Address: 338 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Phone: +17328679308
Rating: 4.2
based on 111 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The service was beyond excellent."
"Great customer service from start to finish."
"Staff are sweet; there wasn’t many people there but they were still attentive."
"Service is very attentive and super kind."
"Quick, well managed service."
"Service is quick and friendly and the orders come fast."
"Overall, friendly staff and extremely quick service."
Cons:
"Service is terrible when the manager is not in."
"Very bad service. Server was rude and was not accommodating."
"The service was exceptionally slow, which significantly detracted from the overall enjoyment of the meal."
"Extremely slow service, they will not bring you everything you check off on the menu."
"SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE!!"
"The service was the worst that I have experienced so far."
"The service, however, is pretty mediocre."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Although the atmosphere was nice, I felt the food quality was not good, the sushi tasted off."
"interior/ambiance was nice."
"This place is wonderful decoration wise."
"The atmosphere is chill and cozy."
"The restaurant itself is very clean and has gorgeous atmosphere."
"The decor is GORGEOUS, I was surprised when I walked in."
"Atmosphere is warm and date-worthy."
Cons:
"It was extremely hot and humid inside and it’s July and the inside of the restaurant was still hotter and more humid than the outside."
"They are very popular and lots of families go there, which makes it very, very loud inside."
"Food was pretty good but the place has no ac."
"it seems that they only seat customers during very specific, small time windows, and it feels like you're being rushed, they even have a time restriction of 1 hour!"
"The menu was extremely complicated."
"They limit your sashimi orders to a maximum per person."
"I mean food it’s eh the service it’s bad I was still eating and they gave me the check without even asking."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Favorite roll was sexy girl roll."
"Some of the best salmon sashimi I've ever tried, interesting and delicious special rolls."
"Fried scallops were amazing, we tried so many things and every single one was amazing the rock shrimp too is a must try."
"The sushi though melted like butter in your mouth so that was a plus in my book."
"So fresh and good. Gyoza, sushi, endame, buns, hibachi, teriyaki, a mountain of food."
"Love the stir-fry udon, seaweed salad, the bacon wrapped enoki mushrooms are my favorite."
"The food was so fresh. You can tell from the seaweed salad, it was so fresh and tasty."
Cons:
"Although the atmosphere was nice, I felt the food quality was not good, the sushi tasted off."
"The fried rice was very dry with no seasoning at all."
"The sushi is standard, not much special to the rolls."
"Sushi was very fishy and tasted bad."
"Disgusting sushi. Just had sushi delivered from this restaurant and the entire order tasted stale."
"The fish smelled very fishy and all their sides were awful."
"The sushi is quite fishy and not made the correct way."
Value
Pros:
"All of that for just $28.99 per person."
"A bit on the pricier side for dinner, but for AYCE sushi this place is reasonable."
"Extraordinary place with great AYCE options for the price!"
"The all you can eat sushi is a fantastic deal."
"The weekday price is more reasonable than the weekend price."
"Food is delicious. Prices are very cheap!"
"Great food - the quality of the sushi and the appetizers is out of this world, and very reasonable price."
Cons:
"It was just expensive, a little hard to get a hold of our waiters and the tea was pretty expensive, parking too!"
"A little pricy on the weekend but the food is worth it in my opinion."
"This place was the only one that charged an additional $3 for each green tea although we payed for all-you-can-eat."
"Pretty good quality sushi - a bit more expensive than I’d imagined along with the wait."
"Price is slightly less than other AYCE sushi places."
"Don’t call all you can eat, when they restrict what you order."
"The pork katsu and fried chicken was quite bland."
Innovation
Pros:
"They also have a fun robot bringing out the food - kinda entertaining."
"Also, their robot is adorable!"
"The robot is cute and can sing happy birthday song if a birthday celebration is requested."
Cons:
"I just had my worst restaurant experience ever."
"The only part I disliked was the person over the phone."
"The first thing our waiter did was cough on us and then laugh instead of apologizing."
"very bad service, I arrived at the restaurant first and ordered my food and when my guest arrived they told him that he had to take another table why couldn't they add him to mine obviously my companion was left without eating."
"The restaurant and the sushi were terrible, and I got food poisoning."
"The service I received from Leo at Sakana was one of the most uncomfortable experiences I have had in my life."
"We were stunned, and will not be returning to Sakana ever again."