First off Fin and Scale has moved and is now located on Chapel Street. Unfortunately the Yelp…read moreaddress had not been updated and we went to the old location. Luckily I went to their website and found out where their current location is (I also updated the business page so hopefully the new address shows) I had not been to the old location so I cannot speak to it but we were a bit confused when we arrived as there was no sign on the awing of the building. My friend had told me that new location was next to Ricotta Bakery so we went in to ask. We were told that we ordered there and the food would be brought to us next door. Of note you can also order from the Ricotta menu which has bakery and non sushi items We ordered and went to wait for our food which was sent out through a pass through for pick up. The space is large but the decor is very sparce . That being said the food was the star of the show. All of the rolls we order (and we ordered several) were fresh and tasty. We left with full bellies which we doesn't always happen when we go for sushi. So don't let the lack of signage and space decor deter you - it's a great place to visit.

Wow. Went in expecting a good dinner, but was beyond happy with my experience. The location is in…read morethe heart of Westville with plenty of parking options, the restaurant is lovely inside. The staff was so helpful and kind. The food looked as good as it tasted! I am not typically a miso soup fan and I couldn't get enough! A hearty broth with a tad of spice. The kani salad was amazing and I could have eaten it all day. The rolls were as delicious as they were beautiful. The chicken dishes were good, but the real star in my opinion was the sushi options. I will order more of that when I make a return trip. Definitely worth the visit!

I've had the pleasure of dining here multiple times. The quality, freshness, and service is…read moreconsistent and unmatched. It truly is a wonderful atmosphere and well worth the price. I've experienced other omakases in CT and I can wholeheartedly say this is the best one I've had to date!

A true high-end omakase in a humble space under the parking lots of downtown New Haven. Who…read morewould've thunk it?! $105 for 3 small places, 10 pieces sushi, a handroll, miso soup, castella (not tamago), and black sesame ice cream. The preparation was creative, though sometimes a little contrived. Scallops, excellent with smoked sea salt. Fish (forget which) with a spicy tomato salsa, interesting! Tempura maitaki, cool! Probably didn't need truffle salt... Closing with o-toro, awesome! It didn't really need Osetra caviar or gold leaf... Fish quality is commesurate with price. Once inside, it feels like an oasis. Reservations are recommended.

Hachiroku Shokudo & Sake Bar is a real find. Good Japanese food is hard enough to track down, and…read morefinding it in New Haven feels like a huge victory. Prices run a bit high, but the quality of the ingredients more than make up for it. The Jako Salad (4.5/5) is a favorite of mine. It perfectly mixes peppery arugula and crisp radish with a poached egg, fried baby anchovy, bonito flakes, and nori. The baby anchovy gives a sweet/salty crunch that tastes like my childhood. Every bite swings between fresh and umami in a really creative way. The harasu don (5/5) is pure richness in a rice bowl. Grilled salmon belly and salmon roe together are incredibly rich, almost to the edge of too much, but the warm rice underneath keeps it grounded and turns it into a perfect comfort dish. The giant octopus sashimi (4/5) is a great counterbalance, cleanly sliced with a firm, fresh bite that lightens things up. The fresh tofu with uni (5/5) might be my favorite plate. The tofu is ultra delicate, and the rich uni on top adds a briny depth. With the simple seasonings on the side, it's a savory panna cotta. If they ever did a dessert version with ginger syrup, I would be here daily. Sashimi here is excellent (5/5). You get a balanced mix of fatty cuts like otoro and leaner ones like akami, along with hamachi, katsuo, and octopus. The variety lets you move between clean and rich bites at your own pace. A side note. Every so often a piece of yamamomo shows up on the plate (small red berries), a little mountain peach that is sweet enough to outshine most desserts. It may just be a palette cleanser, but it is a personal 10/5 for me. So good! Both indoor and outdoor seating feel comfortable, and service was on point: kind, attentive, and well timed. Overall, this is a standout Japanese option that I would highly recommend if you're ever in New Haven.

