Went to the Mina St. restaurant today with my partner. Honestly the best sushi I've ever had, and the best he's had in years (he's a sushi snob), The dishes tasted great, and are bigger than expected with a more than reasonable price tag. We (he) ended up ordering way too much, which somehow our lovely server managed to remember all of, and brought a pile home. We tried a bit of everything from the rolls, soups and noodles and it was all delicious. Considering you're only down the road we'll definitely be back for more. Thanks for a lovely evening guys!
Best japanese restaurant ever.
Great service, tasty food, moderate prices and nice location.
But imo not that easy to find, if walking by.
Food tastes really awesome. For example: shitake & onion teppan, of course sushi, seaweed soup and ice tea - red is what I ordered.
A must visit place in Abu Dhabi. �
Food is excellent and the place looks cozy and authentic. It was just hard to initially find it as the entrance is at the back of the building..
The best Sushi Restaurant in Abu Dhabi. Best thing is to grill your own wagyu strips �
It's a good place to eat japanese food, perfect ambience. We ordered Ramen and Chicken Katsu Curry which tasted really awesome! We would go back for sure and invite the entire family.
Great customer service and good ambience especially the family rooms that is typical of Japanese seating. However, some of the food are salty.
Mowrad Rownak Flowrendo
+5
An exquisite experience that I truly recommend to anyone!
Emm Ornella W Arabella
+5
Lovely staff, very tasty food for reasonable price
A truly authentic taste of japanese food with a lot of variety. A great food, outstanding service. Fully recommended to visit :)
Oishiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!! thanks Ms. Hirumi for the hospitality....
A little pricey, but great food
One of the best restaurants I eat grilled beef there 👍🏼 and was very tasty beef and sushi’s
inlove with the food and place! definitely delicious yakiniku and rolls yummy 😋 RECOMMENDED 100%!
The food is fresh and delicious and the service is excellent. We never had a bad dish here and we have tried the menu extensively. Much much better than most other places serving similar food. The place is spotlessly clean too.
One of my best restaurants in Abu Dhabi. The variety of food is overwhelming and their yakiniku is the best specially the experience of grilling it live. The prices are reasonable
I ordered the tempura udon for delivery. It arrive in under half an hour, it was hot and tasty and very convenient ! Will definitely order from the embassies district again!
This is one of my fave Japanese restaurant in the city . Food is always good as usual . Lucky that my work is located on the same building of Samurai Restaurant .
Love this restaurant. It’s ours number one choice to go to.
One of thr best sushi restaurants you could try.
Very friendly and welcoming staff.
My kids love it too.
I really like the Unagi Bento and some of the udon. The staffs there were very kind and overall I really enjoyed my experience at this restaurant. The Japanese food were mouth watering 👏🤤 Would love to come here again!
I Love the place. The ambiance of the place makes you feel like you’re in Japan. Quality of food are great and delicious. Service is exemplary.
I love their sushi 🍣 specially sashimi A😍😍😍 my favorite of all time❤️❤️❤️
One of the best places to eat Japonese food in Abu Dhabi
I've tried almost all their dishes and never was disapoited , the only thing is that sometimes staff it's not attentive when taking the orders on the pho ne
Excellent food. Love the maki and tempura. Will definitely come back. The staff are friendly too. Very accommodating. Will recommend this restaurant to family and friends
Had an enjoyable meal with my family ! Got the private room - a mini experience of Japanese dining culture though I couldn't fathom why they'd have English music playing in the background! Food was good and staff politely attentive ! First visit and sure am coming back for more!
This place was amazing!! I would have given it more stars if I could. The food was fresh and the taste was excellent. The food had such an authentic feel - well worth for the price - which is infact very reasonable. Staff were very friendly and polite too. We will surely be coming back here for more!
The order came on time. The sushi tasted very good and extremely fresh. I will definitely order again.
As I’m typing this I can feel my mouth watering and craving for their food 😜 amazing, amazing japanese food. Their curry isn’t overwhelming, tempuras done right, yakinikus are bomb! The best kani salad, the best rolls too! Uggghhh we keep coming baaaack! Although they don’t have the best noodle soups, fair game.
