Reviews for Aoi Japanese Restaurant & Bar in Iselin, NJ

Was looking for an authentic Japanese restaurant when I found this place, it’s a nice quiet restaurant tucked away inside the... APA hotel. Feels quite classy and great atmosphere, the waiters come often to check in with you. I got the eel don and it wasperfect strong and subtle flavors mixing together. Quite filling and a good balance of textures with the rice. I think it hadshredded tofu bits in the rice and it was a great addition. On the expensive side but you get the quality for what you pay for.10/10 would come again! Read more

Really nice atmosphere tucked inside a hotel. Portions are small for the price but the fried oysters are amazing. Have come back... for them multiple times and they’re a good deal at happy hour. Read more

First experience having Omakase. The food was great when we went, but the service was slower than normal. There was only one... sushi chef preparing the 7 course Omakase for what looked to be 13 different guests on a Friday night. We started at 6:30 butdidn't get finished until 9:30. Read more

Absolutely the best quality sushi I have had outside of japan. Non sushi was not as great but still pretty good. I had the beef... sukiyaki udon. The fish was fresh and did not leave a fishy or saltwatery after taste in the mouth. It was niether cold norlukewarm and the sushi chef prepared the sushi with some wasabi underneath the fish just like in japan. Aoi definitely knowswhat theyre doing. Only con would be the price of the sushi. Read more

Little gem of a Japanese restaurant tucked away inside the APA hotel - all the dishes were beautifully presented and you... wouldn’t expect such fresh and varying types of sashimi cuts in Woodbridge. The hot dishes were fantastic - the katsu (porkchop) is crispy and thick yet tender, and the hamachi kama (grilled yellowtail jaw) came with two pieces and had lots of meat. Read more

Im amazed with the hospitality at this place, and the food was even better. We got the Katsu Don, the Ten Don, and Plum Sake.... The presentation & portions were great. Read more

I went here for Friday dinner and at 6pm the place was empty even though online reservations were full. Started with a Sapporo... and hot sake and they paired very well. For appetizers, we ordered the tempura calamari(amazing), shaitsu peppers,pancakes(awesome). For main course, the other guests had sushi and sashimi dinner(looked great). I had volcano roll with fewpieces of al la carte sashimi. Everything was delicious, fish was perfect temperature and tasted a-mazing. The chef is trainedand mastered in Japan and his food shows. I ll def come back here. If you are like me and eat sushi at only select spots, gocheck out Aoi today or this weekend. It’s def not cheap but great sushi should never be cheap. It’s within the Apa hotelwhich looks lil run down but ignore that piece and enjoy this delicious meal. Read more

The most authentic Japanese restaurant we’ve ever visited in the US! Everything is like what we used to have in Japan. The... waiter is very friendly and the atmosphere is pleasant! Must try their sashimi it’s awesome! Read more