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.