watch.
Probably the best meal I’ve had in Christchurch for a long time.
Go, support these guys and this great dining experience.
Paul Bielby - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 9 September 2019
The first time we’d been to a Japanese restaurant and it didn’t disappoint. Always catered for from the time we walked in the door. The atmosphere was great. I would highly recommend the Tepanyaki experience and also the Fixed main course. Chicken and Salmon were divine, pricing is excellent. We would love to dine again.
Waimarie Bruce - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 31 August 2019
Just incredible! Fresh beautiful food cooked right in front of you. Standard of service is so high, you feel like a V.I.P. We went for the teppinyaki menu and gas beef, lamb and chicken. Couldn’t fault anything. Red meat cooked to your liking by the super friendly chef. Left feeling very full and very happy! We will definitely be back.
Julia Williamson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 27 August 2019
Food is amazing. The tempura is delicious and so was the miso. Our favorite was the Ramen - broth was full of flavour. We will be back! Thanks for a great evening.
Zoe Marshall - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 8 August 2019
If your looking for an all round experience then Yamagen will give you that. Sit and watch your chef transform your food into something incredible, be amazed by his talent and skills at the Teppanyaki bar. Watch as he uses speed and poise with a bit of fun added as he cooks the egg and chops speedily into the rice including you as it springs from the grill into your mouth or not! Feel the heat as the fire engulfs the steak in front of your eyes. Highly recommended and a must do
Karen Greenwood - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 5 August 2019
Excellent service! She served the water before we arrived! And, very friendly , was really impressed.
The food also fantastic! My partner and I both had teppanyaki set, the food was so tasty, from appetizer to the dessert. Best dinner experience for us. Thanks a lot! and, we are happy to visit it again! Highly recommend to all the people who would like to try out the excellent teppanyaki experience with nice customer service!
wei-hsuan weng - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 29 July 2019
It was really good no matter on food or service we got. Tepanyaki so amazing, chef performed fire on food. very impressive. it is no doubt we will come back due to food were fresh and staff were approachable on that day.
Winnie Zhang - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 July 2019
Food was amazing! First time trying the Teppanyaki and we can’t wait to go back again!
Elaine Roche - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 22 June 2019
We always enjoy eating at Yamagen Restaurant and twice now have had the Set Menu and there is lots of variety plus plenty of food. I love the crispy coated vegetables in particular. Staff are attentive and helpful. We will be back
Ali Ross - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 17 May 2019
The service was absolutely fantastic. We sat at the Teppanyaki table and were able to watch as course after course of fantastic food was made for us. I would highly recommend.
Ruby Clark - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 15 May 2019
We had a lovely dining experience at the Yamagen restaurant on Monday night to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. The staff were very attentive to us throughout the night and the chef was more than happy to accommodate my dietary needs (GF for Coeliac). We all enjoyed our meals which were fresh, tasty and presented well. We would definitely dine here again.
Carolyn Brazier - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 6 May 2019
Delicious and fun. Jason the chef was experienced and skilled. Beef was succulent and cooked to perfection. Love the atmosphere and the food is consistently good. We had the teppanyaki and it certainly didn't disappoint. Will be going back soon.
Kaye Souter - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 8 April 2019
We had an awesome experience at the Yamagen prior to going to a show. The four of us dining could not faulty any of the food, sooo delicious and the service was outstanding and we were able to have some laughs along the way. Needless to say we will be back. Well done to the Yamagen and especially your Chef.
Jill Henderson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 5 December 2018
First Japanese dining experience and LOVED it!!
Ordered the set menu and every dish was amazing.
