Restaurant Azura Rotterdam — Restaurant in Rotterdam

For years this has been a favourite destination for special events such as birthdays, so last week, as usual, we went here for my birthday. The prices felt like it had increased since the last time, but the food was amazing as always. The sushi’s were all 7-8, but the lobster maki was amazing and is really a must try here. Apart from the lobster maki, we took the crispy ebi maki, red dragon maki and the crunchy spicy tuna maki, which were all alright. As small bites we took the edamame, tuna tataki, the Suzuki jalapeño and the shrimp taco. The tuna tataki was really good and is a must try for me, the rest was good as well, apart from the shrimp taco which disappointed us a bit. We didn’t like how the shrimp was prepared and the fried batter around the shrimp felt not crispy. There was also to much sauce on the taco, so maybe for the next time on the side would be better. Maybe try mango sauce with cilantro instead? As mains we got the seafood mix, the choe chi seafood curry, the seafood mix and the spicy ebi bites. Accompanied with two sides of fried noodles. These sides were especially needed for the seafood mix and the spicy ebi bites. The mains overall were good. The seafood curry was great, the seafood mix itself is not filling so a side dish is recommended with the seafood mix. The spicy ebi bites to be honest we’re a disappointing unfortunately. They were not that warm and the presentation was rather disappointing comparing to the rest of the dishes. The steamed sea bass, on the other hand, was AMAZING and really a must try for fish lovers!! The bass was accompanied with glass noodles and a light soy sauce which was just perfect. As a desert we got the tempura ice cream, which was great as well. Overall, we had some high expectations of the previous times which were not 100% met, but overall still a great place to eat your sushi and...

Unfortunately not a pleasant experience. I came with a big group of people, for a celebration. A lady approached us and started taking our order. After writing a page of orders, she asks a colleague to replace her and continue to take our order for us. He wrote the rest we asked for. We started getting only the dishes ordered in the second half, so the ones the young man wrote down, none of what the first person wrote. After some food was brought, he then approaches us and says “by the way guys this is everything, there’s no more food coming”. We were shocked as half of the table was empty because half of the order was missing. We explained him that he forgot to include the first orders that his colleague wrote down. He rolled his eyes and said he will speak to the manager, as to where is the second half of our order. Anyway, long story short we had to order all over again, wait another 20 min on top of the 30 we waited first. No one bothered to apologize for their mistakes, no one offered anything complementary for not bringing us food. In the end, we figured that they couldn’t be less bothered about what happened to us. I spoke separately to a third waitress to explain the situation, hoping that she will pass on the message, as no one else cared that they made a mistake. It was unprofessional treatment for such a big mistake in such an expensive restaurant. Since when do you roll your eyes to your clients when they tell you that you didn’t give the chef half of their order? No “sorry “ or whatsoever either. Eight people not...

We had a great dinner here. It is an upscale spot with an atmosphere that lives up to its reputation, and the food matches the setting, though it is on the pricier side.

The standout for us was, without a doubt, the salmon sushi. Absolutely delicious! Close behind were the seabass and yellowtail, both full of flavor and beautifully prepared. We also really enjoyed the Peking duck and tried a variety of other dishes, including tuna sushi, karaage chicken, and tempura, all of which were solid.

Service was attentive and prompt, which added to the overall experience. All in all, we left happy and satisfied. They can definitely improve their wine list though.

We ended paying approximately 30pp because of 50% discount with theFork which seemed...