A sushi roll filled with eel, cucumber, and avocado, topped with thin slices of avocado and sauce.
Sushi • Asian • Japanese • Vegetarian
"Tucked away in a basement on Strutton Ground, this tiny little establishment appears to be pretty authentic. Despite it being a random weekday evening, it fills up very quickly and by the time we’re heading up to leave, it’s pretty much full. We arrive a variety of elements to share and everything arrives promptly. The soft shell crab tempura is lightly battered, hot and fresh, but it does lack a certain wow factor. However, the selections of the different types of Sashimi we’ve gone for are all fresh and light and very clearly of the highest quality so we find ourselves ordering a few more of these to keep us going. The chicken gyoza is better than most other dumpligns I’ve tried, served warm with a very comforting and nourishing filling, they bulk out what is otherwise quite a light meal. Service is a little slow, with the size of the place, there’s only one girl busily running around trying to get to everyone, but the food is absolutely top notch. Worth going with a few more people and ordering up a larger selection!"
Sushi
Beer • Wine • Asian • Chinese
"There aren't plenty of suitable options for vegans so hopefully you’re not too hungry as quantities are quite small. We ordered a few tapas (bang bang cauliflower, vegan red dragon roll, chunky chips) and some cocktails. It's a nice place for a date for example or if you're more thirsty than hungry, although it won't be cheap. Food was okay but not amazing, it's not the type of place I would go regularly if I have other options nearby."
Sushi • 컨템퍼러리 • Japanese • Sushi Boxes
"I was in the mood for some budget-friendly sushi and the reviews for this restaurant seemed promising, so I decided to give it a try. I was also intrigued by the idea of trying their rice burgers. However, I was disappointed to find out that they didn't offer rice burgers on their menu."
Sushi • Asian • Seafood • Japanese
"This is not only one of the best sushi experiences in London, it is one of the best in the western world possibly excluding Norway. The precision of the chefs is a delight to watch. The quality of the fish is as high as London’s best. At the same time, the ambience of the place is plain and humble and no order is too small or too simple. Please don’t make the mistake of asking for a salmon and tuna combo with a California roll. You can get that from Wasabi or Itsu or M&S. Instead, stretch your limits and explore the seared butterfish and foie gras, or the chopped yellowtail with homemade truffle mayonnaise. The best option of all is to let the chef decide: Omakase sushi (9 piece), and prepare for a taste explosion. Don’t worry, carb avoiders, there won’t be too much rice. If you want a dressed up, glamorous, first date, fusion experience, go to one of the famous name restaurants and enjoy. But if you want an awesome yet down to earth, precision crafted, anniversary after anniversary sushi experience, this is your place."
Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • Asiatic
"This restaurant is a true hidden gem, comparable to some of the best Japanese restaurants I have been to. I would choose to dine here over those top restaurants any day. The food is exceptional, with generous portions that maintain a high quality, making it great value for money. The cozy and intimate atmosphere provides a peaceful space to unwind and savor delicious food with sake."
Food • Sushi • Japanese • Meal Delivery
"If you want a Japanese delivery with the best classic dishes in Edinburgh, I would say this is the best. I have checked the other Japanese delivery and the menu is not as extensive as this one. I ordered quite a huge selection of food...to have a proper taste of their food. The fish was fresh I have to say. The sushi and the temaki rice are great as well but they tend to put too much rice so the whole thing becomes like a big clump with too much rice. I know the bigger portion the bigger the value but with Japanese sushi and temaki it needs to be moderately supplied to ensure it does not destroy the fresh fish flavour. The fried chicken chicken karaage seems to be a bit on a dry side but they supplied plenty of the chicken for the portion. The agedashi tofu has a harder tofu than I thought but good broth. The soft shell crab tempura was almost not worth it with just 2 or 3 pieces of crab so best to avoid. The only highlight I thought was definitely the Aubergine with Miso Sauce. The aubergine was properly roasted to provide intense flavour and the thick miso sauce really complemented the aubergine. The dishes were clearly prepared with a thought of delivery quick and roughly prepared to mimic Japanese food. I have to say there is definitely room for improvement and they really need to improve on the quality of the food."
