Kashima sushi Restaurant — Restaurant in Westmount

I’m updating my original review below from 7 years ago to provide more info. Kashima has been an amazing restaurant in the community for years. Every time I have sushi there I’m amazed by how consistent both the quality and service is. The restaurant is currently now only doing take out /delivery. I used their online ordering form and it was incredible, order was received and taken care of right away and I was greeted with the same warmth and hospitality as always when I went to pick up the meal. The tempura was crispy and wonderful (which is amazing for take out) and the sushi was absolutely wonderful - as always. The Rainbow roll there is the best. Pictures included here are of the Rainbow and Kamakazi II

The portions are very generous and high quality. In addition to the exceptional food, they also pay attention to every little detail down to nice quality chop sticks, fresh wasabi, plenty of soy sauce and ginger. If you want to be delighted, Kashima is the place to order from.

— Original review - 7 years ago: I've been eating at this restaurant for years. Their quality of ingredients is excellent and their fish is very fresh. They have really good combinations for sushi, imaginative and tasty. The servers and staff are largely Japanese and don't necessarily speak English very well, but this adds to the charm, they are always very warm and inviting. They are usually packed at lunch so reservations are recommended. It can be a bit noisy, yet it's a very popular place for business lunches. Service is not super fast, but it is still very good, so plan your time accordingly. In the evening the restaurant is less busy. They also serve other traditional Japanese meals / bento - the chicken Katsu is good, as with most everything else I've tried. I love their fried tofu. Don't be surprised if they bring you some sort of complimentary appetizer or dessert, it doesn't happen every time, but that's just the kind of awesome...

Appreciate Japanese Food? Then Stay Away from this one.

Entered here to try a new place with high hopes but were dashed! Despite good service from the waitresses, the prices were exceptionally high (who would pay $10 for a bottle of Kirin beer?). The food was bland, the sushi so-so but the worst and most offensive move they did: They substituted Thai rice for Japanese short grain, sticky rice in the bento boxes. Given the importance of rice in the Japanese culture, this was an unforgivable cultural faux pas! If I had a different personality, I would have demanded to be comped for that portion of the meal.

I'm in no way saying that Thai rice is bad. But this is something you do NOT do. It's like if you went to your favorite Italian restaurant and asked for fettuccine and they served it instead with udon noodles!

So if you really like Japanese food, or want to learn what and how Japanese food tasted likes, stay away from this one and go to Imadake on St Catherine's (a couple of...

Although Kashima is located close to our home, I only discovered it recently following a neighbour's recommendation. Kashima prepares sushi for take-out only. I have been ordering a "small" sushi-sashimi combo. The sashimi is plentiful, very fresh and delicious, and the sushi also of excellent quality. The portions of wasabi and ginger are large and taste as if they were prepared especially for each order. The combo includes a small salad and a generous portion of miso soup. The price in view of the quality is extremely reasonable. Since discovering Kashima I have become a regular customer ( at least once a week), and l recommend it highly to those who appreciate good quality sushi and sashimi. For many years I lived in Vancouver, where sushi was plentiful, high quality, and reasonably priced. Kashima is the first restaurant I have found in Montreal that compares well to the sushi restaurants I enjoyed...