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Japanese Village
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
170 Laurier Ave WOttawa, ON K1P 5V5
(613) 236-9519
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Has TV:
- No
4 reviews for Japanese Village
4 reviews in English
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Review from April R.
Ottawa, ON
1/4/2012
This is by far my favorite restaurant in Ottawa. I was taken here in college with a few girlfriends. They raved about the sesame sauce, and they were right! In addition to the great food, the chefs are very entertaining. I didn't catch the name of the one who has cooked for me a few times, but he really knows his stuff about any kind of topic. Certainly can adapt to any kind of person in front of him.
I'm not a huge shrimp eater, but the shrimp they serve as a course when you pick the 4 course meal (It ranges from $18-$26 and comes with salad, soup, shrimp, and the main meal consisting of anything from Teriyaki Chicken, to Filet Mignon) is incredible!.
The Sesame Sauce is a huge reason I come back. I put it on my rice, my veggies and meat. If I could eat it from the container and not look crazy, I would. They also sell it to take home!- so dangerous.
I have taken everyone here, and it has been a hit everytime. Its entertaining, unique to Ottawa, and very tasty. It can be expensive, but the experience is worth it. -
Review from So H.
Orléans, ON
11/17/2011
We love this restaurant! My family has been coming here for years, we love it! I always get the chicken and shrimp combo. It comes with a soup( nothing fancy), a salad with great salad dressing (which they make from scratch and you can buy it from them), it also comes with veggies and rice.
The best part of this dinner is the sauces, you get a ginger dipping sauce which is by far the best sauce ever made, and if you order the steak you get the sesame sauce. All the sauces are amazing. You dip your shrimp, chicken and veggies in the ginger sauce ( which you can buy and bring home) I always put the ginger sauce on my rice! Best idea ever!
They also make great melon balls(an alcoholic drink). My sister always gets the vegetarian option meal which comes with fried tofu, sushi, tempura and a whole stir fry. Lots of food! You will be full when you leave! If you go at lunch, its almost the same portions and half the price!
Enjoy! -
Review from Grace Joy P.
12/19/2010 11 photos
Was not too impressed.
Went to eat here for my sisters birthday, and I don't think I'll ever come back.
There were five of us that came out for dinner. We only had one chef cooking. After we had placed our orders, it took him quite some time to come to our table.
The miso soup is horrible. It literally just tasted like water with no type of base/broth, and someone just threw in some tofu last minute.
The food took FOREVER to cook! Literally had to wait maybe 40 minutes for him to finish all five of our food.
I had brought my DSLR with me so I was taking pictures of the food. The chef kept asking me to take pictures of him. Also, he made lots of dirty jokes and even made a stick figure of a man with the vegetables, with a big cucumber between his legs. I don't know if he was trying to make me laugh or he was just being perverted. Yes.... it was awkward.
The food was really salty! Not good but not horrible either. None of the dishes impressed me (I tried a bit of everyone's). I ordered the salmon dish with veggies and rice. My sister ordered a sushi plate, I can't remember what it was called, but it was a sampler plate (check out the photos I uploaded to see it). It's crazy expensive, did not taste good. Not worth your money at all.
The presentation was pretty cool though, and the plating was aesthetically pleasing. Bottom line is the food is worse than it looks.
I don't recommend this place at all, you can get much higher quality food for the same price around Ottawa. -
Review from Amanda B.
Ottawa, ON
12/21/2010 1 photo
A came here with a group of picky eaters, and I wasn't sure how well this place would go over, but because there's both a sushi bar and Japanese teppanyaki grill, I didn't think it would be too difficult for them to find something they would eat. The teppanyaki section was filled with large groups, mostly business people.
We ordered a couple orders of tempura, which came with both shrimp and vegetables. Each order was over $6, which I found a little high for an appetizer that consisted mostly of deep-fried vegetables, and they were pretty standard in crispiness and taste.
Some people at the table ordered grilled chicken and vegetable dishes, which they prepared in right in front of us. They even made a little onion tower and set it on fire, and tossed some small pieces of chicken on our plates. The man had fantastic aim and we were quite impressed! It was my first time at a teppanyaki grill, so I was really entertained and enjoyed it very much. We went during the winter, so the heat of the flame was nice for me, but a few others at the table were sweating up quite a storm.
I was more in the mood for sushi, so I ordered the Sashimi Dinner. They didn't specify how many pieces there were, and there was supposed to be a "wide variety" of fish and seafood, as well as some rice on the side. Though it was good and fresh, I didn't find there to be a wide variety at all, and, frankly, I was still very hungry after and didn't think the $32 was at all worth it.
I also ordered some hot green tea, a pina colada, and some green tea ice cream for dessert. They were all good, nothing special.
All in all, I had a good experience and food was tasty, but I found it to be completely overpriced and there are many other restaurants that offer comparable quality for a more reasonable price.Listed in: Glutton, International Flavour
