One of the most unique dining experiences I've had in Cville. Ten offers a very cozy dining experience with unique lighting and a beautiful interior that's an experience by itself. Wait staff check in often as you are encouraged to share the small-plate foods and order as you go. Truly some of the best sushi I've had in town and the presentation and experience was delightful. A great place for a special occasion, I look forward to stopping by again sometime. read more

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Probably the best sashimi I have ever had ! Server was knowledgeable and polite and the interior of the restaurant had a cool vibe about it .The only drawback was the number stairs you have to climb to reach the restaurant. read more

I went on my birthday last week, and this place was phenomenal, both the food and the service. Best rainbow roll I've ever had ... so good that we ordered another one. The server was on top of things, and our drinks never got low. He even brought out a birthday dessert with a candle at the end. It was such a lovely experience. The ambience is dark and modern, and I loved it. I can't speak to one negative thing about our experience here. read more

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Ten is a cute upstairs spot on the downtown mall. Nice atmosphere and great for a date night. It is pricey so be prepared. We don't go there very often because of this. The tempura lobster and rock shrimp are out of this world. I was pretty much full after those. The portions are good for sharing. My husband has the rainbow roll and the kani roll and said both were delicious. We also got the harmari trio. The meat was a little chewy but the flavors were good. I also ordered the Ten salad and could have done without it. It's huge. I did not like it. The lettuce is fresh but it's heavy on something that just was overpowering in taste. I don't know if it was mint or some kind of herb but I couldn't eat it. The pineapple martini was good. I also had a dirty martini that was good. Husband had Jack and coke. No complaints. The bathrooms are down a dark hallway and I mean dark. If you have vision problems bring a flashlight. There's a staircase off to the side that's hard to see and I could see someone accidentally falling down if they turned the wrong way. Our waitress and the other staff were great. And we got to see the UVA marching band go by as our table overlooked the downtown mall which I liked. read more

BEST SUSHI WE"VE HAD: My wife and I visited Charlottesville to get married and went here the night before our wedding. It was intimate, low lighting, soft music and had a great ambiance. They even brought us a glass of champagne on the house to celebrate our marriage! We ordered the 1.)Aka Dashi Miso (Red miso, tofu, nameko mushroom, and scallion) this was very good but a little salty for our taste 2.)Maguro Karai Honey Roll(tuna, scallion, spicy honey sauce) delicious! 3.)Spicy Toro Roll(chu toro, avo, pickled jalapeno, crunch, spicy sauces, tobiko.) This wasn't too spicy but had a good bite to it. 4.)Dragon Roll (fresh water eel, tamago, avocado, shisho) had avocado on top and had a drizzle of sauce over it which was sweet and made it all come together. 5.)Shitake Roll- This was very flavorful All rolls came with Wasabi that was packed full of flavor and spice. Best Wasabi I've ever tasted! Drink Recommendations: We have never tried Sake before but tried the Sake Flight: House Flight. "Living Jewel" "Water Flower" "Soaring Clouds". This was delicious and would recommend anyone try this! Martinis: -Bee's Knees (Chamomile infused gin, honey, lemon) This was light but had the punch of the gin and bitterness from the lemon. SO good. This was our favorite -Ten Martini (tito's sake, aloe) This was very light but so refreshing! read more

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Ten is a hidden gem at the Downtown Mall. The food and service is always impeccable every time I visit. My personal favorites are the rock shrimp, soft shell crab roll, and Wagyu beef roll. The rock shrimp comes in two different sauces and they are both very flavorful. The soft shell crab roll is also really crispy and pretty large in size. The Wagyu beef roll has a soft texture to it and has good seasoning. The drink menu is also pretty decent. It's definitely quality over quantity here but the experience is worth it imo. The atmosphere gives me lowkey NYC vibes. It's romantic and it's perfect for date night or a girls night out. It does get a little dark though, especially if you're eating later in the day. I recommend getting a reservation here ahead of time, especially since the space is pretty small and with COVID restrictions it fills up pretty fast. read more

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Simply delicious. Great service. Great suggestions from our waiter. Lobster tempura was amazing.

