Kenzo Napa - Buy Reservations

We were able to get last minute reservations here for our anniversary after a couple cancelled and it was truly the highlight of the trip!I did the Reserve tasting and wound up having 9 select wines and sakes and there wasn't a single bad one in the bunch! We left with a couple bottles and will definitely be visiting Kenzo estate in the future.As for the food itself, each had amazing presentation, flavor and the waiter gave us a detailed overview of each. My only wish is that I had enough room in my belly at the end to take up the server's offer of sushi prepared a la carte. It was so good!A tip for getting in: book when openings open one month in advance. I saw slots open when looking an hour after the slots open up. If you can't get in, email them vs. joining the open table waitlist, they'll try to accommodate you.

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Highly overrated. A disappointing experience all around. There are far better choices in Napa and the surrounding area.

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The Pros: The service was great - super friendly, and the waiters gave detailed explanations of each dish that came out. We came to celebrate my birthday and they gave us a complimentary glass of house dessert wine :)The Cons: The food, on the other hand, was honestly just okay. We did the tasting menu and none of the dishes blew us away. For $225/pp I would expect at least one or two dishes to be amazing. Overall, good experience - but I probably would rather spend my $ on one of several other Michelin starred restaurants in the area.

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Perhaps one of the most underrated fine dining option in Napa. Kenzo is one of the few options of pure kaiseki (multi course traditional Japanese) style fine dining in the bay area. Throughout the course focus on subtle array of flavors, textures, and presentation. There's a fine combination of both French inspired technique into Japanese cooking. There's a wide variety of local ingredients which they harvest from their estate combined with fresh seafood sourced through various part of Japan. The menu is ever-changing to match the whichever season the best. The highlights of the menu are tiger prawn ball, grilled Gifu sweet fish soup, Grilled Chiba cutlassfish, sesame tofu okakiage , and A5 satsuma Wagyu tenderloin kuwayaki. The pacing is well paced and the servers are excellent at explaining each component on the plate much without the awkward language barrier you would have in Japan. In terms of wine pairing, Kenzo have a relatively small collection but each have a very distinctive taste and complexity behind it. Asatsuyu(morning dew in Japanese) Sauvignon Blanc - a fresh citrus on the nose with a hint of passion fruit. the palate combines grapefruit and lime with its higher acidity taste but still a hint of pleasant sticky sugar coating. Overall the wine is really balanced as a starter or cleanser. Rindo ( Japanese purple flower) bordeaux blend - with strong fruit forward smell, aromatic all around with raspberries, western herbs, with chocolate in the back palate. the wine taste really youthful and perhaps way too much. The one of the signature dish in the kaiseki course was using rindo as a red wine reduction with soy sauce to create a really flavorful sauce to pair with the satsuma wagyu. This is perhaps one of the best highlight for this wine.ai - this is the showcase wine of Kenzo Estate. Impressive multiple dimension of layers with a well structured flavors profile. Starts off with the floral notes of the rindo and moving into darker and heavier feel of murasaki and finish up with additional layers of cigar, spice, and black pepper towards the end. This is a wine that gets better with age and recommend picking a bottle or two back home.murasaki (Purple) - this blend is a more well aged version of rindo. The mocha and darker flavors are more present yet provides a smooth finish. the overall balance makes it feel like a more refined rindo especially with the additional depth. muku - late harvest Sauvignon Blanc with beautiful bright colors, plentiful feel of sweet fruit aromas from apple, honeysuckles, pears, and other tropical fruits feel. the mouth feels does not feel sticky despite the sweetness and a lot more approachable than the usual dessert wine. The hint of acidity balances out the sweetness perfectly in both taste and texture. This is a great dessert wine and really felt it match made in heaven for kaiseki dessert pairing.Overall, Kenzo is one of the best wine pairing experience money can buy in Napa. Every dish and every pairing serves a purpose to create an impactful experience that you will still talk about long for days and after.

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Over the past few years, this is still by far our most favorite restaurant even after the pandemic. Thanks for maintaining the high standard of quality, unlike almost all restaurants in the bay area which only focus on increasing prices outrageously nowadays but without up-leveling the quality. The excuse of "inflation" can only go so far. Thanks again!

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Had an amazing experience at Kenzo!! Thank you sooo much for letting us dine at last minute! Staffs were very and so so friendly and the restaurant was so Japanese. I loved it although the chair was too high for my short self hehe. I definitely tasted the best wagyu and tuna in my life. Thank you

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What more can one ask for? Came here for our anniversary and we spent around 3hours here and it did not feel at all prolonged. We also got a wine pairing and boy if you're not the best with alcohol, I'd suggest just going with a glass or none at all. We were served with 13 very generous pours. We had a drink with every dish served (including soup AND dessert). But the fish was so fresh! All the foods were so uniquely thought out and the combination of flavors you get with every bite for each dish is heaven! Definitely give the spot especially for any special occasion.

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Overall the meal was very good, and I felt the service was truly as good as it gets.Quality: Kenzo offers a seasonal Kaiseki menu, which offers a unique perspective on seafood focused items, with a mix of raw and prepared dishes. Our meal included many delicious bites and also a few strange ones. The two highlights for me were the A5 Satsuma Wagyu Tenderloin Kuwayaki, a melt in your mouth piece of steak, and the few bites of sushi, you never go wrong with fatty tuna. The biggest surprise for me was the Sesame Tofu Okakiage, a tremendous use of tofu in a tender bite. However, I felt the two prepared fish dishes missed the mark a bit, but it still is hard to complain too much about such inventive items. I was also a big fan of the Kenzo Estate Flight we shared, which gave a look at the rare options from the owner's winery.Quantity: A satisfying meal, which was the perfect amount of food.Value: $225 for the Tasting. $150 for the Kenzo Estate Flight.Ambiance: Kenzo is located in Napa, a block away from the main area. It is located in a unique complex and building, which has utilized Asian architecture. The inside is extremely simple and focuses on beautiful crafted wood. The bar area was set up with seating for six and there were a few spaced out tables as well. The music was quiet and instrumental, allowing full focus to be on the food.Crowd: Reservations are difficult and need to be made as soon as they open.Service: Perfection through each stage of the meal.Parking: Plenty of nearby parking options.

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Words can not describe the experience and fabulous dinner we had at Kenzo Napa. Simple and elegant, dinner was spectacular and delicious. A specially prepared omakase went well with their world class Kenzo wines and sakes. We were lucky to get a reservation and hope we will have an opportunity again in the future.

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