Sushi Nami Royale

It was mediocre. I wouldn’t go again.
There was not really anything wrong, but there wasn’t anything good either.

For a small restaurant to offered a great
friend was impressed that they played Japanese music. Having eaten there before I didn’t know if I should order my usual or something I never tried before so I went for something new and orderedso The Doburi Mono — Kats Don and its the only time I was in a Japanese Restaurant and wished I had a fork because I loved it!

Absolutely one of my favourite spots to bring the family for Tapanyaki. However the service is incredibly slow and the portion sizes vary greatly. They need to fix this, but still a favourite as the food is delicious.

Favourite place in the city to get sushi! Always tastes great and the staff there are wonderful. Usually there once a week and haven’t had a bad experience yet!

Never knew my love for sushi until i cam here! Love it!

The undisputed king of sushi in Dartmouth!
There’s really not much more to say… the staff, food, and atmosphere at the Dartmouth Crossing Sushi Nami Royale is as good as it gets. Every time I have been there it’s been delicious and a wonderful time.
There are other good sushi places… Genji springs to mind, and the new place, Mizu. But no one is taking the crown from Sushi Nami Royale anytime soon.
The only possible downside is that the prices here are a bit on the premium side… but you are paying the extra cash for extra good food.
By the way, please order the sweet potato rolls… best in Nova Scotia, and I mean that!

I enjoyed eating here although not having eaten at a lot of sushi places it would have been nice to see some pictures of the items on the menu. The service was great and food came out fast!

The Good: VERY fresh butterfish and hamachi today. absolutely gorgeous.
THE BAD Service:
First impression, when I asked the server to please get the chef’s nigiri recommendations for today, she just stared blankly at me and almost opened her mouth to perhaps give me *her* recommendations or perhaps she was telepathically communicating with the chef. Maybe she just doesn’t know anything about sushi and has no idea that different things are diferent qualities on different days. more about that later. I couldn’t exactly tell if she was annoyed or bewildered at my simple request. Lacking tact, she pretty much belted out «HEY JOEY, he wants to know what do you recommend for nigiri?» Thankfully she actually walked over to him so he wasn’t forced to yell back. He thoughtfully looked through the fish and made some SOLID recommendations, ¾ of which I ordered and they were SO fresh and delicious. Was disappointed at the under-​seasoned and cold rice though. All things told, it was aiight. The freshness of the fish really made up for the rice.
Then having to listen to the server yammer on to the (visibly annoyed, refusing to make eye contact with her) chefs about her first day in culinary school, about gutting really «slimy disgusting» fish and she almost quit right then and there. Then talking about how to traditionally disembowel a sheep with a sword. Also then having to listen to her continue yammering to the chefs, asking questions about sushi as if it was her first day and she had never seen sushi before. For example, «wow it’s so cool how you flip the sushi over when you make it. its just so, you know, cool», «what is butterfish anyway, is it like buttery or something?», «yeah I can’t even eat salmon because I had a bad experience.» I tuned her out eventually.
Customers shouldn’t have to hear you yakking ungracefully. Keep it in the kitchen. I’m really disappointed.

First time here for lunch and I’m definitely a fan of the specials. Also very fresh fish and even the ginger is still beige colour. Kinda awkward when your served it pink in a restaurant.

Having newly discovered my love for rice and fish, my mother and I went here for a dinner date. If I remember correctly, Sushi Nami was one of the first places to open in this section of DC. I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, that i’m disappointed in the food options in dartmouth crossings: most of the places are chains and or the locally owned ones aren’t that great. However, Sushi Nami is a breath of fresh air amongst the greasy french fries and burger joints that surround it.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a good burger, but sometimes a gal just wants to chill and what better place to go with her mama bear then a cozy sushi place? It’s really nice a roomy, with comfy chairs and… this looks so cool… a section for your party or group. No, I don’t mean a booth. I meant there’s actually a section that can cater, at your table, in front of your eyes, the food you want. So cool.
I thought this place was going to be expensive, but we were lucky enough to grab a lunch special which was. I think $ 10 each. What did it include? Miso soup, salad, choice of chicken or beef and 6 sushi rolls. I wasn’t a fan of the miso soup but everything else was SOOooooOOoOoOooo YUMMY. On a side note, I did take a quick glance to the price of just buying sushi and, in my opinion, the prices are fair. Slightly more expensive then your regular sushi but Sushi Nami is a «higher end» place then Bento in Sobey’s.
The service? All I can say is; thumbs up! She was so nice and courteous and very informative. She would respectively inform us about how to properly drink the soup and was always around filling up our glasses with water.

Down right disappointing.
I love Suhi Nami Royale, or rather the Halifax location!
So when we were in the neighbourhood, looking to eat before our flick, we opted for here.
BAD IDEA!
While the Sushi, is always good at a Sushi Nami, the service left us almost late for «the Hobbit»
The six of us showed up at 6pm, order by 6:20 — Movie at 8:30
We figured lots of time. Shouldn’t be a problem.
We all ordered assorted whatever dinners, and most of us an extra roll, nothing to difficult or out there.
We waited, others came, others went, take outs came, and left, we waited some more.
At 7:10 our server told us our food would be ready shortly!
We started getting excited, since we were all starving!
At 7:32 our food started showing up! What the hell? ready soon?
How did it take over an hour for us to get our food?
Good thing we can eat fast!
By the time we finished eating, and rounded the server up to pay, it was almost 8pm.
Just no acceptable.
I will not be gracing this location with my presence again.
Halifax, and other Sushi bars will see me!

