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Good food and ambiance, which are requirements for me to dine at any restaurant the city.

Totto is an elegant state-of-the-art sardine can full of well dressed and mostly very loud twenty-somethings. My wife and I ordered Soba soup. Mine was to correspond to a photograph of many large and lean pieces of "duck from France" floating in a big bowl presumably reasonably full of Japanese noodles. Price $20. It was definitely tasty but contained five VERY thin small slices of duck 30% of which was fat, very, very few Japanese noodles and mostly brown bouillon. A request for a side-dish of noodles was cursorily denied. My wife did not fare any better. Her shrimp tempura with egg, quite at variance with the photo of the dish, contained 2 shrimps, very little egg, and pitifully few noodles, the whole thing, of course, in a large bowl. Price $19. This, with one bottle of beer with tax and minus tip came to $51.17. We left hungry.

Great Atmosphere and the service was excellent, however most of the food didn't have much flavor. The chicken skewer was very bland, and I've had better soba at a take out place near 41st and Madison. Great for the experience.

I don't know where to begin, but you must come here if you've never tried a good yakitori place in the city. The soju/sake drinks here are incredible, thanks to an amazing bartender who finely crafts all his drinks with fresh fruit he carefully picks every morning. The dishes themselves are incredibly rich in flavor and always of the finest quality and ingredients. Presentation is fabulous, which combines nicely with good music, a great atmosphere, and superb service. I definitely recommend this place as a hidden gem to midtown and a great, unique experience for anyone visiting NYC!

My husband and I were so excited that there was a soba/yakitori place that is on the ground floor as we have a baby in a stroller. They placed us in a private room which was great except you hear everything in the other private rooms. The food is wonderful, we were too late for the ckn tails but the soba was amazing. You must try the steamed rice dumpling with ckn in side and the light fried tofu with fish paste.

Soba Totto is the real deal, with food and service just like you get in Japan. The kids that work there are very into doing a great job, and are the icing on the cake for a great dinning experience. I had to put in a good word for a great crew, since I find anonymous description of a waiter following them out into the street over a 10% tip to be flat-out, just-plain unbelievable.

ok, listen up. I go to this restaurant at least one or two times a month (and have for almost 2 years) because it's close. i have NEVER had an experience like the other review by 'anonymous'. every single time I've been to soba totto the hostess and staff have been so nice it's adorable. the waiters are so fun and helpful, they always explain new food and how to eat it, why it's considered healthy, which teas are cheaper and still taste better, what other foods that they don't currently offer but we should try because they're great... things like that. the food is amazing and delicious, always served promptly and cooked to perfection. this is NOT your standard japanese restaurant, it's very authentic and noodle based. you won't find maki rolls and dragon rolls here! i am still scratching my head about this other person's experience there. soba totto chefs make their own noodles and they are delicious. i've gone to the restaurant alone and with parties bigger than 15 people. and everyone has always loved the food and left very happy.