We recently visited this new restaurant and it was wonderful. The dishes were creative, the service and hospitality were outstanding, and the ambiance was perfect. This immediately became our favorite Japanese restaurant in the Bay Area. We'll return soon to try some of the dishes we missed on our first pass. So glad they opened, and so grateful that we received the recommendation to try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Corinne Clawson
Beautiful meal and lovely service. Pricy but worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Murphy
Amazing food, wines and service, highly recommended!
Great service and nice ambience. Food was pretty good! Very fresh, but perhaps could use some more attention to detail. Wasabi was not hand ground. Soy sauce was rather generic. Tempura was over-fried. Scallops were also a bit over done. Wagyu skewers were perfect though! Quality of sashimi was also very good. Overall not a bad choice for Japanese in this area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Franny Faye
The vegetable tempura was inedible. The waitress suggested it. Maybe because it was a to go order. First time I’ve been this disappointed. Whatever oil they used seemed off and/or left in too long. Soggy. It was over salty and could barely see a veggie. Mostly batter. 🙁. This tempura looks nothing like the picture on website which is filled with of veggies! Hoping for a better meal next time to go or it in restaurant.
Food: 2
Service: 4
Nil
Everything we’ve tried has been excellent high quality, full of flavor, and beautifully presented. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend if you’re looking for great food in a pleasant setting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Serpil Atamaz
Creative and delicious options. Highly recommend the kakiage tempura!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DePanito
I always get the Kakiage tempura with shrimp. The sushi seems not quite as good as it used to be but Iyasare is definitely a go-to when in Berkeley.
We hadn’t even decided yet whether to dine at Iyasare, but our 4½-year-old daughter urgently needed to use the restroom. Instead of showing even the most basic human decency, the staff refused to let her in. Denying a small child access to a bathroom in an emergency is not just unwelcoming—it’s heartless.
We understand that restaurants have policies, but compassion should come first—especially when it involves a young child. The way we were dismissed was cold and unnecessarily rude.
If this is how Iyasare treats people before they even become customers, we can’t imagine how they treat them after. We won’t be coming back—and we hope no one else with a family is ever made to feel the way we were
Priyanka Singh
A little pricey for what it was tbh.
But the standout dish was the bacon wrapped mochi. Id go back for that. The sashimi was pretty good, and tempura super crispy. The vegan pavlova was not bad. The food is overall quite good.
Paul Tran
Order volcano Ramen with egg.
Pika Chu
There’s not a lot of buzz on iyasare - but it has become one of our absolute favorites in Berkeley with consistently yummy foods!!!! Our favs are the California rolls (with real crab pieces!), kakiage tempura with shrimp and bonito broth, bacon grilled mochi, and any of their salads and sushi are always wonderful. Seats can get pretty booked - so make sure you reserve ahead. And their crews are so attentive as well.
We recently visited this new restaurant and it was wonderful. The dishes were creative, the service and hospitality were outstanding, and the ambiance was perfect. This immediately became our favorite Japanese restaurant in the Bay Area. We'll return soon to try some of the dishes we missed on our first pass. So glad they opened, and so grateful that we received the recommendation to try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful meal and lovely service. Pricy but worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, wines and service, highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh and amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Iyasare Kakiage Tempura, Unagi Donburi
Great service and nice ambience. Food was pretty good! Very fresh, but perhaps could use some more attention to detail. Wasabi was not hand ground. Soy sauce was rather generic. Tempura was over-fried. Scallops were also a bit over done. Wagyu skewers were perfect though! Quality of sashimi was also very good. Overall not a bad choice for Japanese in this area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The vegetable tempura was inedible. The waitress suggested it. Maybe because it was a to go order. First time I’ve been this disappointed. Whatever oil they used seemed off and/or left in too long. Soggy. It was over salty and could barely see a veggie. Mostly batter. 🙁. This tempura looks nothing like the picture on website which is filled with of veggies! Hoping for a better meal next time to go or it in restaurant.
Food: 2
Service: 4
Everything we’ve tried has been excellent high quality, full of flavor, and beautifully presented. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend if you’re looking for great food in a pleasant setting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Creative and delicious options. Highly recommend the kakiage tempura!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I always get the Kakiage tempura with shrimp. The sushi seems not quite as good as it used to be but Iyasare is definitely a go-to when in Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Good stuff.
A+ ramen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Deeply Disappointed by Iyasare
We hadn’t even decided yet whether to dine at Iyasare, but our 4½-year-old daughter urgently needed to use the restroom. Instead of showing even the most basic human decency, the staff refused to let her in. Denying a small child access to a bathroom in an emergency is not just unwelcoming—it’s heartless.
We understand that restaurants have policies, but compassion should come first—especially when it involves a young child. The way we were dismissed was cold and unnecessarily rude.
If this is how Iyasare treats people before they even become customers, we can’t imagine how they treat them after. We won’t be coming back—and we hope no one else with a family is ever made to feel the way we were
A little pricey for what it was tbh.
But the standout dish was the bacon wrapped mochi. Id go back for that. The sashimi was pretty good, and tempura super crispy. The vegan pavlova was not bad. The food is overall quite good.
Order volcano Ramen with egg.
There’s not a lot of buzz on iyasare - but it has become one of our absolute favorites in Berkeley with consistently yummy foods!!!! Our favs are the California rolls (with real crab pieces!), kakiage tempura with shrimp and bonito broth, bacon grilled mochi, and any of their salads and sushi are always wonderful. Seats can get pretty booked - so make sure you reserve ahead. And their crews are so attentive as well.
Great patio and stellar drink menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Mochi, Sashimi Salad, Iyasare Kakiage Tempura
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