I thought that this place was actually decent despite all the negative reviews. That being said, their sushi rolls are very hit and miss. The ones I got were good but the ones others in my party got were not. Overall, decent sushi but NOT worth their price. Would not recommend read more

Quality stuff. Best rock shrimp I have ever had! The also give you two different flavors of it, one more spicy than the other and even reasonably priced compared to other rock shrimps I've had that were not as good. For entrees, I got the dragon roll and the negi toro roll. You can tell the fish is very good quality and I especially enjoyed the eel in the dragon roll. My dad enjoyed his chirashi as well but was complaining about the dim lighting and even had to use a flashlight to eat his food! Other than that, everything was great. read more

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Service, ambiance, food, and drinks are all great! Absolutely love the rock shrimp, wagyu beef roll, Bees Knees cocktail, and lychee martini. This is my go to restaurant for sushi in Charlottesville. The fish is always very fresh and the presentation is on point. Great date night spot and impeccable vibes (more of a NY, Miami vibe). read more

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Soooo good! I will deff be coming back. Service was great and food was INCREDIBLE! We went on a Saturday evening and they were pretty booked, so make a reservation if you can. read more

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This was disappointing....looks fancy and delicious but this is deceiving. We ordered four things: Ten, Rock Shrimp, Harami Trio, and the Miso Sea Bass. I'll start with the good: the sea bass was great--cooked perfectly, tasty broth. This is the reason I give it 3 stars. The shrimp was okay--not great, just average. Now for the not so good: the harami was very disappointing--it was so chewy it was difficult to eat. It might have been overcooked or just a very poor cut of meat. Either way, it was unpleasant. Finally, the ten (their signature salad) was simply gross. The greens were wilting and some had actually turned bad. We were baffled how they could serve this. We asked them to take it off the tab and they did. Everyone deserves a second chance so we might return to try something different. However, I sure hope they provide a better experience if we decide to come back. read more

YES. AMAZING. My boyfriend and his family are regulars here. He took me for the first time when I visited him in Charlottesville. Coming from the SF Bay Area where I eat tons of sushi, this was one of the best I've had. The lobster tempura was INCREDIBLE. SO DELICIOUS I'M TEARING UP THINKING ABOUT IT. Even though everything wasn't 5-star perfect this tempura impelled me to give Ten a full five star rating. It was THAT good. The rock shrimp tempura was also good but a little too heavy. We got the tempura shrimp sushi rolls and the crab rolls. The crab rolls were spectacular. Tasted like mini crab cakes. The shrimp tempura was again a little too heavy with the sauce. We got edamame for appetizer. Very good. The seaweed salad was also SO DELICIOUS. second favorite thing of the night after lobster tempura. Red miso s The green tea had a very unique earthy taste that I really enjoyed. The service was slow to get our main dishes to us but they took the appetizers off the bill to compensate which was nice. read more

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This place felt like a hidden gem. The door entrance was next to a bigger restaurant. Through the door you walk up to the restaurant on the second floor and the ambience was amazing, very modern chic, clean and welcoming. We had excellent service. The waiter really knew his was around the menu. The food was excellent and the price was expected for a modern sushi restaurant. I was amazed to find something like this in Charlottesville considering I'm from Virginia Beach. Would definitely return. read more

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Visited Ten on a Friday night and would definitely recommend reserving well ahead of time as the restaurant gets very busy on the weekends. My friends and I got the omakase and were impressed by the nigiri pieces. Ten is generous with size of the fish for the omakase compared to other omakase places that I have visited and the various fish that we did sample tasted fresh and buttery. We also tried the Japanese Wagyu beef roll which was alright but I don't think I would get it again. The wagyu was soft and rich but the experience eating it reminded me of a teriyaki rice bowl, I think I just prefer getting fish with my sushi and rolls. Additionally, the wagyu roll was rolled poorly and would break apart immediately when we tried to pick the pieces up with our chopsticks which made it hard to experience the flavors from the roll and the beef together. The Hotate roll was much better and rolled properly. Their lychee martini is definitely on the stronger end. I would recommend opting for the omakase / nigiri if you were to try out Ten but we were disappointed by the lack of attention regarding clean plating as one of my friend's soy sauce dish had an oily residue on it. read more

