Senba Restaurant

Hidden gem of Honolulu. Traditional and authentic Japanese food. The atmosphere is complete with its aesthetics, the aroma from the kitchen, the coziness from the seats, and the staff welcoming customers. Get a reservation for a guaranteed table service. If traveling as one or two, there is a bar side table.

You know its a good Japanese restaurant when most of the patrons are Japanese speakers. The price is decent and this place satisfy my ikura/uni cravings. Most of the meals comes with both a rice and soba combo. Also, this is the first time I tried sobayu, and its so good! Thanks for that experience.

Everything we had from the pork belly, cold soba, tempura white fish, Hamachi sushi, eel, fried ice cream and more was excellent! I would definitely recommend this restaurant for anyone wanting amazing Japanese food! The staff was also very kind, helpful and prompt! It is BYOB so if you want alcoholic beverages you'll need to bring them. I honestly don't think I could have handled anything more than water with all of the delicious food but thought I'd mention it! Amazing food and experience!

This place is a hidden little gem that seems to be only known by the local. I was lucky enough to find this place while searching for a place to eat and do not regret coming here at all. I got the soba noodle cold with tempura. The tempura was flaky and lightly fried. The soba noodle is made in-house and extremely well cooked and tender. Please slurp the noodles as this is the proper way of showing respect to the chef; it also makes it more flavorful. At the end, they give you a teapot of soba noodle soup to put it with your sauce; the soba-Yu. Drink it like tea. That was so satisfying after the meal. A great palate cleanser as well. It’s a little out-of-the-way, but definitely worth it.

Amazing restaurant with over and above service. All of the food from the udon to the sashimi have been delicious. The last time we were there, the server offered to clean my daughter’s bib and placemat that she used for dinner. Absolutely recommend this place and I wish we could come eat here more often.

Excellent traditional Japanese. Went for a 9 person dinner. Small space so I called ahead (no OpenTable but if you call they'll reserve), and they asked for orders ahead of time which I appreciate for efficiency. Cost can be up their but portions are ridiculously BIG so worth it. We did the fresh soba which was noticeably smoother, ikura, scallop, uni bowl which was so good and tempura which is quality. Staff are on it in getting you whatever. Solid all around. No complaints.

I don't know how this soba tastes so good. We were a "walk in" and barely made it in. There were quite a few people who had reservations, but we were able to squeeze in even at opening time. I would come by to visit again for sure. I'm a new fan and want to visit the other locations on the main land.