ZenSushi Dorobanti — Restaurant in Bucharest

Sadly we had to get takeaway because covid restrictions left us with no place to sit (unless we could handle sitting on scorching chairs under the 30+° sun). We got over this rapidly especially since the staff was so friendly and trying to help, but it was disappointing to find out the pork ramen I had asked for (twice) had no meat at all.

The food was fresh and we had no problems eating it, but the supposed pork ramen had different ingredients from the usual recipes japanese chefs use, verging a tiny bit on what Wagamama offers as chicken ramen in the UK (corn, broccoli and a different ‘rooty’ smell, similar to ginger but not quite). The chicken katsu curry had a nice size and generous meat, but the sauce tasted more like maggi/other flavour enhancers rather than real curry.

An overall alright experience with small things that made it uncomfortable; I have to repeat though that the staff was extremely nice to us and attenuated the visit’s negative sides. I’ll try sticking to the other japanese themed restaurant down the...

ZenSushi din Dorobanti, un restaurant in care ma simt tare bine. Au mancare buna si foarte buna. Si, poate cel mai important, sunt unul dintre putinele restaurante la care calitatea mancarii creste constant in timp. Pe cand, cum bine stiti, marea, marea majoritate a restaurantelor pornesc mai sus, si apoi scad in timp. Si am mai observat si preocuparea constanta de a imbunatati cate ceva in amenajare si in ambianta.

Serviciul a fost intotdeauna bun, si e evident ca Iulian Constantin, sfiosul chef si patron al ZenSushi-urilor, isi alege personalul intr-un fel anume, nu e o intamplare. Are mai multe chelnerite decat baieti, si toate sunt foarte placute, naturale, neobosite, saritoare. Da, dupa mine acesta este un prototip al restaurantului cinstit, in care toata lumea munceste din greu si cu tragere de inima. Si clientul simte asta.

ZenSushi de pe George Calinescu, intre Beller si Piata Floreasca (isi spun ZenSushi Dorobanti), e unul dintre cele 8 restaurante japoneze cu acest nume din Bucuresti. Ocupa o casa mica pe una dintre stradutele ce leaga cele doua mari si cunoscute piete ale orasului, unde sunt case vechi amestecate cu blocuri mici, multe dintre ele noi, destul de inghesuite. Au o curte mica, unde au amenajat o terasa in care ajungi trecand peste un mic iaz in care au crapi japonezi, colorati, un decor neasteptat si de efect. Salonul de la parter e si el mic, sunt cateva mese, mai tot timpul pline cu corporatistii de la foarte multele firme din zona. E amenajat destul de simplu, auster, fara nicio intentie de eparate sau de lux.

Meniul e destul de lung, si pare sa fie acelasi la toate Zen Sushi-urile, cu de toate, dar mai ales sushi si sashimi, evident. Au retete standardizate, la fel si aprovizionarea, asa ca mancarurile sunt la fel. Am mancat de multe ori si la Zen Sushi din Grigore Alexandrescu, si la Zen Sushi Fusion, de la Hotel Sarroglia si, intra-devar, e o mancare buna si constanta. E apreciata si de TOTI japonezii pe care ii cunosc, ceea ce e, fara indoiala, cea mai buna garantie. Sushi si sashimi sunt excelente, black code si pieptul de rata la fel, shrimps tempura excelente, rulourile de legume cu rata si altele.

Serviciul de la ZenSushi Dorobanti a fost foarte bun. Preturile sunt cele asteptate la Zen Sushi, normale, cu 100-120 de lei poti avea o masa buna la ei, si cu un pahar de vin.

Restaurantele ZenSushi – si acum vorbesc despre toate Zen Sushi-urile din Bucuresti, si-au castigat un nume si un loc solid pe piata gastronomica japoneza a Bucurestiului, cea accesibila, pentru bucurestenii „de rand”, mai ales, cu mancare buna, de o calitate constanta, atmosfera calda si servicii umane, prietenoase....

In an uptown area, good design and with prices that would make a dent going there everyday - it’s one of my go to places if I want to make a good impression.

The atmosphere, service and design are solid. On all the occasions I’ve been there, it’s always been moderately clean with solid service and the same food quality. Nothing mind blowing, mind you, but consistently acceptable. It’s this consistency that sells it for me.

You’ve got both private areas for group meetings and tables for two. It’s good enough either for doing business or taking a girl out.

The staff speaks good English and they have this button that you can call them with that incredibly worked every time I’ve used it.

I give it a...