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Robson Sushi is a Japanese restaurant featuring an all you can eat menu. Free delivery after 5pm within the West End.
It had been a long time since I dined at Robson Sushi (about 7 to 8 years or so). I was downtown and decided to re-try it.
I was there during the dinner hour on a weekend - so the price jumps to $16.95. I had a small beer with my meal.
The food was poor quality for the price charged. The rolls were poorly made, stone cold and with dense, not-very-flavourful rice. They were also cut so thin as to be difficult to pick up. They appeared to be left overs from the lunch service. The sushi/sashimi was a little better - but not very good quality as the fish had only okay texture.
The chicken karrage was passable. The spinach in the spinach salad had poor texture and the sauce was almost tasteless. The terriyaki beef was so-so only. I was really looking forward to the bbq beef ribs - but they never came, which brings me to the service...
The service was okay at first, but like another reviewer mentioned - aside from the waitress, I was served by mutes. I was sometimes brought the wrong food - and had to alert them before turning away after it was plunked on my table. Some of the items I ordered simply never arrived - including the bc roll (which was fine as their rolls were bad anyway...). What really irked me was that I ordered the bbq ribs right from the onset because I remember really enjoying these. I waited. I waited. I inquired about the ribs. The waitress said, "Oh, we cook those all at once. They are really popular. It's coming still." I waited some more. I waited some more. When the waitress asked if I wanted another beer (after sitting there for some time with no other food in front of me or coming from the kitchen), I advised her that I didn't buy her explanation regarding the ribs (which never did appear). She seemed confused and said she'd check. After waiting some more, I just went to the counter and paid the bill (which was approximately $24 including tax). This is one of the few times I did not leave a tip (where I usually tip 20% when I dine out). I felt ripped off. I was charged extra for the dinner hour and extra for the weekend. I was given poor value as I was simply served left-over lunch items.
I will never return.
Price wise this place is the opposite of Tojo's. As for the food everything , with the exception of the deep fried chicken wings gets a sold "mediocre". The sushi has a somewhat of a "been lying' around for a bit out back" sort of taste. The fish is most definitely not of the highest quality.
Came here yesterday at around 2pm, their AYCE lunch goes until 4:30pm. Food came fast after ordering and to say the least , everything was just passable. No ooh's or ahhh's. I did find the chicken wings very tasty. They come two wings at a time and actually ordered more. The spicy tuna cone was also not bad at all and had seconds on that as well.
The place looks worn and a little on the dirty side. Bathrooms need a make-over badly, at least the men's.
I must give credit to at least one of the servers. This girl was very friendly and somewhat chatty. The two male servers, one I believe is also the manager of the place, are mutes. Not a peep. Food did come fast when ordered so I give them marks for that and they did seem to appreciate the business with a nice "thank you" as we left.
All in all, it was sort of what I expected for AYCE at ten bucks. Simply an outstanding value, not really sure how you do it in this day and age even with this quality of food and it looks as if prices haven't changed in years. That being said my partner and I won't be rushing back down to Robson Sushi anytime soon.
It was a truly "mediocre" experience in almost every way, don't expect anything more. A great place to fill up your tummy after you cash in your pop cans.
My friends and I were wandering Robson Street, walking aimlessly until we found this place with our empty stomachs dying for sushi. I would say it was an Ok place. The sushi was excellent here. I loved the Dynamite rolls, they were fresh and greasy. I liked the greasy style, oily part of most of their rolls. Food was pretty moderate here. But I should say, that the servers/waiters were horrible. It seemed like they wanted to kill time to be paid. They never greeted us, but the lady there only escorted us to our table and left carelessly. And when it was our time to order they just come to do what is necessary then leave right away. I didn't see the point since it wasn't busy when we were here at all. The staff here didn't seem human, they were more like machines, they dont make eye contact and try to speak as least as possible. Effortless service.
I say the food is ok and good. But they should hire new waiters/waitresses that actually talk. This place is all about filling your stomachs up but not to lighten your day.
I wish I had read the reviews, before walking in, I would have gone to another place that could serve decent sushi.
I found the servers were attentive, they took my order quickly, my food arrived and came around to fill my tea frequently.
As for the sushi, the cucumber roll was tasty, but fell apart easily and talk about tiny pieces. The salmon & tuna nigiri had a dry taste, along with being smaller than usual sushi places. I didn't like the futomaki, skimp ingredients, thin slices and didn't taste that great. The dynamite roll was tasty, but tiny pieces and found the chicken wings on the dry side.
I found it wasn't that busy for a Friday around 1pm, for their lunch special $9.99 plus the cost of my cocoa cola, my bill came to $12.00.
I didn't like the skimpy, tiny sushi, and with so many other places to eat, as Tanpopo on Denman and I love Sushi in North Van, I doubt I will return for another visit.
Everyone reviews on here is right...I hope my next spot, I will read the reviews.
