I got the Bento Box 4 which came with salmon teriyaki, 3 gyozas (which are vegetarian dumplings), 2 pieces of salmon sushi, 6 california rolls, rice, and shrimp & veggie tempura. I think all meals also come with miso soup and green salad. The portion sizes were huge and the taste was good in my opinion. I liked the salmon teriyaki and they used the right amount of batter for shrimp tempura. Now for the bad part. At the beginning of our dinner, there were plates laid out in front of my group and I and 3/4 were dirty. When the waiter took them away (realizing we weren't doing AYCE) he took the top one to the kitchen and left the rest to be used for another table without realizing they were also dirty. It took awhile to get just the menus and our drink orders in the beginning, but once we had ordered the food the waiter serving us was prompt and friendly. Taste is okay, portion size is great, service and cleanliness could be better. read more

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We have been here 3 times and this is our second really bad experience here in a row from the all you can eat menu. The establishment was freezing cold, everyone was seated in their jackets. Service was terribly slow, we waited 50 minutes for one item to arrive whereas the average wait time for an item was 20-30 minutes. 2/3 times I've been there I experienced major stomach pains and had to fleet to the establishments (messy) restrooms. It was nice to see a wheelchair accessible bathroom, however inside was a storage unit where tables and chairs were stored so no wheelchair could possibly have access to the bathroom if need be. Terrible terrible place and will not ever be going back (really tried to like it). read more

Decent AYCE sushi restaurant, but I would place it as more of a quick lunch spot. In my opinion, if you've ever been in a downtown Toronto AYCE sushi place (or actually anywhere else...) don't come here for AYCE unless required or seriously craving the AYCE monster inside of you. The selection is quite limited. When the restaurant tends to get busy (mainly during lunch) I found that it took much longer than usual for my dish to come out, service was slow, and many of the dishes we ordered were forgotten. I've been to the restaurant more than 5 times these past two months and my experience has been consistent and disappointing. For the other times I've been just for the regular menu, it's really not that bad. The sashimi is decent (if you order specifically sashimi...) and the price is a bit more than usual, but not overpriced AND lower quality like the AYCE they offer. I would say there's definitely room for improvement in their service, as well as their selection for AYCE (if they are going to keep the same pricing..). Personally, I wouldn't come here again. read more

What is going on Makimono??? I used to love both Ajax and Pickering locations and would go out of my way to eat here. I was just here this past Saturday with a friend and they now have a conditional pass for the health and food inspection. We decided to eat there anyways. We didn't get sick or anything but the food was just bad considering it's pretty much $30 a person for ayce. I feel like the quality of food has gone WAY down over the years. Needless to say I will not be back. read more

Decided to order in for a family birthday because of all the COVID pandemic closures, so we picked our local favourite - Makimono. It did not disappoint....it was an over the top meal tonight. Everything was a bit larger than usual and their were extra pieces in the order. Their usual top notch quality was evident. The sushi was beautiful and delicious. I know they might be hurting a bit for business because of the pandemic closures and wanted to do something special for the customers that were placing orders, and it was fabulous. Please help them out and place an order for delivery....you will not be disappointed! read more

Great selection of stuff to choose from. place is clean n spacious. raw fish were fresh! everything tasted fresh n yummy! they have Ika(squid) on their sashimi selection which is great cuz those r usually pricy or served in sushi form.( with all that rice u can only eat so many) kinda feel iffy about the seaweed salad, it tasted good but from the look of it..it looks like they had pre arranged all at once n stacked them one on top of another n stored it. so at one point ur friend's salad bowl was on top of ur seaweed....u can see it compressed n formed. so that didn't look too clean but we ate it n no one got sick...:P service was alright, better than any typical all u can eat sushi places...not too rushed to serve or take ur plates. except they kept forgetting to bring more wasabi n hot tea ..had to ask 3 times. the only all u can eat sushi place on my list! Generally speaking, all-u-can-eat sushi quality is not comparable to regular japanese restaurant quality. But this is as good as it gets for all-u-can-eat sushi. Regular japanese restaurant chefs have intricate craftsmanship on cutting of the fish, whereas all-u-can-eat sushi is just sliced up and served. Therefore it's really important to have fish fresh enough to make up for the lack of cutting skill. the downside is that its too far from me........we only manage to go there every other month. if it was a 15mins drive away we'd b there every other week! read more

