I've been to Nobu/Matsu's around the world and this is one of my favorite locations! The decor is gorgeous and the restaurant overlooks the mountain range. The food is superb, try the bento box or tuna crispy rice. Definitely a must-go place for date night or an upscale dinner out! read more

Wonderful experience and meal. We were lucky enough to have Aubrey serve us! Every one of her suggestions were fantastic. We had the sea bass with truffle, miso black cod, crispy rice with spicy tuna and tempura rock shrimp among other favorites. My son said it was his best meal ever. Don't forget to have the shaved ice dessert. read more

We had the most delicious dinner here!!! Loved everything we ordered!! Our waitress Aubrey was so sweet and so helpful! She suggested a signature drink that was incredible! Our kids, 11 & 13, Also loved it and said it was their favorite dinner! We made reservations for 2 days later and asked for the same waitress! Go here!! read more

Although this may be the best sushi place in Vail, by no means does this restaurant compare with its sister restaurant, Nobu. Don't get me wrong, the food was good but I had much higher expectations considering the pricing of everything. It is encouraged that everyone share small plates, which can be extremely costly (which I would not mind paying if the food was up to par). Service was great. (4 stars) Food was mediocre. (3 stars) read more

Everything was simply amazing, melt in your mouth. This is a must-have for anyone visiting Vail.

Outstanding food and service! This place is every bit as good as any of Nobu family of restaurants that I've been to in NY, LA, Malibu, Vegas and Athens. Our waiter was very knowledgable and made some great suggestions to go along with my normal favorites. I highly recommend this location. read more

Been here a few times. My favorites: the tuna appetizer with the "fried" rice cubes and the octopus appetizer.

The best Sushi and sashimi I've had in years! The rest of the menu includes house favorites that were equally fantastic. The place was super crowded and our server was delayed in getting to our table. I asked the bus person if she could get our waiter and when she realized how busy he was, she took our initial drink and apps order - that's great improvising! Server was great, BTW, and my son and I had a great dinner. Highly recommend! read more

Wonderful atmosphere. Tried to make a reservation on open table but they were booked, however when the concierge called, they had a reservation for us. Was a comfortable but nice ambiance and we loved it! The food was incredible as well. The shishito peppers were amazing, the edamame is great too. Their sushi is good and fresh. And try the bento box dessert, soooo good!! Highly recommend! read more

Matsuhisa - Bento box chocolate cake and green tea ice cream! Soooo good - Japanese Near Me - Vail, Colorado

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This was the last reservation I made during my trip to Vail. I booked on-line about 6 weeks in advance. About 2 weeks later a woman called to tell me "We have your reservation, but this doesn't mean we have a table for you. We will call you a week before your date." Which I thought was weird. Why call? The date of my reservation arrived and not call. Meanwhile I had received confirmations from 3 other top restaurants I'd booked. I left a message on the reservation phone and waited. No one called. Finally. I called again a few hours before the time and was told my reservation had been cancelled because a message was left in my VM and it was not returned. I asked what number was called and they gave me a number with 2 numbers transposed. Instead of admitting their error (they had already called the correct number a previous time) they copped an attitude and said the can "fit me in "next door". And 45 minutes later. When I objected said, "we're trying I help you out." I was infuriated, not so much because they screwed up and had a terrible system but because there was absolutely no acceptance of their responsibility. Not once did I hear, "we're very sorry. We messed up. How can we make it up to you?" The attitude was "Hey plenty of people here. Want it or not?" Terrible. Awful. Even if the food is good the management is terrible and I would never go there. Ended up having an amazing dinner at Sweet Basel. Thank you. read more

Love this place. Every dish we ordered was superb. Service amazing (thank you Max) and I found my new favorite drink, the Gardner read more

Matsuhisa - Japanese Near Me - Vail, Colorado

I had THE BEST time celebrating my 21 birthday here! Jessica, Allie, and Stefan made this whole experience delightful. They were so educated and helped us with any questions we had. Definitely a place to return to, the food was PHENOMENAL read more

One of the best meals I have ever had. My husband and I ate at Nobu in NYC years ago, and this was almost exactly the same menu and quality of food and service. This will be a must every time we are in Vail. The new location was terrific! The views of the mountain were awesome. The atmosphere in the restaurant was vibrant and energetic. read more

Hmmmm...had a tasteless udon soup with mushy noodles. Disappointment. Also mentioned it was my birthday -- didn't even get a "happy birthday." read more

Good sushi and amazing drinks...but im a fan of Sushi Sasa and unfortunately Matsuhisa's sushi its not as great

I'm a huge fan of nobu restaurants. We came here twice last year and both times it was amazing. The reason I feel like this nobu is the best in Colorado is because it's way less expensive then the aspen location and the service/food quality is just as good. The sashito peppers are amazing! They are dialed in! The fish is always fresh. Make sure to get the bento box for dessert! read more

