Watami Sushi

There was an outside job recruiting for a part-time job in Japanese. Maybe the Japanese are doing it? It was New Year's night, so it wasn't open.

I do not have the words to describe how amazing our experience was. Forget whatever sushi you have had before. This place is leagues above all you can eat. The flavours of the food were so delectable, so rich and full. The texture of the food was also amazing. You want to take your time to enjoy each bite. The house blend tea was perfect. Everything was so fresh.

Update: visited 51 times since Feb 2022.

Tasty food, quick service, same quality every time you visit. Suitable for lunch, dinner with friends or family, a small celebration or you can enjoy a nice meal on your own.

The menu isn't very big, but there's enough choice. In the lunch menu (Mon-Sat before 3 pm, I think) you can find diverse bento boxes. I'd recommend house tea, futo maki rolls, salmon don, salmon lover bento, deep fried mochi for dessert. You can also order off menu - salmon roll, avocado/salmon roll etcetera.

Suggestions for the owner:
1. In the menu you can find "crab" and "crab meat" - both mean imitation surimi sticks. That's confusing. It would be great to have more options of rolls without this so called "crab" - or options with real crab.
2. Maybe it'd be good to add pillows on the wooden benches to make it more comfortable.

Food was delicious! But if you order the udon the metal bowl was very hot (no issue for me though), and the pieces of seafood were a little tougher to chew on. Something to keep in mind if these things affect you.

I would recommend the rice dishes.

Used to come here during my ungrad 2012-2017. The staff are so friendly! And the sushi is amazing, rivalling even some of the best sushi restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto. I will be stopping in next time I’m in Waterloo. Miss you guys!

From the atmosphere of the place, it feels like an authentic Japanese restaurant. But their sushi and sashimi are quite average. The Unagi looks and tastes like it is packaged. Can't recommend unfortunately.

Very high quality sushi! Excellent! A very good find and wonderful that we don’t have to drive to Toronto to have great sushi!

I ordered the miso soup and the red dragon roll.
The miso soup was excellent and flavourful with mushrooms and the red dragon roll was very nice with fresh salmon.
The food is really good for the price.

The food was incredible. The yakitori, the sushi, the salmon caprico was all fantastic. Awesome place for an authentic japanese experience.

Watami sushi offers an amazing menu in a cozy little space. There many options to pick from the menu. There is also a long list of specials as well. It is perfect place for any occasion right in the heart of Uptown Waterloo.

I love this sushi place. Jade Roll is my favorite, so refreshing. A little pricy, but worth it for good sushi in this town.

We absolutely love love love Watami. Been coming here even before this location. Honestly best sushi, sashimi. But, today was a bit disappointing with price increase and significantly smaller portions of our favs. Even the portion of wasabi… water was not refilled. While some have excellence service. There are a few server that is a bit less attentive. A big gap than our precious experience.

Came here for the fist time today and was impressed by the atmosphere and the quality of the sushi. The fish was fresh, flavourful and melts in your mouth!

I've heard that just like any other craft, great sushi requires precision and passion. Emulating both these values, Watami Sushi brings forward vibrant plates of carefully constructed sushi rolls. Hoping to try a few of these plates, I paid them a visit.

Onto what I ordered! Translucent, thinly sliced pieces of salmon on the sushi made for a delicious dish, with the citrusy dressing drizzled making it even more refreshing. Furthermore, the futo maki, known for its generous filling and bold flavors, the dish was a mosaic of colors and textures, with an earthy taste. The rice paper roll and the ice and fire roll were the perfect complements to the other dishes - with their varied spices and tastes, the resulting dish was an explosion of flavors in my mouth. If you're looking for good sushi with a classy ambience, visiting them is highly recommended!

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I was invited here by a friend and thank God that I was introduced to this place. We got waygu which was the best I've had in the city, specialty tuna and other fancy fish that we were recommended and felt like trying. I have never been a fan of sashimi until this place. The quality of the fish, the presentation of the sushi rolls and overall atmosphere was such high quality that it's changed the sushi game for me. So glad I tried Watami and I'll keep coming back

Went to Watami on a whim for a late lunch. The restaurant vibes was intimate and I can imagine at night would feel like an authentic izakaya. Ingredients were fresh, excellent rice to fish ratio, and complimentary green tea is offered. Would love to return! B

Very disappointed.
Food was great, except it took them 40mins to get our food to our table, even on a quiet Tuesday night.
The servers were very nice, but their manager used her body language to disrupt and stop me from respectfully telling them that we were concerned about the situation. This is very rude.