Lotus — Restaurant in Ukiah

Very friendly staff/owner, intimate setting, quiet and relaxed.

GREAT Chinese and Japanese food - I have never been disappointed by a meal from Lotus; the negative reviews were a shock to me!

The tempura is crisp and tasty - never oily. The vegetables used are fresh and flavorful. The meats are never that rubbery tasteless stuff you get at other restaurants - its always great. They have a pretty big vegetarian menu as well; I'm a meat-lover and still find myself ordering from their veggie menu!! ALSO they have delicious SUSHI - made in artistic ways by their sushi chef. (AND, I've never been ill after their food, which is more than I can say about similar establishments in Ukiah...) This restaurant deserves a better review than those that came before mine - I hope this helps you choose where to go for dinner - I'm...

Didn't even have the food to rate it but what a terrible experience. I arrive to a completely empty restaurant which didn't bother me, I was hungry and figured my food would be that much better. I get seated and start looking over the menu. the waitress walks off and takes a call. A group of 3 arrive all the while, they are greeted and another call comes over. I have decided what I want but I am patiently waiting for her to return to my table when she goes directly to the group the just walked in and begins taking their order. I want to hope this is not because I'm African American but I honestly don't see any other reason why I wasn't addressed first. I got up and left. No attempt was made nor was anything said to me. Pretty Crap experience for a place that looks like it could really use...

Giving more stars than I normally would because the service wasn't bad. The food was not up to par with the 4.2 rating it had though. I'm not sure if this area just has lower standards for sushi/hot and sour soup but I wouldn't reccomend this. Slimy ginger, rolls tasted really bland and just off somehow. Fish was okay by itself but rolls fell apart and were difficult to eat. Hot and sour soup was not good. Cups were very dirty, didn't end up drinking more than one sip of water. Also, the smell when you first walk in is a bit alarming. Wish we would have gone somewhere else. Service was definitely good though, I will say that. They made sure we were taken care of and the timing of food delivery and water refills for my boyfriend were...