Pretty good selection! They use tablets to take orders which is always fun! The maki rolls are REALLY big- no lie. So make sure you pick the ones your really like first to get an idea of the serving size for your group and then order accordingly. They have small cakes and fried banana and fried custard for dessert so that was special. They had the usual fanfare so I enjoyed myself! If you're too lazy to drive all the way to Markham for sushi then this place is a good spot in the Pickering area! read more

My wife and I came here for our 7th anniversary and it WAS NOT what I expected. The decor was not what is looks like on the website and it felt like the witness was rushing us to finish eating. The restaurant in general just felt bad. Sitting down at the beginning service was fast and the food came out in less than 10mins. However when my wife found a hair in her sushi, that just killed her mood. The manager was great in trying to accommodate her disgust, being very apologetic STRONGLY insisting that we take another plate or a dish to go aka "trying to get us to pay for food we don't want." After several times of saying no, I intervene to say sure, we will take the dish but 1/2 price. Why did I say that, after this annoying compromise was made, there attitude turned from "I'm sorry" to "I'm done"...... And so were we. That was my 1st time eating at this restaurant... Never again. read more

This place is one of my go-tos for AYCE in the east end. Everyone I've brought here leaves happy and satisfied. It has tons of options so even if you have a picky eater/non-sushi lover, there will be something for everyone. Their food is pretty consistent and the iPad ordering system is convenient (although they added a weird function that asks servers to confirm your order for the past year or so). Service is fairly good - rarely do they forget your order or leave your glass without a refill. Good fresh tasting sushi, sashimi and other dishes. My only real complaint: Definitely bring cash or a credit card because they don't take debit. There is an ATM though, just in case, but it has a steep fee. read more

A closed down Pizza Hut turned in a Japanese Restaurant.. that pretty much says it all. The enivornment is a mish mash of used furntiture, and the environment seems run down. The food.. ugh.. Everything was coated in this brown sticky sweet sauce.. from the fried foods to the sushi and rolls. Disgusting! read more

My best friend I visited this place with our babies and upon arriving it was so difficult to take our strollers in. There was a step to get in and had to carry strollers in. There was also no option to automatically open the door. We told the lady we were unhappy and no apology was given. So we ordered the dynamite roles, veggie pad Thai and shrimp tempura. Food literally came after 5 minutes. so we know it definitely wasn't fresh. Dynamite rolls were pretty good, shrimp tempura tasted good however wasn't freshly fried and the veggie pad Thai had only small pieces of celery and 1 piece of broccoli. That night we both started experienced stomach cramps and felt nauseous. We are definitely not returning back to this place. read more

We found hair in 2 dishes and they Only gave 10% off. Food wasn't the greatest either. Won't ever come back here read more

This place is an AYCE Japanese restaurant.Not really "buffet" but all you can eat nonetheless . Run by Chinese people, and catering to Chinese CDN tastes for good cheap sushi and Japanese style foods, they do it quite well. If you went downtown and ordered 6 pieces of salmon sushi, you'd drop 6-8 bucks. Here it's 21 bucks. AYCE! Good value, pretty decent quality, and service was good, considering the ordering format can be confusing for newbies and could drive servers nuts. Only downside was they don't serve tuna.I'm sure people would pay a premium to eat tuna sushi or sashimi, but alas they dont' . Perils of AYCE gluttony. read more

We came here for take out. We ordered the $29.99 party tray. The service was prompt and friendly. They don't take debit, but they do have an on-site ATM and a TD across the parking lot. Cash take-out has a 10% discount. The food was good. Not bad for the area. Our party tray was good, but the tuna we got, although edible (and by no means stale), could have been a bit fresher. Maybe we just got a bad cut. Other than that the food and the service was enjoyable. Perhaps we will return to try their AYCE menu. read more

Makimono - Take out Menu. 10% off for cash purchases! Take note they do not accept debit cards, but there is a TD right next door. - Japanese Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

One of the only AYCE places that offers sashimi for lunch, which is exactly why we made the trek there. It's not a huge sashimi selection (and doesn't show on their website menu) but salmon sashimi is good enough for me. Ordering from the iPad is a bonus, mostly because you can see pics and descriptions of every menu item. However, unlike some other places, a server has to come and confirm your order every time before it gets placed. Probably would be more efficient if this step was eliminated as it is at other AYCEs with iPad ordering. -1 star because some food items didn't arrive near the end, but we were well attended to for the entire meal. read more

