Akira Restaurant

Thenoutsidenof this place is not appealing, but once you go in the restaurant is beautiful with a great atmosphere. Food is fantastic and generous in portion size. My favorite place to eat in Kingston.

I live close to here so I go in quite often. The salmon sashimi & salmon hand roll are my favourites. The slices of fish are thick and taste amazing. I highly recommend any sushi lover check this place out!

I like to go here for lunch during my break. They always serve me with a smile and quickly. I’m never worried about being late returning to work as the service is always quick. Lunch is very affordable. $16-21 for the bento lunches which comes with miso soup, salad, 2 spring rolls, and an orange.

Dinning room is dark as they always keep their blinds drawn closed for some reason. I’d personally prefer more natural light.

I had the spicy salmon and spicy tuna bento lunch special and was very full and satisfied.

I’ve been here before with much better service and quality of food but recently it has started going down hill

Glad to see an small independent restaurant staying afloat after covid. Food was excellent.

It's not the best sushi place I've been in my life but after a year in Kingston we haven't found better so far.
Good rolls. Fresh food
Their noodle soup are good too.
Service is good and the waitress is always super gentle with our kid.
We ate a few times here and will come back

Love boat had nice selection of sushi/sashimi, rolls etc. Enough for dinner for 2 plus leftovers. Friendly service.

A delicious lunch at a fair price. The tempura and calamari and soba noodles were all great.

Pretty decent spot for Japanese bento boxes. Would visit again to try their other items if I ever visit again.

The younger guy that works here is so rude to his young female staff worker and kept calling her stupid, very disappointing to see and hear. The food was okay, but can’t stand to see people treated this way.

Fabulous food. We had gyoza and 2 dinner Bento combos (Salmon teriyaki and Bulgogi), the food quality was excellent. Good service too. The restaurant could use a little music to distract from the humming sound of the fridges/coolers but that's an easy fix. Definitely worth getting!

The outside is pretty run-down looking, but the inside is comfortable and well-maintained. Service was a bit slow, but I think they were quite busy - I saw a lot of take-out orders leaving, something like 6x the in-restaurant orders. The food was excellent, fresh and tasty and well presented. It's certainly one of the best sushi restaurants in the Kingston area.

Sincere, I had doubts that I would eat something tasty here. One minus. I'm not a connoisseur of Japanese cuisine and the menu without any photos made it difficult for me to choose something. My gourmand instinct has never lied to me. Very tasty and full. Something I have never tasted before. I recommend this restaurant.

A great quiet atmosphere with attentive and friendly staff. A constant pick for me and my partner. Quality is fantastic and food is always amazing!

Found this hidden gem a few weeks ago! Come starving because the portion sizes are generous. Typically sushi is one, rarely two bites max because it's eaten with chopsticks and difficult to eat any other way than to pop the whole morsel right in. We ordered our usual favorites for two and ended up taking enough leftovers home for a third person. I gauge every sushi restaurant by their tempura shrimp and these were good, not greasy and only complaint is, you had to order them as a combo with the tempura vegetables (which were good as well).

Really good quality sushi. Big 2 bite rolls and sushi are fresh and delish. Great Service, and the entire team is nice and friendly. Go there, eat there, love it there!

We ordered here last night and it was amazing! Our usual sushi place is closing down so we were in a scramble for something new. However my palate is very reserved, while my partner is very adventurous with his food.

Akira totally delivered. They had a huge assortment of both adventurous dishes and more sensitive-friendly foods. There were plenty of options for people like me who love veggie maki. They followed my requests and delivered incredible food. It was delicious and we were full and satisfied. The rolls were beautifully curated. My partner said the fish was very fresh and everything went well together.

Will be back as new regulars!

My wife and I ordered from here recently. We really enjoyed the food. My wife had really been craving sushi and thus guy the mark. The prices are competitive from what I can tell. The service was friendly too.

Great spot off the highway.

Really really good quality.

Nice quiet people. Humble.

Looks are not so appealing from the street. Don’t be fooled.

My go to spot in Kingston! Very good portions and reasonable prices. Very friendly staff as well

What a wonderful experience my husband and I just had at Akira! The fish was fresh, the presentation was great, and the portions were beyond gracious. The staff were all a delight- very courteous and eager to please. Cannot wait for our next visit! 10/10.

Well, as much as we paid for it, we recieved one wrong order. Should've taken it back or looked before we left. Received a sushi pizza instead of Ika sushi (which I was fully looking forward to enjoying, I love squid). That's why I gave it three stars. First time there as well. Efficiency is key for me. Other than that, fairly decent sushi. I wouldn't say its the best sushi in Kingston. I've eaten at a couple of other places including Sima and prefer that instead. Personal tastes will vary.

Disappointed. Sushi pieces are huge which is great but it was very expensive in comparison to other sushi spots in town where you can get just as high of quality of sushi and much larger quantities for way less money. Also, the closing time was listed as 9/930 on the internet (multiple sites) when planning for dinner here so was not pleasant to be halfway through my meal to then be told they were closing in 5 mins. I think I’ll stick to my usual sushi spot.

Extensive menu, excellent food, artfully served (even on takeout). Usually less busy than downtown restaurants due to less central location.

I stopped in for lunch. I had Miso soup, Wakame salad and tempura (shrimp and vegetables). All were delicious! Service was good considering how busy it was. The Wakame salad was a nice size serving considering the size I have been served elsewhere. I have eaten here a few times before and had sashimi that was fresh and tasty. I will definietely go there again.

Just tried out Akira for the first time. My immediate impression was cleanliness. Not only the restaurant, but even the menus were in good shape. I ordered a vegetarian bento box: sushi roll, vegetable tempura, small salad, orange, and miso soup. My first bite brought me back to Toronto and the top-of-the-line Japanese food I used to eat when I lived there. Bottom line, if you like Japanese food, this restaurant in Kingston is worth checking out.

Great food. Lovely atmosphere and the service is very friendly. If you go, I recommend you try the hot sake.

Worst quality sushi Ive ever tried.service was fine，just food was really horrible ，sashimi was paper thin，plate was chipped on all four corners，bread crumbs was soggy，add no crunchness to the roll at all， 1 out of 5 I m being generous

We stopped in from Toronto on our way to Montreal. Wonderful experience. Very reasonably priced menu and great food. The staff was kind and the bathrooms are clean. No complaints, would definitely come back!

Best sushi restaurant in Kingston. Everytime we have gone there it has been nothing but excellent. Great Modern Japanese interior with good variety of seating. Everything is fresh and high quality. If you want good sushi in Kingston go here.

Ordered via skip the dishes as I was in town overnight for work after a long day. They did not fulfill the order after waiting for over 1 hour. I guess they should not be listed as a vendor since they do not value the incremental business. I will be in town a lot, but I don’t think I will be trying them regardless of their rating. Just disappointed by being ignored and then having to scramble after waiting.

We tried a few of the local "best" sushi restaurants, but weren't overly impressed. However, while visiting Akira we noticed that they did an omakase, which is a chef's choice of dishes that you need to reserve a week in advance, We decided to try it, since we've had it before and liked it. The meal was spectacular. The quantity of food was a little overwhelming (a little less rice on the sushi would have helped) but the quality and freshness of the ingredients was unprecedented