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."