This place is good, super fast, and consistant. I like to go eat there for lunch outside in the summer, they have a good deal and its simple and fast. I also like to pick up from them, they are so quick that I can order, run my ten minutes of errands on 7th ave, and it's ready. The prices match up with the quality. Nothing too amazing, but the fact that it's always yummy and the staff is kind, keeps me coming back. read more

We recently ordered takeout from this place and for the price I wasn't impressed. The service was great, the food arrived promptly (the edamame still hot). The main problem was the value. People have scored it two $'s but I think it's closer to three- the two of us ordered 5 classic rolls and the bill was high 40's. More importantly the sushi was just okay. read more

Not bad. Portions are decent but I haven't found my regular sushi spot in this place.

My first time at Yamato. The best miso soup I've had in any Brooklyn Japanese restaurant. Tasty sushi. But the quality of the food--and the impression it left on me--was offset by how it was delivered: slow and in a less-than-friendly manner. As there are plenty of Japanese restaurant options in Brooklyn, I doubt I'll be back. read more

This is the best sushi place in Park Slope. I come here and order often and the sushi is always top notch, never disappoints. Their specialty rolls are amazing. Lunch specials are a great deal--plenty of variety! You won't regret coming to this place, sushi as well as other Japanese cuisine is delicious! read more

Yamato is my favorite sushi place in the neighborhood. Service is great, hot tea is complimentary, and each meal is served with a couple of small tastes. read more

Great food and decor, especially the outdoor garden. A little expensive as compared to most of the other sushi places in Park Slope, so, unless you're going for a nice sit down dinner, I would much rather Inaka, a few blocks down on 7th Ave. However, it seems the nicer the decor, the higher the prices. read more

I love this place!!! Everytime I come to visit my sister Yamato is always factored in our plans!! The green river roll is always a go to. Also recently discovered the sunshine roll, which I will be adding to my Yamato Sushi repertoire. I haven't found a sushi place in Boston that holds a candle to yamato. Everyone who works there is super sweet!! Plus they have a beautiful outdoor dining area!!! read more

I love Yamato. Their lunch specials are consistently delicious, and one of the best values I have found in the neighborhood. Really high quality ingredients and generous portions of fish. With the sushi lunch specials, sometimes the portions are more generous than others, but that's how we know it's made by humans. Yamato is our favorite restaurant in Park Slope, not just because it's so GOOD, but because we can afford to eat there with some frequency. This is a great place to bring out-of-town guests--often it totally spoils them from eating Japanese food in other places. The music has gotten much better recently. Still, sometimes I think a little more variety, and slightly more sophisticated music, maybe occasionally something classical? or japanese-influenced? Overall, a local treasure. read more

Food is delicious. They also gave us a small appetizer before we ordered. Sushi was SOOO good. One thing is, my friend and I had to wait for a long time to get our check. Nobody was paying attention to us. But everything else was fine. read more

Went for lunch special there, I got the salmon terraki which comes with california rolls, soup, miso, while she got the sushi special. Good service, lots of great food, cheap, not really anything bad to say about the place! This is what I love about yelpers, without them would've picked a place at random in the area, and it prolly would've been nowhere near as good. read more

Delicious, fresh sushi. Great service. I love the miso and all the rolls and the sashimi was fresh. Restaurant is a little dark but other than that I have no complaints. read more

I am giving Yamato 4 stars, but a more accurate rating would be 3.5 stars. I don't have a single thing to criticize: my friend and I went here for lunch at my suggestion. The Health Dept recently upgraded the hygiene from B to an A. The atmosphere was cool and lovely, with subdued lighting and welcome air conditioning on a very hot day. There were plenty of enticing choices, and our service was quick and efficient. The box lunch special was a good deal for $9, and included a small miso soup, California roll or dumplings, meat or fish ( I had tangerine beef and my friend had salmon), white/brown rice, and green salad. There was plenty to eat, no rush, and the food was good. Normally, a picture like this would deserve 4 or 5 stars. In this case, however, the food did not leave me with a desire to come rushing back soon. A minority of the reviewers had this experience, and I am one of them. Hopefully, the chef will be able to kick his cuisine up half a notch or so (eg, some Chinese and Thai restaurants in the area have superior-tasting lunch specials at these prices), because I believe Yamato has the potential for greatness! read more

The sushi was okay. I think there are other sushi places in Park slope that might be better for a better price. They do have a cool backyard which was fun for me and my boyfriend to set as we were eating. But with my budget I don't think it would come back read more

