Nichinan
15 Middle Street, Portsmouth
(603) 956-3036
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This is the best Japanese food I have ever had. All of the food came out hot and perfectly garnished and tasted amazing!! I highly recommend the Miso Eggplant, Spicy Crab Fried Rice, and Karaage! All of the meat was perfectly cooked and basically melts in your mouth. Even though the items are a bit pricey, they are more than worth it!
The staff here is incredible as well! They are prompt, helpful, and courteous. Our waiter did excellent in recommending the best dishes on the menu!
Even though it is attached to the hotel, this restaurant is open to anyone. It's very beautiful and organized on the inside and was an extremely pleasant atmosphere for a slow meal.
Food A+, Service is a little green, but the server is working on it, Ambiance is perfect for a romantic night!
First time at Nichinan - very familiar with Sushi in all price ranges.
Food We Ordered - I've had better for less $, even in expensive locales
Seaweed Salad - It wasn't bad, but it's not what I typically expect for seaweed salad - it does not have sesame oil.
Sashimi Sampler - An underwhelming amount of Sashimi (very tiny pieces) compared to anywhere I've ever eaten sushi.
Nichinan Roll & Ebi & Kani Rolls - Both Very Tasty but nothing outstanding
Karaage - This was ok, but again not really awe inspiring.
Service - Very good - the servers were prompt, attentive, helpful and pleasant
Ambiance - Good - it's a cool little spot in Portsmouth - the ambiance is spot on.
We came here for a NYE dinner and I thought about not reviewing but I’ve found myself still thinking about the tuna we had that night. We order an otoro nigiri — the fattiest piece of tuna, usually the best (and priciest piece), the most decadent piece, and is supposed to melt in your mouth as you have it.
We both literally had to spit this one out. It was sinewy and chewy and I couldn’t even swallow it.
The other foods were fine but nothing was great. If you’re a sushi / Japanese food connoisseur, don’t expect quality stuff here.
I just had to write the review cuz I still think about how yucky that piece was. Kinda ruined the dinner tbh. Our server (forgot his name) also definitely didn’t know the menu at all lol or doesn’t know the food really at all. Overall an underwhelming experience.
I came here for date night and left with a new favorite restaurant! I don't think I've seen okonomiyaki anywhere outside of Japan and yet here it was- along with a ton of other very unique, very tasty menu items. We wanted to order one of everything, it was hard to choose! Our favorites were the sashimi, the sake roll, and the okonomiyaki. The steamed buns and tonkatsu were also really good, I like that we could get a bunch of small plates to share. Definitely get dessert- it was incredible! The cocktails were also top notch. The service was excellent and prompt, and overall the vibes of the place were really nice, it was cozy but still elegant, I will definitely be back!
Have to make a reservation. Place is packed especially on weekends. Friendly staff and fast service. There's only one option for ramen though, if that is what your looking for. But food was great nonetheless...
Thank you for such a lovely evening. We stayed at Hotel Thaxter and enjoyed our dinner immensely.
Best sushi in Portsmouth, but the cost is high.
I ordered an order of o-toro sushi which is the fattiest part of the tuna, located in the belly near the head. But unfortunately, It was clearly a chu-toro sushi. I believe I didn’t receive a true o-toro sushi because it was happy hour price although it was listed as o-toro on their menu. I was willing to pay money for high quality sushi, so it was disappointing. service was great though, so I would revisit this restaurant!
So good, very high quality. Best sushi in the seacoast area. Every dish is good. I keep coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onigiri Trio, Wagyu, Sushi, Pork Belly Hamachi Roll
Restaurantji Recommends
Wow - super impressive sushi. Not like anything else ive had in the area. Cant wait for an excuse to come vack
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wagyu, Sushi, Nichinan
The oyakadon (chicken and egg over rice) was unrecognizable as the standard dish I have had many times in other Japanese restaurants. It had an odd sauce and was not very tasty. The sake/salmon roll had very little fish and the sushi rice was too dry. The edamame was okay. The drinks, service and atmosphere were very good so the expensive and disappointing food was a big letdown. If you want good Japanese food, look elsewhere. Too bad, because I was hopeful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
My daughter and I came here for her birthday and it was an absolutely fabulous culmination to our vacation. Atmosphere is calm and cool, service was top notch, and the food....stop it. We shared the bluefin tuna ramen, onigiri trio, crab soba noodles (out of this world), and the sea bream nigiri (first time having, new fave). Beautiful presentation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onigiri Trio, Sushi, Seaweed Salad
While this place is tasty, it is not what comes to mind when thinking of sushi. Elevated dishes are full of flavor; however, I feel the fish gets left behind. Many of the sushi dishes feel as though they’re “trying too hard” to create an upscale dining feel as opposed to showcasing their fish.
I've been here 3 times, and the first time was great. But the other visits were progressively wrost. The second time, our meals were underwhelming, and the dessert was stale. Today was just disappointing, though the eggplant was good. The crab fried rice was served in a pool of oil and was not spicy. One of the sashimi dishes was missing ingredients. The other one had unevenly distrubted toppings with random cuts of sashimi... looked like all the leftover pieces. Not to mention, the host told me I had to be out by 7... mind you, the restaurant was completely empty when I arrived (aside from a few people at the bar).
The price is not worth the lack of quality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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