Sakura Japanese Steakhouse

On a business trip to Batesville, I was actually surprised to discover a Japanese Steakhouse. I wasn’t sure what to expect as it is located in a semi-​strip mall type location. Upon entering, the pleasant smells hit you and the décor is a little outdated, but please don’t be fooled! The food is awesome! I ordered the hibachi chicken dinner with a side of noodles and I must say my taste buds were pleasantly surprised. I didn’t care for the salad or soup that came with the dinner as the soup tasted as if it was either spoiled or had been sitting out for days. However, the noodles, rice, vegetables, and chicken were very good. The seasoning was just right, the vegetables weren’t overly done or soggy, the rice and noodles were cooked perfectly, and the chicken had an awesome robust flavor. Next time I’ll try the sushi as it seems everyone was ordering it, so it must be good. If I ever have the pleasure of visiting Batesville again, I’m definitely stopping here first!

The best habachi lunch for the price anywhere. I eat here 2 – 3 times a week. Family loves it. I have noticed their vegetable portions have been reduced. Ordered extra vegetables but it looked like it got shared with everyone at the habachi. Highly recommend the noodle habachi.

Stopped in for lunch and had the steak and chicken. Nice meal as always. Wish the lighting was a little brighter.

Do you like Hibachi? Sushi? If no to both, go somewhere else. Otherwise you’ll have a good time here.

This is my daughters favorite place to eat! We always sit at the grill and have rarely had a negative experience. Great chefs and the yum yum sauce is SO good (you can purchase this to go btw!). It is very pricy in the evenings but you get enough food for lunch the next day.

Avoid the miso soup. Sushi is OK, I travel a lot and this is pretty pricey for the quality. Staff is nice, though.

Food was great! A little pricy unless you go for lunch during the week. Our chef was very entertaining and upbeat. However, what really discouraged me was the waitress was very lazy and rude. She came to our table a total of three times. First time to take order. Second time to hand out drinks. Third time to pick up the checks. I had to call her over to the table a few times for her to refill a drink, whether it was mine or a friend’s. And no they were not busy at all. After we paid and were leaving, she confronted one of my friends and was yelling and demanding a tip. For one, she didn’t deserve it. Make the argument that she makes under minimum wage and lives off tips. But I’ve been there before and one table that doesn’t tip won’t kill you even on a slow night. Service staff is definitely lacking.

Especially love the sushi!

I had dinner at Sakura tonight. It was fresh and quite good and the service was excellent. I sat at a table (I loathe hibachi grill seating) and had a miso soup, sashimi salad and a crazy tuna roll. The young woman who waited on me was friendly and repeated my special requests to make sure she understood them (no eel sauce, very little spicy sauce, minimal rice). The miso soup was hot and rich, the sashimi salad was fresh and had a lot of tuna and avocado, and the tuna roll was perfect. She was attentive and checked on me at least twice between serving the food.
Based on previous reviews of poor service, Sakura has upped their game.

Have eaten here probably 10 times and the grill is excellent. The kids love it too. Best food in batesville.

Food was excellent, service was the worst I’ve ever experienced. Our chef at the hibachi grill was great, very friendly and interactive. The server came to our table a total of 3 times. First to take our orders, next to deliver our soup, salad, and beverage, and then we never saw him until he brought the check at the end of the meal. I sat there with an empty beer glass for a solid 20 minutes (luckily I still had my glass of water). I just couldn’t believe he never came around once during our meal, especially since there was only one other table of people at the restaurant. Very disappointing. Only take-​out from now on for me.

Really neat addition to Batesville dining. We have always had great service and love the sushi!

Overall food is good and good sized portions only slightly over priced. The service however is only okay on good days and horrible at other times. Last week they brought the main course out but forgot about soup and salad… when we asked take the main course back until we finished the soup and salad they said they couldn’t do it. Apologized but did not try to fix their error. Another time when wife ordered shrimp meal with vegetables but said she only wanted zucchini as the veggie… that was what she got… no shrimp, no rice just a big plate of zuc… when she complained they brought a second plate of shimp and charged her…
customer service needs some attention by management… if they thought just getting an ABC permit to sell beer and wine would solve it they were sadly mistaken