Came here to try out their winterlicious menu on a weekday and here is my honest review!
I sat at the sushi counter so i saw a lot of torched sushi were “premade”. Not sure if thats normal, but i would say for the price im giving, i would like to pay for freshly made instead😅 (i know reso does get busy, but it wasnt that busy the night i went …)
Flavor wise, average. But i feel like coz service was meh, it was the whole experience meh…
Not sure if im coming back…
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Edie Yao
I’ve done 10+ winter/summerlicious over the years, and this was honestly my worst experience — not about food, but how we were treated.
We had a reservation and were there for about 1.5 hours. Staff came over multiple times asking if we were done, even when there was still food on our plates. In the end they brought the bill and told us other guests were waiting for the table.
We paid over $100 per person plus 18% tip. For this price and this type of restaurant in Toronto, sitting for around two hours with a reservation is completely normal. I was catching up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time, hoping for a relaxed dinner. Instead, it felt like we were on a countdown.
I understand Winterlicious is busy. But that shouldn’t make guests feel rushed the entire time. This is the first bad review I’ve ever written, and unfortunately I wouldn’t return or recommend it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Jessie Lu
Got the dinner omakase tasting (6 courses) - comes with a lobster miso soup, 12 pc sashimi platter, 3 pc aburi, 7 pc nigiri, 1 temaki and a dessert. My piece of the uni nigiri was super fishy (I do like uni) so I was really questioning its freshness.
We also added the 6 pc pressed scallops sushi to share and it was probably one of my favourites from the night
Overall, I think their rice ratio is a bit high compared to other places (for every piece I had)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Grace Yue
The OG for aburi sushi. The lunch tasting menu is good value for money
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jen
Ordered the dinner omakase. The food was decent but the quality of the fish is lower than what is expected for an omakase.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Angel
Food was good but nothing to write home about. I had the lunch menu. The sashimi was fresh and very aesthetic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dima
Awesome place and wonderful service from Sofia! Been here a couple times. Food was great quality, presented very well, and was delicious! Usually very nice but this time around the sushi (little rectangles) were falling apart. Not sure what happened but we ordered two sets of 4 rolls and all of them came apart when we tried picking them up.
Alana
The $125 dinner is worth it! We also had the wine and sake pairing, the staff were very knowledgeable about the sake and did a great job of explaining the reasons behind the pairing. Portions were also great.
Lois
As always a fantastic experience at JaBistro. Everything was amazing especially the service - and the food - and the ambience - and the menu. Can't say enough. Thank you
Alexander
The food was incredible and along with the presentation. The inviting ambience of the restaurant was warm and well refined. The service was a little slow to start, but eventually picked up and was paced well. Will definitely be back for more.
We were a large group on Christmas Eve. Food and service was more than we expected. Thank you!
Joseph
I went to JaBistro for the first time with a friend. The food was excellent. What disappointed us is the following: 1. The server spoke to quickly and not clearly when she explained about the food. I got the feeling that she had explained all of this before and was just rushing through it. 2. The music was way too loud. At times I had to make a deliberate effort to put it out of my mind in order to enjoy the conversation I was having with my friend. 3. The thing that bothered us the most was that our server rushed us out of the restaurant. We arrived at 1pm for lunch and by 3pm we were the last patrons. It was clear to us that they wanted us to leave. Our server confirmed this when she brought our bill to the table before we asked for it. It was rude and despite the amazing food, it left a bad taste in our mouth about the whole experience at JaBistro. We won't return.
Cess Yu
Did the $125 tasting menu. Food was good and the portion size is definitely enough to make you full. Service was phenomenal. The courses were paced well, they always took away our plates promptly and gave us our next course. The housemade soy sauces were really good too. Definitely recommend for a date night or special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
josh fogarasi
They have a Japanese sushi chef prepare it right in front of you. Very meticulous in preparing the food even considerate of guests preferences to ask them about Uni. Oishikatta!