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I went to Ten for a Friday night dinner date. Pros: Sophisticated ambiance, knowledgeable waiter, good Sake options. Cons: Very expensive, some dishes have farm-raised fish, appetizer and dessert portion sizes do not justify the $$$. Ten gets an A+ for ambiance. The dim lighting, background music, upstairs location on the downtown mall, sleek grey booths, and high ceilings give the restaurant a cosmopolitan feel. The interior of the restaurant is one of the most sophisticated in Charlottesville. Perfect setting for a chic date or girls night out. The food is very good but not outstanding. Considering the high price point of this restaurant, I expected more. Honestly, the sushi was of similar quality to other (much more affordable) Japanese restaurants that I have visited. For our appetizer we ordered the rock shrimp. Half of the shrimp was coated in a spicy creme sauce and the other half in a sweet wasabi sauce. I highly recommend this for an appetizer order. However, the portion size was small for a $12 order. We ordered four sushi rolls for dinner. The Maguro Karai Honey, Stella Blue Crab Roll, Unagi Sansho, and Ebi Tempura. Some rolls have eight pieces while others have six. The sushi was good- what you would expect from a respectable sushi restaurant - but it wasn't stellar. I assumed that the fish would be wild-caught considering the pricey menu at Ten, but the waiter informed me that the crab and shrimp were farm-raised (farm-raised fish are often raised in controversial conditions). This was disappointing. For dessert we ordered the green tea mochi and warm chocolate cake. I would recommend the warm chocolate cake. The vanilla ice cream compliments the warm inside of the cake. For drinks, I recommend getting a Sake flight and then ordering a glass of your favorite kind. Our waiter was very helpful and knowledgeable about the different Sake options. I enjoyed my glass of the "Little Lily" Sake. read more

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One word describes this place....confusing. First of all, you're more likely to walk into the restaurant next door as the entrance to the restaurant is actually up a flight of steep stairs thru a glass door. After you've gone up, you'll be greeted into a very dimly lit & ambiance more like that of a chic bar in NYC, not what you'd expect of a Japanese sushi restaurant. The bar area was the most impressive feature about this place. I could barely read the menu as it was so dark (always makes me feel suspicious of restaurants that are so dimly lit). Server was friendly. Ordered green salad & seaweed salad both were good but sushi rolls were like the ones you'd get from a grocery store, just nicely plated. Descriptions of the sushi on the menu do not meet the expectations. Perhaps the objective of coming to this place is not for the food, but for a night out to enjoy drinks & the ambiance of the bar. read more

I don't understand how this place has great reviews. The fish is... fine. Not a notable quality difference from a strip mall sushi place. The menu tries to make things sound better than they really are. Chili crisp? Sounds great! Tastes bland. Eel roll with Japanese peppercorn? Sounds great! Tastes like any other eel roll I've ever had. The hamachi with ponzu butter? You can only taste butter and no other flavors (including the fish). So, mediocre food. Service was pleasant but SLOOOOOW. Waited 15 minutes for drinks, had to chase someone down for the check. One of the chefs had a shirt on that said "I hate it here." Could be a hipster thing but it actually seemed to capture the mood of the waitstaff. A lot of this could be forgivable in a cheap sushi joint. Absolutely inexcusable for a high end place. Save your money and go someplace else. read more

