Reviews for Ebizo Japanese Restaurant Ltd in Victoria, BC
I went and ordered a chirashi don. It was $25, and the portion size was extortionate. Not only that, but the actual fish itself... was sour, old and had no taste. It was clear that the fish was frozen, it was ice cold and still wet. The shrimp was sour, andmy stomach still feels weird some hours after eating. I believe the only reason this place is open is because of the tourists.Best bet is to go to Sen Sushi. Read more
Different owner, all the goods are gone. The server lied to us when he didn't have a kind of beer we ordered. He brought a... different beer to us without saying anything. We ordered another beer from a different lady, and she just said the beer was notwhat we ordered because the one we ordered was sold out. Anyways, Even apart from this, I really see this place is not as sameas a few years ago anymore. The food changed completely. I rather get sushi from a supermarket. It's really sad because itused to be my favourite sushi place in town. Read more
I?ve reviewed Ebizo previously and just wanted to update. This place is still the BEST place on Vancouver Island for sushi and... tataki! Great staff and atmosphere. Read more
My work colleague rants and raves of this place all the time and had been bugging me to go all these months. I finally did... somewhat reluctantly; I had a one-time unpleasant experience eating here with my dad when I was 16 (my older daughter iscurrently this age just to give you a time stamp) and had bad diarrhea afterwards, nearly missing my first Young Driversappointment back in the day. ??????????? Food quality is okay. The sashimi is fresh but not that huge deal that it melts inyour mouth and you must go here now that I read in other reviews. ???? As you can see, the presentation for their large assortedsashimi is very lacking; 15 pieces yes, but of very limited type and for the price? Not a good value to the eye of a sashimiconnoisseur. My beef teriyaki was overcooked. They asked how I liked it done, I replied medium rare, but dish was mediumborderline well done. Service was there but quite slow; we were given the bill but took a very, very long time for them to comeback for the POS. I mean, why bring the bill if you're not ready to accept payment right then and there, and made to wait???????????? No stomach upset this visit which is a plus but even ordering their two biggest entrees, I left the place hungrystill and underwhelmed. I feel this place is overhyped, would only go back here with accompaniment, and would most likely ordersomething completely else on the menu. ??????????? Read more
Best sushi in Victoria. All ingredients are top quality with a Noticeable difference in taste and freshness. Small place with a... good atmosphere. Experienced chef staff. Highly recommend Read more
The staff was all nice and it was super busy when we walked in. The food was good, especially the vegetable tempura, but even... after the restaurant was no longer busy it took way longer than it should have to get our sushi. There was almost a 45 minutegap between our tempura and the sushi. Besides that everything else was great. Read more
I honestly think 3 stars is really generous. I had high hopes based on the past reviews, but its not that good. You need to make... a reservation since it's not that big, and the service is slow and indifferent at best. I think we waited for more than 45minutes for our food and it didn't arrive at the same time. Im thinking take out orders were given priority. The sushi was fine,but the rice was cold. The salmon and new york steak teriyaki were also just okay and served almost western style. The beefnoddle soup was bland and didnt taste like anything. Honestly, there are better Japanese restaurants nearby, so please avoidthis one. Read more
Cold sushi rice? I visited during my work trip to Victoria. I had high hopes based on reviews. The quality of the fish and... service was great, however, the sushi rice for both my maki and nigiri was terrible. It was cold and hard, and very small (forthe nigiri). It honesty seemed like, instead of using freshly cooked rice for each piece of nigiri, that they were using premadelittle balls/pads if rice made the night before and stored in the fridge. Definitely would not go back if this is the quality ofrice being used. Read more