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Sansei Waikoloa Reviews from The Last Year
Best sushi ever!!!
This place has the best sushi I have had anywhere! Fresh, flavors are absolutely delightful. Nothing ever compares after I have gone here. Can’t wait to go back!
This Restaurant is Straining
We have been coming to the Big Island off and on for the last 12 years or so. Sansei was a reliable, casual place to get decent Japanese food away from the hotel. At least it used to be. The food was never authentic, but still very good. We used to enjoy the different sushi sets (issei, nissei), ramen and udons on offer. Some of the quirky non-Japanese dishes were good as well, like the grilled pork chops. I was at the restaurant in June and I had ordered the macnut crusted white fish with greens and rice cake. I raved about the dish to my wife so much that she ordered it this time around. The dish was completely different. The ingredients were different and the fish came out very dry. It was barely edible. As evident in many of the reviews, this restaurant appears to be in distress. They do not have enough service staff as a result of the general labor shortage on the island. They could serve more customers but they just don't have enough waiters and waitresses. This was obvious. This labor shortage has somehow affected the quality of the food and the general atmosphere of the restaurant. I have been going here off on and on for the last decade and I wish circumstances were different, but I am not sure I would go the next time I visit.
Very average and very expensive
Came in for the early bird special, but honestly the prices for the early bird special is actually what to be expected for normal pricing as their regular prices are pretty outrageous. Not all items are eligible for the early bird special pricing, and they charge a mandatory 20% tip on top of the regular price. We ordered a rainbow roll, crab ramen, and the seafood pasta. Food isn't bad, but it's just average. And definitely not worth the original regular menu price. I'd be hard pressed to get them at the early bird price. In fact, had the opportunity to come back again for the early bird special and decided it was not worth it. Place is packed though, so probably should make a reservation, or don't and just skip it.
Slow as the DMV
Got there at 7 the waitress didn’t even take a drink order. So we left 40 minutes later. Ended up going to macaroni grill instead I’m going to say it was better considering the waitress was refunding food while we were waiting.
Bad food
The service was great. !!! The food was bad expansive and nothing we received matched the description in the menu. We told the waiter but it didn’t look like it was transferred to the owner. We were just asked if we lived on the island. Since we didn’t live on the island we were ignored.
Disappointed
Food was average at best. Not the warmest reception. I had the Mahi-mahi and neither of us had sushi. Would not return given other choices is Waikoloa. I tried the restaurant because of TA reviews and wanted to inform others.
30% tips charge!!!!
We thought we were having a good deal with the nice early bird offer on Sundays with 50% discount on many dishes, until we noticed that 30% tip charge were applied. Portions are smaller too. A place to avoid finally.
Disappointing experience
Unfortunately, our experience of this restaurant was negative because of the bill presented at the end of the meal. The food and staff were excellent. We visited the shopping mall during the day and noticed the Early Bird pricing special available on Sundays and Mondays - 50% off food. Sounded like a great special. BEWARE - when we finished the waiter brought our final bill and the business had added a GRATUITY onto the bill equal to 39%. When we questioned this the staff told us that the business calculates 20% of the FULL PRICE of the food ordered and adds it to the bill as a standard GRATUITY charge. WHAT!! Nowhere is this explained prior to ordering. Not on the menu in the window or the menu at the table. The bill also included the option of selecting an amount to further tip the waiter. Please be aware of this extra charge when considering the value of the 50% off food special at this restaurant.
Sansei August 2023
My family and I came to Sansei as we had been a couple times before. This time we were encouraged to eat family style so we decided to order a few small plates to share. Our server was extremely friendly and knowledgeable of the menu with lots of recommendations. Despite it being fairly busy our four small plates came out quickly and were quite good. However I left feeling a little bit disappointed. Each of the small plates were indeed small but priced absurdly high in my opinion. We ordered a small sashimi appetizer that came with 9 total slices of sashimi and were charged 35 dollars and it didn’t even come with wasabi. I would love to recommend this place because the overall experience was good but it was just too expensive to make sense to me. I am not sure if the pricing was high because of the heavy tourism from people on the mainland and other countries but it just felt like we were getting ripped off. Hawaii is very expensive right now especially to live but prices like the ones at Sansei were excessive to me.
Great Dinner
Friendly staff great dinner delicious food great presentation completely happy with everything. Our experience was perfect.
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Great Service - amazing dinner!!
Read about the site in NYT and bought a reservation at Mother Wolf in LA 2 days later. Worked great and the food was amazing!!!
Worked perfectly!
Got the reservation (that I couldn't get anywhere else) and was able to entertain a group of friends at the infamous Bern's Steakhouse.
