Disappointed that we didn't get to eat here. We arrived at 9:04 pm on Sunday. The waitress who was seating us informed us that they close at 9:30. One of our party inquired as to what that means, asking so can we eat? The server said "yes but eat fast." We promptly walked out. If you don't want any more business lock the door. They lost out on our party of four's $80+ bill. Not interested in trying it again. read more

Fun atmosphere with outgoing staff. Really interesting special rolls, fresh and delicious.

Had dinner here Saturday ... prior to watching a movie at the Galleria, so arrived early and was able to take advantage of Bonsai's 'happy hour' - 3:30-5:30 ... so cost was very reasonable. Restaurant was clean, wait staff were pleasant, food was excellent - we had a variety of sushi rolls and a little sashimi - everything was good. Location is probably why I hadn't gone before - it's a couple of doors down from 'Bugaboo Creek' (which is fine when you have little kids, but otherwise aweful) ... so in a strip mall ... not the best location ... but the interior is very nice. Will definitely be returning. read more

I used to go here with my wife at least twice a month but that all changed after today. The service was terrible. Not only did our waitress rudely walk away from us and seat a couple who waked in the couple got their food before we did. The man looked over st me while eating and asked if we had been waiting long. I said yes and asked if he ordered his food prior to coming on because my wife said they must have done that. He said no and said he thought it odd they were served before us. And what's worse his wife said she ordered the chicken box which takes a moment to prepare. I told my wife let's go. Suddenly our waitress said our food was up. I told her we'll only be paying for our drinks. As she rudely rang us up another couple came up behind and loudly announced they'd never come back because if the service. Now I don't want to bring up race but my wife and I are black and the couple served before us us white. And the white guy said this is messed up. So I'd sooner eat McDonald's than go here again to the racist and rude restaurant. read more

Bonsai II has the WORST service of any restaurant in the area. Arrived at 5:30 specifically for happy hour waiting for a half hour while watching the servers clean the tables and take care of people who walked in 20 min after us. After letting the server know we haven't been taken care of the server tossed two menus on our table and we asked if we'd be able to do the happy hour which ends at 6 (5:52) she said no, we got up and left as she continued to give us an attitude. Safe to say I will not return to Bonsai II. read more

This place is very similar to the other location, food is great and the staff are excellent - this size if a resterant is perfect when compared to the other location, and the sushi here is killer read more

Excellent service with an excellent quality of sushi. My family and I came for their happy hour with half-price sushi. We had edamame and seaweed salad. I highly recommend this restaurant for sushi! read more

not much to say except, outstanding! food is fresh, nice staff, good location and reasonable prices. the appetizer....asian "pizza" was amazing! read more

Bonsai II - appetizer,....asian 'pizza' - Sushi Bars Near Me - Poughkeepsie, New York

my sister treated me to this place for a much needed sushi fix. the food is delicious, if you love sushi you will love this place. my only problem is that a waiter comes up to you every 2 minutes asking if everything is okay, it kind of gets annoying when you are trying to eat and they ask you questions when your mouth is full. but other than that its my late night friday haunt and i try to go their every other week. read more

Bland pad Thai and the house wine (cab) was awful. The salmon was good and the shrimp dumplings were great. Probably wont be back.

Sometimes I travel through this area. Great fish and great pricing on their lunch specials. Portions are tremendous. I live in Brooklyn and I am a bit of a sushi snob. This would be a great go to joint in Brooklyn. read more

I called over 1 hour and 15 minutes ago for my order. I get a call 35 minutes later for clarification on the order. They hadn't even started yet. Then they told me that it would be ready soon. It's still not ready. This is unacceptable especially when I called ahead and am still waiting. I will never go here again. Update: when I finally got the food and took it home, it was bland. Bottomline: Do not go here. read more

My friends and I come here as much as possible! It's a bit of a drive for me from westchester but it's well worth it. The food is great! The prices are reasonable. It's nothing fancy but they have so many roll combinations to choose from (my favorite being the baked lobster - banana tempura, with scallop, topped with crab and lobster masago). The staff is super friendly. read more

Quaint atmosphere - not expected b/c restaurant is located in basic strip mall. Amazing food! A new fave.

