sushi umi

super disappointed at what was once our sushi place of choice.orderedtwo party platters and i could have just gone to superstore for the quality i was served. sashimi was not fresh, rice was most definitely not today’s, rolls falling apart, nigiri rice is so tiny that the fish slides right off, quantity was a straight rip off, wasabi stank like it was forgotten on the counter and everyone was having the worst heartburn afterwards. to pay over $160 for two adults and four kids for mediocre sushi is just wrong. we will not be returning.

i visited sushi umi after a long morning of moving boxes ( we are almost done!!) with a friend. the restaurant wasn't busy at all and was nicely air conditioned which was amazing after a long walk in the sun. we sat down and looked at the menu. a few specials written on a chalk board caught my eye but i wasn't in the mood for something that heavy. iorderedthe bento box which came with miso soup, teriyaki chicken, rice, salad, 2 gyoza pieces, and 2 california sushi pieces. everything was to my liking but nothing really stood out and the portion was quite small for 15$. i enjoyed the lovely ginger citrus vinaigrette that came with the salad. my friend chose the full dynamite roll(8pieces) with avocado, tempura, shrimp,masago, and spicy mayo. she was pleased with her selection and commented on the freshness of the fish.
she was still hungry for dessert so sheorderedthe banana tempura with a scoop of mango ice cream. i asked[stole] for a bite of the ice cream and it was the best mango ice cream i had ever tasted. velvety smooth, rich, creamy, with an explosive real mango taste.
as for the service, the waitress was quite friendly and helpful but was a bit on the shy/awkward side.
i recommend this place if you are in the mood for quality sushi without the overload of calories from an all you can eat.

we really wanted to like it..... after hearing from several people that sushi umi was a great sushi place with the freshest fish, my husband and i had high hopes for this place. unfortunately, our experience here was so poor that we will never return. the service, although friendly, could not seem to handle the very small seating area as well as people coming in/calling in for take-out. people were being told to sit at tables with dirty dishes and the poor server/cashier/cook seemed scattered. weorderedtake out (which was supposed to be ready in 20 minutes, but was more like 30 minutes), but decided to have a beer while we waited for it. after waiting for 15 minutes for our beer with no explanation (which i found out that he had to change the keg while multitasking with take out orders/cooking/taking payment/etc), our beer was served to us warm in very sticky glasses. we finally received our take out order and headed home to (hopefully) have a great sushi dinner. these rolls (weordered4 different ones) were the smallest we have ever had from any sushi restaurant and the taste was just average. our entire experience was so poor, and i know they have been around for awhile, but my husband and i will not be on their list of faithful followers and will not be returning.

good sushi for ottawa. weorderedthe large party platter and various other sushi dishes for takeout as we were having a large get together.

the sushi was all top notch, the fish was fresh and everything tasted great - we also had the udon noodles which were made well and being vancourites, we couldn't help but to be impressed with the sushi.

the rolls were suitably sized. you're not going to get big pieces of tuna here, but the salmon, mackarel and red snapper sushi was all well proportioned.

overall, an excellent sushi experience in ottawa.

ho hum. i really truly wanted to like this place. iordereda sushi platter and specified vegetarian. to my surprise there were a few rolls with crab and something that resembled fish. also, the rice was not at all seasoned. i might try it again in the hopes that this was a very off day for them.

sushi good, service slow. went for lunch the other day. as per usual the sushi was good - fresh and well made. but the service was sloooooooow. took forever from when weorderedtil we got our food. don't book an early afternoon meeting if you are planning on lunching here first.