Should have read the Google reviews...

So... I had above and beyond expectations. The last time I came to Florida with my family I went to Flaglers Steakhouse and HMF which were both fantastic delicious experiences, so I could not wait to go as a couple. If you’re reading this and wondering where to book if you want to eat at The Breakers, book for Flaglers or HMF. Flaglers was closed for the day, so I called to make reservations and the man on the phone recommended Echo so we booked it and were super excited. As background, we ARE super sushi lovers and do have super good sushi back in NY, so we had high expectations for delicious sushi also.

We dressed super fancy, and were expecting a delicious and impressive meal! I DID have the bar set extremely high, after having been to Flaglers and HMF in the past.. so perhaps if I hadn’t gone to those before, I wouldn’t have been as disappointed. When we first arrived, valet was very strange. We parked our own car in a tight random second floor garage and asked the valet man if it was acceptable for us to park there for Echo and he said yes. No one offered to wave or take our car upon driving in because the valet person wasn’t at the bottom or top when we were driving in, he was sitting in a chair randomly between 2 cars on the second floor. We don’t mind parking our own car but we had been so excited to have this night be one of those super fancy nights so this was our first shrug of the evening. Then we walked down the parking garage and saw a line outside so our excitement went up again, wherever there is a line, usually that means the place is good!! So we get there and all seems great and fine again. The ambiance was 4/5, but still not as fancy as HMF or Flaglers, but that’s okay cuz it’s also different style. Then we were offered a Happy Hour special for the sushi and drinks since we had an early dinner, all drinks and sushi half off.

We should have known better. Usually, happy ours or discount specials exist to get rid of the older food, or it’s simply not their best dish so that’s why they sell it for less. We messed up. We ended up only ordering from the sushi menu, because it IS a sushi place, thinking that we were going to get mouth-watering sushi. It was okay. Not bad by any means. But completely plain, completely mediocre, a little chewy, it tasted very clean which is yes a good thing, but it wasn’t very flavorful and didn’t make our eyes glisten. It wasn’t Breakers quality. No offense, but this place actually hurt and lowered my view of The Breakers. A place like The Breakers should have better quality food. Now, we lucked out. We only had to pay half because we arrived during happy hour. But I’d give it 2 stars if we had to pay full price. We went to HMF after which we will give a 4.5 stars for, but we agreed that we wish we never went to Echo and just went to HMF and ate there. (HMF also sold the same exact rolls as Echo.... so don’t go to Echo you might as well just go straight to HMF).

With every review, we still like to leave some positives too. We agreed that we would’ve liked to try something NOT on the happy hour menu. Maybe those dishes would have been better! We also did love the ambiance, the outdoor dining was very pretty and nice. Our waiter was very kind and accommodating towards allergies. The wine tasted great too! We are glad we got to try it and we can see how it’s a 5/5 for many other customers!! But if you are a sushi lover, you most likely have had better!