Ten is probably one of my favorite restaurants in Charlottesville. Throughout my 4 years in Charlottesville, I have probably been to this restaurant at least 7 times. The restaurant itself is very elegant and it is located on the Downtown mall which always opens up the opportunity of taking a night stroll after our stomachs are stuffed from the excellent food. Service: The staff is always incredibly friendly and super knowledgeable. They are always willing to share with you their favorite dishes and are never trying to upsell you on anything -- in fact, I remember our waitress during restaurant week actually giving us advice on what the most cost effective deals were. Food: I am a huge fan of their rolls -- they are always very unique, with some rolls including ingredients like jalapenos in them or even the standard components such as soft shell crab. Whatever ingredients they put in their rolls, they are always of the highest quality. Aside from rolls, some of my favorite dishes include the Wagyu tenderloin (melt in your mouth beef that is packed with flavor) and the Walu fish sashimi (also a melt in your mouth white fish). Definitely visit during restaurant week -- they have an awesome value deal that allows you to try many dishes for a much cheaper price, and you definitely leave feeling very full! I'll miss this place when I graduate! read more

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I CAN'T GET OVER THIS PLACE. Like I can't stress that enough. I still think about it sometimes and could honestly cry. I was amazed from the second I stepped foot in the building. The place is simple, modern, and clean. They have a beautiful setup and bar. I love the atmosphere-- it makes you feel like a million dollars and makes you want to just spend your entire bank account there. For the appetizers, I ordered the udon and tiger shrimp. The udon was pretty good but just a tad on the salty side. The tiger shrimp was amazing. The sauce on those shrimp was to die for. It was also served on a bed of seaweed salad which gave it a nice touch. I ordered the wagyu beef roll and the soft shell crab roll. They were both very good. The soft shell crab roll was served in four larger rolls while the beef was in eight rolls. Although this place is on the pricier side, I genuinely believe it's worth it given the service and experience. I would definitely come back and try some of their drinks as well! read more

I've been told ever since I moved to Charlottesville that Ten is incredible, and my expectations were extremely high. Let me tell you, nothing disappointed. The ambiance was amazing, the drinks were strong and delicious, and the food was absolutely mouth watering. They operate in a small plates/ tapas style, so you can place orders at any time and they come out as soon as they are ready. We started with the Tori trio, which was three chicken skewers charred to perfection, topped with unique sauces. My favorite was the spicy honey, which was sweet with just a small kick of heat at the end of the bite. Next, we tried a few rolls: the Ebi Tempura, the Japanese Wagu Beef, and the Soft Shell Crab. All three were delicious, but I recommend the soft shell crab roll the most: the crab was crunchy and super fresh. You also have to try the Wagu Beef in some form. They serve it many ways, but it was super rich, tender, and covered in a delicious teriyaki sauce. Next, we ordered the Ten Hamachi. If you order anything here, order this. The yellowtail absolutely melts in your mouth, and is accompanied by a luxurious ponzu butter sauce. I also tried the Lychee martini, which was a delicious (very strong) play on a bar classic. Last, we got the green tea mochi for dessert. The ice cream was silky, and so addictive. Overall, this was a phenomenal experience. I would recommend getting a reservation because the location is fairly small, and Ten sushi is not one you want to miss! read more

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Great food, attentive service and a pleasant atmosphere. I enjoyed my first visit there last night and cannot wait to go back. I'd highly recommend making a reservation and checking it out. read more

I'm speechless. My recent experience at Ten was incredible. From the food, atmosphere, to the service- everything was on point. When you first enter the door, there is a staircase right in front of you (staircase to heaven filled with amazing food). The staircase is pretty long and can be difficult to walk on with heels- just a warning. Once you get upstairs, you see beautiful lights along the wall. The ambiance of this place is super classy and romantic. This place is perfect for date nights. My date and I ordered several things to share including: -Udon: The best udon I've ever had. It was so light and savory. The noodles were super soft yet chewy. Also, my favorite thing about this dish was that it was piping hot which was great on a cold night. -Unagi Sansho: This roll came with freshwater eel, Japanese peppercorn, and unagi sauce. It was so simple yet so delicious. The unagi was well seasoned and paired well with the peppercorn. Dip this in some soy sauce with wasabi and you've got a party in your mouth. -Soft-shell crab roll: The roll's presentation caught my eyes. As for the taste, equally as appealing. The soft shell crab was crunchy and just the right level of saltiness. Definitely give it a try! -Tiger Roll: It included prawns and unagi with a spicy sauce. The prawns were so meaty. This roll is worth trying! -Japanese Wagyu Beef Roll: MY FAVORITE. I cannot stress enough about how good this was. The beef was incredibly tender and well seasoned- it paired perfectly with the avocado. It just melted in my mouth. Oh my goodness, I still dream about this dish everyday. Just wow. Overall, I'd highly recommend this restaurant. It's pricey but the quality is so worth it. If you're a huge foodie like me, you'll love this place. read more

