Ryunabe Niseko
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Hours
Sun
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Mon
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Tue
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wed
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thu
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Fri
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sat
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
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4.5
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CUISINES
Chinese, Seafood, Asian, Soups, Hong Kong
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
features
Does this restaurant have private dining rooms?
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About
Seating 40 ,Located at the heart of Hirafu, Ryunabe is a small boutique fashioned restaurant in traditional Japanese style. the design reflects the ambience of a classic Japanese bistro, with beautiful use of timbers to greet you upon arrival . 36 Hours Brew Home Made Signature Soup Base Japanese Wagyu Beef Spanish Iberico Pork Daily Hokkaido Seafood Hong Kong Special Clay Pot Rice
CUISINES
Chinese, Seafood, Asian, Soups, Hong Kong
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Delivery, Reservations, Seating, 有泊車位, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
178 reviews
Excellent
132
Very good
22
Average
17
Poor
5
Terrible
2
Noreen D
Southampton10 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
Amazing delicious food and a really unique experience. The meal was made much more enjoyable for the non Japanese speaker by the fact that everyone that worked in the restaurant spoke perfect English. The Hot Pot meal is something we don’t see often in the US and needs instruction. The menus can also be challenging without some help. The staff took the time to explain the different options and each step of the process. The quality of the food was exceptional; especially the Wagu beef. The milk based soup was yummy and the spicy soup was delicious but definitely spicy. There was a huge amount of food; my husband never leaves anything behind and he couldn’t finish everything. Given the quality of the food and the amount they served it was great value. We left this perfect meal only to find our car dead in the parking lot. The owner/manager? was so kind he even went out and jumped our car so we could get back to our hotel. Now that’s service!
Written 13 February 2023
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lhousehold
24 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
We’ve never dined in the restaurant but we’ve used the delivery service for four seasons. It’s faultless. They send the stove, extra gas, pot, and all the sauces and condiments. They’ll even pick up the dirty pot in the cooler the morning after! Delivery team has always been friendly. The hot pot ingredients are of the highest quality, which we feel is worth the price. Milky soup base is flavorful. We added water as we prefer it less salty. Many people say you can buy the same ingredients at the supermarket. I’ve checked myself, and you cannot get the same quality of fresh meat and fish in Hirafu. It will cost you about the same, if not more, to take a taxi ride to Lucky in Kutchan and back. Wagyu beef is good but actually the Spanish Iberico pork shoulder is really good! Dumplings and squid rolls are homemade and delicious. Surprisingly, all of their sashimi items are excellent as well. They have a good source. This is Niseko - ten years ago it was expensive to dine here and it still is, but it’s nice to have much more variety now. Customer service from owner is really excellent. He even went out of his way to check if the new Park Hyatt would allow deliveries (they don’t by the way, so we changed our accomodations accordingly). Carry on Ryunabe! We love this place.
Written 3 March 2020
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Go05845389168
9 contributions
Dec 2022 • friends
This is definitely one of the best in Niseko. Hotpot is really a perfect match after the skiing and snowboarding. The beef and seafood in Hokkaido is another credit point. Anyway, highly recommended.
Written 18 December 2022
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eric c
3 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
Ask you to come for first service at 17:30 !
Becoming ridiculous the time slot.
Service is not very good, never checked table. When you want something always need to call them.
Food quality is ok but nothing exceptional.
We had hot pot and we did order an Hokkaido hairy crab, after waiting for a while, we asked about our crab and they simply forgot about it, can happen but at this price of dish, what a shame. And they told us if we still want it, need to wait a long time…so we cancelled it. I guess in a hurry to Prepare table for next round.
Went there 5 times and will be my last time.
Written 7 January 2025
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Penrapee R
Bangkok211 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
The hot pot was delicious and the quality of the food was very high as suggested in other reviews. However, the food was heavily overpriced in this restaurant during the winter season. I understand it was the peak season in Niseko but did it have to be that expensive? We were a group of 8 people (4 adults, 4 children) and we ordered only one set of hotpot with some extra side dishes (no beef). We ended up paying 60,000 yen that day! I would have given the restaurant 5-star if the price would not have been such a rip off.
Written 11 February 2020
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VacayJunkie
1 contribution
Feb 2024 • couples
This is the last place I would recommend if you're in Niseko. I got completely scammed right out of the gates when I paid a deposit to make a reservation (and it was around $100 USD) - assumed this was normal since other restaurants charge a reservation fee/deposit in Japan. There was no communication or information saying that this deposit amount would not be returned, so I assumed that I was simply paying a deposit to save a table/reservation.
Upon arriving, we were told that we had to order from a set menu only, and the set menu options started at over $150-$200 for 2-3 people - the food looked lackluster and the managers (there were 2 of them) were extremely unfriendly and cold towards us when we explained that we couldn't afford the meal. We decided to leave the restaurant because it was such a terrible experience. Avoid this place at ALL costs.
