Koyo - West Knoxville

The service was great, the food seemed like a failed attempt at high end cuisine and atmosphere average.

We went to Koyo for Valentine's Day dinner. I made the reservation well in advance, and when I received the call from the stall letting me know that it would only be the “chef tasting menu” I was excited! What I wish we would have been told was the price of said menu. If Koyo is going to charge $150 per person for a dinner, I think that the customer should at least be warned and given some time to consider. The prices were not listed anywhere, and I feels Iike the meal was made as fancy as it could possibly be to make it equivalent to the $150 price tag, and this made the dishes odd and over the top. I had always wanted to try Koyo, and based off of the menu prices, we were expecting a $150-$200 dinner max. The almost $400 bill (when we did not order drinks) was a slap in the face. Some waning is truly needed, especially if you are already putting in the effort to tell your customers about the limited menu.

This was a great experience, the venue was elegant and cozy. The service was amazing and the food Heavenly. I would highly recommend for a date night. The atmosphere was very mellow and Grayson was the most amazing server and very knowledgeable of the menu and all the staff was very friendly and welcoming.

While the atmosphere of this restaurant is lovely and intimate, the food on Valentine's Day was disappointing, to say the least. Despite telling the waitress at the beginning of our meal that I'm pescatarian, I was continually served meat dishes, and instead of the lobster main course-an actual fish dish-I was served an unidentifiable savory cake. However, the chocolate dessert was nice and the host was friendly.

We had an absolutely amazing experience at Koyo. Do yourself a favor check them out as soon as possible. The only thing better than the food, was our extremely knowledgeable attentive server, Brian. Upon his recommendation, we tried the Omakase (basically the chef's sampler dinner) which was an 8 course seasonlly inspired tasting menu. Everything was fresh, with intriguing delicious flavors that allowed us to try some things we may not have normally ordered. The wagyu, venison duck eggrolls were our 3 favorites dishes from the 8 courses (which was a hard decison to even narrow it down to 3 choices). My husband I were initially concerned about splitting this meal as each course is a small tasting, however this was the right amount of each dish to get us sufficiently full. If you have a big appetite, then this definitely could be a meal for one.For a pair concerned about tasting size portions, I suggest pairing this with some additional small plates. Overall, we were SO glad we found KOYO were able to get a last minute table. The only debate we have for our next trip is whether to try the Omakase again or order several other a la carte dishes. Thanks for a great night of impeccable service an unforgettable meal. This was a great way to celebrate our anniversary we will be back!!