Aside from the skepticism I still hold for this place winning an award for most authentic and best sushi/ sashimi in Cardiff.... The food is very much ok. But I mean it in the nicest way - as in its not the best food by any means, but its still enjoyable and I would come back. The quality of the fish is ok, the salmon marginally fresher and the other (raw seafood) ingredients taste suspiciously like they've been at some point frozen. Then again I wouldn't expect it necessarily to always be super fresh, and they didn't taste bad. The rice was suspiciously like a cheaper medium grain 'sushi grade' rice, and didn't taste quite right - like the rice had sat around a little while. The sushi seasoning in the rice seemed like a nice balance though. All the small things I noticed will probably not bother most people, but if they tout and are awarded as being the most authentic I will stand by my skepticism for these kinds of awards, and worry that it suggests that the situation is far worse elsewhere nearby.... Still, putting aside my snobbery, the atmosphere was pleasant and the staff were excellent, and the food really was OK but OK enough to come back once in a while. Still waiting to find a place that does it right as opposed to being 'authentic'. Edit: While I take onboard the owners response to my nitpicking and am very aware of the importance of health and safety, to a suspicious tongue like mine, the taste of frozen fish still detracts from the efforts. Edit 2: As promised I did go back and my nitpicking still stands. That being said, for a place in Wales and around Cardiff, I haven't found a better place yet. I'll up my score to 4 for now while I go on a sushi adventure.

Absolutely amazing place! I've been to this place at least 5 times and from all the Japanese places I have been to, this place is my favourite! The staff here are so friendly, both in person and over the phone. Service is always quick, great ambience in the restaurant and the food is always delicious and in hearty portions. They also have student discount and a loyalty card.

I have been there few times. No complains with the bento boxes at all, they are lovely and have different options. But make sure not to order the curry dishes: Not enough sauce for the whole dish, and if you request more sauce they want to charge £2 for sauce they should've give you in the first instance!! As you can see in the pic, that is the rice I've been unable to eat (there would be more but I made the effort to eat the buttered tofu that came with my dish).

This is the best sushi I have ever eaten. Amazing value for money, and it carried well via delivery. I'm absolutely becoming a regular, seriously considering hosting my birthday meal there

The best sushi I’ve had in Cardiff. Reasonably priced place with friendly staff. I’ve been a number of times and it’s always quite busy. Would recommend the spider maki. They also serve a large range of other Japanese food but I’ve never got anything that wasn’t sushi and maki

Ramen tasted and looked horrendous. I don't know how can you serve something like this. They didn't even bother to roll sushi properly so it was falling apart. Rice was overcooked. No check back from any of the staff. £55 pounds for 2 inedible soups and really bad sushi. Sadly a waste of money and our evening.

Stopped off here for lunch and ordered Ramen and Sushi. Ended up our eyes were bigger than our bellies so the staff gladly packaged our leftover sushi and we had it for dinner that night. Amazing food. Great value... 👌

Food was absolutely delicious, couldn't fault it one bit. The way of ordering was fantastic, and extremely covid friendly. Sushi, sashimi and nigiri were so well made and tasted beautiful. Staff extremely friendly and very helpful. The Arsenal posters 'spot Mr Tenakaichi' in the bathrooms were a nice touch. Thankyou for a lovely evening!

Super food and and great portion sizes, highly recommend the ramen bowl and sushi.

This place never fails to impress. Every time me and misses are in Cardiff we visit this place almost every day before we go back to London. It is the best sushi place in Cardiff if not the whole of UK. They are so consistent with their food. Customer service is always excellent.

Lovely atmosphere and brilliant staff. The food was superb with great veggie and vegan options.

Best sushi restaurant in Cardiff! Have been coming here for years and we have tried others in the area, city centre and the bay but nothing compares to this restaurant! It will always be our go to sushi restaurant in Cardiff! Highly recommend

The portion of the ramen was big, taste good. Dumplings not bad

I have walked past this place so many times and always gone to the chains in the centre of Cardiff. I took my Mum here yesterday and I will not be going back to the ones in town. The food is incredible!

Genuinely the worst dining experience of my life. Wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy, food was awful and the service even worse.

food was nice , service was a little poor, as we was asked what we wanted before we was given any menus, food took a while it wasnt that busy. very dull atmosphere you all sit pretty much at ok long table with the odd few tables at the side . not a romantic restaurant , ok for lunch with friends I suppose

Well presented and very clean this wonderful sushi bar is a hidden gem on city road. Service is swift and friendly with staff happy to answer questions if you're not very familiar with sushi. Warm sake is delightful along side the tasty and varied food. I usually take a bento box for easy variety with a few extra sushi but have also tried various rice bowls which are so well filled I've never quite finished one! Highly recommended

We used to really like this place, but it has got increasingly expensive to the point of it not being justifiable based on the service, atmosphere and food. The quality of some of the dishes is below expectation with some dishes having rubbery chicken. Communal benches are such a mood killer when going out and wanting to have a private conversation without rubbing elbows with strangers. £50 for dinner for 2 and left still hungry. Won’t recommend or be returning.

Went here to try the ramen 🍜 and although service was good and the place was clean and looked nice the flavour of the noodles were far below par, I had the Char Siu (Roast Pork) and my partner had the Vegan option. While there was plenty of Pork and garnish was nice there was an overwhelming amount of seaweed in both dishes so avoid if you don't like the flavour of seaweed. The broth in the roast pork was horrible think one part soy sauce to two parts hot water, that was the flavour. It wasn't enjoyable at all and felt like drinking / eating a bowl of soy sauce, egg noddle were not the right type for this broth and while I normally don't like leaving food, I couldn't finish it for the flavour. My partner had the Vegan ramen and that was worse, the vermicelli noodles again were sub par and the broth was like a weak vegetable water. It definitely needed a stock to add to the flavour. Overall I judge a place by the food and if you asked me if I'd come here again I'd say maybe but I definitely wouldn't bother with the ramen section of the menu.

Went there whilst waiting for the train. Service was good. The food is mouth-watering and scrumptouous. I wish we have this resto in London.

Popped in for a takeaway order as online options for restaurant was poor. I regret doing so. Was incredibly disappointing. Opted for the Bento box. £19 for a small portion of rice, piece of katsu chicken, 2 small gyozas, 3 small kani maki (which was imitation crab and I couldn't see it on the menu outside of the Bento. Was disappointed but understanding I couldn't change the type of maki) very basic salad and a miso soup. Lot of stuff you normally get included with meals for free. No sauce or dressing for anything so was all quite dry. And plain for the most part. Did come with ginger and wasabi which was fresh and nice to be fair. All in all though terrible value for money. Good quality was fine but just wasnt good enough (or portioned enough) to justify the cost. Hope the sushi is better because the Bento box certainly wasn't worth it

We were looking for a place to eat in Cardiff, and we’ll definitely come back. The sushi were excellent and fresh. The spicy beef ramen was delicious. The service was great and quick enough, even though the chef had to deal with my boyfriend’s allergies and said it would take longer. And the staff were very kind.

Delicious gluten free Japanese food! They had menus with everything GF marked making it super easy to order, and all was fresh and delicious. They even have GF soy sauce! Will be back, although reservations needed.

Great service, food and prices. A rare gem to find a combination of all three these days. I will definitely be back