sen zushi

quality sushi. the food, service, and atmosphere are all quality aspects. the sushi is the best i have tried [in victoria], and you can tell they put a lot of effort into making your experience a good one because of all the little details in the food presentation. the dining room is cool too, it really feels like a classic "japanese" space, i suppose; i like the skylights. our waitress was kind, and even offered to teach me some japanese; only drawback to the place is that it's expensive; you're not wasting your money if you want some good eats though.

best desserts ever.. best desserts i've ever had. though, a female server was quite rude, wrongly assuming we could not understand japanese. please don't complain about work/customers in front of customers. it made us feel unwelcome.

best sushi in town.. this is by far the best sushi in town. the atmosphere, waiting staff, and quality of food sets the bar for other sushi bars around. although slightly more expensive i would gladly pay the difference to eat here.

a++ recommended!

awesome. we waited about 20 minutes to get a table, but learned our lesson about the need to make a reservation on a friday night. it was a full house until about 8pm, so the service was as fast as they could be considering the workload. our server was very friendly! we had a variety of different things, from seaweed salad to tempura, sashimi to rolls, and everything was fantastic. as was said in a previous review, best. desserts. ever. and i don't know about not being able to take home leftovers considering that we were able to take the remainder of our meal home with us. i will definitely recommend sen zushi to my friends.

very good food. service is good too although they wouldn't let us take home our leftovers.

overpriced and going downhill with quality. i have had ok sushi at sen in the past, but i echo the sentiments of the previous reviewer in wondering if they have changed ownership/kitchen chefs.

the last few times the food is nowhere near the quality i would expect, despite the price still being much higher than any other sushi place in town.

the last experience i had with them was recently when i ordered a kitsune udon with steamed vegetables to go. when i got home and opened it up i was shocked to see that unlike every other place in town, their kitsune udon consisted of only two tiny pieces of tofu pocket. the veggies i had paid extra for turned out to be some sprigs of green onion. the broth was too fishy.

go somewhere else.

fresh!. freshest sushi i have had in victoria, good combo options on the menu, good service, reasonably priced. i will be back again when i next crave some sushi.

do not go there! warning. sen zushi used to be our best japanese foods spot for years. i've recommended this restaturant to many friends of mine. until last night, i will never ever go back to that restaruant!!!! being a old customer of sen, i can tell you they've changed their kitchen chefs recently!!! the prices are still the same, expensive, but the quality of foods and ingredients are terrible and horrible. the services are getting worse too. we had to stop our waitress many times while she walked by our table just for refilling our teapot! we ordered beef undon and kazudo (the dish i always ordered at sen for years). the beef slice were way too tough, i can't chew them! i swallowed them, no kidding, i swallowed! the deep fried breaded pork chop were overcooked too. it was dry and tough. i can cook better breaded pork chop than sen now at home. besides those 2 dishes, we ordered mackeral sashimi (i loved this dish so much before, i had it everytime when i was at sen). at that night, both my husband and i got food poisons because of this dish. my tummy was hurt like i had colon disease. my mouth was full with smell of that mackeral. we also had to return one of the dishs, vegetable tempura. i was speachless when i saw that dish. the dish costs $8plus tax, 7 pieces vegetables. and last night, that dish had 1 brocoli, 1 green pepper, 1 zucchini , 2 lotus roots (1 inch small). that wasn't even the point to return the dish. the brocoli was plain, no batter at all! yes, no batter, plain green brocoli. i asked the waitress to look at the dish by herself, she said to me, "well, it is sometimes like this." we returned and cancelled that dish. i'm not going to pay $8 plus tax for those 'steamed' vegetables! and, its soy sauce, which is on each table, is no longer japanese soy sauce. it's more salty now. before even it was little pricy, the quality of foods was worthy of the prices. now, sen zushi is foolling its customers and destroying its good reputation that was built up for so many years.

never disappointed!. this is the place i never get disappointed.

people are so great and reminds me of japan and how high quality japanese customer service is. although i order exactly the same things, it's always great and consistent.

sushi is very fresh. i love bbq eel sushi and i can taste the freshness, not like frozen one at fake japanese restaurants in downtown.

only thing they can improve is waiting time. sometimes it takes quite long to be served, but it's not a really big deal because i know it's worth waiting:)

we love senzushi! i believe this is the only real japanese restaurant in victoria. don't waste money going to the fake one!

decent prices, good sushi, amazing sauces. the place was prompt and friendly and i can't speak highly enough about the fried oysters! everything we get is delicious and i keep going back.

my absolute favourite, most authentic in town japanese place. i cant believe i havent written a review for them yet. i've been coming here for years! high quality sashimi and well made sushi rolls. even my dad enjoys the donburis and he's quite critical on food. the people are long time servers, it's nice to see familiar faces and they all look happy to be working there. i generally get the same server and he's always pleasant with a smile on his face.

friendly service. fresh food served at the appropriate temperature. consistently satisfying and always happy to go here for dinner! their unagi don is so good!

i don't really understand why this place is so popular. we ordered 4 sushi rolls that we felt really tasteless. i picked up a piece of tuna roll, everything fell apart right away. not a good sign. their tempura was expensive for that amount. service was a little slow but our waitress was nice. but that was it.

outstanding sushi and fresh japanese. very friendly and helpful staff. the restaurant underwent changes and making it fancier than before which is nice. it is not stuffy. it was busy and noisy on the last two occasions we went with the family but i prefer a quieter environment. the menu is very large making it hard to choose. however it does not compromise the quality of the excellent sushi is served. the rice is always super fresh and tasty, cooked to perfection. the fish is the freshest and you can see the care put into the sushi and nigiri. i also like the chef recommendations, the starters and the wine was very good. i would recommend sen zushi for families and couples looking for an authentic japanese experience.

i went here a couple months ago for lunch on a monday and was blown away at how good the food was! i got the tsuke ramen and the ton toro skewers. i decided to go back with my boyfriend and we both got the tsuke ramen, split ebi tempura and the ranch roll. the roll was outstanding (beef tataki on top of an avocado, cucumber and cream cheese or something along those lines) and we will definitely order that again! the tempura was good, but the tsuke ramen was nowhere near as good as the first time. the broth (used for dipping) had half the flavour it had before and the vegetables inside were still very hard. the noodles had sat for too long and were getting stuck together. besides that, the meal was good. it could be that it was a friday night and they were busier than the first time i went here. will likely come again maybe on a less busy day.