Btw, we’ve tried the Mina and the Raha mall branch too but the experience here in Embassies District is so so so much better! Totally recommended 👍🏻
Friendly staff, decent service....but no wow factor for the food...just mediocre....easily forgotten...
Tried the sushi, and seafood ramen...
Love love love this restaurant 😭❤️😍. Their Wagyu Beef is the best ❤. And grilling it on the table is an amazing experience . Love their main dishes and their sushi. But their drink's menu needs improvement. Overall 10/10 ❤ . Also the private cabins are comfortable.
Super delicious “samurai maki, crispy California, dragon roll” and it was on time, Thank you so much ❤️
My favourite Japanese restaurant. Great fresh and tasty sushi. I would recommend the mushroom soup as a starter. My sushi selection would include the salmon salad and temaki. The most exciting part of my meals are deserts...green tea mochi and Chou cream are my indulgences. Staff are friendly and efficient.
I have been coming to this place with my family since forever and we love it , don’t get fooled by the reviews this place is a truly hidden gem in the capital , I love their food and never get bored of it .
Food(4/5
Service(4.5/5)
Ambiance(4/5)
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🔴ORDERS
-Kaniko salad(4.5/5)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
-Tum Yum soup -Prawn(4/5)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Crispy California Roll(4.5/5)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
This was my first ever sushi I have ever tried.
-Samurai Shrimp Maki(4.5/5)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
My father always complained about sushi and joe discussing its , but we made him try it and he fall for it . RECOMMENDED !!
-Wagyu Yakiniku(5/5)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
They serve it raw and you cook it by your self , RECOMMENDED!!
I ordered delivery. One of the good points here is menu. A lots of attractive menu. Different types of ramen is also available. My favorite is temaki.
I don’t know why they have a 3.6 rating. This is one of the best casual Japanese restaurants I have been to inside or outside of the UAE; and I have been to alot of them! Service is on point. The venue interior is cute although they can put more effort on the outside front space. This place really deserves a much better rating.
Great Japanese food & experience at Samurai Japanese Restaurant.
The food quality is good & the environment at the restaurant is pleasant.
I recommend people who would like to try Japanese food experience to go to this restaurant.
The best Japanese resto i've tried. 🍱 The taste is so good plus the serving is generous, which makes the price worth it. 👍🏻👌🏻
Food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Price ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Service⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Delivery ✅✅✅✅
The location is a bit hidden though.
I can say that Samurai Restaurant is the best Japanese restaurant in Abu Dhabi for it atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious food and reasonable price 🤗 We enjoyed every single dish that we had from complementary appetizer up to deserts! The location is quite difficult to find but it's definitely worth the visit 👍 it has an authentic Japanese atmosphere and the Philadelphia roll is the bomb!
You will never find anything similar to Samurai in UAE, I felt like I was in Japan great family and casual restaurant, wide selection of japanese food , not only sushi
Samurai is a local group with three outlets in Abu Dhabi. Their menu offerings is quite good but the food quality is average compared to the other Japanese city concepts . The good part is that they have food delivery
Amazing place!
Was not hard to find but it's kinda away from anything though.
Staff was friendly and really nice, they have live grill stations where you can grill your own food and an authentic Japanese seating area where you have to take shoes off.
Ordered: dragon roll,Philadelphia roll and the crispy scallop roll
Tasted really good!
They had loads of other Japanese dishes but I felt like sushi 😂
I think Samurai has the best sushi in town. Their foods are authentic (believe me even i'm just a half Japannese!). I love the unagi, soba, sashimi, tempura and everything they have. I usually visited samurai 3-4 timer per week. Ah, don't forget to borrow their yukata and kimono to make a Japannese photo session in the restaurant.
If you are craving for sushi its the right place to go .. they are. They are open till 12 wich made me go there ... i only ordered only 3 items and they where good ... would definitely order from them again..
