Daruma

I went here alone but was joined by a fun group from Canada and local couple
We had so much fun
We had great conversations and the a couple of the staff thought we were Family
Good food and entertainment if you want it
Like cooking the food in front of you
Portions are perfect
Think they should NOT uncharge $ 3 for fried rice since it is made on Hibachi like regular that is also just heated up on Hibachi along with protein and veggies
They also do not tell you that it is more. It is in «fine print»
I was charged that and overcharged for wrong combo so it was $ 6 more than should have been

Food was amazing service was good… but on the bottom of the menu it states there would be a 19% gratuity on parties of 5 or more. ok no problem, however when we got our check there was 25% gratuity added. Paid full amount, would have added tip anyway, but that is just wrong.

Wer noch nie in einem japanischem steakhouse war der kann sich auf etwas gefast machen! Hier wird akrobatisch mit Messern umgegangen, flambiert, gekocht — und das alles direkt am eigenen Tisch!
Die Stühle sind daher in einer Hufeisen Form rund um eine riesige Kochplatte angeordnet. Nachdem man alles bestellt hat kommt ein Koch der Gang für Gang kocht und direkt in die Teller serviert.
Achtung: Wer Angst vor Feuer hat (und davon gibt es reichlich) sollte ein wenig Abstand nehmen. Für alle anderen: Freut euch :)
Klassischerweise wählt man das Dinner Menü. Dieses kostet zwischem $ 22 und $ 28 — je nach Fleisch welches man zum Hauptgang wählt. Aber ganz der Reihe nach. Das Dinner besteht aus verschiedenen Gängen: Suppe &Salat kommen noch aus der Küche, aber von nun an wird frisch am Tisch grilliert. Als erstes gibts frische Shrimps, weiter gehts mit verschiedenem Gemüse, entweder steamed oder fried Reis und dann die Krönung: das Fleisch oder Fisch oder beides — je nachdem was man als Hauptgang gewählt hat. Sehr zu empfehlen das Filet Mignonund der Tunfisch. Das Fleisch und der Fisch wird übrigens nach Wunsch gebraten — von Roh bis ganz durch geht alles.
Abgerundet wird das Essen durch einen leckeren Grüntee.
Als Alkohol gibts neben dem obligatorischen Sake auch 5 Japanische Biere, Wein und verschiedene Cocktails.

Super friendly staff. The sake maki was amazing, as was everything else. Check this spot out!

I have a love/​hate relationship with this place. The service could always be better as having to track down the waitress gets a but exhausting. The piano on nights we go is by the same gentleman and always a pleasure to listen to. Food, amazing but slow to get to the table.

So on a visit to the in-​laws we decided to celebrate my father in-​laws belated birthday here. We decided to go with the hibachi. The menu is pretty much the same as all the other hibachi places I’ve ever been to. Some sort of soup, rice, and steak/​seafood/​chicken. So once our table was fully seated the waiter comes out and takes our order. 10 minutes later out cook comes out and starts doing his thing. I’d like to add that we did not get the onion volcano… which other tables got and later the cook did it for the next table he cooked at. I suppose we were special enough get the «try to burn your face off» show. So while he was cooking it was apparent that whoever prepped his food cart didn’t put the correct amount of food on. He had to call over one of the guys on the side at least two times to bring out more scallops and vegetables. So even though I like my steak medium, it never comes out to be medium at these types of places and it was the case here. This place is decent, I’m sure whenever we visit this might be a place that we go to.

Just fine little sushi place. Great service and ambiance, even though the place was packed.
My candy cane roll was actually novel – red and white tuna wrapped around a seaweed salad and tamago center. It wasn’t the Ritz, but it was tasty.
My pal Matt ordered some… sake treat? entrée thing. It was a salmon roll of some sort – JB? – and six pieces of salmon nigiri. I was surprised at the quality of the nigiri, and I found myself a bit jealous after Matt shared a piece of it with me.
Nothing life changing, but I would go back. No reason not to.

