I love sushi on a belt. For some reason it makes me feel like they're free and I would frantically stuff my face with it, and that's probably why I always prefer to go by myself, and I would always choose Sen ryo.
There are three things I would consider in any Sushi restaurant: cleanliness (this is a no brainer), freshness of the ingredients (ditto, especially for raw fish) and the restaurant's selection of sake, and overall, sen ryo scores high in the sushi on a belt category.
As a premium Japanese conveyor belt restaurant under HK f&b group Maxim's, one can be assured that the hygiene standard would be high: the restaurant smells like.. nothing: a blessing for mid-range Japanese restaurants, which often reek of old soya sauce or worse yet, old bleach as the staff are very diligent in cleaning the restaurant but not so diligent in cleaning the rag they use to clean the restaurant with.
As for freshness of the ingredients, Sen-ryo advertises that select ingredients are flown in from Tsukiji (The largest trading volume for seafood in the world), something usually only high end Japanese restaurants take pride in. The Tsukiji endorsement is a big deal for sashimi lovers like me.
And now for the sake list, granted, it's not long, but it consists a good 6-8 premium sakes and a fair selection of Japanese whiskeys to accompany your sushi. For the sake, they serve it true Japanese style: shot glass overflowing over a wooden crate (the overflow signifies the love or friendship the pourer has over the recipient). So one shot is actually two shots, which is an excellent deal for sake lovers like me.
Why do I rate this location over others? As I mention I like to stuff my face. This location for some reason is always quiet. I never had to call ahead and can get a corner at the belt by myself. If that's not worth a review I don't know what does. read more