Sushi • Korean • Asiatic
"the staff was very friendly and the food was also great! they also gave us free sushi that was a nice geste of the cook."
Sushi • Drinks • Asiatic
"Could not fault any part of my experience at this place. Service was helpful and happy without being overbearing or bothersome. Ambience was fantastic and the food was delicious. Well made with quality ingredients and full of flavour I cannot wait to return to this restaurant and sample more of the delights on their menu."
Fish • Sushi • Asiatic • Japanese
"I visited twice this year to close it, which was very sad, as the guy there is great and the food he prepares is highest quality. a couple of counters and a small table explains why he is so busy with take-away food. try the spicy thun-fish dragon of only the freshly made sushimi (spelling, which is rugged in the ground, from raw fresh thun-fish so many places have only salmon or garnel. if they like me, they will travel miles to go there and it is a few hundred meters away, the good but pricier tomoe Japanese restaurant"
Food • Fish • Sushi • Asiatic
"Great customer service. I am quoting . All our food is made fresh on site throughout the day Do they literally prepare the fish from whole like they do in Australia and Japan ..do we believe the hype?... I don't know, a lot of you will likely see this and wonder why im not giving them stars....the deal breakers when i visit and if i can see them preparing the food To be continued...."
Food • Sushi • Asiatic • Seafood
"Sushiya is nestled between two other much bigger buildings on Dalry Road near Haymarket and if you blink you 'll probably miss it as it 's only around a third of the size of its neighbours. My little sister is somewhat obsessed with all things Japanese, so when she came up to visit last month, she jumped at the chance of eating at an authentic Japanese restaurant. We had Inari and chicken Yakitori for starters (along with a cup of very unremarkable green tea) which were both very nice but perhaps a tad too pricey at what amounted to £3 a mouthful. Fearing the same cost/size ratio from the sushi we opted to order from elsewhere on the menu. I had chicken teriyaki (with a bowl of miso soup) whilst my sister plumped for a bowl of chicken ramen; and by bowl I mean vat that dish was freakin ' huge! Both are fairly staple dishes for a Japanese restaurant and were equally acceptable if not outstanding but what struck me about both (especially when taking into consideration what I said about the size of the starters) is that this place 's portion control is way out of whack the mains were huge and I struggled to finish mine, my sister gave up halfway through. That 's not the worst thing in the world but I can 't help but feel that I would have been happier paying slightly less for a portion I could have comfortably managed. That 's not to sound like I 'm being cheap (besides the non sushi mains a very reasonably priced anyway) it 's just that I 'm begrudged to leave food I 've paid for. As opposed to stole. Obviously. The service was okay and the waitresses were friendly enough but we did wait for around forty five minutes for our main courses to come. As for its facilities, the interior is small but well kept. It just about barely escapes feeling cramped when full but that 's the kind of setting you come to expect from communal eating bars like these. Size then is an obvious limitation for small lunch bars so it proved to be somewhat surprising when customers were continually turned away due to the establishment being full despite the fact that there was an unoccupied reserved table big enough for a party of seven who (I learned from overhearing the waitresses) were already over half an hour late. Surely this isn 't good business sense; I understand that a reservation of seven is certainly better than the prospect of no custom at all but at the same time there needs to be a line drawn where you lose your reservation and it 's your fault. The seven eventually swaggered in with no hint of apology or excuse as to their tardiness. I hated them a little bit. Whinge and moan from me then and it 's certainly not directed at the restaurant itself it 's more because a) I deplore lateness and b) I really want to see little restaurants like this stay open; they 're three a penny in other parts of the world but we genuinely don 't have all too many of them in the UK and it 's poorly behaved customers along with the reluctance to discipline them (i.e. by cancelling their reservation) which threaten their very existence. All in all then, Sushiya proved very acceptable for a Saturday lunch. I 'm not all too sure I 'd go out of my way to go there again, or that the mood would ever strike me to just pop along; but for aficionados of Japanese cuisine, it 's certainly worth a look. The Water Situation: Water served happily and without fuss."