Lined with students who are willing to pass on quality to save a few dollars, Robson Sushi's cheap eats appeals to anyone likes fresh sushi and Japanese food, doesnt want to pay a lot and loves the company of young ladies. As diners are seated they are served a warm bowl of miso soup which is the appropriate starter for one of the best Japanese meals we have ever had. The tempura is cooked and warm, the sushi and hand rolls are wrapped in nice, chewy nori, the salmon teriyaki and all of the seafood are of freshness to the point where we are almost spoilt, and the salad, well it can be best described as asian lettuce served inside a big bowl of dressing. The bright points are a pleasant and swanky ladies and good kimono clad service. I take girls here and impress them without paying much.
My friends and I walked in because the restaurant looked pretty decent from the outside. Once we got in we had to wait for someone to seat us, by the time an employee did speak to us, we weren't greeted at all and weren't given any instruction or proper menu.
We waited a long time to order and when we did, we had one out of the three Bento boxes we ordered, come to the table right away as if it were pre-made along with our Miso soups. During the wait for the rest of our food, a bug crawled across our table (absolutely disgusting!) The food was bearable, the tea was old and disgusting, the water tasted gross.
We could not wait to leave so we went up to ask for the bill and the waitress rudely demanded tip, even though she did not provide any service whatsoever. She was horribly rude, blunt, and she barely spoke 2 words to us, she did not deserve any tip.
This is the worst restaurant I've ever been to, it is not worth your money or your time. Please avoid this place at any costs.
It takes forever to flag down a waiter. It's like they don't have eyes or something.
The waiters and waitresses weren't friendly at all and don't bother with any service unless you specifically ask them for it.
Worst of all, the waitress at the front had the guts to add 20% tip onto my bill WITHOUT ASKING me! When confronted and told that she shouldn't do that, she IGNORED ME and then WALKED AWAY!
DON'T GO THERE! That was one of my WORST sushi experiences EVER!
They are kind if you are kind with em, like everywhere.Ok sometimes they don't add everything you ask for yet it is quite a nice place to go because the food is fresh and fine. Never had any problems with it, gets on your table easily and fast.
I have been eating at Robson sushi for over five years now, and I have to say, I am not sure why this place gets such bad reviews. I have eaten at many, many sushi restaurants that are disappointing, and I don't consider Robson sushi to be among those. The prices here for all you can eat are really good, and I've always like the food I've ordered here. The service can be a little slow when they are busy, which is normal. I think Robson sushi has outstanding food if you consider how much other all you can eat places charge.
Ended up here as there were not too many choices on NYday. The dinner AYCE is about $15, a bit lower than other AYCE but not worth it. First the sushi rice did taste right, a bit too hard. The rolls were premade and this showed up in the soft dynamite rolls. The sashimi cuts were small and tasted average. The cooked items: oyster motoyaki was tough, deep fried items were greasy, the ramen looked disgusting (small bowl of brown noodles and grey soup).
Service was quick and we got everything ordered. The place was just OK but the washrooms were bad. I would avoid this place.
One more thing, their tea tasted like DIRTY FOOT WATER. Not like I know how it tasted like but it was NASTY!! I wasn't sure if it was green tea or some dirty floor cleaners leftover or what. I'm starting to not make any sense. My stomach is still very upset about this.
$9.99 for AYCE? I couldn't believe my eyes. Into RS I ran with Mrs. C right behind me. A word of caution: that price is only during lunch and at night after 9:30.
We were seated in a tiny booth and our server ambled over. Sadly, he could not understand English or Cantonese. Or so it seemed. We pointed and grunted at him, and he indicated his understanding. Food arrived shortly thereafter.
I know it is AYCE, but the tiny portions are a bit frustrating. That said, the sushi is good if not outstanding, and they do have sashimi (but you only get 2 micro-portions). The service is not great, but this isn't Tojo's, is it?
I wouldn't say it was super hygenic either, but it wasn't too scary, and after all, the main attraction is price and unrestrained eating.
This place will not rock your world but if you can put up with the obvious shortcomings, you can get full here.
Try it if you are short on cash...
Went to Robson Sushi a couple of days ago for lunch and I can relate to other reviewers; terrible service, my server was talking to another server while writiing down my order, no wonder she missed a couple of items. Food was OK and that's about it. Its a shame because there are about 6 new Korean and Japanese restaurants nearby and sooner or later this one will close and the owner will regret hiring anyone who walks through the door and thinking just because he's on Robson St he'll survive.
After a long walk enjoying the sunshine yesterday, girlfriend K and I came here for late night sushi - they had AYCE for $10.95 after 9:30pm. We weren't all that hungry and didn't even order that much, but for the same price as we would have paid elsewhere, at least there was variety. So where should I start?
Ambiance - the dining room wasn't bad at all, nice set-up. But I was actually scared eating here. I went to the washroom and expected to see rodents because it was soooo dirty. There was hair on the seats, lady products in an open g-can, it was just scary dirty. When I returned to my seat, a napkin was on top of the eating plate. I literally had to peel the napkin off as it was stuck to the plate by remnants of previously un-washed off food. Needless to say, I didn't eat off that. My tea cup had a stain on it, like they hadn't wash it ever, just rinsed. How can tea leave a brown stain??