The Yelp check-in with free sake is what got me here to begin with, but I am very glad I popped in. I had a few sushi rolls, all delivered within minutes of me ordering. The service was incredible. The fish, very fresh. There's nothing more I can say. Impressive all around, and the environment was also very cool. read more

I had a really good experience in this place. Quiet environment, high quality food, very speedy and polite service. I've gone there a few times and plan on going back for another sushi date soon :) read more

Surprisingly good. It is not really a Japanese restaurant, more a Chinese. The plates were very tasty. The cod was great, the chicken in lettuce. Worth trying out the menu. read more

Must try! A great restaurant that you wouldn't know until you try it. We had a family dinner with the kids and everything from service to food was great. The staff is very attentive, helped us pick out menu items that everyone loved and was so yummy (in my kids' words). Also, they have a great sake menu for selection. Will definitely be coming back here! read more

I have never written a Yelp review before this and was motivated to do so because of a not-so-great experience at Yamato. The fact that it's gotten 4 stars from 52 people -- that's amazing. I went here for lunch on a Tuesday with my mom and had the lunch special. Neither of us had sushi so we can't comment on that. First of, not everything was awful. Here are the plusses: + Great-tasting miso soup + Good price ($8-9 for a lunch special that included soup and a little bento box) Now for the minuses: - Terrible service. One waitress was friendly enough but she hardly looked at our direction and I had to pretty much wave my arms around like crazy so that we can get the bill - which she forgot and I had to remind her to get it again. The other waitress had such a surly demeanor and was super unfriendly. Everything was so slow! - Main entrees were mediocre at best. I had chicken teriyaki and I've had better chicken teriyaki at some fast food places at the mall. My mom had honey bbq spare ribs and that tasted even more awful. Tasted like cheap pre-marinated ribs you get at a local grocery store. Again, perhaps the sushi would be better at this place but from my experience, Yamato is far from a 4-star restaurant. read more

I second what Galvin C wrote. This was my top spot for delivery sushi 3+ years ago. While I think it's still very good, it's not as good as Kiku (the Kiku near Berkley street - which unfortunately has also gone a little downhill in the past year). They changed their menu a year or two ago and got rid of my favorite delivery app in Park Slope -- Nasa Eggplant - sounds strange but it was a small, roasted half zucchini, topped with lobster in a spicy mayo-type sauce. Awesome - the zucchini absorbed the great sauce and generous portion of lobster meat. That dish alone kept me ordering from them almost every week. Lobster tempura is great too. The rolls are still inventive and the apps are good, although don't stand out as much from other places. Still a very solid place. read more

food was only ok. Certainly nothing special. I ordered dumplings and they didn't send any dumpling sauce. I ordered sushi and they didn't send any chopsticks. What sushi place doesn't send chopsticks?? read more

I work nearby and order lunch from here often, this place has one of the best deals in Brooklyn! Great price, lots of food and deeeelicious! read more

So not worth it. $25 bucks for mediocre combo. We decided to try this sushi restaurant based on some of the reviews. We ordered the sushi and sashimi combo.....what a disappointment. The tuna was ok but the salmon had a weird gelatinous texture rather than the melt in your mouth experience that comes with quality fish. The ultimate insult was the disgusting boring california roll (have had better from salad bar) instead of a spicy crunchy roll or special roll that most places give you for their outrageous $25 charge. NEVER again, read more

We had eggplant miso, crabmeat and corn soup, sushi prefix (Tatar, sushi, and crepe), lamb chops with pear and mashed sweet potatoes. We went earlier with our toddler so it was not crowded. We loved every dish that we had. Definitely we would come back here. We ate at Talde recently and we LOVE this place more. Service and ambiance were nice. I rate this place on quality of food, and great portion size for the price. read more

Yamato is the ideal neighborhood sushi restaurant. The menu offers a fusion of Thai meets Japanese plus you know it's fresh by the amount of business they do (eat in and take out) Prior to Yamato opening, another sushi restaurant was opened across the street. In a period of three years, Yamato's food and service put them out of business. As for the service, orders usually are out fast and the menu is not rigid. If you want it a certain way they'll prepare it. On the off chance, something in your order is not as you wish, they will fix it. I like this place so much, I eat lunch here at least once a week and the same goes for dinner. Try the baby bok choy with garlic read more

Great food, unbelievable service. Our family of 7 came in during Mother's Day and were lucky to get a table. As crowded as the restaurant was, the server handled our table perfectly, even with the hundreds of different requests/meal customizations coming his way. Just an all around great experience every time I've gone. read more

