Fuji Yama — Restaurant in Newport Beach

We went to eat Lunch/Dinner here at 3:00 PM on a Saturday with a good friend who eats here often and recommended the restaurant. We sat in the section that did not have the hibachi tables because we were planning on eating sushi instead of the Hibachi grill.

We started our meal with their house salad. The salad dressing was flavorful, and they were very generous with the amount of dressing. I eat at many hibachi restaurants, and I thought this was the best salad served in this style that I have had. After the salad, we ordered the mixed tempura plate. The tempura was light and crispy. The dipping sauce was flavorful and enhanced the flavor of the tempura but was not overpowering. The plate had peppers, sweet potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, acorn squash, onions, and beautiful long shrimp.

It was then time for the sushi to arrive. We ordered the Shogun Roll (a specialty roll not on the menu), the volcano roll, the monster roll, and a spider roll. I thought the sushi we ordered had great flavor and was well constructed and tightly wrapped. Nothing fell apart as we tried to eat it. My favorites would be the Shogun Roll and the Monster Roll. This was the first time I had eel on my sushi, which was very good.

The service was very good, and they always kept our drinks filled. They were attentive when we were ready for the next portion of our meal and never rushed us as we ate. We left a little bit before 5:00 PM, and they were very busy. If you plan on coming during regular dining hours, I recommend making a...

I recently had the unfortunate experience of dining at Fuji Yama , and I must say it was one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. From the moment I walked in, the atmosphere felt unwelcoming, but the real disappointment came from the server's terrible attitude. Firstly, the server's demeanor was incredibly rude and condescending. It seemed as though they had no interest in providing even a basic level of customer service. They were dismissive, unresponsive, and downright disrespectful. It was clear that they had no desire to assist or accommodate our needs. Their bad attitude alone was enough to ruin the entire dining experience. Overall, I cannot recommend Fuji Yama to anyone. The combination of the server's terrible attitude, slow service, and lackluster food quality made for an incredibly disappointing dining experience. It's a shame to see such a lack of professionalism and care in a restaurant. Save yourself the time, money, and frustration by avoiding this establishment...

My hubby and I stopped at Fuji Yama NB coz we read the reviews, 4.6! As sushiholics, we definitely had to try it! But unfortunately we were disappointed. It’s absolutely not a 4.6 restaurant.

Rice. Terrible. Hard. Too much vinegar. I needed to chew the rice really hard. Blue-fin. Dry. Super Dry with fishy smell. Other chefs absolutely won’t serve it! Golden eye snapper. Why added black truffles to the sushi? Coz it’s not fresh? The flavours just didn’t go well with each other. Aji. We weren’t sure if they were Aji. But it’s okay. Not that bad. Salmon. Forgot to take a picture. It was the best. Decent. But the rice ruined the flavour.

All in all, we won’t go back again. For the price, you can find way better restaurants with much fresher fish in...