Dinner @osakasushilounge kantari, Beirut – April 2019.

Great quality high end restaurant in Kantari Minet el Hosn. Would have given it an 8 if it addressed some cons mentioned below.

Pros:

Quality and taste of salmon and shrimp 🦐 were great. There is something special about good high end restaurants that shows in some pieces mixes and blending; the pieces with crazy salmon topping, shrimp teriyaki wrap and volcano topping were an example of that: hold great together with just enough sauces and mouth melting marinated fish texture. The presentation was great as shown in the pictures. The wasabi’s smell and texture seemed of higher quality. The location and atmosphere of the restaurant is appealing.

Cons:

Some pieces like the cheesy salmon cannot be compared to the other pieces; very plain taste and not really worth it. The crispy salmon salad had A Lot of crispy flakes mixed with sauces; I couldn’t really taste and enjoy the salmon’s texture. The waitress on our table was unwelcoming with kind of a grumpy look most of the time, the service was not as expected from a high end restaurant. Finally the prices are too high. The small set and salad (19pcs) in pics costed around 100 000 LL. For such prices I would expect none of the cons mentioned above.

Conclusion:

it’s one of the good high end sushi places, recommended, but needs a bit of further improvement to justify the higher pricing.