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After reading the reviews we decided to have dinner at Ten. I can honestly say the sushi was delicious. The sushi did take a while to arrive but it was worth the wait. I will be going back to Ten for one of the specialty cocktails and toro sushi rolls. If you haven't tired wagyu beef tenderloin before this is the place. It is served on a 500 degree hot stone. read more

Came here for restaurant week, and I came out really on the fence about the meal. On one hand, the food was very good. Besides the ramen (which I will talk about a little below), the flavors were really great. The dishes were executed really well and the service seemed really attentive. The ambiance is great too, with a modern Japanese decor resembling the contemporary fare. For the $35 menu, I thought the portions were good (enough to satisfy your cravings, but not over-fill you) and the menu extensive enough to offer a variety of entree options. I ordered the below dishes: Kitsune Udon: This udon were firm but chewy and grounded the soup really well. The warm broth had a light, salty, but bold umami flavor. Great appetizer portion that introduced the rest of the meal. Abura Ramen: For my second noodle dish, I was expecting a similar broth, but Ten's take on this dish includes all of the fixings without a broth to dilute the flavor. The egg was perfectly cooked-firm whites on the outside and a glossy yolk in the middle. The pork had a great chewiness and salty flavor to complement the egg and noodles. What really stood out was the mushroom and tomago paste on the side. Incorporating these in with the noodles elevated the dish and added a creamy but light base to the ramen. The noodles themselves were very good, but still tasted a bit dry and disconnected with the dish. Even when you incorporate the pastes and the yolk, I would recommend adding a light sauce (other than the oil currently there) to round out the plate. Nigiri Omakase: this dish was really good. The plate includes 4 nigiri hand chosen by the chef (these change daily). If you can order the Walu, this one was by far the best. The quality of each fish is spectacular and really showcased the knife, preparation, and plating skills of the chef. My only recommendation is to cut down on the amount of wasabi in each piece. I really like having the kick to balance out the butteriness of the fish, but in at least two of the pieces, the wasabi definitely took away from the delicate flavors. Overall, I'm happy with my experience at Ten. The dishes were simple but well seasoned and executed. Ten uses really fresh ingredients, which brings out complex flavors without over thinking the dishes. Would definitely come back to try more maki rolls and modern entree items. read more

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This restaurant was a massive disappointment, both in terms of food and service. The service was annoying and pretentious. When I've already ordered something, I don't need a BS lecture about how it will help open up my palette for the disappointment to come. I MIGHT have forgiven this if the food was good, but no such luck. The special "bathed overnight in marinade then kissed with a torch" miso sea bass was overdone to the point of being rubbery, and took twice as long as promised. The unagi/avocado roll was sickly sweet. The spicy scallop roll had no flavor other than heat. The chu-toro nigiri was excellent, but 1 for 6 doesn't cut it at any price. 2/5 only because we didn't get sick, and the tea was decent. read more

Ten would have simply been an overpriced Jap food place had I not the expectation that I could find some decent sushi here. Their idea of a 20-piece omakase is a 10-piece assortment but you get two of each instead of just one, and all of which were served in a huge plate at once. By the end everything was already cold (and they weren't particularly warm to begin with). The dim light didn't help, either. Later, I asked for a tamago sushi to finish off my meal, and the tamago was ice-cold and that's how you can tell that they are really using the same frozen stuff you'd find in the sushi section in a grocery store, makes one wonder if the same goes for other things in their menu. The one redeeming factor was that the service was pretty good. My waitress was really sweet and made sure I had everything I needed, but the food was, for the most part, a disaster, and no amount of good service can really make up for that. read more