Got into Nobu Malibu
Wonderful! My parents are visiting and we have wanted to go to Nobu Malibu for years. I tried getting a reservation myself but it was next to impossible. So glad I was able to buy a reservation on appointment trader for a decent price!
Very easy
Was very hesitant going into this experience but am glad to say that it worked out very well ! will definitely use appointment trader in the future
Fabulous Lunch
I was veeeeeerry skeptical that this would work, particularly at a restaurant as hard to get into as Nobu Malibu, and it was perfect! We had lunch outside on the patio and it was fabulous!
Great reviewer team
Just wanted to take a second to shout out the reviewer team. Even though they probably review hundreds of listings and bids a day, they still take the time to leave great comments and respond relatively quickly. Thanks!
Incredible
I got a reservation to Don Angie, which I've been trying to book for weeks! I am very happy with this service.
Best platform out there!
Super simple, easy, and fast to secure reservations for hard-to-get restaurants and locations!
This app is life changing
This app has opened my world up to so many wonderful new experiences I would never have the chance to have without access to this awesome app! 10/10!
Worked perfectly
Was a little nervous at first but was pleased to see that the booking went through flawlessly.
Highly recommended.
Success on Short Notice
Was able to snag an indoor table at Don Angie through an absolutely seamless worry-free process.
Worked perfectly, thank you!
This is a crazy holiday season in NYC and I was very pleasantly surprised to see that AppointmentTrader works! Will be using again!
Worked flawlessly!
Worked so well! I was a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly. purchased the reservation, and got into the restaurant seamlessly.
Love this app!
So glad I came across this app :)
Quick table in Miami
I didn’t have my hopes high as it was a party of 4. In 24 hours I had a carbone reservation available! I was very happy as my family really wanted to come here
Prime time, great meal
So easy and had a prime time which I can never seem to get on normal res apps. So worth it
Got impossible NYC res
instead of waiting weeks I got my 4 charles reservation instantly
Worked perfectly to get into Carbone. So delighted
perfect
Worked well, got me into a restaurant with no availability
I was skeptical, and I still don't really know how they managed to find this hard-to-find reservation, but it was a win-win from my point of view, and I'll use this service again.
Last minute reservation for Delilah Las Vegas
Got a last minute reservation, dinner for 2 at Delilah Las Vegas: super impressed! The process was simple, transaction seamless. We had an amazing time! Couldn’t be happier! 😍
It works!
Ok at this point I've attended a reservation purchased on AT by a friend and sold a reservation personally. Both worked pretty smoothly, nothing sketchy about it. A few areas for improvement including a way to more directly communicate between buyers and sellers, but the app always seems to be in development. AT customer support is really(!) responsive and helpful too if you have questions!
Money transfer
As a seller, I like the fact i have the ability now to transfer money out of my AT account and into a bank account. Makes getting the money much easier then the process before.
Love this app
Got to go to places otherwise unreachable
Easy Access
Very easy to get into one of the hardest restaurants to reserve in New York.
Whose name will my reservation be under when I arrive at the venue?
It can be under your name or a name you choose! Some reservation offers already include the AppointmentTrader Transfer Service which will transfer the reservation in to your name. If its not included you can add it on after buying the reservation for a small fee. One thing on that though: As many reservations become available at last minute, taking a reservation in someone else name is quick and great for privacy. Most reservations on AT are listed with a virtual phone number, so all you need to do is present the phone number at the hostess stand and you are good to go!
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Transferring reservations is not supported in AT. Why not just use the name in the AT screenshot?
Buyers interested in Bern's Steakhouse: PLEASE READ
Same goes for 4 Charles and I Sodi
Prepaid Reservation Fee
Agreed. Ultimately not addressing this month after month is clearly resulting in a drop in certain venue’s rankings & sales.
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Need to cancel a bid, not getting a response… how do I do it?
Click on "Take off the Market Option" in your portfolio
Working on your bid?
Your bid has been “matched” with a reservation. From the time a reservation has been located, the seller of the reservation must connect with moderator to give transfer information for reservation. If the seller;however, does NOT respond to reservation transfer, then your bid is reprocessed and returns to the first step, which is connecting your request to a reservation.
Process after bid is accepted.
Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
Where do the Reservations on AppointmentTrader come from?
Mostly from people who don't need their reservations or appointments any longer. AT has no relationship with places listed and acts as a platform connecting buyers and sellers making sure that listed reservations are real and that privacy is not compromised when transacting.
What happens if my bid expires unanswered?
Hey @FluffyStar64, thanks for the question! When you place your bid the amount gets transferred in a deposit account, the second you either cancel your bid or a few minutes after the bid expires the funds are moved back into your main account from where you can refund it to your payment method or use for other transactions.
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