Best sushi restaurant, the food is always 10/10. Every time my friends visit we go there!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori Noble
Fresh, relaxed, and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
TaGoR 16
Great! All rolls were tasty and well portioned.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Ice & Fire Roll, Roll
Rick Alviano
One of the more authentic sushi place I have been to.If you are looking for good and tasty sushi and sashimi this is the place to be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Swartzentruber
If you’re looking for the best Japanese food in Waterloo, look no further. I’ve been going to Watami for a little over a year now, ever since my co-workers introduced me to it (and the pleasures of the wagyu beef). The service is impeccable and the food is excellent. It’s surprisingly affordable for the quality of food we get (especially if you stay away from the chalkboard and their “special items”).Parking: Park in either the paid garage next to Waterloo Square or one of the free lots that surround Uptown Waterloo. Very limited street parking in the vicinity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Una Don, Chicken Karaage or Nankotsu
lynn chehab
Great experience overall! Very great sushi
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Victor Aoqui
Best Japanese restaurant of Kitchener hands
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Lover Bento
Jennifer Daniells
Watami is amazing because of the quality and the atmosphere. I always enjoy my time there and appreciate the presentation of the food, along with how awesome the food tastes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ryan Luo
Probably the best sushi I’ve ever had (considering we’ve only been at all you can eat sushi buffets), service is very kind and friendly, atmosphere is 10/10. We even got a cute private nook that really added to our
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jade Roll, Ice & Fire Roll, Chef Choice Sashimi Platter
The food at this place was okay, nothing to rave about. The rice wasn’t too flavourful and the only thing that was pretty good was the Takoyaki. Other than that, I’ve had better Japanese food at other restaurants.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
areeba sadiq
definitely a treat for a special occasion but fish was fresh and variety was very nice. homemade iced tea and lemonade were delicious as well.
Tony Shiff
Great food. Terrific addition to Waterloo restaurant scene.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mokhash Singh Parmar
The vibes of this place are immaculate. They have great decor and ambiance, and the staff are really helpful and nice. The food was decent as well.
Anila Yadavalli
We came here after checking online beforehand and seeing that they had a couple of vegetarian sushi rolls. Unfortunately, 1 of the 2 rolls that’s fully vegetarian was seasonal so we couldn’t order it. The other one was only 4 pieces (for $12). They had a bunch of rolls marked “vegetarian option available,” but when we asked what that entailed, it just meant taking the meat/fish out without subbing anything in. They also don’t reduce the price when they remove the meat, so for example the “rice paper roll” was offered as an option. After taking the shrimp, scallop, and crab out, it’s literally just avocado and lettuce in rice paper for $18!The edamame is also really dry and bland compared to other edamame we’ve had. Since the vegetarian roll only had 4 pieces, we had to order 4 of them to have an enough for dinner.They also charge $8 for a pot of tea which is insane! Overall, our meal of edamame, tea, and 8 pieces of vegetarian sushi each ended up costing us $80! For such an expensive price ($3/piece of sushi) the sushi rolls were not even wrapped properly. They kept falling apart.Service also not great…We had to ask for chopsticks and water, and when our tea pot was empty we weren’t offered a refill.
Best sushi restaurant, the food is always 10/10. Every time my friends visit we go there!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fresh, relaxed, and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great! All rolls were tasty and well portioned.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Ice & Fire Roll, Roll
One of the more authentic sushi place I have been to.If you are looking for good and tasty sushi and sashimi this is the place to be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you’re looking for the best Japanese food in Waterloo, look no further. I’ve been going to Watami for a little over a year now, ever since my co-workers introduced me to it (and the pleasures of the wagyu beef). The service is impeccable and the food is excellent. It’s surprisingly affordable for the quality of food we get (especially if you stay away from the chalkboard and their “special items”).Parking: Park in either the paid garage next to Waterloo Square or one of the free lots that surround Uptown Waterloo. Very limited street parking in the vicinity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Una Don, Chicken Karaage or Nankotsu
Great experience overall! Very great sushi
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Best Japanese restaurant of Kitchener hands
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Lover Bento
Watami is amazing because of the quality and the atmosphere. I always enjoy my time there and appreciate the presentation of the food, along with how awesome the food tastes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Probably the best sushi I’ve ever had (considering we’ve only been at all you can eat sushi buffets), service is very kind and friendly, atmosphere is 10/10. We even got a cute private nook that really added to our
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jade Roll, Ice & Fire Roll, Chef Choice Sashimi Platter
Try their menu written on the chalkboard!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Nigiri Dinner Set
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The food at this place was okay, nothing to rave about. The rice wasn’t too flavourful and the only thing that was pretty good was the Takoyaki. Other than that, I’ve had better Japanese food at other restaurants.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
definitely a treat for a special occasion but fish was fresh and variety was very nice. homemade iced tea and lemonade were delicious as well.
Great food. Terrific addition to Waterloo restaurant scene.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The vibes of this place are immaculate. They have great decor and ambiance, and the staff are really helpful and nice. The food was decent as well.
We came here after checking online beforehand and seeing that they had a couple of vegetarian sushi rolls. Unfortunately, 1 of the 2 rolls that’s fully vegetarian was seasonal so we couldn’t order it. The other one was only 4 pieces (for $12). They had a bunch of rolls marked “vegetarian option available,” but when we asked what that entailed, it just meant taking the meat/fish out without subbing anything in. They also don’t reduce the price when they remove the meat, so for example the “rice paper roll” was offered as an option. After taking the shrimp, scallop, and crab out, it’s literally just avocado and lettuce in rice paper for $18!The edamame is also really dry and bland compared to other edamame we’ve had. Since the vegetarian roll only had 4 pieces, we had to order 4 of them to have an enough for dinner.They also charge $8 for a pot of tea which is insane! Overall, our meal of edamame, tea, and 8 pieces of vegetarian sushi each ended up costing us $80! For such an expensive price ($3/piece of sushi) the sushi rolls were not even wrapped properly. They kept falling apart.Service also not great…We had to ask for chopsticks and water, and when our tea pot was empty we weren’t offered a refill.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1