Good sushi restaurant. I got the lunchbox special, and I found the miso soup with thinly sliced mushrooms surprisingly delicious. It was a lot of food, and it was fairly good. read more

We almost walked right past this place because I guess they're redoing the sign. It's a little, quiet place but the food was delicious. I got the black pepper snapper and the sauce and vegetables were perfect. It reinvigorated my taste for Asian good. If I lived in the neighborhood I would definitely go back. read more

Love coming here! The backyard is very quaint and a perfect little getaway from all the street traffic. Fish is nice and fresh but I must say their salmon is delicious! read more

This place is cozy and the service is impeccable! Buddha roll was delicious, dumplings OK. Would like to try something else from the menu the next time. read more

Yamato it outstanding! I discovered this place about 3 months ago and now I am a regular... once a week at the very least. The sashimi is always fresh, tasty, generous portions and reasonably priced. The entrees are very creative, complimenting the various tastes, simply put.. delicious. One of the better Japanese restaurants in Brooklyn and I have been a patron of many. read more

This place is really doing the bare minimum of a good sushi place, but better than a bad sushi place. The food is pretty good and it's clean, but the freshness is a tad questionable - along with the cuts that they include in the sushi. Meaning, they'll use all the parts of the fish and won't cut off the skin and/ or include parts of the fish that are absolutely unsuitable to include in sushi. it's "edible" but they're not meant to be in the sushi as it makes it chewy and fat - they're either including it to save money and/or getting screwed by their supplier and can't afford to throw out the unusable pieces. The sushi rolls that have the spicy tuna or salmon make me feel uncomfortable when I eat it because it tastes a bit unclean (like it was made with unclean kitchen utensils and spare pieces). Their calamari dish is actually really good, but way too small a portion for the charge - it's more like a salad with a dozen quarter-sized calamari pieces on top. (Please note that I've eaten here multiple times and this review is not based on a one time mishap, I keep giving this place a try because the rolls are creative and I keep hoping that maybe I just got them at a wrong time, but after the third time, I don't think I'll be eating here again). Also don't order the duck, it's super salty. This is one of those places that you're just going to eat there for yourself and see if it tastes good for your palette because it's so on-the-cusp (see first sentence) read more

I would usually go here if I want sushi in Brooklyn with my boyfriend. The sushi is pretty good. Their speciality rolls are great when you want to want to experiment. The prices and deals are fairly reasonable for the amount of sushi pieces one can get so definitely take advantage of that. read more

Excellent sushi rolls. Quick, clean and well priced. My best bet for park slope sushi.

Pricefix menu was decent, large portions but not the best sushi in park slope. I would go again.

Amazing! My party sampled the sushi, sashimi, soups and tempura. Evertyhing was delicious. Not only appealing in taste, the decor is pleasing and the presentation of the food was artful. We were served a delicious amuse bouche and our server was kind and attentive. read more

I really want to expand my Japanese food experiences in Park Slope, being a Geido regular... based on Yelp comments I decided to try this place. What a disappointment! I went on a Tuesday night at 8:30pm, so there was no problem getting a seat quickly and being served relatively soon (though given what I ordered it was slow). Seaweed salad was serviceable, fine. But the sushi, what a disappointment. I'm not a 3-kinds-of-fish-and-8-other-things-in-a-roll person, I like nigri and maki. I wasn't that hungry so just ordered 2 each salmon, yellowtail, and mackerel. They were all very pretty looking, but UTTERLY TASTELESS and in some cases, rough and sinewy. BLARGH. Gonna try Taro, Kiki and Maru next... Good thing Geido is always there to be awesome if I need it. read more

I've just finished the last bite of a very enjoyable meal here at Yamato. I started with the duck salad which is tasty and reasonably priced. The Blossom roll was delicious, nice blend of crunchy shrimp tempura, mango and cream cheese, topped with eel and avo. Yum. The service was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is comfortable and calming. All in all I was very satisfied with my experience. read more

Delicious! Nice atmosphere- inside and in the back where there's a waterfall wall and bamboo growing along the back. I love the Edamammde(sp?) Fried Rice and several of the sushi dishes. They give you a free sample of sushi when you're seated and it's always delicious. read more

not as good as Jpan. but it is still good. $35 a set dinner. pretty big size sushi, you actually have to do 2 bites on each sushi. service is fine, but needs to be better. please remember it is a fusion japanese restaurant. the taste of the food doesn't as what you would expected, but it's worth a try. the dessert is awesome ! lychee tart with ice cream, best dessert i have ever had ! read more