Hachiroku was a highly anticipated place after being nominated for Restaurant of the Year in New…read moreHaven County for Connecticut Restaurant Association's annual Crazies awards so I had it on my list of must go to restaurants. I have also never been to a sake bar. Have to say....I was underwhelmed. We came in last Friday and apparently it was slow because Yale was off (according to our waiter). If a restaurant is good they should not be slow on a Friday night. We sat by the door on a cold night and there were two other couples practically on top of us. Rest of the seating are high tops against a wall by the bar or up the stairs on another level. We would have liked to sit upstairs but they were closing off that area. Menu was complex as the restaurant is authentic Japanese. Lots of beef options. Lots of Wagyu. I was hoping to be blown away by this restaurant trying something different. I was struggling trying to find something to order that sounded appetizing. I knew going in that this place was authentic Japanese but I don't know, nothing sounded great to me. I love mushrooms so I got the Mixed Kinoko Mushroom appetizer which was $15. To add scallops was another $8. Mushrooms were tasty. Scallops were not. $23 for a small dish. I also got the pork short ribs. Not a ton of meat on them, however, nice flavor. I was still hungry after this so I ordered a dessert which was the best part of the meal. They get some of their desserts from Hen & Heifer which is a well established place in Guilford. I got the Ube Panna cotta. Boyfriend got the Black cod Yu-an Yaki and upgraded to add the salad, pickles and rice for $3 more. The pickles were maybe two bites. Salad tasty but again, very small. He said the cod was just ok too. Very small portions and pricey for what you get. $30 for a mini sake flight. Not impressed with how it was served either. Small tasting glasses just placed on the table with no description. The server explained which was which, but I didn't remember. Not sure if he didn't care or this is how it's normally served, but if you go to a wine bar/brewery, they provide descriptions with flights usually written underneath the glass, or at least serve it in something. Not just tiny glasses placed on a table where you have no idea what you're having. Especially for $30! I was not impressed with this place whatsoever. As this is part of a newer restaurant group with a few different locations nearby in New Haven, we then went to their cocktail Lounge on crown street (116 Cocktail Bar) thinking it might be better, however we were equally disappointed. It was dead in there and the bartenders were miserable. They couldn't wait to get out of there. I have heard that their hand roll bar is very good (Handroll on State St). We have been to their Grocery Store called The Loop and it's cute. They have a brunch at the Grocery/Kitchen location that looks really good. They also have a wine lounge at The Loop that I'd like to try.

While in New Haven we decided to dine at Anaya Sushi & Ramen. The outside looks like they have gone…read morethrough a name change, it's a bit sloppy with two name banners. The inside appeared like there were no other patrons. The hostess brought us the menus and the waters. Call me old, but reading the menu was straining on my eyes. The menu was dark and the print was white and small, while the space inside was also dark. I had to go upstairs to the restroom, on my way I saw a few tables were occupied. This restroom is in urgent need of some attention. The whole place could use an upgrade. We ordered four rolls of sushi, I can't remember all of them but there was salmon and tuna. Admittedly, I was a bit scared of eating raw fish at this place. They took a while to bring our order out, which tells me they were rolling. I was pleasantly surprised at how fresh, tasty and flavorful this sushi was. I don't think I would return here, until it's much more representative.

Very friendly sushi chef and always good quality fish. Order from here all the time and haven't…read moreever had any issues. The interior isn't the most inviting but highly recommend for takeout. They have better fish than places that are 3x the price.

Came her for a work dinner on a Tuesday. There were 9 of us, and I was able to make the reservation…read morethe day of with no issues. Several of us arrived early (and we had added a person between the reservation to the dinner time) but the restaurant was able to accommodate us with no issues and we were seated immediately! Plenty of street parking too around that time nearby. The restaurant was not crowded at that time, and overall quiet enough to encourage normal volume conversation. The waitress who served us was extremely great, very accommodating, giving us recs, and doing a great job keeping all our information organized. We ordered drinks, some appetizers, and several rounds of food. The starters came out a bit slow, but soon when all our entrees were out it was a ton of food! We also asked the waitress if she could just choose rolls for us with a given budget, and she did a great job! Everything tasted great. Overall great service and good food! I particularly loved the chicken katsu (huge portion!) and the sashimi. Highly recommend!

Did takeout for a quick lunch. Grabbed crispy rice with tuna and a Kani salad. Very disappointed at…read morethe size of the portions with dinner prices. Food was tasty and fresh but will NOT go back due to the cost. Literally $27 for two TINY items plus tip. Server was nice and efficient. Place was pretty dead on a Thursday at lunchtime.