المطعم اكله زين مب وااايد حلو ، احلى شي في المطعم انه شي كباين حق العوايل، و تشوي الاكل روحك ، ها احلى شي عيبني ف المطعم 👍🏼 ، واذا بغيرون المنيو بيكون وايد احسن لنه الصراحه ما نفهم شي نص المنيو بالياباني
Very very good clean good taste nice food and service goood gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Originality of both taste and atmosphere! I like their sushi and choucream cake custard the most. You can enjoy their belt of freshly made sushi. For the people who like meat. I loved their wagyu! You should give it a try. They also have a grill that you can use. Special private rooms.
The location is a little bit tricky because it is on the other side of the building.
So close to my house.a simple but elegant and affordable Japanese restaurant.great to dine with family or with group of friends.I love the rotating sushi conveyor belt and seeing the chef making sushi in action.food are decent.love the ramen and sushi's.
We had a fun night there with Sushi and BBQ. One of the best sushis we ever had here in Abu Dhabi. Excellent value for money, attentive service.
I have been coming to Samurai for the past 5 years ! Every time I go there im just wowed with the taste , prices are absolutey excellent and food is so delicious .
I personally love this place.
Irrespective of the restaurant design and its not as fancy as other sushi places, yet their sushi is taste and not full of sauces. You eat more than any other sushi place because their rolls are light and not full of creamy cheese
We came here for lunch on a week day. Only one table was busy. The staff was friendly. We ordered a salad and some rolls. All ingredients were fresh. The salad was lacking flavor. The highlight of the meal was the fried roll with cheese (can't remember the name). Overall we had a pleasant dining experience, and we will be back to try new things on their menu.
Don't let its almost obscure location deter you from going here - if you're in or around this area, Samurai is a must-try spot for its wholesome and flavourful Japanese food that is complemented by excellent customer service. Strongly recommend sitting in a private room as there isn't much of a view from the outside anyways and, moreover, it's a cosy and intimate space that is quite rare to find at most restaurants in a busy city like Abu Dhabi. We ordered a portion each of the tempura maki and crispy California maki (asked to have it without the crab roe though). Also ordered a chicken katsu with curry and rice, split two ways and plated separately (and beautifully!) at our request. A perfectly filling and tasty meal, and the staff were most accommodating and friendly. A great experience overall, and I would certainly like to return for more!
The "Grill your own beef" experience was savory, I usually order the japanese pizza called an 'Okonomiyaki', its not on the menu but is absolutely delicious. The sushi is OK, nothing spectacular. I wish they would create more varieties and introduce more items on the menu. Overall a good experience and the servers were very attentive.
Was craving a descent ramen so i searched and luckily found this hidden gem. The location is not the best however i reached there easily with the help of the gps ofcourse 😂 ok so i ordered the chicken butter ramen and it was excellent, so hearty and filling and the portion was amazing. I ordered maki rolls ( fry salmon and cheese, crunchy crab and another crab type) they were yummy too so fresh and tasty. One downside however, they took too long to get our order. Overall it was a great experience and surly ill visit again
For a Japanese Cuisine Lover I would recommend this place. You may have a hard time looking for this place but it's all worth it.
The service is fast and the servers are very accommodating.
Just dont try their Philadelphia Maki, I would not recommend it.
The rest we ordered are superb!👍🏼
This joint is OK for a quick lunch. It could satisfy a sushi craving if one knows what to choose from the menu. I would rate their rolls between 3 and 3.5 (depending on the selection). However, the waitress knew extremely well the menu and was very friendly. Her service deserves at least a 4.5 :)!
A hidden restaurant in a quiet resident area, even the entrance is at the back of a residential building. The staff placed us in a room, this is very good service as we have a baby with us. Food are not bad, consider the price. Overall comment is up to standard.
That was third time to have sushi from Samurai, they serve real original sushi with very excellect service nice cosy atmosphere .... we tired the california ones, pholadilphya, and off coure the super tamaki
Absolutely love the place. Great food and friendly staff. Maybe a tab bit pricey but considering the taste and service it is totally worth it. Will def be a regular there
Great awesome Japanese food and prompt service, place is bit hard to find but once you there everything is perfect, private Japanese style cabin
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Samurai is an authentic, Japanese restaurant which was quite hidden from us, but we got there and it was worth it. The room itself looks very traditional and there are special rooms too specifically for a geniuine dining experience. The waiter was also very nice and had a good knowledge of what we should probably have.