Service was faultless. We were waited on hand and foot
Will definitely be returning
Andrea Girvin - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 30 November 2018
We enjoyed our second dining experience at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant. This time we took friends as we wanted to treat them to a teppanyaki eating experience. We had a delightful evening of good food and great company. Thank you again.
janice boyce - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 24 October 2018
Had a fabulous dining experience - the service was great at every stage - even when I rang to change the numbers the telephone service was quick and efficient. The teppanyaki chef was polite and showed flare with his cooking and we enjoyed watching him cook immensely, and of course, the food was delicious. I would definitely recommend Yamagen any day of the week:)
Joanne Kundan - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 17 October 2018
Fantastic restaurant with consistently great food. You just can't beat sitting at the teppanyaki grill and marvelling at the skill of the teppan masters! Great friendly service and fast food. We were eating within 10 minutes of arrival! Recommend to all.
Anita Harding - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 14 September 2018
One of our sons was in CHCH for 2 nights. He wanted to take my husband and I out for a meal. Where to go?
We settled for Yamagen Japanese Restaurant.
We chose the Set Menu. What a treat it was.
It wasn't just a meal, It was a dining experience. So many delicious courses, that we lost count. To sit and watch the chef cook the meal So expertly was a delight.
Thank you. We will be returning for another dining experience. Jan.
janice boyce - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 3 September 2018
amazing food and staff as always , really great they let us dine on the teppanyaki table on the deal , so nice
Melanie Williams - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 31 August 2018
Our experience at Yamagen was exquisite.
The food was insane. Every bite of Teppanyaki grilled meats, fish and veggies was absolutely stunning. We appreciated every aspect of the meal.
We all decided to go for the Set Menu options. We were seated beside the flat grill and watched as the chef craftily cooked, sauced and fired up our selections.
The set menu was beautiful. It has many layers, and whenever you finished a part of it, the next part was around the corner. Not too fast that you felt rushed, but fast enough that you weren't left waiting. It was precisely timed to meet the customer's needs. It started with a small entree, followed by Miso soup, then another entree (delicious fried chicken, tastefully done) and then a wee salad. At that time, the chef had begun cooking our first meat choice.
To finish it off, we were served dessert and a Japanese green tea.
The staff were so lovely and always checked to make sure we were enjoying the food. They were polite and kind and made us feel happy to be there.
All in all, best First Table meal we've had thus far. W
Marlee Rosoff - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 22 August 2018
Our meal at the Yamagen was tremendous. It was my partner’s first time having Teppanyaki and the experience didn’t disappoint. We had a main course menu of chicken and beef with the outstanding fried rice and deliciously fresh vegetables. The chicken was tender as was the medium rare eye fillet. Our fried rice was excellent and the chef even did the egg flip into my partner’s mouth. Another highlight was the miso sauce which went so well with both proteins. The service was attentive and welcoming. We will certainly be back!
Jake Page - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 13 March 2018
Food good and service just the way you would like it.
ANDY LEE - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 14 October 2019
Perfect place to dine with the family after the partner returned from a trip to Japan, the children enjoyed the food being cooked infront of them and were amazed by the fire and speedy chopping by the chef! Food was amazing!
Amanda Hayward - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 11 October 2019
This was my first experience with first table and I was super impressed! My son told me about it so we gave it a try. Will definitely be using this a lot. Yummy food, good night out and half price!
Debbie Elder - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 10 October 2019
The service and food was amazing. The lady that looked after us was so nice, friendly and helpful, especially with our 19month daughter. I'd go back again.
Nila Gopal - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 9 October 2019
This is my third time going to Yamagen, food is great every time!
Lauren Bailey - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 7 October 2019
Service was slow and flow of food could be improved. EG nice to get rice to go with your teppan
Karina Erickson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 5 October 2019
Excellent food and service, I’ll be back for more tempura followed by some Asahi’s.
Grant Bainbridge - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 4 October 2019
The food was amazing, and the staff are super friendly!! Will definitely return!
Jess Williams - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 3 October 2019
Beautiful food, beautifully presented. A highlight was the amazing tempura platter all vegetable and seafood items on it were delicious. The ice cream desserts were a perfect way to finish a lovely meal.
