Sakura Bistro Tapas & Sake Bar

Lots of options and really great tasting food. You must try it as one of the best restaurants in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sakura Bistro has been around for well over a decade. They're in Oakland Chinatown in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza which has an underground parking garage connected.

They inside is clean and has a good vibe that can handle small or larger groups. Over the years before COVID-19, I'd go there for food and to watch Warriors Games because they have a big projection screen and some other TVs.

There food is good, their sushi and raw fish are fresh. Sushi is never cheap, and you probably wouldn't want to have super cheap raw fish/sashimi, but it's not super outrageous either.

A few years ago they house a Szechuan Chinese restaurant in their place, I never really found out how it works (does the owner own both restaurants, or some other partnership?) but now that means you can order both cuisines from the same menu.

They also have a pretty good beer selection behind the standard Japanese beers.

Check them out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is terrible, soup wasn’t hot and nothing had any sort of seasoning. No love in the kitchen, piles of dishes visible in dining room.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very very very good! Friendly, attentive staf.f Everybody is happy here.

Parking: Parking validation for one hour

Wheelchair accessibility: 👍🏻

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi Roll, b1灌汤小笼包 shanghai soup dumpling 6, Spider Roll, Pink Lady Roll

Fresh food and yummy seafood. The teriyaki was on point. Easy to park in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza parking and take the elevator up to the second floor. Servers are very nice and efficient. Everyone enjoyed their meal.

Wheelchair accessibility: Easy to park and take the elevator to the second floor.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi Roll, Mongolian Beef, Tuna

This was a wonderful place with a great selection and fast service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Salmon Roll Saketini

Sushi is fresh, and you must try the fish tacos appetizer!

Surprisingly decent food.Sashimi is fresh and the service is quite attentive.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

The food was not good. The fish was not very fresh and kinda tasteless. The kitchen is not run by a Japanese chef.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Went here to celebrate a graduation. Best sushi I've had in years. The staff was attentive, and the food was high quality. The place wasn't crowded since most places in Oakland close early. Don't miss out on this spot. Will come back next time I'm in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sushi was fresh and delicious. I think it would be a better experience dining in so we plan to make our way back to eat in person.

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stopped by here for lunch and they did not disappoint. Best hamachi sashimi I've ever had! Also got some salmon sashimi that was wonderful. Ordered a Titanic roll which was great. Shanghai soup dumplings were okay but a little sweet for my liking. Rainbow roll and the ruby fat roll were pretty good as well. Overall awesome visit and would absolutely go again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sushi temperature too cold, seaweed salad a little on the sweet side. Ikura has been marinated....so no ocean flavor. Soup dumplings, gummy on the inside. Unagi a little too fishy tasting. The saving grace...the Miso soup.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Sushi temperature too cold, seaweed salad a little on the sweet side. Ikura has been marinated....so no ocean flavor. Soup dumplings, gummy on the inside. Unagi a little too fishy tasting. The saving grace...the Miso soup.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

the food tasted good but I woke up sick the last 3 times I have eaten there. has anyone else ever felt sick after eating here? 3 times is starting to feel a lot more than a coincidence. I ate chicken teriyaki last night and couldn't make it to work today