The service was neither good nor bad. One thing I had to mention was that I went to the washroom right after being seated and when I came back, the server was standing at the table and said, "ready to order?". I didn't even get a chance to look at the menu!
Majority of the food was really salty. The one good thing I really appreciated was that the portions were small, so if you didn't like what you are eating, you didn't feel bad wasting a big portion. The food I guess wasn't terrible, but it wasn't really good either. Everything came to the table instantly, which means everything was premade. I was a little surprised to see veggie samosas on the menu. The "dirtyness" of the place kept lingering throughout dinner, so I didn't feel like eating much.
My friends and I go here few times a month. And from personal experience I love this place! People are so harsh and I do not understand why? The food is pretty good for all you can eat, and yes it is small portions but its called ordering a few orders of what you specifically want in one round. The food comes pretty fast and it tastes very fresh to me. It may not be the most amazing sushi, but it's pretty good for the pricing. Late night is 13 dollars and I love how cheap it is. Great idea when you are super hungry but don't want to spend too much money. The service is pretty good when it comes to bringing the food and such but, they are very rude when it comes to tipping. I once gave them only 14 because I had to keep money for bus and the girl yelled at me, I was appalled and told her she is very rude and she does not know what my circumstances were. The manger is a big wuss and is too scared to kick out rude people from his restaurant cause he cares more about his money and restaurant than his customers that are being harassed. My friend got threatened by a drunk late 20's man because she told him to respect others in the restaurant, stop cussing and keep his voice down. Manager asked "what am I supposed to do?" It angered us to a point we just wanted to leave immediately.
Overall yummy food and cheap pricing but they need better staff and definitely a better manager.
The all you can eat is pretty decent. I love this restaurant because it's open late. Whenever I'm looking for a place to eat at night there aren't many options for Japanese food. For all you can eat it's pretty much the cheapest place in Vancouver. The food is decent for the price. In addition to that, the service is pretty good. They get our orders done quickly and precise. Overall I recommend this place if you're looking to spend minimal for an all you can eat restaurant.
A friend and I were looking to get some AYCE sushi and she suggested this place. She said she had gone before and remember it being okay.
As soon as we saw how empty it was, we should have taken that as a red flag and got out of there. The service was okay, the waitresses were nice but it took a while to flag anyone down to get the bill. Not really what you'd expect considering there weren't many tables that night.
The ambiance was okay, a lot of room to spread out. The restaurant looked clean. That wasn't really my main focus though...
What baffled me was the quality of the food. It was pretty weak. My chicken udon had one small piece of chicken, a few noodles, and the broth just tasted like water. The slices of sashimi were no bigger than the size of a stamp... AND they limited your consumption of it. The selection was okay, but overall the quality was poor. Even though it was pretty cheap for dinner... we only decided to order one round. Yup, that bad.
Unless I hear about any changes they're making... I will stay far away. I suggest you do too!
I went in to this place with someone who had never had sushi before and this was for sure a bad choice. I mean all you can eat sushi is never great but this was flat out not that great. it wasn't terrible tasting but it was average at best. The resteraunt on the inside looked fine though but it was empty and I soon found out why. The server took forever to take our order and we kept on ordering the same thing and it never came. Spring rolls took 15 minutes to arrive. I am not even exaggerating. We spent a total of 30 minutes there and most of it was waiting. But, the worst was when I went to pay. I usually tip but with bad service I rarely do. All you can eat and bad service = no tip from me. But, when I went to pay with debit. She refused to give me my card back until I gave her money for a tip. I finally agreed to just pay her so I could get my card back and leave. but, they were so rude that I will avoid the place and tell everyone I know to avoid it as well.
I used to go once a week or maybe twice, basically because the food is ok and the price is good at lunch, but the servers are terrible, there is only one server that is friendly the other ones are very rude, because of the price of the "all you can eat" I thought you just cant expect more (even when i tip 5 dollars for a 10 dollar bill....)
Last time I went I orderd something and never came, i tried to call the server but he avoided me, after 25 minutes the lady at the cashier aproaches me and ask me if everything is ok, I told her what happened and she called the server who said he must have lost the order, but he said Im supossed to let them know if something is wrong... I asked for the bill and said I im not coming back, i was expecting an apology but they only laughed at me....
$9.99 lunch on weekdays; $10.99 weekends. Would choose to go somewhere else for dinner, but for lunch I think they have a great selection. Excellent avocado rolls and Alaska rolls. The seafood motoyaki is quite greasy- wouldn't recommend. I think for the selection & price, it is hard to beat (at lunch). Sometimes the service is very poor, but the last few times it has been pretty good.
| 1. | Base (7 m) | |
| 2. | Nor Boo Korean Restaurant (41 m) |  |
| 3. | Chung Dam Ann (43 m) | |
| 4. | Chicco Japanese Dessert Cafe (48 m) | |
| 5. | Kin Resto Bar (59 m) |  |
| 6. | Cinch Cafe (60 m) |  |
| 7. | Blenz Coffee (60 m) | |
| 8. | Sura Korean Cuisine (62 m) | |
| 9. | Hanafubuki Sushi (63 m) | |
| 10. | Babylon Cafe (63 m) | |
