Sushi Passion Reviews Summary

Category: Sushi restaurant Birmingham

Address: Great Western Arcade, Birmingham, B2 5HU, United Kingdom

Phone: +441212382933

Rating: 4.8
based on 446 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Customer service is efficient and friendly."
  • "Excellent service from the staff and prompt food."
  • "Really friendly, warm and welcoming staff."
  • "Staff were relaxed and helpful."
  • "The staff were amazing."
  • "The staff were so kind and always made sure our table was clear of any empty dishes."
  • "The staffs here are all friendly."

Cons:

  • "We waited for our pre-ordered food to arrive, which was 1 hour and 20 minutes after our table booking."
  • "Later we were told that she forgot to put it through."
  • "Server and chef wasn’t wearing a mask which was a bit concerning during a pandemic as they’re preparing our food."
  • "We had an especially zen moment being 1 of 2 other customers, Sunday night, sat at the bar, mesmerized by the prep work with wonderful traditional music."
  • "Once seated the service was just so incredibly slow!"
  • "The card machines weren’t working and they didn’t tell us beforehand so we had to go on a walk to a cash point in order to pay which was a bit annoying."
  • "However, the service made the experience less pleasant and I will think twice about going back."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The freshest and most tasty sushi I have ever tried."
  • "High quality and very delicious sushi."
  • "The sushi was fresh and the flavours were lovely."
  • "The sashimi pieces were huge, as were the nigiri which is good value for money."
  • "The sushi here was delicious, super-fresh, and beautifully presented."
  • "The food is well prepared, looks great and has fresh complex flavour."
  • "The food was insanely fresh and authentic."

Cons:

  • "They don’t even add wasabi into the nigiri and maki, and you have to request the ginger."
  • "The teriyaki rolls were a bit salty."
  • "The sushi was nice, but not great, the tuna was gritty and quite unpleasant."
  • "Fish isn’t fresh and def frozen (the texture of it says it all)."
  • "Scallop sashimi had a funky taste."
  • "Tuna on the nigiri and tuna sashimi were still cold."
  • "The sushi was really good, the rice is very firm."

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The aesthetic is wonderful."
  • "Such a cute sushi shop with chill calm vibes and great service."
  • "Nice atmosphere and ambience."
  • "It's small but pretty."
  • "A relaxed ambience throughout the restaurant, with low lighting, calm music and so much Japanese art and culture."
  • "The ambient atmosphere is calm and relaxing."
  • "The atmosphere was very nice and calming in the restaurant."

Cons:

  • "Not great to have a dozen of pair of shoes in front of you when you eat."
  • "Atmosphere is quite small and doesn’t have any airflow inside so when you enter the fish smell is not nice as it’s quite strong."
  • "It’s now quite loud and the service it’s a bit a hit and miss."
  • "Since they doubled the capacity of the restaurant, they lost a bit the atmosphere of cosy sushi place."
  • "Sometimes the waiters seem a little flustered which can take away from the relaxing and quiet atmosphere."
  • "The only con is people taking off the shoes, can understand is part of a culture but not really nice to see while your eating, not hygienic too."
  • "It was very, very humid and we felt like we couldn’t breathe!"

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "The sushi did have a decent price but the portions were generous."
  • "Not too costly and excellent value for money."
  • "The food was fantastic and a great value for money."
  • "Very reasonable prices for the intimate atmosphere."
  • "It is not the most expensive sushi restaurant in town and it has been an amazing culinary experience."
  • "The sets are excellent with varied flavours, and are a lot more filling than you expect!"
  • "The nigiris were nice thick slices and overall the standard of sushi was high."

Cons:

  • "If you know Japanese food then this place is the most expensive one you will ever eat at."
  • "Nothing wrong with the food but it is VERY overpriced for what you get."
  • "It's small so would recommend reserving a table and not cheap but worth the money."
  • "When the bill came to nearly £300 I would expect a lot more with flavours and service."
  • "For £170 I don’t think you can say it was value for money."
  • "It will cost £30 to £40 easily to have a meal for 1 without drinks for one person."
  • "Sushi platter was okay, not extremely fresh and overpriced."

Service Efficiency

Pros:

  • "Service was fast and so friendly."
  • "Our server was absolutely amazing and very attentive."
  • "The service and the waiters were fast effective and super friendly."
  • "Service was friendly and felt warm and intimate."
  • "Service was fast and always making sure we were happy."
  • "The staff were helpful and attentive."
  • "The service was top notch."

Cons:

  • "We had an especially zen moment being 1 of 2 other customers, Sunday night, sat at the bar, mesmerized by the prep work with wonderful traditional music."
  • "It was just shy of an hour and a half before our food was brought to our table."
  • "Once seated the service was just so incredibly slow!"
  • "The card machines weren’t working and they didn’t tell us beforehand so we had to go on a walk to a cash point in order to pay which was a bit annoying."
  • "However, the service made the experience less pleasant and I will think twice about going back."
  • "Sometimes the waiters seem a little flustered which can take away from the relaxing and quiet atmosphere."
  • "We were waiting quite a while for the waitress to take our order, when she came over she forgot her pen twice and couldn't take the order."

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