I came here on a Thursday with high expectations. A Japanese restaurant that opens only for dinner must be really good as they miss out on the profitable lunch service.
We arrived at around 7:30 without reservation and the place was almost full, just a few tables left. We had to wait for 5 minutes until our table was cleared. 90% of the customers were Japanese which normally is a good sign. During waiting I already felt that the ventilation is really bad, you could already smell the deep fryer. Normally I like open kitchens but the ventilation must be perfect. The setting and decor is fine for me, it doesn't need to be fancy.
They have quite a selection of different drinks, including wine, beer and nice list of sake.
Service is attentive and friendly.
They have all classic sashimi / sushi dishes on the small plastic card menus.
For the raw fish dishes I couldn't find any faults, really excellent and very fresh. Even the presentation is very nice. Even the seaweed of the Ikura sushi was still crispy, doesn't happen too often.
After the raw fish I wanted to try some of their cooked dishes to see if they have the same standard.
Disaster struck! The grilled beef tongue was tough and chewy.
For the Agedashi Tofu they just the cheapest Tofu you can get in Germany. The tofu normally should be soft, held by the batter. In addition it tasted bland. The deep fried chicken was juicy but the batter with seaweed bitter, didn't expect this. This wasn't the end. The biggest disaster was the Tempura Udon. Udon was overcooked, soft and squishy. The tempura prawn already looked greasy but I wanted to try it. I only tasted the greasy batter which was much too thick.
The only exception was the pork and asparagus on skewer.
Be prepared to wait for your food. The kitchen really is slow!
I would give 4 stars for the sushi / sashimi only. But the cooked food only 1 star at best.
Expensive for what you get. Don't know if I come back. read more