The complimentary squid balls were well marinaded but were a bit chewy, however it was quite good. We ordered a Philadelphia roll, a dragon roll, chicken katsu and some fried rice.
The Philadelphia roll was very fresh from the avocado and the cream cheese. The salmon was also tender and was great. The dragon roll was crispy, tangy and just packed full of flavour. A definite 10 out of 10 for sushi.
The Chicken Katsu had a golden brown crispy skin and tasted as good as it looked. The soya sauce that came with it was good too. It's not easy to bring out a lot of flavour from chicken, but Samurai definitely nailed it. The fried rice was warm and fragrant and tasted good too.
As are waiter recommended it with the sushi, we had the lemon and mint juice. It was thick and very refreshing. The presentation was not extremely great, but well arranged and looked quite good.
Remember, Japanese don't overeat, and the portions aren't that big so order more than 4 portions for a family of 4 and don't expect a takeaway.
Japanese food is superb in this restaurant and there is hardly any room for improvement. Great tasting food and possibly one of the best Asian restaurants that I've eaten from. Highly recommended.
Just realized now that I hadn't put in a review for Samurai after my last visit. I have been a regular at Samurai in Tourist club area. This was the first time in the Embassies District. I was happy to see the consistency. I always order a bowl( if not two) of the Kaniko salad. Then there is the choice between sushi, shashimi, bento or the barbecue. Whatever you order, its good at Samurai. Its one of those affordable japanese restaurant with quality food. Something every one can enjoy.
The chef is rather generous with the amount of Wasabi he packs into a tiny roll... trying to recover from the mind numbing burn took a bit of effort over the 6 pieces of what I now call the spicy Wasabi roll with a hint of tuna. The individual rooms with sliding doors and recessed floors is a nice touch with decorations... only wished they did not make me take off my shoes... rather in convenient if u got laces to tie and no bench to sit on... loved the sushi on the whole and definitely going back to try something new.
Personally I find this restaurant to be the best sushi place in Abu Dhabi. Original and tasteful, no fusion hippie sushi, just how sushi should be. Great environment inside, tables and floor sitting. The fried rice is a must try.
Good food and service... Ambience is nice too! Just a comment though on delivering food. I just don't understand why they deliver food one by one. It's like every minute the waiter comes to our table delivering one of each of our food order which is a bit annoying. But nonetheless we still had a good dinner.
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Samurai will always be special to me because it was there, where I tried out sushi for the very first time and fell in love with it. There was a branch just near our house in meena.
This branch that we visited today is relatively new, but pretty impressive. I'm happy that my favourite sushi place has grown ..... with a sushi train, tatami rooms, new items on the menu and a bigger dining space. We visited samurai in the afternoon and made ourselves comfortable in one of their tatami rooms.
As starters, we were offered siomai. We ordered a fresh orange & pineapple juice, sha-ke maki, Lamb karubi set, jyo karubi, Philadelphia roll, scallop and avocado roll, beef yakimeshi and gomoku udon. I know, it's a pretty big list but there were 3 very hungry people. I tried the karubi, which is marinated meat to be cooked by us for the very first time. I love the concept of cooking meat myself. The marination was perfect and the meat tasted great.
Scallop & avocado roll which is a new addition was good too but I liked my old fashioned Philadelphia roll better. Nothing can ever go wrong with the yakimeshi, samurai makes it the best!
All the other stuff that we ordered were good too. And we had the most sweetest, soft spoken Japanese lady server. At the restaurant, you even have the opportunity to dress up in a kimono.
If you looking to have authentic Japanese food in a family- friendly environment without burning a hole in your pocket, Samurai is your place!
Try to find a word that have the magnitude of something exquisite and multiple it by any 6 digits, this is how amazing the restaurant is.
This is my favorite sushi place so far, I have tried sushi in other places but did not do it for me , The food is great and the staff is very friendly I highly recommend to try.
