Kinkaku Izakaya

Name: Kinkaku Izakaya
Address: 217 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B1, Canada, G, Canada

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	217 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B1, Canada
Phone :	📞 +9888
Website :	http://kinkakuizakaya.ca/
Categories :	Sushi restaurant , Japanese restaurant ,
City :	G
Description :	Busy, urban locale with an all-you-can-eat sushi menu, Japanese mains & an extensive sake selection.

217 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1B1, Canada

Best Japanese restaurant in Canada

Y	Yaxin Ma on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Today is the first day of the year, I went this place for lunch and I had a really bad experience because of the service they provided. We ordered this much food(see picture down below) and we finished most of them, only 4 pieces of sushi have left in the plate and we thought we are ready for bill(but we are literally still eating) then we asked one of the servers for the bill, and she starts to educating us: “You guys shouldn’t left this much food, but since today is the first day of the year, we won’t charge you guys, but remember next time we will charge you.” I’ve been to many sushi restaurants. Even I’ve worked at a sushi buffet place before for more than one year, I totally know in what situation a restaurant needs to do the extra charge thing. Plus, today is the first day of the year, we were forced to pay a 15% tip. We still have to pay 15% tips for the bad experience. I WILL NEVER COME BACK TO THIS PLACE AGAIN?
S	Sayani Chowdhury on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Came to Kinkaku after more than a year and unfortunately it seems like their quality and service has deteriorated. The sushi rolls we ordered was average and there was nothing special about it. The Rolls did not taste fresh like they used to. We would love to come to Kinkaku but over the years seems like while their prices have increased, their quality and service has dropped. We had 2 servers come to take our orders that created confusion between them which caused us to consistently repeat our orders. They have also increased the price for Lunch and have reduced the seating time to 75 minutes which is way less than other AYCE restaurants. They have also removed ice cream as a desert from the lunch menu which we found surprising since their mango ice cream used to be delicious. All in all, Kinkaku has now become an average AYCE joint and does not hold the glory it did before.
e	eva k on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ been my favourite restaurant for years now. glad its open again post mandates!! food is great, fish and meat is always fresh and perfectly done. went to AYCE and all of our dishes were brought within 5 minutes of ordering!! one thing im upset about though is that prices went up a lot and theres an automatic 15% tip.. could use a bit of fixing on the inside of the restaurant, maybe putting some kind of curtain or coverage around kitchen because you could always see dishes and boxes and some garbage if you sit in the booths; as well as fixing the walls between booths instead of just having them covered with a big plastic sheet but i understand that can be tough after being closed for a little while. still a great experience and worth the prices, especially AYCE. :)))
C	Cael Homewood on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kinkaku Izakaya has been one of my favorite restaurants in Kitchener since it opened. service has always been amazing, along with the fact that the food is just spectacular. All the fish is amazingly fresh and delicious. If you want something other then fish they have plenty of delectable beef dishes too. 9.5 out of 10 easily.
P	Pershia N on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Typical all you can eat restaurant with more specialty rolls than usual but nothing that will differ them from other all you can eat places. On a week day the price of dinner was $38 plus gratuity and tax that was very expensive for mid week dining! They were also out of Melona Bars which was very disappointing!
N	Nurali T on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Waterloo has some hidden sushi places. I would rate Kinkaku one of the top spots for sushi in Waterloo. Make sure to get there early cause there is usually a wait time, but I lucked out with no wait time. It’s an AYCE place but kinda expensive. It’s worth it though . We got a variety like Godzilla Roll, Ebimayo, Cruch Dragon Roll, Iazkaya Roll etc. Everything was FRESH. I loved the Spanish style pan fried shrimp with the grilled onions. Had a lot of flavour. Their service was fast and all the tables have a time limit of 90mins. One thing to keep in mind is you cannot waste food here or else they will remind you and charge you wastage fee. Overall great customer service, ambience and quality. Would definitely come back.
S	Sarah Vu on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Was excited to try this sushi place in Waterloo - the sushi is very fresh and delicious. We ordered on a paper that the server brought back to the kitchen, but the service was relatively quick. It is a bit expensive (price includes gratuity and tips) but would come back as the sushi was very fresh and great filling-rice ratios. Also was the first time trying the fried mars bar which was very tasty. There is a time limit so make sure to come on time to make the most of your experience!
M	M. Alloly on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I went out for lunch here. It was easy to get a table and the staff were quick and helpful (specially Summer).They had solid Sushi and Appetizer options and decent prices. I generally liked the food and would recommend. The atmosphere inside the restaurant is quite nice too.