Mom's Birthday.

It was mom's birthday and we went to Daikoku Restaurant @ Takapuna. It's a Teppanyaki style restaurant where the Teppanyaki Chef cooked our meals in front of us on an iron griddle.

It was my second visit to Daikoku Restaurant. The first visit was in Botany and I found both these establishments needed some revamp (furniture, carpet, paintings looked old).
We all went for the 'lunch special' menu which costs only $13.80 and it comes with small portions of miso soup, salad, steam rice, we get to choose either steak/chicken/fish, vegetables and ice-cream for dessert.

This was my fish version with some vegetables (courgette & onions with sesame seeds). The taste was alright, nothing too fancy (no yum yum sauce or butter). I'm sure J liked watching how his food was cooked in front of him as he was quiet (not running around) for that period of time.

Some tips on eating out with young children:

• Eat early. This ensures they're not too tired to eat properly and means the restaurant may not be as busy, less customer so service will hopefully be a bit quicker.
• Bring along some colouring books & crayons - in case the restaurant don't provide this.
• Download short cartoon series on to your mobile so they can watch while waiting for the food.

Daikoku Takapuna
156 Hurstmere Road
Takapuna
09-488 0678