Stephen Field - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 3 October 2019
Beautiful food. A real different experience eating here
Pat Jermyn - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 2 October 2019
Great food and service. A++
Karen Presswood - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 28 September 2019
We felt very cared for and the food was delicious.
Irene Paton - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 1 October 2019
Loved the food, unfortunately had two of our party cancel, so we couldn't feast as much as we wanted to, will have to go back. Service was excellent.
Mary O'Leary - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 September 2019
Lovely meal out with family. The food was fresh and delicious and the staff were friendly. Would eat here again
Sandy Hampton - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 September 2019
I could not fault the food or service. I took my Japanese Homestay with me and she said it was just like Japan and she was able to speak Japanese to the staff. The occasion was my birthday and unbeknown to me they knew it was my birthday as my Homestay had spoken to them in Japanese and told them. A mini birthday cake with candle came out. My only comment would be the dishes could be a little bigger - having said that - I was full at the end of the meal. (Ordered a Set Menu).
Julie Farrall - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 24 September 2019
Friendly, delicious and a top quality dining experience. We`d Yamagen, anytime! Many thanks.
Kenneth Dalziel - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 23 September 2019
Great restaurant. Great times. Family loved the experience. Big thumbs up
David Flint - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 20 September 2019
Amazing food, excellent service. Enjoyable night
Sharon Humphries - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 19 September 2019
Delicious food, good size portions, great atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff. We had a great time and will definitely be visiting again.
Tessa Drew - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 18 September 2019
Food was as great as the service
Thankyou to the staff.
Liz McWhirter - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 10 September 2019
Awesome experience, we sat at the teppanyaki bar, wow our chef was so amazing to watch.
Probably the best meal I’ve had in Christchurch for a long time.
Go, support these guys and this great dining experience.
Paul Bielby - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 9 September 2019
Agedashi tofu was good as was chicken main, overall average Japanese fare
Kirsty Rose - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 6 September 2019
What a beautiful Japanese restaurant!! The service was spectacular and the food was divine. I recommend the set menu. Delicious and great value
Sharnee Watson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 2 September 2019
The first time we’d been to a Japanese restaurant and it didn’t disappoint. Always catered for from the time we walked in the door. The atmosphere was great. I would highly recommend the Tepanyaki experience and also the Fixed main course. Chicken and Salmon were divine, pricing is excellent. We would love to dine again.
Waimarie Bruce - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 31 August 2019
Great meal and service- sampled the sake taster trio and kids bento box was just right.
Lisette Buckle - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 30 August 2019
We had a fabulous time! Warming welcomed and looked after the whole night. Our food was DELICIOUS. What a fabulous night out, thanks for having us!
Phillipa Linton - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 28 August 2019
Enjoyed the meal very much
Avilleen Yeoh - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 August 2019
Just incredible! Fresh beautiful food cooked right in front of you. Standard of service is so high, you feel like a V.I.P. We went for the teppinyaki menu and gas beef, lamb and chicken. Couldn’t fault anything. Red meat cooked to your liking by the super friendly chef. Left feeling very full and very happy! We will definitely be back.
Julia Williamson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 27 August 2019
Delicious food and fantastic service. Highly recommend Yamagen as a great dining experience.
Grant Ferguson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 26 August 2019
Delicious food and fantastic service. Would definitely go again. Highly recommend the tataki!
Lucy Phillips - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 24 August 2019
Highly recommend, the food is delicious and service excellent
Rohan Dobson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 26 August 2019
Only way to describe this place is amazing, from the moment we walked we were greeted with a very warm welcome, the service was amazing very attentive, the food was great aswell great portions sizes for both entree and main sizes seems pricey but is definitely worth it.
Luke Draper - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 21 August 2019
We love this restaurant and all the wonderful staff. This restaurant has been part of our family tradition. Great food, wonderful staff, lovely experience. Thank you!
