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5 Saisons Sushi
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
5594A W Sherbrooke StMontréal, QC H4A 1W3
(514) 489-4555
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Average
4 reviews for 5 Saisons Sushi
4 reviews in English
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Review from Steven N.
9/7/2011 1 photo
Amazing. the experience as well as the food was great. This place burned down and just reopened so we went in for a try.
the salmon and tuna sashimi was very good. it had just the right amount of fat on it.
they have a lot of unconventional types of sushi we tried the sushi pizza it was little bits a sashimi over a tempura rice. very good. -
Review from Romy S.
Montréal, QC
4/29/2012
What ever happened to the customer is always right?
I have several life-threatening allergies that make dining out a challenge at times. I travel with a detailed (bilingual) card outlining all my allergies and always present it to the server before ordering my meal. More often than not, the server will check with the chef before I order and I am presented with options.
5 Saisons WAS one of my favourite local restaurants and I have eaten there many many times. Up till now. Last night, we ordered the same dishes we always do - and were shocked!
My meal came visibly swimming in allergens. Thankfully, I noticed and the plate was returned to the kitchen. The next attempt was equally poisonous. The waiter acted put out and aggravated and even asked if it was a bad allergy! (We told him I stop breathing within minutes!)
When we complained about the issue - one of food safety - it was very rudely pointed out to us that we got our food, so the problem was solved. I spoke to the manager who told me to do whatever I want. So I am!
Food allergies are serious. THey are not food preferences. Those of us who live with the risk of anaphylaxis understand it is a risk and inconvenient and make our choices carefully. We inspect our food before ingesting. We understand that mistakes happen. But we should not be forced to accept rude, poor and dangerous service.
I understand the restaurant business is difficult and that picky eaters are unpleasant to deal with but I still do remember a day when the customer was right. -
Review from Laura D.
6/16/2010 1 photo
While hunting down a decent meal the other night, my boyfriend and I decided it was time we give fairly new restaurant in our area a try. 5 Saisons Sushi opened a little more than a year ago and we have often thought about eating there, however, on our budget Japanese would be too expensive! On this particular evening, we were ready for a small splurge and took the plunge.
After sampling a couple of appetizers and a belly-busting assortment of sushi, I am now convinced that this it is one of Montreal's most authentic Japanese restaurants.
While their menu has a large variety of sushi and sashimi choices, the rest of the menu is fairly focused on Japanese cuisine, so you will not find General Tao on the menu beside their Wakame salad. Each dish is presented simply and elegantly with a shot glass containing a fresh edible orchid and some other decorative and edible garnishes, secured in place with a dab of freshly made wasabi.
5 Saisons Sushi offers three different types of tuna in their sashimi menu, Maguro (your typical red tuna), Hamachi (farmed yellowtail) and Albacore (white tuna). Many of their rolls are served with shiso leaf (a mint-meets-fennel-like herb), which is not your garden variety sushi ingredient. What's more, their ginger is yellow (not pink), which means that it has not been artificially colored with beet juice. Finally, they served a homemade Ponzu sauce with our order of soft shelled crab.
While delving into our delicious first appetizer, I suddenly had a craving for Buri-Kama. Buri Kama is a salt-grilled yellowtail collar, and is spectacularly succulent. I knew it was a long shot, but the waitress returned and offered me Hamachi Kama (still yellowtail, but farmed rather than wild). That is an awesome accommodation, and I readily accepted. My boyfriend had never savored this dish and I was eager to see what he thought of it.
When the Hamachi Kama arrived 15 minutes later, it was everything I had been craving and then some. The flavor is all yellowtail, but somehow sweeter and more buttery.
5 Saisons selection offers a unique, but not "trendy", selection of maki rolls and chef specialty rolls, and this sets them apart from many of the other sushi restaurants I have been to. They offer several combination plates, as well as a cooked combo for beginners who are not ready for raw fish.
We sampled the Honey roll (shrimps, tempura, avocado and sweet potato); the Chocotuna (white tuna sashimi garnished with fresh mango and grilled garlic); the Deep Sea roll (eel, tobiko, mango, shrimp and pepper); and the Rocky, which was probably the best tasting maki we've had in a long time (fresh spicy salmon, grilled salmon, avocado, shiso leaf and tempura). With this we also had orders of the Spicy Tekkie (tuna), a Hotate Dynamite (spicy scallops), and an assortment of sashimi.
We finished off our meal with a pot of Genmai-cha tea. This meal could have easily filled 3 or 4 people, so we were pleasantly surprised when the tally arrived! Appetizers, and over 40 pieces of sushi came to just a hint over 90$. While the outward appearance of 5 Saisons restaurant may not give the impression of a must do restaurant: the nondescript building could be just about anything, in fact, I believe it housed a daycare at one point: the quality of the food and the excellent service will definitely have you talking about your next visit.
5 Saisons Sushi is located at 5594 A Sherbrooke West just west of Decarie. Monday to Friday they are open for lunch from 11AM until 2:30PM, and 7 days a week for supper from 5PM until at least 9:30PM. The restaurant does not have a liquor license, but welcomes diners to bring their own wine and they do not charge an uncorking fee.Listed in: How my Boyfriend wins me Over
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Review from Sanjay P.
1/2/2010
5 Saisons was one of the best sushi experiences that I ever had. I live in New York and actually spent two weeks in Tokyo earlier this year, so I have "high standards." My girlfriend who is Korean was feeling homesick and so we went looking for Korean food one night while in Montreal. We couldn't find any place that was open but saw 5 Saisons, which has a somewhat striking exterior - like a house set back from the street.
First, the rolls with soy paper wrap (or something like that) and the chef's special sauce - were amazing.
Then, the shrimp and vegetable tempura was delicious and more than plentiful.
We are back in New York, and still talking about this place. I actually want to return to Montreal just to eat here, at least every other day.
One plus is also that it's BYO.