I haven't been frequenting this location as much in recent past but came out to meet a friend for dinner last night. I've been favoring Tatemono, since its very close to my new digs and its also got a much wider variety on the menu. I was surprised to see that Makimono has updated their menu as well! Unfortunately they took one of my very favourites, the cheese wontons, off their list of offerings, replacing it with crab cheese wontons (which for someone who's allergic to crab, isn't a good option - very sad about it!). But they've added a whole whack of stuff and we tried some new stuff along with our old favourites. The lemon chicken and the sweet and sour chicken balls are identical, just served with different sauces. I have to say the deep fried stuff at THIS location wasn't very good. Not much meat and mostly breading - disappointing but still tasty since I love deep fried anything. We tried a golden california roll which is a deep fried california roll with some spicy sauce and while I quite liked it, my friend didn't really like the addition of deep fried to her favourite roll. They've also updated their dessert menu, which has a few cakes on it now. They have a cheesecake, that was good but had a sponge cake base which was odd for me, a strawberry layer cake which was very tasty and a black forest cake that really didn't taste anything like black forest cake. Even though the desserts weren't spectacular, it was nice to have some new options and the portions are small enough you can order a few and try everything. Having all but written Makimono off in favor of Tatemono, I'll be back but it still won't be my favourite sushi joint in the area. read more

Sushi was well made, place is gorgeous inside, all the food came in a timely matter. They use the iPad system but i found that they had several options other sushi restaurants don't usually have. I would recommend you coming to this place if you're in the area and are craving some sushi. read more

This is my absolute favorite AYCE sushi place. I used to only go to AYCE sushi places in Markham where they don't even bring your food, especially if you have ordered it more than once. And then this place opened up, and now I can finally have AYCE sushi with good service! Portions are decent. My favorite type of sushi is dynamite roll, and this place does it best. Also they do make changes to the menu every so often and add things to it, which is nice. A favorite addition of mine is the custard balls, they are perfect for dessert. They've also added some apps like dim sum and har gow and little cakes for dessert. Service is excellent, they often get large parties and the staff always seem very accommodating to big groups. We always receive our food fairly quickly no matter how busy the restaurant gets. read more

The food is delicious and the iPad ordering system is marvellous. However, that does not mean that the customer deserves to be denied service. Food comes little by little, and our party had to nibble slowly even though we spent over 200 dollars. The service is truly, terrible. They do not seem understaffed either. Yet empty plates were left on our table and no one came by until near the end, to see how we were doing. Makimono, technology doesn't mean you don't need to do your job! read more

Makimono - Service! Or not. - Japanese Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

Food is not fresh and it isn't worth the money. I would never recommend this place to any sushi lover. What a disappointing chain of sushi restaurants. read more

Makimono is a very nice place for sushi. There are ipads for ordering and a wide selection. There were many vegan options for maki rolls which seems like a good feature of this location as well. I loved the wontons and the deep fried custard buns. The only negative thing I will say is that my friend and I felt kind of uncomfortable. The service staff made us feel kind of uncomfortable. They did not do anything in particular but we felt kind of like we were being stared at??? Lmao idk it was still good though read more

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I went here a couple time and the food is great. There are a lot of different options of food and there is also some stuff that little kids can eat like chicken and edamame beans. Just a note that to always look at how many servings it comes in. Really recommend eating here read more

Good service! I love the ambience. They use iPad to take the order, it's good and fast service. Servers are polite and friendly! We'll come back again for sure. read more

Makimono - Our Sashimi Platter! - Japanese Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

Consistently enjoyable. AYCE dinner menu is excellent - incredible selection of maki, sashimi, sushi, temaki handrolls, plus the theatrical Green Dragon Roll (among other special 4-piece creations), and favourites like tepanyaki and udon varieties, yakitori (small skewers), gyoza, and yam tempura. Fresh, delicious, plentiful. Atmosphere is elegant and modern, but family friendly. If you're in Durham - perfect. If not yet you're craving authentic Japanese food, Makimono is worth the trip! read more

Makimono - Makimono feast. :) - Japanese Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

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I am giving this restaurant a four star right away because they had salmon SASHIMI during LUNCH hours!!!!! I love sashimi and when you are avoiding starches sashimi is the perfect alternative to sushi! They had sufficient choices, and a variety of cooked Chinese dishes like General Tao and spicy garlic shrimp. This is nice when you go with company who may not like sushi. The sashimi quality was good too, and the service is steady even when it is busy. Most of the stuff is comparable to all the other all you can eat places, however the salmon sashimi at lunch won me over! read more

Came here for a lunch party. It's ayce and the food was good quality and tasty for the price. They also have a lot of different items on the menu (although sashimi options were very limited for ayce). The atmosphere was ideal and the servers were very friendly and responsive. read more

