Reviews - UMAI Japanese Experience
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9.2/10
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9.0
Very good owner and waiting staff.
10
Excellent sushi, best we've had in Portugal. Highly recommended.
8.5
Bom sushi
10
Beautiful family run restaurant frequented by plenty of locals. We couldn’t fault the service and it was some of the best sushi we’ve ever eaten - fresh, tasty and immaculately presented - and incredibly well priced. Do yourself a favour and go here…I guarantee you’ll want to return! Sadly we only discovered it on our last night in Loulé, otherwise we’d be booking again. The couple who own it are lovely and he prepares the food in the open kitchen and you can tell the fish is of the highest quality.
9.0
Hidden gem although the actual restaurant could be a bit “nicer”. Although quality of food more than makes up for it
7.0
We had the Degustação dinner menu which was an excellent way to try dishes other than those with a lot of rice. Sadly the atmosphere was lacking because the restaurant was empty. We would definitely go again.
10
excellent food! really very good! thank you Vitor!
9.5
Excellent quality at a great price. We chose the lunch menu and we'll be back.
6.5
The sushi is very good and fresh! However, the restaurant is freezing because the manager refuses to turn on the heater, which is disappointing. As a result, instead of enjoying a nice, comfortable meal and potentially ordering more, you just want to finish quickly and leave. We didn’t even order dessert because we were too cold. I visited this restaurant twice, once for lunch and once for dinner, and both experiences were the same. It’s a shame because the sushi is excellent, but the atmosphere is very poor.
10
attentive chefs, outstanding flavours and good value.
10
Second visit in a week and the food was wonderful again!
8.5
Really nice restaurant .
9.5
everything delicious
10
Everything was absolutely perfect. This was hands down the best sushi I’ve ever had in my life! I highly recommend visiting—you won’t be disappointed!
9.0
Loved the food and the variety of the food
10
Great food we had the tasting menu excellent value just a shame they didn’t have tuna don’t like the white fish But everything else delicious
9.5
The food was excellent. The fact that you have access only online is a bit annoying. If you are not familiar with the many different Japanese expressions it would be helpful to have better images of the food... But what counts in the end is the quality of the food which was excellent!
9.5
Surprisingly good. Nice place. Nice people. Really good sushi.
10
We have dined at Umai several times since they opened. The fish is always super fresh and the talent of Vitor and his staff is authentic Japanese. Try the Umai Experience for 2. - 45 pieces of love in your mouth. Highly recommend. Obrigado Vitor.
9.5
Nice little restaurant. Tables are quite close to each other but the amosphere is quiet (although I was not there in peak hour). The quality of food is awesome. One of the best Miso soup ever tasted. Also special rolls are excellent and some of them really not common elsewhere, with the right mix of sweet and savoury. I've enjoyed the experience. It's definitely worth going back.
10
The food was delicious and the ambiance was good. The restaurant owners were delightful and skilled. Our son had recommended the restaurant and we weren’t disappointed.
9.5
Great food and service.
10
Fantastic food, great value and very friendly service. Will definitely be back.
9.5
Outstanding quality sashimis and sushis; the best in the Algarve. Tiny restaurant where everything is prepared only after you have ordered. Extremely talented and creative chef. Delicious meal each time.
5.5
Very very slow service
10
Amazing sushi, highly recommend. Service was slow, but they apologized as they were recently understaffed. Will definitely be back for more!
9.0
Top.
10
Outstanding in every way. Vitor, the itamae has Japan certified knife and chef credentials. The fish is exquisite. Let him do omakase for you. You won’t regret the experience.
9.5
This was a very pleasant experience. I read about the chef and the reviews were positive so we decided to give it a try( we don’t live in Loule so we needed to combine it with our chores in the area). Vitor’s knife skills are impressive, the fish was prepared just right for sashimi, and the presentation was beautiful. It seems that Vitor is constantly trying to improve his menu and probably still need to tweak a few things but this is not your ordinary Algarve sushi. Compliments to the chef and best of luck! We are definitely coming back for more!
10
Great service, amazing food. I recommend it
4.5
Staff was nice. Otherwise it was one of the worst food experiences I have had in a long time. Guacamole was bad, chips were stale, and we had a hair in our dish. We can forgive the hair but serving stale chips with store bought avocado spread and calling it guacamole is an unforgivable sin. The ramen was awful, broth was made from a bouillon cube, there was frozen broccoli in there, udon noodles, and an actual hard boiled egg. Basically everything wrong, and to charge €13 for that was truly absurd. The poke was okay but also ridiculously overpriced at 15€. Even w 50% off on fork we felt like we paid way too much. Overall it's unfortunate as the staff was nice and we were hoping to enjoy the food. We regretted the experience
UMAI Japanese ExperienceOLÁ Desde já agradecemos pela sua Visita ao nosso restaurante. Temos a acrescentar que os produtos usados nos nossos pratos são frescos e de produtores locais, não havendo assim nada pré feito nem de pacote ou algo semelhante. Todos os nossos pratos, exepto o ramen que tem uma preparação longa, cerca de 4 horas , os restantes são preparados ao momento com rigor e profissionalismo pelo qual somos conhecidos. Ramen normalmente é composto por um tipo de macarrão, uma sopa com caldo à base de ossos de porco, peixe ou frango, e temperados com uma base tarê (molho) que da sabor ao caldo base, para a confecção da montagem do prato, e os adicionais podem variar dependendo da região do Japão e do restaurante que vende o Ramen. Após este esclarecimento aguardamos com expetativa a sua próxima visita! Cumprimentos A Gerência
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