I have been DREAMING of getting a revolving sushi location close to me in CT. A few years ago I had…read moreto drive out to Boston to find one, but now it seems there's one right in New Haven. Chidori Revolving Sushi is a New Haven go-to for me. The premise is fun: you sit somewhere in the restaurant, that location has access to a conveyer belt system that is full of sushi at all times. You can grab any plate, usually containing 2 pieces of sushi, and once you're done, you're charged by putting the plate in a slot by your seat. The plates are colored based on price ($2.58 for blue plates, usually basic rolls like a philadelphia roll or spicy tuna roll, $3.79 for red plates, the most common type, which contain the specialty rolls, and then $5.79 for black plates, which are usually slices of fish over a piece of rice and much more fish-heavy). This format lets you try out a bunch of rolls, rather than committing to just 1 or 2. This is great if you're like me and get full a bit fast but love trying as many things as possible! There is also a tablet where you can order appetizers, full rolls, drinks, and more! I tried a number of rolls, with my favorite by far being the New Haven roll, which was fried and full of jalapeños and spicy tuna. I also loved the Steelers roll, with mango and salmon, and the angry roll, which was like a philadelphia roll with smoked salmon and kani on top! I had some of the mushroom soup, which was super dissimilar to the typical clear soup with mushroom broth and was instead very very strong on the mushroom. A super thick and oily broth, it was so rich and umami it was almost hard to finish, but super delicious!! I also had the pepper tuna appetizer, which was thicker and chewier than I'm used to, but the gimmick of this place is about the conveyer belt so I didn't expect complete perfection! Finally, I had the taiyaki dessert--a SHOWSTOPPER. Delicious and perfectly fried, the red bean is scrumptious inside and the ice cream is a great touch. After 10 plates are put into their little device, you get a small gacha toy which is a cute touch! I got a little Kuromi which was fun. Overall, I love this place. I recommend it a ton. My favorite appetizer the sexy jalapeño--a spicy tuna filled and fried jalapeño! Definitely swing by and give a bunch of different sushi pieces a try. The best time to hit it is when it's busy--I went at 8pm on a saturday and it seems they had just stopped putting more sushi out, since they close at 9. This meant the sushi slowly dwindled and I didn't get to try anything different from what I saw the first go-around. But it's still worth it!

Last year I traveled to Japan and had fun with this concept so I was excited to try this place…read more It's also a fun experience in NH but way overpriced for what you get. $2.79 is the lowest priced plate and that is always 2 slices of a roll. The plates range from $2.79-$6.79 each and it adds up quickly. For what we paid total we could have had a fine dining experience in New Haven. Fun to try.

Vegetable lo mein is flavorful and delicious but needs more veggies- few strips of cabbage, 2…read moreshreds of carrot, 1 tiny piece of broccoli crown. Roll was small: wrap was dry, rice was dry, eel was good, cucumber was very soggy. No more rolls for me.

A long over due review, but this place definitely earns a great one from me!…read more Every time my partner and I don't know what to get but we want something filling and cheap, we come here. The bento box portions have so much food for only less than $11! They also have a sushi combo which includes 3 rolls for $14. My favorite thing to get is their katsu bento combo sub the rice for noodles as well as their spicy tuna roll. Their teriyaki chicken is also good if you're looking to get your chinese take out food cravings done. As a student, this place is definitely a good bang for your buck for pretty good food!

I miss when the first owner still owned the place, he ran a tight ship. I go in here with a square…read moreorder cause its listed as one if the order options, they tell me they dont use square and cant issue a refund and even put me on the phone with the current owner, they tell me why "you people keep ordering on wrong app, you getting scammed" and makes no effort to accommodate me only saying Goodluck getting a refund via square. Though I'll admit I lost my appetite the second the phone was handed to me, food looked watery and gross on the counter, and the man at the register had extremely long and dirty nails, absolutely unsanitary. I couldn't get the refund but if it costs me 14 dollars to never return again then so be it. Maybe stick to the audubon location, who knows.

Just had my first experience here and will not be returning. Ordered a salmon poke bowl and for a…read morefully day after was dealing with GI issues as a result. Salmon was obviously not fresh.

I ordered take out a few times and is always 10/10. Service is always friendly and helpful. I love…read morehow versatile the menu is from sushi to Pho. It has become my go to sushi place. A year later still loving it.

On the way back home from out of state and stopped in for some sushi and ramen. Seated right away…read moreand brought glasses of water. We had to ask about the all you can eat menu, three in our party opted for that while I opted for just some ramen and takoyaki. I guess our order was a little big of sushi and they gave it to us on one of those wooden sushi boats. Yea! Happy to get it and elevated the experience.

We had a family get together for a birthday celebration with 12 people for hibachi…read more I always order hibachi chicken and fillet combo with rice however, this is the only place that soup and salad aren't offered TOGETHER. It's one or the other, not both like other spots I've been too. We ordered a bunch of green tea shots and a scorpion bowl. Everything was very good. The food was cooked accordingly and our cook was very entertaining. He made sure to include the kids in the sake "shots". All of our servers were prompt with getting things needed. $40 for dinner and a show can't be beat! Reservations were easy to make and staff were accommodating

The portion of tiramisu is ridiculous for almost 10 dollars. Couldn't believe how small it was…read moreafter spending over 100$ on the takeout. The food is yummy but the portions are small for how expensive it is