Bamboo Sushi - Guelph

My wife took me to Sushi Masayuki for lunch for my 46th birthday. We 've been here numerous times for dinner since they opened, but this was the first time for lunch. For some additional context, my wife is Japanese, and having been to Japan numerous times over the years, it 's hard not to compare the quality of fresh fish to what we have available here. This is one of the reasons why we 've kept coming back to this restaurant, because it 's on par with what you would get at an excellent sushi restaurant in Japan. For our meal, we both ordered the Masayuki Tasting Sushi Lunch. The meal started off with 3 types of tempura (shrimp, okura and pumpkin), along with an egg with eel in the middle called umaki . There was also braised eggplant in a dashi broth. Each of these dishes were exceptional quality. I especially love the braised eggplant since we 've had this as an appetizer on previous visits. The second dish we had was octopus with yuzu kosho , which is a paste made from chili peppers, yuzu peel and salt. We were also served sashimi pieces which included greater amberjack and tuna. The sashimi essentially melts in your mouth and you can taste the quality of fish since the flavours are prominent. In addition to the fish, the dish was presented with shiso (perilla leaf), wakame, radish, shaved daikon, and shaved Indian carrot as part of the presentation. The third dish was a set of nigiri, which was served one at a time as you eat them. This dish contained sea bass, salmon, tuna, scallop, Japanese Spanish mackerel, and amberjack. As was with the sashimi, you can tell the fish is high quality since each piece is buttery and melts in your mouth. This was also the first time I 've had Japanese Spanish mackerel, and it was absolutely delicious. The dish was also served with a side of miso soup which has a very nice flavour while not being overly strong. The fourth dish in the set were rolls which consisted of tuna with pickled radish. My wife explained that tuna and pickled radish (torotaku) are put together in a way to melt the fish in your mouth, plus provide the crunch with the radish. When we were speaking with Chef Masayuki, he mentioned that umaki and torotaku were unique to this particular lunch set, and not something you 'd see on a regular menu. Finally, for dessert, we were served green tea ice cream with a sesame senbei on top, along with green tea cheese cake. Both the ice cream and cheese cake were amazing. Neither of them had a lingering aftertaste like you 'd get with a cheaper quality of green tea. This is something I 'm extremely picky about, and was extremely satisfied with. When speaking with our waitress, she mentioned that both the sesame senbei and green tea cheese cake are made in house which you can absolutely tell due to the quality and overall flavour. As with previous visits, we walked away quite full and extremely satisfied with our meal.

Amazing food, authentic ambience, highly recommend. Came here for dinner with family. It was a Wednesday at 8:30 and they still sat us. There was no one in the restaurant so we had it all to ourselves. Sushi was incredibly fresh with warm sushi rice and crisp seaweed. All the food was perfectly cooked to order. I would go into each dish but honesty the food all speaks for itself. One thing I will say is from what I could see the menu is all seasonal and changes frequently. Another note is the sushi is by the piece so you could have some sticker shock. Keep that in mind when you order anything. I do highly recommend the miso cod, spider roll, any of the sushi, and the green dragon roll. Location is in a strip mall, ample parking. The place is great for a date, great for a casual meal, and especially great if you like fantastic food!

This place is so good! This is an authentic Japanese restaurant with real, top tier Japanese sushi chefs so expect to pay a bit extra for the quality. I haven't tried everything on their menu but the few things I did try were amazing. They serve some authentic Japanese dishes and of course the sushi here is exquisite and very fresh. If you're craving Dynamite or Spider rolls go elsewhere. Though they do serve sushi rolls here you are better off trying their other menu choices. My latest visit was during the Covid pandemic so I had to order take out. I arrived and was greeted immediately. The waitress took my order, and after I paid she told me I can wait in my vehicle and she would bring it out to me. Maybe 5 mins later she very warmly gave me my food and thanked me. Food was still amazing and delicious when I got home.

Best sushi in area Always fresh Great customer service Very personable Wonderful place Must try

Food was tasty, pricey, portions very small and ambience was upscale. Service was good. The menu was very limited. In general over priced for what you get. Perhaps a date place to make a first good impression. But for someone that has dined at sushi venues, including nobu in Tokyo, not worth it.