Sushi • Asiatic • Seafood • Japanese
"so I needed a quick pick me up after a ...not so great weekend...so I tapped in sushi into the yelp search engine and it brought me here... I would say every Yo Sushi I have been to are all the same...which is a good thing...staff are very attentive...this helps having a button at your table which signals for them to come over...and the menu is plentiful.. I personally love the sashimi ..so I ordered lots of this at once..and grabbed a grey £5 plate full of different types of salmon ..it is better value of money to get the grey plates because if you order maki, nigri and sashimi it would cost you more than £5... This was washed down with hot sake which tastes better heated ..the sake menu is not extensive..offering only two types...but hey what do you expect from a chain... I personally felt quite comfortable having my solo sushi feast,,because I admit when I go for sushi I am not sociable...to talk would give me less time to stuff my face with maki... Overall a very tidy, good atmosphere place to be....you just have to be careful counting the plates as you go along...as Yo sushi is not the most cheapest of places in comparison to such places as Wasabi....and it can be easy to get carried away.."
"really delicious, healthy Japanese cuisine. the miso suppe is like a hug in a cup. great service and great variety on menu. with one of the dishes too much rice and not enough sauce/meat. and the only other room for improvement is I have always found it super cool in there, so take an additional cardiac. beautiful view of bruntsfield area where you can watch people. we always make ourselves happy and full. can't wait to come back."
Wine • Bars • Beer • Sushi
"we enjoyed some really delicious sushi in michiko sushino, but the hectic atmosphere in the restaurant and bad service tasted an otherwise beautiful experience. we sat right at the door and stayed very aware that the people come and go during the meal. Not the blame of the restaurant, but some of the other guests were very loud, with loud arguments, trying to calm weeping babies (zwinen) or try to control mischievous dogs (we were surprised that they are allowed in the restaurant, regardless of the famous roam dog owner). it was also difficult to get the waiter's attention and it seemed just a few employees for a busy restaurant, again perhaps not her fault, as we know that it is difficult to rent in the hospitality right now. Finally there was only one toilet that, for a restaurant sitting over 30 is not enough and lead to queuing. However, the bill was reasonable and again, eating was really good what is the main thing. not sure that we will soon return what is a scandal, as it is local for us."
Wine • Sushi • Cafés • Drinks
"I was bitterly disappointed about this place. When I first heard that this place had open I was very keen to try it as I love sushi! Although the food was good the service really let's this place down. I do not exaggerate when I say it was shocking! I have never experienced such poor servicemail from a non-busy restaurant at a non-peak time on a non-peak day (Sunday to be precise). It took us over an hour for our food and random dishes were being sent to us, so they had no clue of their own system. They did give us 20% off from our bill as they knew they had let us down. However, in retrospect I think it should have been more than 20%. I will not be returning to this establishment anytime soon. I think Management have some urgent matters to see to because this is a cause for concern (no exaggeration). I do not want to imagine their service on a busy Saturday evening!"
Sushi • Korean • Japanese • Delivery Services
"I love this restaurant! It seems to have new management, as I have heard negative feedback about the previous owner. I decided to give it a try after it rebranded as Takeya, and I was pleasantly surprised."
Wine • Casual • Chicken • Japanese
"So sorry but I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to anyone. There was no ambiance as there was only one other table of people and it was also cold. The food was not great and the the bill made it feel worse as it was expensive, very overpriced, and we were paying too much for poor food. Sorry!"
Wine • Sushi • Karaoke • Japanese
"It’s difficult to find a decent priced sushi/Japanese/Asian restaurant in the city but this was a pleasant surprise. Food was good, pretty atmosphere, not too noisy and service was friendly. Overall, nothing to complain about and everything went great. Would come back again!"
Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic • Fast Food
"a no annoying and no cost saved taking into a greatcross with at least one scottish premiership footballer a regular visitor for the vegetarian pizza I told. the service is friendly, although the man who works there is on himself and he can sometimes grumble a bit, but after a few visit he recognizes them and he will talk to them and he evaluates his regular customers. the thunder wood zone and the chicken parody are the two recommended of me for this takeaway, although the pizzas are also a beautiful choice. my friend had the burger, but described the hühnerburger as tasting cheap, but the rindfleischburger was in order. a good choice to finish a night, especially with a few bars and the Lava/Ignite nightclub placed close by."