A quiet little restaurant. The service was good and the food surprisingly delicious. The bento box was superb; the teriyaki eel over avocado melted in my mouth. Everyone in our party was pleased with their meal. We'll return whenever we pass through Poughkeepsie. read more

The waitress so nice. Fanny. The lunch special is so good! My fried said she would be come here again. I love bonsai2 . I give 5 star read more

Bonsai II - Sushi Bars Near Me - Poughkeepsie, New York

I was excited to check this place out because of the good reviews. I came for lunch but decided against any of the specials because their special rolls sounded so good, but ultimately I was disappointed. The upsides is that the restaurant was clean, nicely decorated, and the service was quite good. The only downside in ambiance was that it was really cold (I love cranking the AC but that was too much for me and I'm never cold). The real disappointment for me were the sushi rolls. I ordered 3 of the special rolls (which sounded and looked great on the menu) and they just were not great. I think the fish was good, but something about the rolls were just off - I think it was the proportions and how they were rolled. The end result was almost too big to comfortably fit in your mouth. They also just weren't "dressed" right. There was one (not very good, very one note) sauce on the plate and all 3 rolls came on top of it. There were no sauces on the rolls themselves and the sauce on that plate wasn't right, so they tasted...bland. The menu pictures looked WAY more appetizing than what I was actually served. To be fair, the food wasn't horrible, but when I pay $40 for 3 rolls, I'm expecting to leave in a state of sushi euphoria and that definitely wasn't the case. And not for nothing, but when you serve a bunch of lunch specials for $7-$14 that are served with soup and salad, when a customer orders $40 worth of sushi at lunch, the least you can do is offer some free soup or salad. Bottom line, if you order a lunch special or happy hour special this place very well may be worth it, but if you're just ordering special rolls, this place is way overpriced and the quality is lacking. I've had much better special rolls just down the street at Enso or Kodomo. read more

Bonsai is my go to place for sushi. Their pricing is reasonable and I have yet to find anywhere that makes a spicy crab roll as good as they do here. The staff is super friendly and tentative. 3-5 they have a happy hour where everything is discounted. Check this place out ! read more

Not too into Asian cuisine but this was exceptional. Food tasted great. Nice atmosphere.

Came here recently for dinner. The place was clean and quiet, and the servers were attentive. My husband ordered the sashimi which he relatively enjoyed. The presentation was pretty, the portions of fish were generous, and the quality was okay. I ordered Thai food - my pad thai was nothing special but pretty much what I expected from a sushi place. read more

The sushi here is amazing! Best Hamachi tuna I've had anywhere - fresh, fresh, fresh! All of their specialty sushi rolls are delicious and very, very filling. Staff is attentive and friendly. And the place is spotless. LOVE this restaurant!! read more

Went here with my girlfriend for the first time today and was not impressed. We were seated right away since it wasn't busy but it took a few minutes before the waitress even came over and asked what we would like to drink. After that we ordered one roll which took at least 20 minutes to come out. When we got it we realized we didn't have any chopsticks. Waitress was unreachable so we ate a couple by hand and asked for a box and the check. The sushi itself was actually really good. I would give this place 4 stars if the service had been faster and the host at least a little engaging. My suggestion to those reading this is to go to the one in Poughkeepsie south of Coyote Grill read more

I love Bonsai. ( if this is one next to the mall ) This bonsai is so good ! I always get waited on in a friendly manner. I love the plum wine with my maki combo. the maki combo is such a good deal! It comes with a soup and a salad, and 3 rolls! - an ell roll, california roll and a spicy tuna roll ( i believe) this could be the spicy maki combo. either way its fantastic. I have never been disappointed with this place. read more

Great to eat and very friendly atmosphere and also great food and my wife who doesn't eat sushi also enjoy her chicken teriyaki every time

The sushi is out of this world, by far my favorite place. Everything is always so fresh. The ladies who work here are amazing too. They always take care of me every time! Make sure to leave a good tip :) read more

