New Sushi Bar

simons104

Hey Guys i heard that there is a new sushi bar in town on Tullow Street...has anybody got the phone number by any chance? Has anybody been in yet..Reviews??

foggy_lad

What's sushi? Is it that raw fish stuff wrapped up in cabbage leaves?

ottostreet

I'm actually very excited by this, I love a bit of sushi and its too much effort to make, and Yo Sushi and Yamamori are too far away.

I'm visiting tomorrow!

SV

This place is gonna make me horribly poor.

I've been dying for a sushi place to come to Carlow!

Nead21

ottostreet wrote: »

I'm actually very excited by this, I love a bit of sushi and its too much effort to make, and Yo Sushi and Yamamori are too far away.

I'm visiting tomorrow!

Did you go? If so, what's it like?

jay gatsby

Fair play to whoever has opened this - I think it's great BUT
Is there really enough business in Carlow for a Sushi Bar?

The place looks great and I do hope it succeeds but it won't be easy for them imo.

Nead21

I had a quick look at their menu and they have all you can eat specials which would be a great way of trying things out.

If they do a good deal a lunchtime it's a great alternative for the usual soup & sambo offers everywhere else.

ottostreet

Nead21 wrote: »

Did you go? If so, what's it like?

It's Chinese people trying to do Japanese cuisine. I thought the food poor quality, and the waitresses were friendly but unknowledgable about the food they were serving. We had to wait about 15 minutes for them to calculate our bill, which they calculated wrong, I said its wron,g and then another five minutes to get it right.

Ask for a glass of water, you get half a glass of water. As for the sushi itself, they didn't have what I ordered, so i ordered an alternative, which I didn't like, so gave it to the girlfriend. I had a lot of California rolls, which were OK, but girlfriend reckons ingredients were Tesco bought.

On the plus side, their soy sauce was good and thick, not watery, and I'd give them the benfit of the doubt ONCE as I think they rushed into opening.

zeds alive

ottostreet wrote: »

It's Chinese people trying to do Japanese cuisine. I thought the food poor quality, and the waitresses were friendly but unknowledgable about the food they were serving. We had to wait about 15 minutes for them to calculate our bill, which they calculated wrong, I said its wron,g and then another five minutes to get it right.

Ask for a glass of water, you get half a glass of water. As for the sushi itself, they didn't have what I ordered, so i ordered an alternative, which I didn't like, so gave it to the girlfriend. I had a lot of California rolls, which were OK, but girlfriend reckons ingredients were Tesco bought.

On the plus side, their soy sauce was good and thick, not watery, and I'd give them the benfit of the doubt ONCE as I think they rushed into opening.

Agreed with the above , I have yet to find a decent sushi bar in Ireland.
The thick soy sauce is ketjap manis

SV

zeds alive wrote: »

Agreed with the above , I have yet to find a decent sushi bar in Ireland.
The thick soy sauce is ketjap manis

Yamamori Sushi in Dublin is amazing

simons104

So ive been to this place a few times now and i have to say it has been excellent. The staff are very friendly and the head chef formerly worked in Yamamori. The buffet during the day is an absolute bargain...9 euro for all you can eat!!! I dont know what its called exactly but if there 2 or more of you going get the chefs special Sushi platter,it is amazing.

nagero

Whereabouts on Tullow street is it?

Super-Rush

A name would help too.

Frynge

Raku Sushi bar i thinks

slimjimmc

nagero wrote: »

Whereabouts on Tullow street is it?

Where La Piccola Italia used to be, across from Shaw's and near Tully's Bar

pourquoi

With all due respect, I don't see it lasting more than a few months. Carlow isn't of the mind set to welcome something like this.

If it follows the same pattern as all the other restaurants that have been and gone, a select few will keep going, but most will realise that it's either overpriced, not to their taste or of poor quality.

That said I haven't been in the place and look forward to trying it.

Nead21

pourquoi wrote: »

With all due respect, I don't see it lasting more than a few months. Carlow isn't of the mind set to welcome something like this.

MASSIVE sweeping statement there tbh! :rolleyes:

Spacedog

bring back 'Sambadinos'!

bytheglass

simons104 wrote: »

if there 2 or more of you going get the chefs special Sushi platter,it is amazing.

Thanks for that recommendation, I went last night & ordered the platter & it was the best sushi I've ever had! I've eaten belt sushi in Dublin, Krakow, & Helsinki, but last night was brilliant, had a side of tempura squid & it was melt-in-the-mouth will be going back... SOON!