The view in this restaurant can absolutely not be beat. Staring up at the gorgeous mountain, eating delicious fresh sushi with an ever creative menu. The yellowfin tuna is to die for, but the more common rolls aren't quite as good as we've had elsewhere and other regular sushi places. (Spicy tuna roll and smoked salmon only average).The stand outs were the tempura as well as their classic signature dishes. read more

This was our second visit to this restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed both meals. The room is lovely, with a view of the slopes. Mixed drinks from the bar were delicious. The 5-course omakase was fantastic and a bargain at $42 per person. Wonderful sashimi, nigiri and perfect sized (small diameter) rolls that are easy to eat. read more

One of the best food in the Vail Valley combined with a great service. You cannot go wrong with anything on the menu. The family style presentations allow you to try a lot of different things. Everything was great! The only reason for only four stars is that the restaurant reminds me more of a bus terminal (sound level and the way the tables are set). If you accept that, go ahead and make a reservation. You will need it to get the food! read more

OH MY FREAKING GOD. I'm pretty sure I had my first food orgasm last night. Food was absolutely delicious and totally worth every cent! We were sat at the sushi bar, at first I was a little disappointed as I wanted to people watch, but it was amazing. Nick, one of the sushi chefs, made a few suggestions and we were very pleased with his choices! I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience! Wish I could give this more than 5 stars! read more

We ordered the shrimp tempura, spicy tuna rice cakes, and spring rolls as appetizers and my God they were good! I really enjoyed each one. We also got Sake but I don't like sake. I like it more for the experience. The atmosphere and aura was so chic and trendy, I felt like a celebrity in there. Our waiter was also a sweet heart. Then I got 3 sushi rolls and my sister got the black cod and we shared. I ordered the crab roll, spicy tuna roll, and I honestly forget the third. All were delicious and my belly was happy! Our friend ordered oysters and I hate oysters but my God was the presentation beautiful! Glow in the dark bowl. Loved this experience! read more

MANAGEMENT IS DESPICABLE!!! That's right. I've never given any business one star but they absolutely deserve it. Positive: The food and waitstaff--incredible. Expensive but quality is excellent. Bravo to the wonderful waiters that served our group of 5 last night. The very negative: Half way into our meal, AFTER we ordered more food and another $100 bottle of wine, THE MANAGER (working the evening of 2/22 if upper level management or the owner read this--please send him to school to learn manners in fine dining or do yourself a favor and fire him immediately) comes over and said, "I understand you ordered more wine and more food?" We look at each other blankly. This was a business dinner with two vendors and 3 clients. Yes, we are in a restaurant and ordered more. He then asked if we'd be interested in "going upstairs to the lounge instead." ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! We politely refused saying we are still enjoying dinner and would not be moving. HE DID NOT BACK DOWN and went on to say that our concierge at our hotel said we would only dine for two hours since they fit us in. I checked with my hotel and they were in shock and never made that arrangement. The restaurant was busy but no one was waiting in line. If you cannot plan your table times accordingly that is not your patrons fault! If you look at the location, menu and prices, this is fine dining. MATSUHISA, do yourself a favor and fire this man. We ended up spending greater than $1000 on dinner and you have the nerve to interrupt our dinner and ask us to move? This is not Burger King and I'd be surprised if you want that reputation. I have never been so embarrassed or ashamed to order more food. Do your job, learn some manners and never do this to your clients. Vail is a small town and if you pull this kind of behavior regularly, it will catch up to you. SHAME ON YOU. read more

They started there off season special ..... One of the best deals in vail.... Love this restaurant... Could eat here every day.... Amazing view of vail mountain and the bar is by far the best in town.... Great staff, great food, great time read more

The best restaurant in all Vail. It tastes just a amazing as the Matsuhisa in LA. Plus the amazing mountain view and great service, it is one of the best restaurants in all Colorado, nevertheless it is expensive. read more

This was just not a meal, it was an experience. If you find yourself in Vail and do not take advantage of this experience you are truly missing out.. the best of the best, if you are unsure, as I was, just ask for "MAX" he will explain it all very clearly. We own a part time home in nearby Avon, and this will become a regular for us!!!! CAN I GIVE IT SIX STARS? read more

Excellent suggestions on food according to taste. Great experience and ambiance. Derek did an excellent job of service, suggestions, and catering to try new flavors. The Mountain View was unique and made the experience. read more

Beware the hard sell scam at this place. As our party of eight began to order, the waitress stopped us and said that the best way for a party of our six ze to eat was "tapas style". My tourist trap radar immediately went up as she explained how it would work. She was visibly disappointed to hear that we preferred to order from the menu (which would result in a bill half as expensive and a much lower included gratuity of 20%). Also tried too hard to push the expensive sakes. The food was good but no better than one would find at any decent Japanese place. The chef's signature dish (miso cod) was AWFUL!!! Old fish maybe, also overcooked. I've always heard that it is a great dish but this left a horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Nice room, nice bar. Have a cocktail at Matsuhisa and then eat somewhere else. read more

