Masaki Sushi

We read so many positive reviews and were so looking forward to something special. Unfortunately, we were disappointed with our experience.

First off, the atmosphere wasn't very appealing as the restaurant is located in the basement of the Moffat Inn. The walls were pretty bare - had some Japanese artwork but blended into the walls. The lighting was standard ... just didn't have the warmth. After being seated, we waited 10 minutes til a waitress came over to greet us and offer water.

We didn't order sushi but the bistro dinners (maybe a mistake on our part). The meals were not spectacular. My wife ordered the Spicy Sashimi Salad appetizer & Gindara dinner. The presentation of the salad was very disappointing with fake crab pieces at the side. My wife can usually handle spicy food but this dish was simply too spicy. Her main course had 2 small pieces of cod and large amount of tempura. I ordered the Yaki Niku Don ... there was a good amount of beef but it was quite salty. I also tried one of their sake flights where you get to sample 3 different versions of sake. I'm not an expert in this field but usually when I have sake, it is served warm or cold. Unfortunately, the sake was served at room temperature so perhaps this contributed to the fact I wasn't wowed by the wine.

Our server was good & attentive but the food was not worth the money spent.