Make sure you have reservations. If not, they throw you at the sushi bar or bar. We went on a Wednesday at 6 PM thinking it was not a busy night. We were told no tables available. We chose the sushi bar. It took us an hour to eat and some tables were vacant for the entire time. Our anniversary turned out to be nothing special since seating was below par based on what we experienced in the past at Ten. The food was very good as well as the service. read more

Pretty good sushi for Charlottesville but that's not saying much. There were much better sushi options when we lived in Raleigh Durham. We also live part time in NY so I'm probably a pretty harsh critic. The rolls were good and Omakase fish was fresh. I couldn't figure out why the sushi rice was cold though...so odd. The mark of good sushi is the rice. Restaurant is super dark as others have mentioned. read more

Best service we have received in a long time! It was my birthday and we were coming in from out of town; because of that, the host worked really hard to fit us in. The food and drinks were amazing too! read more

I was hesitant to come here only because I am not a big fan of raw fish. I mustard up the courage to go and boy I was in HEAVEN. I started up my dinner with a Kyuri sakitni. It was so refreshing cucumber vodka drink. Great way to start of the palate. I then ordered the lobster roll which did not disappoint. It's not what I was expecting at first but as soon as the first bite hit my mouth I was sold. It has such a sweet and spicy taste to it. The lobster was amazing in itself. I then ordered the wagyu beef roll. Again not know what to expect but the flavors of the marinade are perfect. The beef just almost dissolves on in your mouth. The avocado and lettuce in the roll topped with the beef was exactly what I needed and didn't know it. I was seriously having an orgasm in my mouth. I know most people would not even consider this sushi but in my book it is. I def want to come back and try more. As for the ambience it was great for a date night or outing with the girls, but the music is a tad to loud for an empty place. 10/10 highly recommend. I won't be hesitating to come here again or order again. read more

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Walk into a small door and up an enchanting set of stairs to enter the sushi restaurant of your dreams. An expirence, partitioned into dining scenes mirroring the night sky, clouds, and beautiful waterfalls. The severs are just as wonderful as the ambience; a calm feel sparkles in the green tea. The appetizers are wonderful and the meals are wonderful. To top it off, tasty light mochi to end it off, and you have the ingredients for a perfect night. TEN out of Ten. (P.S. Shout out Allison! Best server ever!!) read more

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Amazing food, amazing service, amazing atmosphere and location. My group came in not knowing anything -- our waitress ran us through everything, and was incredibly pleasant to boot. We ended up going with the honey roll, the sake roll, and the wagyu beef roll, with an udon appetizer. All of our food came very promptly despite it being decently busy. The udon came out very heavy on the salt, but the waitress provided us with hot water to dilute it almost immediately. All of the sushi was fantastic, we demolished it. Wrapped up with a triple sake tasting. I asked the bartender about sake, as I'm planning on visiting Japan this year, and he gave me an entire masterclass session about the sake brewing process, the terminology of each type of sake, and his own recommendations based on the preferences I listed. The sakes were all very interesting; worth trying even if you don't end up loving sake. To top it all off, Ten is located right on the Downtown Mall in a well-decorated, cozy, and modern-feeling space. While it was a bit expensive (right around $70 including tax), I think it was more than worth it for the experience. Highly, highly recommended. I hope to come back to Ten as soon as I can to try more of their offeings. read more

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**Update** Went back for a second night, and everything was equal to or better than our first experience. Excellent waitstaff, consistent quality of food and drinks. Upgrading to five stars! ---- Went to Ten for a date night on Friday night and scored a table without a reservation. Although the downtown mall was hopping, I think Ten gets overlooked because it is upstairs. We were seated in the back bar "day" themed area, but I'd recommend asking for the front section "night" themed area if possible. We had a great waitress and excellent service throughout the night. We came for a sushi night, but specifically because they had numerous vegetarian options. Everything was great - we got veggie tempura, avocado tempura, avocado roll, cucumber roll, and the two other vegetarian rolls (a shitake mushroom based one, and a cucumber/avocado roll with plum sauce). The plum sauce was really floral and unique. We sprung for green tea mochi for desert - it wasn't for us (first time trying it), but I think it was a good version of mochi! Great spot for a date or classy meal with friends. Prices were reasonable for Charlottesville. We'll be back! read more