Katherine Richardson - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 17 August 2019
We had a wonderful experience at Yamagen. The food was so delicious with generous portion sizes and there was no issue catering for gluten free. The service was wonderful. I would highly recommend and will definitely go back!
Renee McGarva - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 10 August 2019
Excellent experience and wonderful food.
Hayley Zizi - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 18 August 2019
We had a wonderful night at the Yamagen. The food was fresh and delicious! We indulged in the sashimi and sushi - offering generous portions. The salmon sashimi was outstanding. My family had the teppanyaki and also a la carte. The service here was very friendly and very attentive. Looking forward to returning
Pauline Guthrie - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 13 August 2019
It was a special occasion for our family and the staff were so accommodating, friendly and made us all feel special. Wonderful food accompanied by outstanding service - what more could you want. Thank you to the team at a Yamagen.
Barbara Langley - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 11 August 2019
Food is amazing. The tempura is delicious and so was the miso. Our favorite was the Ramen - broth was full of flavour. We will be back! Thanks for a great evening.
Zoe Marshall - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 8 August 2019
Great food. Wonderful service. Definitely recommend!
Michelle Wood - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 4 August 2019
If your looking for an all round experience then Yamagen will give you that. Sit and watch your chef transform your food into something incredible, be amazed by his talent and skills at the Teppanyaki bar. Watch as he uses speed and poise with a bit of fun added as he cooks the egg and chops speedily into the rice including you as it springs from the grill into your mouth or not! Feel the heat as the fire engulfs the steak in front of your eyes. Highly recommended and a must do
Karen Greenwood - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 5 August 2019
Tasty food and lovely friendly service! Thanks for the great evening
Monique Jenks - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 30 July 2019
Fantastic food & service. We had the set teppanyaki menu and all the courses came out fast and were delicious. Would come back again :)
Taylor Cox - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 30 July 2019
We went to YAMAGEN last Saturday. The service is perfect. We ordered two teppanyaki set, seafood with beef and seafood with venison. The taste is good in general. It’s worth the price after the discount.
Kate Ren - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 27 July 2019
Excellent service! She served the water before we arrived! And, very friendly , was really impressed.
The food also fantastic! My partner and I both had teppanyaki set, the food was so tasty, from appetizer to the dessert. Best dinner experience for us. Thanks a lot! and, we are happy to visit it again! Highly recommend to all the people who would like to try out the excellent teppanyaki experience with nice customer service!
wei-hsuan weng - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 29 July 2019
We had such a great experience at Yamagen. We had the set teppanyaki menu. The meat was succulent and overall the food was very tasty. The staff were genuinely invested that you had a good time and were very friendly. We also enjoyed the ambience of the restaurant. I'm looking forward to going again next time I'm in Christchurch.
Annette Shadbolt - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 July 2019
Great dining experience, food was freshly prepared and cooked, friendly service, like the chef teppanyaki cook skill show. Full menu to choose from and enough limit time as well. Well go back for sure and definitely recommend
fei li - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 27 July 2019
The service is so good and the foods are so well prepared and we are satisfied with the foods! all foods are delicious! will definitely come the next time!
Aerin Zhou - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 15 July 2019
It was really good no matter on food or service we got. Tepanyaki so amazing, chef performed fire on food. very impressive. it is no doubt we will come back due to food were fresh and staff were approachable on that day.
Winnie Zhang - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 25 July 2019
Lovely warm welcome on a chilly night, and a goodvariety of dishes from the teppanayki menu to choose from. Communication was very good, with an element of fun, and the food was tasty especially the venison and seafood. We left full and happy to have celebrated our daughters birthday in a fun way.
krissy Christensen - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 26 July 2019
Had a delicious, well presented meal with friendly, helpful service. I will be going back!!
Irene Paton - dined at Yamagen Japanese Restaurant on 24 July 2019
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Perfect place to dine with the family after the partner returned from a trip to Japan, the children enjoyed the food being cooked infront of them and were amazed by the fire and speedy chopping by the chef! Food was amazing!