Highly recommended. This place is a hidden gem for sushi lovers. I also tried the chicken curry with rice. Simply amazing. I will surely come back.
Proper Japanese tabe mono. As close as you're going to get to a real izukaya in Abu Dhabi . Pretty authentic.... Specializing in only Japanese food with several yaki Nikku, or Kalbi (Korean) bbq tables and Korean style buzzers on the table for calling the waiter/waitress. Book in advance for teppanyaki.
الطعام والسعر والخدمه بالنسبه لمطعم داخل فندق 5 نجوم ممتاز جداً 😋👍🏼
مطعم ياباني يوجد جميع الأكل اليابانية فخم درجة أولى من أحسن المطاعم اليابانية نظيف جدا أكل شهى استقبال ممتاز جو رائع جدا غرفة من التراث الياباني
الأكل لذيذ و المكان مريح و النادله لبقه جدا
مطعم خرافي .... الأكل الياباني حسب الأصول
Mia Dragović Matosović
+5
(تمت الترجمة بواسطة Google.) يا له من اكتشاف كان هذا!
توكي هو مطعم ياباني أصيل يتميز بأجواء هادئة وخيارات طعام وفيرة. لقد جربنا خمسة أطباق وكلها كانت جيدة جدًا! أوصي بشكل خاص بأوتشي والروبيان والروبيان ولفائف العنكبوت.
كانت الخدمة رائعة وكان جميع النوادل على استعداد للمساعدة في الاختيارات.
هذا هو المكان المناسب للاستمتاع بشركتك والحصول على بعض الراحة من الأماكن الصاخبة والفاخرة في المدينة (ولكن دون المساومة على جودة الطعام!).
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What a find this was!
Toki is an authentic Japanese restaurant with a calm atmosphere and bountiful food choices. We tried five dishes and all were very good! Would especially recommend their otoshi, popcorn shrimp and spider roll.
The service was great and all the waiters were willing to help with the choices.
This is the place to enjoy your company and get some relief from the city's noizy and posh places (but without compromising food quality!).
(تمت الترجمة بواسطة Google.) أردنا بعض الطعام الياباني الأصيل ووجدنا توكي. يقع في فندق راديسون بلو على طريق الكورنيش ، واقترح صف السيارة مع خادم إذا كنت تقود السيارة. إنه ذو انتشار جيد جدًا للأطعمة اليابانية - السوشي والساشيمي ومجموعة بنتو ورامين وأودون وما إلى ذلك. المفضل لدينا هو حساء أودون ، لقد كان رائعًا وأصيلًا حقًا وسعر معقول أيضًا. كانت الخدمة جيدة للغاية وقدموا بعض الآيس كريم / أوشا المجاملة. موصى به للغاية وسيعود!
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We wanted some authentic Japanese food and we found Toki. It’s situated at Radisson Blu hotel at Corniche Rd, suggest to park with valet if you are driving. It has a very good spread of Japanese food - sushi, sashimi, bento set, ramen, udon etc. Our favourite is the udon soup, it was really superb and authentic, price reasonable as well. Service was very good and they gave some complimentary ice cream/ocha. Highly recommended and will be back!
(تمت الترجمة بواسطة Google.) تحرير: الزيارة الثانية عززت حقا أفكاري حول توكي. كل عنصر في الطبق مدروس جيدًا ، من مخلل الزنجبيل إلى الأرز. سيكون أبرز ما لدي هو أونا دون وأوكونوميياكي. من الصعب حقًا نسيان الطريقة التي تذوب بها السمكة في فمك.
يمكن القول إنه أحد أكثر المطاعم اليابانية أصالة في المدينة. طعام رائع وفريق عمل لطيف للغاية. بالتأكيد سأذهب هناك مرة أخرى
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Edit: the second visit really reinforced my thoughts on Toki. Each element in a dish is extremely well thought of, from the pickled ginger to the rice. My highlights would be the una don and the okonomiyaki. The way the fish melts into your mouth is truly hard to forget.
Arguably one of the most authentic Japanese restaurants in the city. Amazing food and super nice staff. Will definitely go there again
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