I have come here plenty of times and I have to say, I am very impressed. The décor has a nice modern feel to it, though the lighting is a little dim for my personal taste. Seats are nice and comfortable for longer meals spent here as well. They have a menu with a wide variety of choices (not a large menu, but variety) with plenty of sushi options. I have ordered a lot of different menu items and my favorite may be the Sex and the City roll (yes I know there is no fish in that one, but it’s still my favorite, deal). I have sat at the bar plenty of times and the bar tenders are always very nice, attentive, and just all around know what they are doing. The only reason why they did not get 5 stars from me is because the service can be spotty. Sometimes the waiters and waitresses are on top of their game, and other times you can wait 15 minutes to order.

Had a great time at the tables. Food was good and the service had a good flow. We took advantage of the free appetizers with the steak combo meal.

I like going to this restaurant specifically for the sushi bar. The itamae (sushi chef) know what they are doing! Don’t get me wrong, the hibachi tables are fun and the food is good, but the cream of the crop in this place are the bartenders and the itamae! Without this fabulous center piece, it would just be another old hibachi restaurant. The sashimi and sushi served are exquisite! Their sushi/​sashimi grade fish is outstanding and the fish they deliver comes out in wonderful art form.
My experience with the hostesses have always been a hit or miss. Sometimes they’re nice and Sometimes they’re just rude, so there has never been consistency in that area. The manager never speaks to you, but makes sure things seem to be running smoothly.
Adding to the ambience is a piano in the back of the restaurant. One can be seated on the actual piano and have dinner while the pianist plays some contemporary tunes.
The restrooms are modern and clean. The restaurant is clean. The waitstaff, for the most part, is usually on point.
I keep coming back for the drinks and sushi/​sashimi.

Incredible dinner, great atmosphere and very friendly service. I highly recommend!

Came here with family for dinner. Came here before and enjoyed it so we came back again when visiting florida. They have a hibachi style of presenting the food where you sit in an area where the chef makes the food for you. I think the chef either knew we have been here before or that we werent paying entire attention to him because the normal tricks they do, well he didnt do much of them, just the steam volcano with the onions. He probably would have done them if we had children with us.
I ordered the Duck Breast and New York Strip. Both were ordered Medium Rare and the chef made them perfectly, both were pink/​reddish in the inside.
Also ordered a Darumi Mai Tai drink, and it was sweet but not overly. Definitely enjoyed that as well.
Overall a good meal, good ambiance and good times with family. Would come back here again

I walked into the bar after a long day to have a drink and a good meal and what a failure. All I ordered was a glass of water and had to leave due to the lack of service the bartendar gave me. Never going back.

return visit. was a long long day and i knew i would not be cooking nor would there be much room at any place this time of year, so stopped in for early sushi. Octopus quite good, fried whole shrimp nice, fresh oil, seasoned well. But shrimp with roe? they were somewhat soft. Cocktail very well made (Manhattan on the rocks) I liked the bitters… it was authentic, The chairs are getting a bit shabby, this place has seen a lot of traffic. The sushi chefs have changed a bit for the better since last visit. However most of the orders are rolls, so the sashimi seems to suffer just a bit. Hang in there darumas… please? will see u in a few months, after the snowbirds have fled.

Just ok. I had the mango grouper. The fish was good, not great. It was a very small portion. It came with fried rice, broccoli and shredded crab. The mango sauce on the cod was also used on the broccoli and crab. Total overuse of the sauce. There is no reason whatsoever to top broccoli or crab with sauce. And if you’re going to do it, use a different sauce! I’m not sure if the chef is just apathetic or just not trying.

Ok let’s start off with that we were a bit rushed for the hibachi before we even got a chance to really sit down and sip on our drink. The chef for habachi rushed the process (Maybe about 5 mins long). Now I understand that we got there at 9pm and they close at 10pm, but if I’m paying $ 100 for 2 people, I should get my monies worth. The service was just ok in my opinion, the waitress forgot to bring out rice and we were almost done eating by the time she came to check on us so that we could remind her. The food did not impress me nor my taste buds for the price.
This was my first habachi experience and I’m absolutely disappointed in this place. I really did want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it was just an overall unsatisfying experience. We will never return and I will make sure to inform others not to as well.