Written 28 February 2024
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Lisa
Oratia6 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
Opportunistically overpriced. We had gone to this restaurant back in 2018 and had good memories, so rebooked tonight. There was no menu displayed outside nor is there a menu with prices on the website. We were a family of four. It looks like an authentic, earthy Japanese restaurant experience but felt like an orchestrated deception. You are led down to a basement table, which is fine, but then it makes it awkward to leave. Which is what you want to do when handed the menu. It is a set menu, with 3 sets each stepping up in price. There is no al-a-carte option (don’t worry I asked…) and the cheapest option was 17,000 yen per person. I asked if maybe we could just order 2 of these for 4 people (34,000 yen) and the waitress said no, the minimum order for 4 people was 3 set menus. So we ended up having to order 3 set menus at 17,000 yen each, and add in drinks and it was a bill of 42,800 yen!! Over 500 NZ dollars. It was, even before the meal came out, quite distressing as this was the cheapest you could get away with on the menu. With no flexibility. The meal was ok - I have had far better in Japan and Niseko. And the atmosphere and service were also average. I don’t normally write reviews. But I thought this restaurant had opportunistically set up to deceive people, with no menu and prices on display on purpose and a set menu that you could not deviate from. It is an awful feeling when you feel well and truly ripped off, and I am writing this in the hope other restaurant- goers read it and have been warned. Will be eating in for the next few nights to recoup our losses!
Written 8 February 2023
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SamuraiGun
Hong Kong1389 contributions
Feb 2020 • friends
The best soup base in Niseko
High quality soup base recommend the milk and fish soup base.
Meat quality is brilliant
Written 14 March 2020
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YvesMaschke
Shanghai59 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Went there during our holiday this week and enjoyed the nice welcome atmosphere and looking forward to the meal. It was definitely not bad - the food, the ingredients are really ok or even good and the explanation of the menu and service quite ok - but nothing special or innovative or ... so in total we paid more then 350Eur for 2adults and our 8yrs daughter. If we do so we expect more ... more experience, more quality, more warm feelings ...
So from our perspective you can eat there or enjoy the evening there as well. But be aware that it’s really pricy and not a special place to be...
hope this will help you for your decision...
Written 31 January 2020
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osoenerljs
Colorado Springs42 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
We returned to this restaurant after eating there two years ago and experiencing Wagyu beef for the first time that melts in your mouth like butter. The hot pot soup is cooked for 36 hours and is delicious. It's not inexpensive, but well worth it!
Written 31 January 2020
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Hong Kong6025 contributions
Aug 2019 • family
I like the hot pot here very much. The hot soup is milky color and they use the toppest beef for hot pot which can melt side your mouth right after you it in. Sashimi is average as everywhere in Nesiko. And don't order abalone which is pricy and nothing special. Highly recommend to order beef hotpot only. But it's not cheap. It's full house all the time in winter, so please reserve your table early to avoid disappointment.
Tip: all High end restaurants are full house during peak seasons. Book it as soon as you confirm your trip or you may end up eating inside coffee shop daily.
Written 29 August 2019
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Keith Ho
Singapore105 contributions
Mar 2019 • none
by hotpot standard, ryunabe is good and easily accessible. but it is EXPENSIVE. my family of 4 paid almost Y50K with a set order of 3 portion for DELUXE set. Unless you crave for Chinese style hotpot with Japanese ingredients.... you may want to skip it.... the hokkaido milk based soup is highly recommended.
Written 28 March 2019
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Scott M
Chelmsford100 contributions
Feb 2019 • friends
Excellent sashimi followed by hot pot ( Japanese equivalent of burguignon fondue but cooked in broth rather than hot fat) with wagu beef vegetables, squid etc. Recommended cooking times provided v helpful. Would happily have done without the tongue which was v tough. All washed down with large bottle of saki. A great Japanese experience but pricey.
Written 3 March 2019
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Meander649252
1 contribution
Jan 2019 • family
I eat at a lot of restaurants, a lot of expensive Michelin ones too. So what I mean by “overpriced” is it’s definitely not worth your money by ambiance, quality, skill, expertise etc. Honestly the only thing going for it is it’s one of the few places in Niseko that serves high quality ingredients. But even with how much you want to over price sashimi or wagyu, most tourist traps would ask for 30-80% more of the standard fare price, Ryunabe charges well above 100-150%. Not even kidding. It’s luxury style shabu, Shanghai, Hong Kong Beijing, these places all have it. This is chinese hot pot too, and trust me innovativeness, creativity and even the richness or perfection of broth is lacking. Honestly altho their presentation and food quality is good, they could ask for $$$ or $$$$ price range. Which is ok. $$$$$+ is simply throwing money. I also want to add that the food wasn’t even good, mostly was just cuz the ingredients were good but as a hotpot dinner it was lackluster and just “okay”. I spend on food more than most foodies and I’m appalled at how they justify their prices, with the same amount of what we paid for we could’ve dined and ate so much better. Seriously, spend your money on what you want but don’t throw it away. P.S. for the record we got the full set with the expensive sashimi and the expensive cuts with the addition for a 6 pax portion. Maybe they justify it cuz it’s a tourist trap? But it’s still way more. The pictures seem they look nice but really a lot of it is advertising. Hotpot is more creative than just boring slices on a platter.
Written 23 February 2019
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jono0411
5 contributions
Feb 2019 • couples
The place is pretty expensive. Whilst the quality is top notch you can actually go to other restaurants with similar quality and doesn't break the bank.
Written 16 February 2019
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