This was a terrible experience. I went into get a jalepeno roll.. they gave me green pepper instead. Not spicy what so ever. So that was fine, I only ate one piece and called the waitress over and explained that I wanted the jalepeno roll. She told me I was wrong!!! And refused to replace my roll. After that she avoided my table, and I had to ASK her for water... I ate my sushi and was disgusted. I will NEVER eat here again... read more

This is our go to sushi place. Always fresh, never more than a 15 minute wait. They have a great happy hour sushi menu with something for everyone and it's also good TO GO. In regards to the reviews about the staff, we have no complants. read more

first to start, our server vicky was very unprofessional, she "wrote" down what we ordered. then came back 2 minutes later to ask what we ordered. me and my friend got 2 of the same thing and it was made differently. was very menacing. like i mean scared the shit out of me. when we got our check some of the food that was ACTUALLY ordered was canceled or altered. read more

I like bonsai because they have great sushi but I'm not really fond of the waitresses expect one.. one time the waitress said "You not give tip" when I was paying out my bill which I thought was really rude and then another time I went with my family and we like to buy a lot of food and share it and I asked the waitress if we could get a few more small plates and she pointed to the plates that were already dirty and used and said "You have plate right there" like obviously I know that we already got a few plates but I want clean ones.. never got the small plates. Great food but bad customer service.. read more

Love it here!! Have been here too many times to count, food is excellent every time we go! Prices are good too! This is my go to sushi place in the whole area and I've tried just about all of them. read more

$2 for each eel sauce when every other place gives it for free!!!! And they didn't even barely fill the itty bitty plastic to-go container! Also ordered two bento boxes for pickup but my boyfriend is allergic to seafood and the bento box comes with a fish roll.... asked to change it to a veggie roll and they charged me a $1 for the change! Even though a veggie roll is a lot cheaper so it actually saved them money!!! Ridiculous!! read more

This is easily the best sushi place in the area. Their rice is so fluffy and the ingredients are always fresh. They also have great Thai food. On top of everything you can't beat the prices. I love it here. I've been here 3 times in two days before. It's that good. read more

The menu at Bonsai II is very user friendly especially for those who don't know much about sushi. With each sushi menu item, there is a description, picture, and label as to whether it is raw or cooked. We also tried the Chicken Pad Thai and it was very sweet, which is how I like it. Overall, it's located very close to the Galleria Mall, and it's a great alternative to food court options. read more

Great sushi happy hour prices as well as offering quality sashimi, sushi, and rolls. Fair prices and same quality non happy hour. Our recent weekend dinner experience (non happy hour) We did sashimi platter for two that included uni, and came with miso soup and salad for each. A house bottle of saki, two green teas, and edamame for $60. Service is good. Quality and quantity of fresh sashimi was terrific price value. read more

Shrimp teriyaki is the best! Tried it for lunch on a suggestion, was apprehensive as I'm really not a sushi person. Didn't realize there were so many other options available. The lunch special is a go to favorite. I wish they offered a scallop teriyaki special as well. read more

Had a very good experience with dinner here. The bento box dinner is a great deal for the price. In other places I have spent a lot on sushi dinners and walked away still feeling hungry, the portions, with soup, salad and the selections for the dinner was plenty. Lots of variety to chose from and it was all good. The sushi was fresh and well made. The restaurant is decorated nicely and bathrooms clean and nice too. They even made a nice ice cream dish for our young child. Will go again to try other things, since there was so much to pick from on the menu. read more

Best sushi around this area hands down. The price is so reasonable even for the special rolls. They use quality fish and it's always fresh. Their rolls are a lot bigger than your usual Japanese restaurants. The appetizers like the Sushi Pizza is so creative and pretty. The staff is really nice and hard working. read more

The best sushi around. Always come back here when I'm back in the Hudson Valley. Good service and very high quality!

I come here 3 times a week it's my favorite lunch spot. Always delicious and fresh. I love that they remember me when I come in. Beautiful setting and great food ... Check it out today :) read more