Hibachi! One of my favorite types of dining. I brought my wife here with my parents and sister as well for her birthday. We don’t do it often, but enjoy it once in a while. I looked this place up on Unilocal and was happy to see the rave reviews it had received.
We arrived 15 minutes before our reservation and were immediately seated. The waitress quickly asked us what we wanted to drink before we could even actually sit and open the menu. She was rude and pushing us along as quick as she could. We ordered and then immediately went into ordering appetizers and entrees. Again we were rushed by her.
Now before I go further, I have a slight shell fish allergy, so I’ll often let the waitress know and they will cook my entrée first and then everyone else’s second. If not, my throat will get very tight and it’s borderline uncomfortable. The waitress said they would need to cook it in the back, which I was TOTALLY fine with.
Dinner started, the whole show went on and everyone got their appetizers, soup, salad, and entrees. While all this was going on and people eating, I sat there waiting patiently. My food didn’t come until my father went into the kitchen, found the manager and asked him where my food was. They said it was on the way and he was very sorry. By the time my food came out, everyone at the table including my family, had finished their food. This is not a joke, and completely true. The other couples at the table had already received their checks. Once the waitress brought my food out, she whispered to me that my 3 Corona beers were on the house. (Woopty Doo) I had my wife try my fried rice and she even agreed that it did not taste anywhere near as good. At this point I didn’t care because I was so hungry and just put soy sauce on everything.
Then the manager came out and and apologized about everything and offered us my dinner for free and the birthday package for my wife. The manager was very nice and I’m happy to have had him present. The birthday package included a photo of the family, printed instantly and provided as well as a pair of nice chopsticks and a dessert. It was nice but I was a bit annoyed that they brought the dessert out as I was still eating and everyone else was just sitting there. The dessert was delicious and we took our photo and that was all nice. Then finally after I finished my dinner and the dessert we all nibbled at, the check was brought out and no waiter was to be found and the bus boys came around clearing the tables. So to top it all off, I asked the bus boy, since he was the only one I could find, if he could get me a dessert menu. His reply was to shrug at me, and walk away. «Awesome, thanks for your help»
This place gets two stars for the terrible service and mediocre food. However the manager was professional, kind, and very assertive. Thanks Manager.

Great service. Clean restaurant. Great fir groups. Food value is excellent.
We ordered the appetizers. Quality was very high. The Jalapeño escargot were outstanding. This would be a great Unilocal meet-​up point.
Bartenders know their jobs.
Note, guys, take it easy on ordering too much warm saki. Our better half’s got a too tipsy to be able to make it out in one piece. Sushi and Warm Saki can turn a great evening into a bit of unexpected drama;)
This place ranks high.
Note, the busboy with the a Justin Bieber haircut is really a cool guy. His name is Jimmy. Way better attitude than that Justin Bieber clown:)

Sushi is always solid here and the regular menu has a lot of variety. Not a fan of hibachi in general but they do a nice job– very consistent.
Could possibly dress up the dining room more and the wait staff is on and off — But I always feel rushed except when I eat from the bar. That’s why I’m giving it a 3. The bartenders are attentive, friendly and pretty knowledgeable about the food and beers as well — good variety of Japanese and other Asian beers.

If you are looking for a fun place to eat with family, friends or if you want to meet some new friends… this is the place. Good was great and the service was outstanding. Highly recommend.

Food was delish. Liked the sushi a lot. Lisa our waitress was very sweet and honest when asking about recommendations. Don’t stay too late though because Jennifer (another waitress that was working in our area) wants to get out of there ASAP and she will make comments to make sure you are aware of her desires.

Das DaRuMa ist in drei Städten zu finden, auch in Fort Myers. Hier innerhalb einer Mall. — Das Restaurant läuft gut, Reservierung ist nicht nötig, aber in Stoßzeiten sicher angebracht. — Die Karte ist für amerikanische Verhältnisse noch beherrschbar. Die Getränkeauswahl eher klein. Der Sauvignon Blanc war erstaunlich gut. — Das Essen ist reichlich und wirklich gut. Die Sushi waren absolut toll. — Der Service wie fast überall sehr freundlich.

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Erlebnis Gastronomie auf tollem Niveau! Gutes Essen das schön zelebriert wird, unterhaltsam und sehr schnell!