Kisara SUSHI - Guelph

Mediocre. Just in case this was an off day for Kisara (though other reviews tell me it wasn't), I've given this restaurant three instead of two. The decor is Japanese-y. Not bad. Not a huge menu selection, but ok. The food? Disappointing - poor quality. Way too much rice and way too little of what prompts one to go for Japanese food in the first place. Opted for the lunchtime “all you can eat”. What the dishes lacked in substance, they made up for in massive quantities of rice, even (especially?) the hand rolls. But how much rice can one person eat or want to eat? Contrary to the dishes pictured at the restaurant’s entrance and on their walls in what I surmise must be stock photos from the Internet, the servings of any and all of the seafood in the hand rolls, rolls, etc. was, to be polite, miserly. Unattractive, too. I had to deconstruct my scallop roll to find any hint of scallop. I’d almost resigned myself to there not being any at all, when I finally discovered a tiny piece - considerably smaller than the nail on my baby finger. The flavor was pretty well uniformly the same in each dish - okay, not unpalatable. However, the seafood soup was insipid, its vegetables overcooked and the seafood scant and poorly cooked and/or of inferior quality. In search of an adequate amount of protein, although I’d already eaten a substantial amount of rice (and not out of choice), I finally requested a serving of teriyaki salmon. Apart from the crunch roll, which did feature a good combo of textures and a bit of spice, the teriyaki was the best thing on the menu. Too bad because it was not the substantial portion that I was anticipating; it was a one inch or less cube of salmon! No mention of that on the menu. Had I known, I’d’ve ordered several. But I was so full of rice, I guess it didn’t matter. As for whatever seafood was to be found in any of the dishes, it was less than optimal. I have enjoyed Japanese food in many different restaurants, both in Ontario and in locations around the world. This restaurant does not stand up to any of them. We actually came here on the recommendation of a local young woman. (What was she thinking!) Service? Pleasant enough wait person, but not very professional. We were never asked if we wanted drinks of any sort, though water was served. Washroom is dark. Clean enough, but could do with some updating. (Not sure why, but the front door of the restaurant is unusually heavy.) If this is "the best" sushi in the area, as I read somewhere on the 'Net, well, some people just don't get out much. Don't bother.

Don't go here. Paid $100 with tip for 3 adult all you can eat sushi meals. Sushi is all previously frozen, I suspect ours more than once by the the consistency. Tuna is not tuna and in fact it was old and inedible. Just really subpar in quality and variety. The only reason they could possibly get away with with this is the university crowd does not know any better.

I have been to this restaurant a few times and everything used to be acceptably fine until my most recent visit. They now serve the most expensive all-you-can-eat lunch in Guelph, the menu has shrunk leaving you with very limited options, and the quality of food has also deteriorated: soy sauce was watery and salty, tempura batter was extremely salty, half of the hot dishes was served cold, and the list goes on. I vomited immediately after the meal, which marked my last visit to Kisara Sushi.

Absolutely terrible. The food ingredients were sub par, service was terrible, they were slow and never offered drinks. Water was only offered sparingly. Most of what we ordered didn't show up until we asked for it two or three times. When I called they told me the tempura was vegan however they do not have a meat free fryer so it is not. We were there for a birthday and they didn't refrigerate the cakes so one of them melted. Just really bad. I rarely don't tip but this was one of those cases. I simply couldn't imagine paying a penny more for this experience.All you can eat sushi is very common these days, don't waste your time and money.

Went to try our first all you can eat sushi place and this was not disappointing. Lots to choose from and as it is all you can eat, we didn't leave hungry. You get 30 pcs about $25. The portions were really good and all tasted great. The only problem was I wanted to try somethings new but my waiter didn't know what they were. We just pointed and tried it out. Great first experience.