Ate here again since the pandemic... Made a reservation at 5:00 to sit at the sushi bar, which was our preference. Place filled up shortly thereafter. Sushi was very good and presentation likewise good. For a self-professed high-end sushi bar, I was expecting a bit more personal interaction when ordering Omakase, but it didn't happen. Nevertheless, a very good dining experience and good sushi. read more

A modern japanese cuisine staple located at the downtown mall in Charlottesville, VA. I highly recommend the hirami miso, udon noodles and the lobster tempura. The atmosphere is classic and timeless, and I've been coming here for over 10 years. The quality consitancy of the items featured on thier menu is what keeps me coming back. Some of the servers may not be as attentive as others however, I understand Ten is getting back into their groove after challenges due to covid. read more

Had a very nice dinner here for my birthday. The food was great! We got seaweed salad and a few sushi rolls. Our waiter was friendly and attentive. He also helped me with choosing some Sake that was to my liking. My one main issue was the location we were seated. We were on one side of a divided room looking at the sushi bar but this was during COVID so there was nothing to see and we felt very separate from the whole restaurant. Plus, the music was really eclectic and odd. The ambiance was a bit off for us and we wished we had been seated on the other side where most of the other patrons were. read more

Terrible dining experience. We arrived on time for our reservation. Upon arrival, the hostess informed us that our table was not available yet, and every table was occupied. So, we waited. When a party left, the hostess had to run and make multiple trips to clear all the food, wipe the table down, and set new plates. And whenever new diners would come in, she would have to stop this process to greet them. At this point, there were multiple parties standing and waiting. So after almost 30 minutes, she was able to walk us to our table. We were starving by this point, and it took almost 15 minutes to be greeted by our server. Then, our drinks took over 20 minutes to arrive. I am giving 2 stars because the food and drinks were decent quality, and the staff we interacted with were kind and apologetic, but the organization of this restaurant is awful. This place is a nightmare and I do not recommend it. read more

I'm giving a 5 star because the setting was beautiful, staff was good, sushi and sake were excellent. Price was within expectation for the great location, toward the high side. I had made a reservation and indicated that it was a special birthday. No mention of the birthday at any point throughout the night by the staff did turn me off. A little more attention to detail would have gone a long way. read more

Ten is without a doubt the best sushi you can find in Charlottesville! You might accidentally walk right past it the first time because there is just a small door to a stairway that leads up to the main restaurant. The skewers aren't worth the money in my opinion. The waygu beef skewers are cooked nicely, but the chicken can be overcooked and the portions are pretty small. For those who are looking for a non-seafood option, try the wagyu tenderloin topped with truffled herb wasabi butter. My sister hates sushi so she chose the steak instead and it was really flavorful and tender. Other than the tenderloin, I have found their other non-sush options underwhelming. The sushi is very fresh here and what I really love about Ten is that they use freshly grated wasabi! I don't usually use much of the green blob that's usually served with sushi, but the fresh wasabi has a wonderfully different flavor that goes so well with the fish. They have plenty of specialty rolls which have never disappointed. My top picks include their rainbow roll, soft shell crab roll, and dragon [eel] roll. I think that they're sushi prices are reasonable and comparable to what you would find in D.C. Since they don't have much competition, they are probably not pressured to keep prices low. Service used to be awesome here--the waiters were professional and super personable. Over the years, I feel like their service has become spotty and a little inconsistent. For example, the last time I visited, our waitress was impersonal and seemed a little flustered. I don't know if she was just having a bad night or what--- but it resulted in a slightly awkward experience. Food:4.5 Value:4 Service:3.5 Overall: 4 read more