We have gone here many times and the food and service has always be consistent. The quality and speed of service are good. Since it was renovated, things seem busier not no impact to service and quality. A good place for a sushi buffet fix any time. There are better Sushi places, in the metro area but at a price, so a good deal all around. read more

We order from here every week the past few years. It is our go to sushi place in our area because it has decent variety, good quality and price. Plus, they deliver! We don't go into the restaurant itself much anymore because we just end up eating too much. We usually get the salmon lovers sashimi, dynamite, black dragon and red dragon rolls. read more

I love this place. The ambience is nice and the staff is too. -1 for some staff that barely speaks English and makes it difficult to communicate. I love the sushi, its never not fresh. Some may say that its not the best they ever had but you have to factor in the $$$. For the money and quantity, the quality is amazing read more

Great sushi, sashimi and beef!! Come here every time I'm in the mood to have all you can eat Japanese food. Great service and not bad prices plus I'm always leaving feeling too full. Great place and recommend this to anyone wanting to eat a lot. Has been renovated a lot and looks very modern now and you use iPads now to order your food which is quite unique in this town. read more

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Not good - the rice for the sushi was bland and unflavored- the service staff was not friendly - the quality of the food was not good - will not be going back again - what a waste of money read more

Pointless online ordering website. Placed an order for a specific time to pick up and the order wasn't even entered until after I arrived (5 min after it was supposed to be ready). Waited over 30 min for them to get the order ready with no explanation and no apology. Will never be returning to this restaurant. read more

I have been going to Makimono since they first opened but over the last 4 years when they renovated the place it seems the quality of the food went with it. I'm not saying everything is bad here but I feel as though it was a lot better back then. With so many competition out there the money I'm spending I would definitely try somewhere else. read more

Just tried this place last weekend. The food is great. I love how you can just order what you want on the ipad, its fun to scroll throw things and pick. Food is 5 stars, but service was very slow so thats the only reason i gave it 4 stars. read more

It's a really delicious all-u-can-eat sushi restaurant!!! JUST go and eat there!!! Went there several times. We have eaten at other sushi places and some downtown had given me a rash / became very itchy... but this restaurant is honestly the best !!!! It's worth every penny!!! read more

Good place, food is fresh. Selection is adequate but not huge. Wait staff is pleasant. Menu has a lot of non sushi items as well.

Its been over a year since I was last at the Pickering Makimono, at that time the food was bland and was not worth the price. The Food has improved but be aware of the chipped bowls ,plates and soup spoons we almost cut our selves on them.We also had long wait times for each order come on I'm hungry !! Servers except for one can barley speak English. You would think that at $25 plus per person that they could afford better quality serve ware ! Also what's with charging extra for pop at an all you can eat seems like a CASH GRAB. We did complain to the manager who we had to actually demand to see ( In this day in age ). She looked at us like we were a bother and gave us a 10 % discount which worked out to be$ 2.00. we asked to pay by debit .. but guess what NO DEBIT.. however you can use there own ABM with a 2.00 SERVICE FEE !!!! piss off ! .....what a joke. NOT GOING BACK. read more

I love to promote local businesses in my hometown of Ajax, however my experience last weekend at Makimono restaurant was quite disappointing. Nikki the waitress was rude and indifferent. Food wise: nobody deserves warm sushi, some of them were falling apart before you could put into your mouth. Chicken was dried and not fresh. The other dishes were ok. Not impressed at all. Definitely my friends and I won't be back. read more

I used to think that this place was amazing before having been to any other all you can eat sushi restaurant... Makimono pales in comparison. The rolls are mediocre, selection for vegetarians is OK, and I once found a hair on my gyoza. Service is OK also, however our server once made us redo our order form because we "marked our orders down wrong" when she never actually told us how to "mark them down correctly", and was even then reluctant to give us a new paper to redo it on. In terms of the take-out menu, it's quite expensive for not-so-high quality items. The one thing I like about this place over other all you can eat sushi restaurants is the atmosphere; the place is big and there's some nice booths and rooms that you can sit at. Overall, while many people in Pickering love Makimono (as they have never had an alternative), I would suggest checking out some other all you can eat sushi places nearby. Sushi T&T in Ajax is wonderful and not much further (and I believe less expensive)! read more

Been here several times! This is my go to place for all you can eat sushi in the Durham region! Only thing I would say they probably want to add a little bit more dessert options but other than that the food is pretty good! read more