Forgot to mention... prices are brilliant, wine from €14 a bottle? I dont think I've ever seen wine priced so low in Ireland & a couple of us ordered 2 side dishes instead of going for a main (we wanted to try as much as possible rather than ordering a single dish), 2 sides were €4 each. Absolutely brilliant value for money & the fish was sooooo fresh

pourquoi

Nead21 wrote: »

MASSIVE sweeping statement there tbh! :rolleyes:

Completely. I wanted to see how people would respond.

I'll revise my statement: there are many who would not be open to such things.

I'll also say that it's not just in Carlow you find such people; they're everywhere.

mneylon

Sounds interesting. I'm not that into sushi, but if it's open at lunchtime then it will give a bit of variety for business lunches

Michael Weston

Spacedog wrote: »

bring back 'Sambadinos'!

It is back , its in the old Bosco's site on tullow street same owner but trading as sambadams .

Jacques Thelad

Does anyone know where I might find a phone number for them. Can't find anything for 'Sambadams' online. Conversely, does anyone know their opening hours? Thanks.

Jacques Thelad

Well, thanks to a wasted journey, I can now say that they don't open for lunch on a Sunday although there was a notice up to say they were opening at 4pm.

pourquoi

Jacques Thelad wrote: »

Well, thanks to a wasted journey, I can now say that they don't open for lunch on a Sunday although there was a notice up to say they were opening at 4pm.

Ah yes, the joys of rural Ireland...

SV

pourquoi wrote: »

Ah yes, the joys of rural Ireland...

ahahahahaha


Ya know little of Ireland if you Carlow town is rural.

pourquoi

I am aware that there are far more "rural" places than Carlow. I shan't name any for fear of offending anybody.

maxer68

ottostreet wrote: »

, but girlfriend reckons ingredients were Tesco bought.

Is she a specialist food critic or have specialist knowedge of sushi?

Considering using specialist catering suppliers is far far cheaper than tesco, why on earth would a restaurant do this?

ottostreet

maxer68 wrote: »

Is she a specialist food critic or have specialist knowedge of sushi?

Considering using specialist catering suppliers is far far cheaper than tesco, why on earth would a restaurant do this?

She's a sushi specialist, she's from Hong Kong and regularly makes her own

testicle

That told him.

maxer68

ottostreet wrote: »

She's a sushi specialist, she's from Hong Kong and regularly makes her own

Then no sushi restaurant in Ireland will come up to her expectations. Very unfair to compare a new restaurant giving more choice and more jobs to Carlow town to "tesco".

Generally the restaurant has received excellent comments from people. Unfortunately some will make disparaging comments nonetheless. - But that's Ireland for you! - Try something different and there's always someone waiting to knock you.

ottostreet

maxer68 wrote: »

Then no sushi restaurant in Ireland will come up to her expectations. Very unfair to compare a new restaurant giving more choice and more jobs to Carlow town to "tesco".

Generally the restaurant has received excellent comments from people. Unfortunately some will make disparaging comments nonetheless. - But that's Ireland for you! - Try something different and there's always someone waiting to knock you.

In fairness, I judged it on its own merits, rather than comparing to anywhere else. I was dissatisfied with the quality of the food we received, as well as the service. However, at the end of my comments, I also said that I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt once as I reckoned they had rushed into opening, as it was only their second day open when I visited.

Generally, the restaurant has received excellent comments, which means that they have likely ironed out the problems they had when I visited, and so I will visit again. I think it is a little unfair of you to say that I was disparaging, or that I was knocking something 'different', given that I at no stage said that people should avoid the place.

maxer68

ottostreet wrote: »

I think it is a little unfair of you to say that I was disparaging, or that I was knocking something 'different', given that I at no stage said that people should avoid the place.

and the comment to say that it was as if the food was bought in Tesco wasn't unfair to the restaurant? - That's where my gripe with your post lay.

People have opened another business in Carlow (damn its needs new bsuiness) and someone gives it a classic Irish put-down without a thought in the world.

ottostreet

maxer68 wrote: »

and the comment to say that it was as if the food was bought in Tesco wasn't unfair to the restaurant? - That's where my gripe with your post lay.

People have opened another business in Carlow (damn its needs new bsuiness) and someone gives it a classic Irish put-down without a thought in the world.

I'm not going to derail the thread by arguing with you, I went to the restaurant on its second day of business, and it was rubbish food, with rubbish service. There is no point to me pretending otherwise for the sake of it. I included positives in my review which included the part where I mentioned that I felt they had rushed into opening and I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt once. Reviews since have been positive, and I am not so stubborn as to think that a newly opened restaurant cannot sort out its own teething problems.

You cannot say that it is a 'classic irish put-down' when I have already said that I would go back, and at no stage have I said that I would avoid the place, or advised others to avoid. I am commenting on my sole experience of the place.

