AKEMI Japanese Restaurant

1695 Solano Ave, Berkeley
(510) 524-1286

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Sylvia

Went in for birthday dinner with family. Friendly staff and quick service. Food was good quality

Joni and Kirk

Excellent service and the sashimi was so fresh ! My husband and our friend had combo plates but I had the Chef's Choice sashimi and I'd go back there in a heartbeat!

Joe

Reserved an outside table in mid June for wife's birthday. Received a call just a couple hours before outside table not available as advertised on website. Switched to take out and they left out a dinner. Food was over priced and not very good. Unprofessional and underwhelming, not honest or accommodating even on special occasion request. We will not go back.

Liset Cruz

Everything was delicious, including the veggie gyouza.

Cee Rose

This place was fantastic. The service was 100%. The restaurant ambiance was five star. I really liked this restaurant, but I didn't think that cost was accurate for the taste. I thought the food was good but everything else was incredible. I love how they do their sake set up too!

pj saldana

Great food and service!

Nina

Had a reservation for 5 on Mother's Day. Got seated quickly but took 1.5 hours for food to arrive. No one came to check on us in between to update us or pour us more tea we had to flag waiters down. They also forgot one dish and we decided to just leave it out since we waited so long already. The place was not packed when we got there and others started getting their food before us and they got seated after us. They never explained what happened in the kitchen just that it was busy. Was disappointing customer service and food is mediocre.

Joyce

Two couples getting together for a casual Sunday lunch and conversation at Akemi. Great Japanese combos and bentos. Generously-sized portions, pleasant and attentive waitress. We enjoyed tonkatsu, tempura, salmon, miso soup and sides (especially refreshing cabbage salad and delicious brussels sprouts!). Background music not loud. Pricier but well worth it, IMO. Restaurant's signage is subtle so be on the lookout if it's a first visit--we initially drove right by it.

Stephen C

One of our longstanding favorite restaurants. Beautifully decorated with delicious sushi.

Micky

Nomuna was a spectacular server, I've been in the industry for over 20 years in various Front Of House positions. I know good servers when I see them. Nomuna was the best server I've had in a very very long time. I noticed that she was the person the other servers went to when they had a problem, first. She handled the other servers problems, while taking care of several tables, like it was nothing. Her guidance and knowledge took my experience from a 3/5 to a 7/5. All Restaurants should have someone like her! 100/100 service!

Ole P

Good, but the lion king was cold for some reason. Everything else was good, the cooked salmon was great, and the fresh hamachi too. Great miso soup.

Arkady Borkovsky

I liked the salmon combo.
Authentic taste and very good to restore the energy.

Betty

The only thing I have to say about Akemi is: I wish the outside sign was more visible. The building is painted black and there is a small name on the side painted in black. I wish there was large letters in the front painted a different color. That would make the restaurant easier to locate. The food was delicious. I would go back.

Marc Berkowitz

Very good food and lovely staff.

Marc

Slow service. Our 18% tip was increased by owner afterwards without our permission, dishonest.

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