Imperial Viking Sal Review Summary

The variety of food is very limited, while the choices of ingredients and quality of food is also very ordinary, considering it cost 17000 yen per person. The famous main dishes, roast beef, is not as good as I would expect regarding how many people are recommending it in the reviews, it is dry, tough and tasteless, so I am very disappointed, to be honest, Sunday roast from any street pub in the UK is better than that. And about services, it’s very average service, not good enough to justify for the poor performance of the food. So in general, I feel it’s a waste of money, I have actually predicted that even before I had the meal, but still I decided to go since I thought I would regret if I don’t try it, while it’s my last night in Tokyo and so many people recommended this restaurant, eventually I am both disappointed and a dinner wasted.

We enjoyed a buffet lunch at this historic hotel where the Viking Buffet in Japan started in 1958. We found the food variety to be less than what we've experienced in other international buffet restaurants, but the quality and taste of the food were excellent. The service was exceptional, with everyone greeting us with smiles from arrival until we left. The restaurant is on the 17th floor of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Japan. I highly recommend visiting this restaurant and trying its Viking buffet to experience a classic dining style in an elevated setting with a view of the surroundings.

As buffet goes, this is a very nice place. A ton of selections, seriously. There's Japanese, Chinese, French, and other western style dishes. I was seriously jet lagged (not slept for about 24 hrs) so didn't have much appetite, but things still tasted good. Certainly shouldn't compare to specialty places, but for folks from US, the fresh tempura can still put many trendy places at home to shame 😀 The place is spacious, and staff is very helpful (despite some language challenges), overall great experience. Not a cheap place for sure, but hey, you've got stewed abalone on the menu

Not the typical buffet, it doesn't aim to make a mountain of mediocre food, it aims to make a selection brilliantly. Many of these dishes are better than most restaurants. The savoury is delicious but save some space for dessert as the selection is magical. The restaurant is grand and beautifully furnished, and the service was impeccable.

It was very fun experiencing the first ever buffet in japan here. The food offerings are not super many but all are good. The service impeccable and the atmosphere is retro luxury. If you're a westerner this is not very exotic and may seem a bit too expensive. I liked it because of the historical and food cultural impact this had. Was like experiencing a piece of history!