Michael Weston

ottostreet wrote: »

maxer68 wrote: »

Is she a specialist food critic or have specialist knowedge of sushi?

Considering using specialist catering suppliers is far far cheaper than tesco, why on earth would a restaurant do this?

She's a sushi specialist, she's from Hong Kong and regularly makes her own

Is she really though ? For real ?

SV

Michael Weston wrote: »

Is she really though ? For real ?

She actually is, yes.


and I hate ottostreet and love disagreeing with him.

Michael Weston

SV wrote: »

Michael Weston wrote: »

Is she really though ? For real ?

She actually is, yes.


and I hate ottostreet and love disagreeing with him.

Well that's all good then

foxinsox

I went in the other day for a look around.

Had planned on getting sushi, and kept forgetting to go every lunchtime.

Anyway, great deal for takeaway lunch, they give you a box (like the one your takeaway is delivered in) and you fill it for €3.50 takeaway..

Yum yum yum ... a lot of food can fit in that little plastic box..

choices were:

curry - sweet and sour chicken - rice - noodles - beef - chicken satay - tofu - more beef stuff - other stuff I can't remember..

It was all lovely and great price. The owner chatted away to me and was very helpful even offering to deliver lunch..

Next time I'll try sushi..

Sure beats a sandwich for a change!

personaltrainer

went here last night lovely place staff are really nice my main course was lovely but i can safely say i do not like sushi.....cooked fish for me please :rolleyes:

simons104

This place is fantastic and its great to see that business has picked up for them aswell. The
Buffet Lunch is a steal!!

Jacques Thelad

I went for lunch and it was wonderful. For anyone wary of Japanese food, the lunch buffet was composed almost entirely of Chinese dishes: sweet & sour pork; chicken curry; chicken wings; ribs; noodles; rice; chips; sushi balls; melon and others which I ate but can't remember. The owner is very friendly - Chinese, but he also speaks Japanese and English (naturally) and you can indeed eat as much as you want for €8.99.

I think the first poster here talked about raw fish and cabbage leaves. It's nothing like that. I was also intrigued by an American woman who came in for lunch and conversed with the owner in Chinese. You don't see that every day in Carlow!

flossie

I ate there a couple of weeks after it had opened. Myself and the other diner had a large selection form the menu and found it all to be very good and fresh. STaff were very friendly. I was asking them about the restaurant etc. and mentioned some of the sushi i loved (salmon skin rolls) weren't present on the menu. Staff mentioned that they wanted to keep sushi choices fairly straightforward for time being in order to get people in the area used to the idea, but if there was somethign specific that wasn't on the menu i could always order it and they would do it up for me (where possible).

Hopefully it works out for them - love love love sushi!

Spacedog

Michael Weston wrote: »

It is back , its in the old Bosco's site on tullow street same owner but trading as sambadams .

This is the best day of my life!

bennygood

Is the sushi bar on yelp.com or foursquare?

SV

Went to it there today and got some for the first time in Carlow..

Have to say, it was easily as nice as Yamamori or Yo!Sushi in Dublin.
Good value too!

Will definitely be a regular fixture

The Crab

I ate Japanese food once before, at Yamamori in Dublin, and it wasn't the best. However, I don't believe trying a different cuisine once amounts to a thorough examination so I will give this place a go. The lunch deal does sound good, and if the food is good quality then I'm prepared to stick it out until I get a taste for it.

As another user suggested, the range of quality restaurants in Carlow is ridiculously low, whereas the place is overwhelmed with chippers. Not suggesting for a minute that everyone in Carlow is the same, but an awful lot of people here are frightened of anything that isn't fried with ketchup on the side, and its not a coincidence that good restaurants fare better in Kilkenny.

The Crab

Tried the buffet. Its ok but not brilliant, for the same price you can have a far better meal at Ho Ting. The buffet seemed to be Chinese rather than Japanese.

simons104

So you're giving the place a thumbs down based on the buffet? Order some proper food and then give your verdict, you cant seriously expect a buffet to be absolutely amazing

The Crab

simons104 wrote: »

So you're giving the place a thumbs down based on the buffet? Order some proper food and then give your verdict, you cant seriously expect a buffet to be absolutely amazing

The buffet at the Jasmine is AMAZING for a buffet. And the set menu for €10 is AMAZING for a set menu. Seems fair enough to judge a BUFFET against other similar things...

personaltrainer

closed down and all boarded up....didnt last long..

tonyheaney

personaltrainer wrote: »

closed down and all boarded up....didnt last long..

why is the whole building boarded up?