Stunning! Decadent!! I must say I was overwhelmed when I asked my husband to pick where we going to eat this past Friday and he chose Matsuhisa. We had the most wonderful meal out on the patio under the stars. Everything was incredible. I will mention my favorites: king crab tempura, sake steamed bass, and shrimp spinach salad. Not only was the food beyond!! The service and management staff were professional and our server Max was so friendly and accommodating. We will be counting the days until our next visit to Vail. Matsuhisa will be our first stop! read more

Felt close enough to a high end nyc sushi place. I was there with a large group, so we covered a lot of the menu and we're very pleased with most of it. Good location too. read more

This place is amazing. I tried a variety of things: tuna rolls, miso soup, salmon/chicken/beef skewers. All was incredible and probably one of the only restaurants at vail id say was worth the ridiculous cost. Sushi wise, the tuna was great quality, and I've eaten some of the best sushi in japan. Also had a cool atmosphere and good service, but that's less important than the food to me read more

Be prepared for an expensive meal compared to most sushi dining experiences but this place is hands down one of the best you will ever dine at. From top notch service to terrific wine list the food is world class. read more

It's a Reality Distortion Field! If you have read the new Steve Jobs bio, you will know what I am talking about. If you have not, just think of it as the creation of an alternate reality. This is what is happening at Matsuhisa Vail. You have been to Nobu or Matsuhisa in NYC or LA or Tokyo or Aspen, and it is usually quite exceptional. So you naturally expect the same experience here, and while you are there you just convince yourself that the usual goodness has translated to this location. But then something exceptionally bad or unusual happens and you say, "Wait a minute. This place really sucks!". And you are free. We too were in the reality distortion field the first 2 times we were there. The first time we were there was when they had just opened in August. The service was WAY off, but we wrote it off to the fact they had just opened. The food was good, though a chicken appetizer was a raw. We went for round two over Christmas, and again the service was spotty and disjointed. They really don't care if one person's food arrives and is well finished before other dishes start showing up. Entree's, appetizers, cooked food, sushi, soup, etc, it just all arrives randomly and over a good one hour + period. This is somewhat true at the other Nobu's but everything is much tighter at these places. Here, there is no rhyme, rhythm, or reason. It is just evidence that they are not really there for your benefit. One dish we ordered was eventually served a good 30 minutes after everything else was eaten and cleared and after we asked about it 3 times. But again, the food was still fine, the company was good, and the drinks were good, so we had a fun night and did not think too hard about it: "It was Nobu so of course it was good!". We were in the distortion field. Our third installment was last week over President's week. We started with drinks, which were good but it took awhile for them to materialize. The distortion field started to weaken when the food ordering began. The waiter disappeared a few times in mid-order so that was odd. Then I asked for a tuna avocado roll, which is not a roll that is listed on the menu. The waiter said that he would check with the kitchen but he did not think they would make it. He checked and came back and said they would not make it. But I could have a tuna asparagus roll, a salmon avocado roll, or a simple tuna roll and they could serve me a side of avocado. Really. Really? Really! So they have tuna, they have avocado, you can get this roll at any sushi place in America including every other Nobu and Matsuhisa, but they won't make it at Matsuhisa in Vail. As my wife pointed out, we were not asking for sushi with chocolate sauce. We were asking for something that can readily be made and is served at their other locations. We were more amused than annoyed simply because it is the most ridiculous thing ever! Over dinner, the fog of the distortion field began to lift. Our friends food arrived first. They were completely done eating before our food arrived. My wife had ordered miso soup and asked for it to be served first (it later came as dessert). The waiter was either slow with drinks or forgot them completely. At some point near the end, the manager came over as we had asked for him at during the tuna roll discussion after the waiter gave us the most non-sensical answer about why they could not do it (something about the traditional differences between a Nobu vs. at Matsu, which was of course completely wrong and BS). But it did take about an hour for the manager to arrive after our request. Just one more fact that screams that they just don't care. He actually handled the discussion well. He was very apologetic about the weak service and weird arrival times (our friends 2 pieces of tempura actually arrived while he was there after it been ordered when we started!). On the tuna roll, he said that Mr. Matsu insisted on NO exceptions to the menu for the first year they are open. Now that's the way to build a loyal clientele! At these prices and reputation, this is really absurd. And thus the reality distortion field was obliterated by our flux capacitor! They do not care about you, me, or anyone else. So stop the madness. Don't go. They don't deserve your money. read more

Had a great dinner last night at matsuhisa, Ally was a great server, very knowledgeable about menu and on top of everything as it's shared plates, so she made frequent trips to ask how everything was, take additional order and offer her favorites/recommendations. Derek, the busser, was also very friendly and gave a great dessert recommendation, the shaved ice, which was amazing. Thank you for a great culinary experience. It is Vail so expect to pay a healthy price for your meal, just go into it knowing that and you won't be surprised. read more

Ate outside. So delicious. The waiter was charming. I don't go to Nobu in nyc sonthis was a wonderful chance to eat this ( costly) food .

