Imasa — Restaurant in Padua

I can honestly say one of the worst dining experiences of my life. When I walked in the staff seemed put off, as if they were annoyed I was there even though I was the only one there. I was placed at a table and given no indication as to how to order. After scanning the QR code from another table I was presented with a menu with no order or intelligence. Halfway through navigating the hell of their online menu the waiter came up and asked if I was ready. I asked for the East and West sushi. He had no idea what I was talking about. I asked I Italian. Blank stares. He had an earphone in, so maybe that was interfering with communication. I gave him my phone and for some reason he condcluded I wanted the scallop sashimi. At this point my only desire was to leave so I agreed, despite it being nowhere near what I wanted. I also ordered the Sake Cassa, which was only a shot on the menu and only four euro. What I was brought was a full cup of sake that i knew would cost way more than four euro. Then the dish came out and it's just an uninspired round of raw scallop with some avacado and way too much horseradish Wasabi. I mean, seriously, it was a mound taller than the actual dish. Like the chef had squeezed three packets onto the plate. I don't know how they would expect anyone to eat that much Wasabi without getting a ruptured anus. I scarfed down the uninspired round, managed to keep my manus intact, thankfully the sake was actually good, and then rushed to the counter so I could get out of there. Of course the bill ended up being much more than I had planned - I went in only wanting some sushi and a shot of sake and ended up with a full dish and a cup of sake - but I was happy to pay the premium just to get out of there. I think myself and the staff have the same mutual feeling, in that we both hope to never see each other ever again. Still tough, it was a...

Initially the impression was good, however, the waiter was rude and very clear he did not want to be working. Dishes arrived at completely different times even though they were 'of' the same course. The chair are uncomfortable and the tables small. During the visit there was an argument with a delivery man in the middle of the restaurant, glad we were not sat next to where it was happening! In general the food is not a good size and some of the dishes we had were so far from what we expected in terms of taste and content. The sashimi was of average quality, not old but certainly not the freshest. Fried elements of the meal had a taste of older oil that really needed changing. Not a place any of us will be going back to....

Excellent sushi restaurant on the main road in padua. Delicious sake, fresh beautiful sashimi and particularly good fried things in top of rolled sushi. Highly recommended if you want a smart extra tasty Japanese flavour. Didn't try the dim sum but I think it would be good too. Just go! Also lovely staff who stayed open longer for...