Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant

This was my sushi place for many years. I was out of town and decided to go back.
It was an awful experience!!
Will never go back again !!

Very good first experience! Sashimi set for two was of excellent quality and variety, add-ons like amaebi took the dinner to another level. Rice accompanying the sashimi was regular medium grain rather than seasoned sushi rice, but a relatively small miss when the seafood is the star!

Had dinner here on several occasions and the quality of both food and services has been constantly 10/10. Also with very reasonable price on their fish and kitchen options this place

Fantastic little place with absolutely awesome fish and amazing service.

Amazing rolls, great prices!

We LOVE this place, it’s our go-to local sushi spot. Super kid friendly, excellent food every time, quick and friendly service.

Found this place a few months back and loved it. Unfortunately last number of times the service has been awful. Once I had to walk up to the waiter 3 times to get their attention. They are too busy with pickup orders

Kotobuki is not authentic Japanese food. One of the taller female servers is inpatient and start to clean up in 30 minutes we set. Living in Montclair village for close to 20 years, this experience is one of the worst. Do not try if you can tell the difference in Japanese food.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

I take-out here once a week and the staff is amazing. My family’s orders are always correct and the food is consistently delicious. I’ve been coming here for over 5 years and I still look forward to weekly sushi night from Kotobuki.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is amazing. Some of the best Japanese food around. Favorite dishes: karage, blue Hawaii, and the caterpillar rolll. I'm definitely interested in trying their vegetable tempura. I kept seeing people order it, and it looks special.

Excellent food, friendly and generous service. Love this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this place. Tasty teriyaki chicken is my favorite. I get extra to make lunches for later.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I took my daughter out to dinner eat here for her 16th birthday. I mentioned it was her birthday and they brought us fried ice cream on the house. We are also not super familiar with Japanese customs and culture, and they were very patient as they explained how you are supposed to eat certain foods. I got the beef Ramen and my daughter got Udon, we shared some Gyoza and Tuna rolls! Excellent experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kotobuki is humble and dishes up solid Japanese cuisine in the Montclair Village in Oakland. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Two televisions show sports including college football and NBA basketball while we were there. Unfortunately the complimentary miso soup contains fish stock. A good way to order vegan if dining with someone is to do like we did share an order of edamame along with ordering a couple of veggie sushi rolls. We went with the avocado roll, cucumber roll, and marinated radish roll. Nice presentation. Enjoyed the ambiance here. Down to Earth. The vegan offerings here are extensive including a half dozen vegan sushi rolls on offer. Five specialty vegan rolls on offer. A whopping 10 vegan appetizers to choose from. We will return!

Fresh sushi and tasty dishes. I would recommend it every day, twice on sunday!