About
Yamato is a Japanese restaurant and Asian steakhouse located in Columbia, South Carolina. This restaurant serves traditional Japanese dishes, as well as a variety of sushi and steak dishes. Customers can enjoy the authentic atmosphere and delightful cuisine that has been carefully prepared by the experienced chefs. With its diverse menu, Yamato appeals to both Japanese food connoisseurs and those who simply want to try something new.
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Yamato was awesome. We had read some bad reviews since Covid. The restaurant was not full at 6:30 for dinner, but what a shame. The entertainment was amazing. It’s been years since we ate here and so glad we decided to give it a try again. Our chef was fully engaged with us, and cooked our fillet, chicken, and shrimp to perfection. The tempura is a must starter. It’s a large portion to feed a few!!
Do yourself a favor!! GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! The food is unseasoned and not fully cooked! My rice was hard and so were my veggies. Our cook finished in all of 25 minutes. No show or no nothing!! This was a terrible experience. I’m sooooo upset and I will never eat here again!! I will be speaking to a manager and this better get resolved.
My family and I came to this restaurant for my daughters going off to college celebration. We had an 8:15pm reservation upon our arrival the manager with purple or blue hair did not inform us that our party had to all be here as well most importantly she did not explain that everyone in our party had to be with us in order to be seated. And that there was a 10 minute “grace” period. Now we are sitting in the restaurant right in front of her and she never asked if our party had arrived! Then when she did acknowledge us she was the rudest manager I’ve ever encountered anywhere ! And to top it all off we waited over an hour and thirty eight minutes for soup and salad ridiculous! And then the chef said he’s not going to prepare our meals because my wife and daughter asked for no onions with there vegetables! This is the absolute worst Japanese steak restaurant I’ve ever attended. To top it all off we never got served! Please do not entertain this place unless you are glutton for punishment
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Business Hours
| Sunday: | 11:30 AM - 9:30 PM |
| Monday: | 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Tuesday: | 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Friday: | 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