I was excited to see Matsuhisa was located in our hotel in Vail. We ate here on our last night after dining around at some of the best in the city (Sweet Basil, Terra Bistro, Splendido, Campo di Fiori, Juniper). I had high exceptions for Matsuhisa because of its reputation and prime location. Our party of 6 ordered Shishito peppers, Spicy Tuna with crispy rice, Assorted Tempura, various Sashimi, Mushroom Salad, Black Cod with Miso, Japanese Eggplant, assorted rolls, Lamb Skewers, etc. We had a wide range of the menu. First, the food was all exceedingly mediocre. Nothing was particularly seasoned or flavorful. The Black Cod, their specialty, was good, but not anything incredible. The tempura was under-seasoned, the mushroom salad was underwhelming, the Spicy tuna with crispy rice was one of the most basic and unimpressive versions of this dish I've ever had. Second, nobody was satisfied or full. We kept ordering dishes that nobody enjoyed just to fill up. I pushed for this dinner reservation and felt guilty for the expensive yet disappointing meal on our last night. Maybe it was an off night, but there are far better local spots in Vail to visit. I'll stick to Zuma or Nobu for my high end Japanese fix. read more

Came because we wanted good sushi while in Vail. Instead we got an almost non-existent sake list, an omakase that featured a total of six pieces of sushi and sashimi while the rest was salad, miso soup, pork chops and fish. Service was underwhelming. My dissatisfaction is mostly a mismatch in expectations: I can't say anything was bad, but nothing was above average either. For the price and for being a Nobu outpost, I was disappointed. It struck me as a very basic lunch time Japanese restaurant. read more

I was very much looking forward to dinner at Matsuhisa. I had been to Nobu many times and just assumed that his newer chain would be comparable. Wow, was I disappointed. The rock shrimp was classic Nobu and reasonably good, but everything else was mediocre, at best. The soft shell crab had a strange aftertaste, the recommended house specialty, eggplant was sickly sweet and the mushrooms were tasteless. On top of it all was the price - simply way too much for poor food. I won't return. read more

My wife drug me here but I loved it. Don[t expect freshness, hear they fly it in daily wow cool. The ahi won my heart now dreaming about it. Wow, so delic. The 2nd best of Vail to me, they are going to see me every nite here. read more

Well...here's some more "Yelper negativity" for Joe A... While In Vail, my wife and I enjoyed the most pathetically average Sushi experience, in the most overpriced Sushi establishment, I have ever frequented. A Chef for 21 years, I'm an experienced Culinarian who is more than familiar with what fine dining is all about. I'll make this quick, folks. I already wasted three fucking hours eating at Matsuhisa. I'm not wasting another hour writing a play by play. The Bad or whatever: The ingredients used at Nobu's Matsuhisa are of high quality and simply prepared. However, move on folks, there is nothing new or interesting to see here. FYI, this joint is not offering "cutting edge" Japanese cuisine, which is fine. However, despite having access to high quality ingredients and a dumb shit simple menu to prepare, the kitchen seems to struggle with execution. Nearly every dish we ordered had something wrong with it in one way or another. We had one item that was overcooked, one greasy, most skimpy, a few sloppy presentations, etc... Don't get me wrong, I didn't feel the urge to spit the food out or anything, but it was weak folks, really weak, especially for the price. If you want to experience a half dozen of the more popular and appealing menu items (which we did) and have a few good drinks, you'll spend well over $150 per person pre-tax and tip. Understand, I have zero problem dropping major coin on a quality dining experience, I do it all the time, but this was really weak. All a bunch of hype... The Good: Both the service and the atmosphere at Matsuhisa are good. Our server did an amazing job of pacing our meal and not inundating us with food. Also, another nice thing about Matsuhisa is they tell you how much to tip on the bill in case you can't do math. Honestly, not doing "the math" was probably the best part of the dining experience. Note to the Chef: Sorry Nobu, I know you are an amazing Chef. You weren't even in the building the night I dined in your establishment. Maybe that was the problem? Get your arms around this place asap, it really does suck. If you would have dined with us, I know you would agree. read more

good sushi just stay away from the oyster shooters. oysters with quail egg in a shot of vodka is just revolting. their fresh sushi especially the toro, sashimi and delicious dragon roll is what saved our dining experience. read more