Katsuya Baha Mar — Restaurant in New Providence

Ate here with family on a comped dinner. I wasn’t the one ordering so this isn't an inclusive list but here’s what I remembered was ordered the night that we were here and my impressions of them:

5/5 - Yellow tail sashimi with jalapeño (even my sushi hating bf loved it). Full of flavor. Loved it. Would definitely order again

5/5 - salmon tacos. Delicious. Fish was plentiful and tasty, melted in your mouth. The taco shell was crunchy. Served as 4 mini tacos for your table

5/5 - sweet corn. Came with seasoned roasted short sticks of corn stuck onto a kabob stick.

5/5 - shrimp tempura. Crispy, buttery, light, flavorful. Wonderful.

5/5 - spicy edamame. Full of flavor!! Loved them. We ordered another round of them. Myself and the rest of the table kept on taking more and more to snack on

5/5 - O toro fatty tuna nigiri. Melts in your mouth. High quality. No flavor, just fish and rice

2/5 - sake Salomon nigiri. The fish itself was plain and needed some type of dipping sauce. Gave me food poisoning later that night.

4/5 - Miami beach sushi roll-tastes like a California roll. Tasty, not my personal favorite though.

3/5 - Yaki Udon w beef. Noodles were soft and flavorful. Beef was tender, cut in squares, and juicy. People on my table were saying it tasted better than the fried rice but I digress. The sauce tasted like soy sauce.

3/5 - Wagyu Beef Fried Rice-the person who ordered said there’s more rice than beef and didn’t think it tasted that good. It also tasted like it was made out of soy sauce

4/5 - Chilean SeaBass- didn’t wow me but I love fish. Very very thick and meaty cut, juice complimented the fish ———————- 5/5 - mochi doki in chocolate-2 Mochi icecream in chocolate cut in half to make 4 pieces. Tasted like high quality Mochi ice cream with very rich chocolate. Slightly melted to make it easy to eat right away. Presented nicely

5/5 - matcha lava cake- warm and delicious cake to match with a cool matcha icecream scoop surrounded by white chocolate crumbs. Delicious

4/5 - l’ici strawberry “akari”. Not my favorite. Definitely unique. My boyfriend really really enjoyed it and compared it to a creation made on ‘Drink Masters’ so take my rating with a grain of salt.

4/5 - yuzu cheesecake. Very cheesy in a good way. The Yuzu citrus comes out subtly but noticeably. ————————— All of the following drinks are made strong

4/5 - watermelon cucumber mojito. Didn’t taste the watermelon but did of the mojito and cucumber.

5/5 - spicy Japanese margarita. Tasty. The spiciness mutes some of the alcohol flavor and makes it easier to drink. Mind you, it still tastes like alcohol but the personality of the drink was there. 2 others agree that it tasted good

3/5 - Asian pear martini. Very strong like how martinis are. Came with 3 lychees from a can. Contains grey goose poire and lychee juice but it tasted like a lychee drink instead of a pear drink. Tastes good if you’re into martinis but not a personal favorite

The staff members were great hosts and very professional. We were sat outside in the patio to accommodate our 6 adults and 1 baby party. There was what looked like a bachelor party nearby us getting rowdy any mooning the other bachelor party behind...

Excellent quality sushi! 🍣 Fish was fresh, well chilled & rice was sweet & cooked perfectly. Ginger is the white variety, not the pink, dyed one. Wasabi is the real grated horseradish, not the fake green paste. Soy sauce provided on the table was the low sodium variety.

For reference, I have visited Japan numerous times & this is very close in terms of fish quality!

Lobster & shrimp dumplings 🥟 were soft, tender & juicy (save that chili soy sauce to dip sushi in later!)

Highly recommended rolls are the:

Katsuya Special: Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Scallop, Crab in a Cucumber Wrap

Salmon Lemon: Tempura Salmon, Salmon Sashimi, Yuzu Aioli, Lemon Slice

Surf & Turf Roll: King Crab, Avocado, Torched Japanese A5 Wagyu, Black Garlic, Ponzu Aioli, Taberu Rayu

Sashimi/Sushi: Saba (Mackerel), Local Conch, Lionfish, Ikura (Salmon Roe)

Their matcha ice cream was actual matcha, not vanilla w/ green tea flavor! Delicious!

Ambiance could be improved in regards to tables & music... (think of Tao & Fushimi NYC - nightclub vibes here). I would much rather have liked to enjoy my meal listening to more traditional, Asian style music.

Table to seating ratio was strange... The couches are square & low, the tables are round, too high & far away - they don't line up.

Service felt rushed at times w/ servers clearing plates while you were still eating.

The hostesses should get their own separate review, because it would be a 0! On both nights the hostesses were rude, nasty, abrupt & unwelcoming. Not a great way to start your dinner. They are the first face who greet you & set the tone for the rest of the meal. We arrived at 6 p.m. (when they open) w/ a reservation. Walk-ins were seated before reservations (even after check-in), they called 3 different parties who were no-shows - twice 😳, while a few different groups of us just stood on the side & looked at each other 🤨 Please...

Alright, let me spin this dumpster fire of a resort restaurant experience into something that’ll at least make you chuckle through the pain. Picture this: you roll up to this so-called “fine dining” joint at the resort, clutching your 7:00 PM reservation like it’s a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s factory. The hostess glances at you at 7:02 PM, smirks like she’s auditioning for a villain role, and says, “We’ll get to you.” Fast forward to 8:10 PM—your stomach’s growling louder than a lawnmower, and you’re finally seated at a table that wobbles like it’s doing the cha-cha. The ambiance? Think hospital waiting room, but with worse lighting and a faint whiff of regret. You order sushi, hoping for a taste of the ocean. What you get is a sad roll with a bonus: a single, suspiciously long hair woven into it like it’s trying to audition for Rapunzel. You send it back, and the waiter gives you a look like you just insulted his grandma. The replacement roll arrives, and surprise! They still charge you for both the hairy disaster and the remake. Apparently, hair is a premium topping here. Then there’s the $45 rice. Yes, rice. For that price, you’re expecting grains hand-harvested by Himalayan monks under a full moon. Instead, you get a pile so salty it could preserve a mummy. One bite, and your mouth feels like it’s been dunked in the Dead Sea. You send it back, and the chef probably just shrugged and tossed in another fistful of salt for the next guy. This place isn’t a restaurant; it’s a culinary crime scene. Save your money and eat the complimentary mints at the front desk—they’re the only thing here that won’t leave you...