鮨·割烹 さくらい — Restaurant in Nagasaki

++ The sushi was excellent ,fresh and well priced. The sushi chef was very interesting and we had a nice short chat.

• Very disappointed with the bizarre policy of not welcoming foreigners. When I arrived at 5:20 pm the restaurant was empty but they said there were no available tables (“fully booked”). When I replied in Japanese, they were more than willing to let me eat there. 5 mins later a foreigner couple came and were turned away . Next when 3 Japanese came in , with no reservations ,they were welcomed cordially. Very sad to see this kind of discrimination. I questioned the sushi chef and he agreed that they do this because of language issues ....

I was a little scared when I walked in and I didn't get a big Irasshaimase! But they were friendly and gave me delicious sushi. I opted for the high-end set which was 3,850 Yen or something. The head chef speaks some English and gave any suggestions on my sushi eating technique, which I loved actually. They proactively asked me about allergies. I don't have any but it...

Good sized sushi restaurant, didn't go upstairs. Downstairs has counter and table seating. Friendly service. Had sashimi omakase, pretty good, but served very quickly. Ordered grilled anago which was kind of disappointing, too thin, not meaty, unfortunately. Also had grilled fish and shrimp,...