7 Best Japanese Restaurants near Guelph

“I would say that Cherry Blossom sushi is the actual best sushi place in Guelph at the moment. This is reflected by the price (only the dinner menu is offered for AYCE - expect about $60 after tax and tip), but it really is worth it so they are hands down my choice for special occasions. (For cheaper lunch dates, I suggest W sushi).

The general menu variety is phenomenal and just about everything is just crazy delicious. I had one of the funniest experiences of my life recently in which some friends and I went for my birthday, bringing along a new friend who never had sushi (or many of the menu items) at all before. We may have partaken in some choice botanical goods immediately beforehand too. She kept looking in absolute wonder at everything that would come out, ask what it was, we would tell her to try some, and she would exclaim dish after dish "oh my god that's so good" like it was the food of gods. We tried the french fries for laughs and they were oddly really good too. Is there anything that isn't good here?

Anyways, sushi: the fish is great quality, extremely fresh, service is fast, and presentation is fantastic. I'm mostly a fan of the rice/fish ratio and rice seasoning. Appetizers and grilled/wok made food is also amazing. Unlike all the other local sushi places right now, there are a huge variety of specialty drinks available - alcoholic, but also smoothies, slushies, milk tea, green tea, and boba/coconut jelly toppings available. Highly recommend those; my sushi-going friend is loyal to the Taro milk tea, and I always do the strawberry or pineapple-mango slush. The dessert menu is also more expansive than other places around town: more flavours of ice cream, mango pudding, creme brulee, cream puffs, deep fried mars/oreo/other things. I would love it if they added strawberry jello!

Takeout is also good, I would recommend the bento boxes or sushi sets. In short: I rate 9/10, you literally can't go wrong here! To quote another birthday attendee upon being asked how our dinner was, "girl, you crush it every time and you know it."“

“We just ordered sushi for Skip the Dish delivery. And it was amazing! The rice is perfectly seasoned and everything was so fresh.“

“Excellent service and amazing food! If you like sushi, hibachi and Korean food, you must go to this place!!!“

“Great sushi!!! Will definitely go back!“

“You order on an iPad and the server tells you how to push the order through, so we didn't really see the server very much. The food was tasty and came out really fast. I would definitely go back here again! P.s. you also get a discount if you pay cash! So bring cash with you if you'd like to save almost 10%!“

“Ketal and Urvashi are the best in the business great customer service with the freshest most delicious Authentic teriyaki in the Tri city area I highly recommend a visit to this establishment and meet the two most beautiful people Ketal & Urvashi ? you will be love the food and the cleanliness of the restaurant ?“

“Pad Thai was amazing. General Tao chicken delish. We had crispy Avacado roll and it was so good! They even gave us some spring rolls. I would recommend this restaurant! and I don't do that often...“