Food 3.5/5
Service 2/5
Vibe 4/5
Came here to try out their winterlicious menu on a weekday and here is my honest review!
I sat at the sushi counter so i saw a lot of torched sushi were “premade”. Not sure if thats normal, but i would say for the price im giving, i would like to pay for freshly made instead😅 (i know reso does get busy, but it wasnt that busy the night i went …)
Flavor wise, average. But i feel like coz service was meh, it was the whole experience meh…
Not sure if im coming back…
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
I’ve done 10+ winter/summerlicious over the years, and this was honestly my worst experience — not about food, but how we were treated.
We had a reservation and were there for about 1.5 hours. Staff came over multiple times asking if we were done, even when there was still food on our plates. In the end they brought the bill and told us other guests were waiting for the table.
We paid over $100 per person plus 18% tip. For this price and this type of restaurant in Toronto, sitting for around two hours with a reservation is completely normal. I was catching up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time, hoping for a relaxed dinner. Instead, it felt like we were on a countdown.
I understand Winterlicious is busy. But that shouldn’t make guests feel rushed the entire time. This is the first bad review I’ve ever written, and unfortunately I wouldn’t return or recommend it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Got the dinner omakase tasting (6 courses) - comes with a lobster miso soup, 12 pc sashimi platter, 3 pc aburi, 7 pc nigiri, 1 temaki and a dessert. My piece of the uni nigiri was super fishy (I do like uni) so I was really questioning its freshness.
We also added the 6 pc pressed scallops sushi to share and it was probably one of my favourites from the night
Overall, I think their rice ratio is a bit high compared to other places (for every piece I had)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The OG for aburi sushi. The lunch tasting menu is good value for money
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered the dinner omakase. The food was decent but the quality of the fish is lower than what is expected for an omakase.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Food was good but nothing to write home about. I had the lunch menu. The sashimi was fresh and very aesthetic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Awesome place and wonderful service from Sofia! Been here a couple times. Food was great quality, presented very well, and was delicious! Usually very nice but this time around the sushi (little rectangles) were falling apart. Not sure what happened but we ordered two sets of 4 rolls and all of them came apart when we tried picking them up.
The $125 dinner is worth it! We also had the wine and sake pairing, the staff were very knowledgeable about the sake and did a great job of explaining the reasons behind the pairing. Portions were also great.
As always a fantastic experience at JaBistro. Everything was amazing especially the service - and the food - and the ambience - and the menu. Can't say enough. Thank you
The food was incredible and along with the presentation. The inviting ambience of the restaurant was warm and well refined. The service was a little slow to start, but eventually picked up and was paced well. Will definitely be back for more.
Restaurantji Recommends
The lunch tasting menu was so worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were a large group on Christmas Eve. Food and service was more than we expected. Thank you!
I went to JaBistro for the first time with a friend. The food was excellent. What disappointed us is the following: 1. The server spoke to quickly and not clearly when she explained about the food. I got the feeling that she had explained all of this before and was just rushing through it. 2. The music was way too loud. At times I had to make a deliberate effort to put it out of my mind in order to enjoy the conversation I was having with my friend. 3. The thing that bothered us the most was that our server rushed us out of the restaurant. We arrived at 1pm for lunch and by 3pm we were the last patrons. It was clear to us that they wanted us to leave. Our server confirmed this when she brought our bill to the table before we asked for it. It was rude and despite the amazing food, it left a bad taste in our mouth about the whole experience at JaBistro. We won't return.
Did the $125 tasting menu. Food was good and the portion size is definitely enough to make you full. Service was phenomenal. The courses were paced well, they always took away our plates promptly and gave us our next course. The housemade soy sauces were really good too. Definitely recommend for a date night or special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They have a Japanese sushi chef prepare it right in front of you.
Very meticulous in preparing the food even considerate of guests preferences to ask them about Uni. Oishikatta!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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