Usually go to this place for their mussels. This time was unfortunately disappointed with the experience. We came in, notifying the hostess that it was one of our birthdays. She asked me discreetly if they should add a candle to my co-diners dessert to which I agreed. I appreciated the gesture, but in the end, no candle. That's okay, no big deal. The bigger problem was when we ordered the mixed sashimi and the salmon had a distinct off smell and taste. We called over the waiter and explained that the fish was off. (My co-diner's voice can be quite loud, so maybe it was mistakenly perceived as hostile.) They proceeded to challenge us, saying that we could just say so if we didn't like the dish. We explained that no, we did usually like dishes like this, the fish was just spoiled. They continued insisting the fish was fresh, then called the manager over who began arguing with me saying the fish was freshly delivered. I tried to de-escalate the situation saying I understood it may not be their fault that the fish was not fresh, but could have been a problem with their supplier. He said they had served that dish and received no complaints earlier in the day. In an irritated tone the manager said that if we ordered the same dish, we would get the same fish. I said okay and asked for another order of mussels instead. The conversation could have been much briefer if, instead of challenging us, the waiter simply apologized and offered us the menu again to order something else. The hostile interaction was absolutely unnecessary, we were not there to create problems. In the end, I do not think we will be coming back here, despite the delicious mussels. UPDATE: received an email saying they supposedly 'disciplined' the manager who was on duty that day and offered us a free drink/dessert for taking down/amending this review as this would 'give them a bad reputation'. Using the contact info of your customers to contact them after they've already left, especially to ask them to take down a review of a negative experience is not a good look.