An interesting experience, to be sure. It’s the first time I’ve ever had sushi better the next day.
Let’s deal with some of the good stuff first: ambiance and service. It’s a sparsely decorated space but I don’t consider that a bad thing. So many big box restaurants are cram-​packed with «flair,» it can be overwhelming. Staff seemed very friendly and welcoming. They were able to answer any questions my dining companion and I had — which is, unfortunately, not a skill all servers have.
The sushi? It was okay. It wasn’t great. I appreciated the diversity of the menu however. I did try one or two new rolls but was not a fan. Nothing specific other than perhaps too much emphasis on avocado (I know, I know, avocado is the nectar of the gods…). It’s pretty rare that that I don’t finish my plate when I go for sushi but I was underwhelmed/​disappointed so I got some wrapped to go.
The next day, I unpacked it, let it get to room temperature and it was pretty good. So, it’s not the best sushi I’ve ever had but it’s okay.

Had lunch here with a work colleague. Soup was decent, pretty normal, salad was so — so. What was disappointing was the sashimi portion size. Maybe I’ve been eating too much sushi in Toronto and Vancouver but these cuts were really small! Rolls looked decent!

Being a Dartmouth-​side sushi lover is a bit of a ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ situation for the time being. While Sushi Nami is loved by many across their surprisingly large number of locations, it just never really hits the spot for me and this location proved to be no different.
Definitely more focused on the fusion side of the sushi game, you can expect a lot of creativity in their menu. Tempura bits tucked in the rolls, mangos and bananas flying about, fruit sauces, maki that has been deep-​fried all together… take your pick. It certainly makes it more fun to pore over the menu and choose new things to try that are a skootch more exciting than your average California roll.
For my last visit, I went with the Firecrackers Dream (choice of cucumber or avocado with spicy mayo, tempura bits, and bread crumbs — $ 4.95) that all vegetarians seem to rave about, and the Vegetable Dragon Roll (sweet potato tempura, cucumber, avocado, grilled vegetables, inari, mushroom — $ 8.95).
Both were okay but I wouldn’t rush to have them again. The first was my favourite of the two but the bread crumbs were really dry and powdery. Most of it fell off before it reached my mouth and the rest… well, I don’t know… I just wanted it to go away. Likewise, the Veg Dragon Roll just had too much going on for me. It’s basically your standard yam roll with layers of grilled vegetables and mushrooms over top. It looks super fancy but just isn’t my kind of sushi.
I’d say this is more based on my personal preference than any great misstep on Sushi Nami’s part. Go, check it out for yourself, and you might just find a new favourite off a cool fusion menu.

I came here one day recently after my shift at work was over to get some sushi. I have only had sushi once before so I was looking forward to it. I got there shortly after 3pm so I ordered from the discount menu.
I ordered the pork dumplings, california roll without roe, and shrimp tempura roll. The dumplings were very good and I enjoyed them a lot. The california roll (6pc) was also very good and fresh tasting, better than the first time I had sushi somewhere else. The shrimp tempura roll (5pc) looked appealing but it was quite big and impossible to eat in one bite. Having to eat a piece of sushi in two bites is messy, and I am still not an expert with chopsticks so I probably looked like a fool trying to eat my sushi. I eventually gave up and took the remaining 4 pieces home. The taste of the shrimp tempura roll was very good though, and the service was excellent as well. The bill came to about 17 $ before tip which is good for sushi and an appetizer.
Overall, I will definitely go back to sushi nami and I look forward to trying some more sushi options.

If you want more than the most rudimentary sushi you really shouldn’t be going here.
Ordered lunch in a party of 4. Everyone but me got a lunch special. Our food took a very long time to arrive and we kept checking our watches because we wanted to get back to the office in less than 1 hour: we didn’t.
The hamachi (yellowtail) looked more white and a touch of brown — it lacked the appropriate subtle pink color. The taste and texture were similarly lacking. At $ 6 – 7 for two nigiri style roles I think I was robbed.
The tako (octopus) was fine but it is difficult to mess than up. It wasn’t overly chewy but they didn’t do anything to enhance the experience (green onions, a dab of wasabi etc.).
The spider roll (soft shell crab) was fine and I enjoyed it.
Unfortunately my tab was about $ 30 and I think I enjoyed about $ 10-​$ 15 in food so this was overpriced.
I looked at the other items my friends got and I wasn’t impressed. They feature California rolls prominently in all the lunches. As for sushi I am not excited by crab stick and the California roll is my least favorite item. I admit it is popular but I consider that grocery store sushi and the good stuff you can only get at restaurants is what I am after.
The menu was boring and I wondered why the toro was only $ 7 CAD — I assume that the fatty tuna is as poor a showing as the hamachi and thus $ 7 is not a good deal but another rip-​off.
I have written positive reviews for sushi places but this restaurant doesn’t deserve one. I almost gave this place a single star. If you aren’t that into sushi you won’t notice how poorly this place does sushi — I don’t mean you any offense. The simple stuff is hard to get wrong and this place does those items just fine.
If you want more than the most rudimentary sushi you really shouldn’t be going here.

We have recently fell in love with this location. The sushi is fantastic and the ambience calming and cool.
It seems to be getting busier every time we visit and we can understand why! The sushi here is amazing! The fusion rolls are where it’s at! Make sure you try a house roll with which ever our preference of fish. We usually get the red snapper. VERY yummy and full of flavour!
They have to have the best dragon rolls I’ve had in a long time!
We are making plans to return often and hopefully experience their tapenyaki (sp?) grill for an upcoming birthday!
Make sure you try this out next time you’re out in Dartmouth Crossing.