cafe bunka sushi & japanese restaurant

i don't understand why this place has gotten a high rating. duetoseeing such a high rating and photos of the place, i went for dinner here with my husband and we were excited about having the experience.

i gave the place 2 stars because it was obvious from the food portions that this restaurant is cutting cornerstosave on cost in an extreme manner.

we ordered a sushi dishtoshare, this dish had a photo featured in the menu and from the photo it looked exactly like salmon. once the dish came, instead of salmon, the sushi was surimi crab. luckily the kind service staff agreedtochange it for ustosalmon.

we also ordered an unagi dish and the portion that was giventous was terribly small. this is a dish that costs almost 90tl and instead of the usual 3 or 4 medium pieces of eel that it is served in as is the custom with this dish, cafe bunka served one piece of eel that was sliced into super thin pieces and placed on top of a bowl of rice. fortunately the restaurant let us cancel this order but by now our impression of the place had already soured.

the only factors we could say are good about cafe bunka are the staff and the very original japanese furniture and ambience. the food leaves a lottobe desired and i do hope that it is improved.

the meals we had had nothingtowith japanese style. sushis that we ate with my friend wasn’t fresh. i got an egg sushi which the eggs were so old that the taste was very bad. also my friend got a rice with eggs. eggs were totally over cooked. even though the shop has the sense of japan(the design) people who works there definitely doesn’t have. no smiles or friendly service(quite opposite of what you would find in japan). additionally, the prices are very high for such poor quality.

entrance was a bit confusing but we quickly figured it out.

the sushi was really good and the general tso chicken was a big hit with everyone.

decor could have been better but then again we sat nexttothe entrance so that might have been on us. still, it wouldn't hurttohave worked on the interior design.

i have been craving for some good sushi at a reasonable price after living in ankara for a year, so i am gladtosay i was not at all disappointed with cafe bunka. the sushi rolls that i ordered are tasty, but i probably wouldn't order the maki again.

it is not that difficulttofind the place. the atmosphere is very nice and quiet, the waiters are friendly and helpful. the place is highly recommended :)

awful
first we waited more than 40 minutestoget 3 small platters!
and 5 more minutestohave extra empty plates (toshare food)
and after we get the food, there is the disaster! the food is sooo disgusting! yes i was shocked because i love japanese food and i am a big fan. but this was not japanese! it was the worst food i have never eaten.

so the authencity of the place is what will catch your eye at first. its peaceful. the waitress at the time was so friendly. we ordered the "party set" . it was a bad idea because we didn't see what was contained in the set. the party set would be good for those newtosushi as it doesnt contain proper raw fish in the rolls. the miso soup was small but good. i would go there again.

for sushi lovers its a very good placetotaste real japanese sushi. the pieces are very good in size with lots of fish and fair amount of rice. very beautiful setting with great presentation. the plates are very artistic and the staff are very friendly.

saw good reviews about this place and wantedtobring my friendtotry good asian food. wasn't disappointed. good range of food. sashimi on the sushi was decent. taste is rather closetothe japanese restaurants you'll experience in asia. i found the use of cream cheese in sushi and bell pepper in tempuratobe a creative twisttoclassic japanese dishes though!