Robataya Oton

Reviews

• MI

  Mitchell I

  Apr 5, 2026
  5.0
  Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. I can’t praise this place enough for the quality of food and level of service by the owner and the staff. I’m coming back next week if I can!
• ZZ

  Zach

  Mar 27, 2026
  2.0
  Food taste was pretty decent. Our server was a very nice Japanese lady, she was excellent. The issue was the pricing and portions. You order $40 per person hot pot, so $80 and they bring you this small pot with maybe 1/6 pound of sliced beef and some veggies…thats it. The only reason we order the hotpot was due to seeing the overpriced sushi. Literally Michelin star prices.
• ZL

  Zifeng Li

  Mar 26, 2026
  2.0
  This was one of the worst dining experiences we’ve had in a long time at Robataya Oton. There were five of us and we ordered the shabu shabu. The bill came out to $400, which is outrageous considering we all left hungry. For that kind of price, you’d expect at least to feel full — instead, it felt like we paid premium prices for scraps. The food quality was just as disappointing. The napa cabbage was basically all tough stems with almost no edible leaves, and the meat portions were laughably small — a few thin slices that disappeared in seconds. It honestly felt like corners were being cut everywhere. We were told they recently changed their menu this year, and if this is what they’re offering now, it’s a massive downgrade. This place is severely overpriced, poorly portioned, and not worth your time or money. Absolutely would not recommend. Now we are at Popeyes trying to fill our stomach
• SL

  Shuyi Li

  Mar 25, 2026
  2.0
  We are visiting San Diego, and my fiancé loved this place when he was last here. We ordered their shabu shabu and grilled fish - the food tasted good but the portions were NOT worth what they were charging. After spending over 100 for 2 people, we immediately started looking for another restaurant because we were still hungry. We came from New York, where prices are even more inflated, and restaurants of similar scale there charge more reasonable prices than this place…. Such a disappointment for my fiancé
• JC

  Jamie Chen

  Mar 25, 2026
  1.0
  This place is so bad now. Ordered a shabu shabu hotpot for two, the portion is barely enough for one. The soup has no flavor. Please save yourself time and stay away from this place. I used to love this place, but it’s not the same anymore!