Sushi by Bou Westhampton Beach @ Sydney’s Taylor Made Cuisine — Restaurant in Town of Southampton

If you've never been to Sydney's before, don't panic like I did when the place looks closed when you arrive. You'll need to walk around the side of the building and ring the doorbell to get in, at which point you'll walk upstairs to a beautifully decorated, nautical themed sushi counter.

I arrived with my mom about 10 minutes before our 7:30 pm reservation on a Saturday night, and we were the first ones there. The hostess/waitress was warm and welcoming. She gave us their drink menu which consisted of sake, beer and wine, along with flight options of wine and sake that pair with the Omakase menu. She let us sample two of them (generous pours) before we made our choice. If you're on the fence between a bottle or by the glass, highly recommend the bottle -- we ended up drinking more than we planned to since it went down so smoothly, and also, this 17-course meal calls for more than a couple glasses of sake.

The vibe of this place was really friendly and approachable, moreso than other Omakase experiences I've had in the city. We started out with an appetizer featuring snowcrab and seaweed served with sesame oil, mirin, soy sauce and Dashi broth which was simple but refreshing. Our waitress supplied us with ample ginger throughout the experience to keep our palate cleansed as we moved through each course.

As other people have mentioned, this isn't the most inventive or even fancy Omakase, so if you're here hoping for truffle, caviar, foie gras toppings or things set on fire and smoked, you might be a bit let down. But every piece of this sushi was fresh, melt in your mouth, and well seasoned. I actually appreciated being able to really taste and appreciate the fish rather than have the flavor be masked by overpowering ingredients. Courses ranged from different types of premium tuna to scallops, shrimp, snapper, mackerel, sea bream, tile fish, and fluke. My favorite was the wagyu and uni hand roll, which was delicious. Our sushi chef even gave us an uni "bump" to eat off our hands like caviar, which was amazing. I love uni so much.

Highly, highly recommend this place if you're in town during summer. Super memorable dining experience, we even made friends. I'll be...

Went here last night to celebrate a birthday. We had high hopes with all of the glowing reviews. Discrete little spot, imagine a kind of Nantucket Beach Speakeasy meets TJ Max. We sat for the standard omakase, rather than the double price “bougie” option. No kitchen in the space, so don’t expect any cooked component that can’t be made in a toaster over. We could tell the fish was good quality, but it was strange to see all of the pieces precut, and portioned sitting on the bar before we started. Not fresh cuts. A few pieces stood out, but for the most part I found the tasting to be a bit homogeneous. The pieces didn’t have much of their own unique flavor profiles. In all the sushi was good, but a bit more variety in flavor would be appreciated at this price point. What I took issue with was the environment the servers created. I found them all very overbearing, like they wanted to be in on the conversations happening on the room. Commenting constantly about their opinions about the menu, which pieces were their favorites, which they personally worked on, and asking incessantly if we liked what we had just put in our mouths. Sometime interrupting us to ask. I found it invasive and distracting. But what word of spoiled it for me was the gratuitous and constant upselling from the staff. From trying to convince us to “go for the bougie” option, “get the BIG MAC” (waygu, uni, toro) nigiri, top shelf sake, etc. It was incessant. Even down to the water. They offered still or sparkling water. I got still assuming it would be tap, then came with small $6 bottles. The folks next to us asked for tap specifically and they poured tap from a pitcher. They had it, just didn’t offer. Tough to go out to an expensive dinner and have the whole staff try to convince you to spend more. Drinks and food total, dinner for 2 was north of $400, with tip. We were still hungry after we left, so we got a cheeseburger before moving on to the next event of...

I don't like posting bad reviews but I'm hoping this will improve the service at Bou. We really need good sushi in Westhampton. The sushi itself was good. Some interesting flavors and combinations. Nothing to complain about. But my biggest complaint was the quantity. Extremely small servings. You should never pay $100+ per person and leave hungry. Our group had to stop for burgers on the way home. I agree with Berts review and comments on the whole still water overcharge and overbearing wait staff. I'm chalking up the wait staff to clearly an inexperienced crew. Everyone deserves a chance to learn. But the water thing I don't get. We see a lot of Hamptons one hit wonder restaurants. They come for a seasonal money grab and then disappear. I'm hoping this is not the case here. We were excited to try something new but left disappointed. Sorry Bou but you need to step up your game with better service and larger quantities. Or change the pricing to match...