Ryu

I had dinner at Ryu a couple of times and every time it has been an amazing experience. The service is excellent, the sushis and the tartares are really good and always taste very fresh. Nice ambiance too!

This place is a huge disappointment!
I expected way more for the price I am paying!
Let me begin with the place itself, the location is very close to the main busy street of avenue du parc. The place is very elevated. The ambiance is chic and elegant. The interior décor has a rustic but trendy feel. That’s where the positive comments end!
The food: it was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!
I ordered 14 pieces. 8 of the pieces were as small as my ring size! I was so shocked ! I felt ripped off. They rolled it into the tinniest pieces ever. The rolls were falling apart and they were not even tasty! The fish didn’t smell so good. It wasn’t the freshest. The way they packed it is very poor and cheap. It comes in a container that you find at the grocery store where the containers resemble the ones you get from frozen foods like frozen lasagna .omg what a turn off for the price I am paying. It came out to like 30 $ for 14pieces are you serious!!! These 14 pieces looks like 6pieces
The service: when I called to order, the guy put me on hold for like 5minutes and then closed the phone on me. I called back and he was very rude. Saying I closed the phone !!! What the heck?!
I ordered my order but he was so confused .
When I came in, they were still not ready with my order. They were already prepared but it took them a long time to realize my order was waiting in front of the cash register.
Overall, this place is a huge scam ! I felt so ripped off and will never ever be back

interesting concept like the fusion flavours but again being asian i am hard to impress verg crewtive cuisine though and great atmostphere good for dates

Best sushi place and great ambiance. Their sushi chef is amazing and i love the creativity in his cuisine and furthermore the food is super fresh! The staff is wonderful and very attentive to the clients needs. Personally this is my favorite sushi place in Montréal. the food and décor makes Ryu a fun place to go to. Keep up the good work and phenomenal food Team Ryu!

Excellent food but horrible service. The first dishes were brought out after about 15 minutes of ordering, but the second round of dishes were brought out one hour after that. We were still hungry but did not order more as we did not want to wait for another hour. No apologies or explanation was provided for the delay.
The wait staff did not seem trained as they removed the plates before we were done without asking us if we were done.
Would not come back and would not recommend, even though the food was good.

Tagged along for a birthday last week, with a group of 20 girls, owner went above and beyond to make patrons feel welcomed.
Great variety of creative Sushi, they were ALL delectable! salmon tower tartar with caviar was nice and firm with no fishy taste, all Makis were rice tender and bursting with flavour with fresh ingredients, Edamame was funky with sesame coating and the surprise caramel beef sauce was astonishing for any sweet potatoes foodie fan!
Meticulous presentation by 3 qualified Asian chefs, knowledgeable staff and manager, made some nice suggestions. They also allowed us to slap on our Iphone to hit up some beats for the Birthday cake! Probably the best sushi birthday place in Montréal, well worth every penny but a bit on the peak side, as elegance has a price, casual dimmed comptempo décor, just in time for a new cozy place to check out before the holidays and winter chills! Would def. go again just for the happy smiles and lush atmosphere. Thanks guys, a night in the books to remember ;-)

Super chic restaurant, but don’t expect to have authentic sushi. Top grade fish, but the rice lacked vinegar. I asked the chef/​owner about the rice. His response was that they cater to the locals, who like their food sweet. Truly an aha moment for me! I’m still on a look out for the perfect sushi rice in Montréal…

Worth the sushis experience! Considering that I’m very picky for sushis, I’d definitely recommend this place.
First of all, ambiance and architecture /​interior design are the main highlights. Lighting was warm and dimmed. Comfy seats and tables. This is certainly a sexy and charming spot where you could spend a long evening chatting and sipping a small glass of sake.
I would recommend the spicy tuna on crispy rice as a first tapas, followed by some makis: Lotus, Mr Miyagi and Tsunami. Sushis were not too big and not too filled up with rice. Fish was fresh and delectable. Creative ginger-​base dressing also came along with the makis. Black cod served with shiitake mushrooms was also delicious.
RYU offers a wide wine (red /​white) and sake (375ml /​750ml) list.
Service was fast and good enough on a wednesday evening, it was during weekdays and the restaurant was almost empty.
RYU, you impressed me.

Ryu offers a fresh interior décor that can be sexy for setting the mood for a stimulating sushi date vs Maiko (which is in need of some décor upgrades). I cannot resist the impulse to compare the two. The overall sushi menu at Maiko is better in many ways and I’m not sure, but Maiko may offer better value for your dollar on certain dishes (and depending how you order). But that depends how you define value. Yes, the food is better at Maiko, but the food and atmosphere of RYU is a lot more current and happening. I recommend to call in advance to find out what’s going on. RYU puts on alot of parties, so depending on if you’re in party mode or if you’re looking for a more «quiet» night, you may want to double check with them, because the atmoshpere is completely different, depending on what they have scheduled. I like that there is a clean, new lounge in the Pleateu. Sometimes it gets tiring going to such rustic, candle-​lit, hipster joints all the time. I need my dose of swanky, vegasy, miamish vibes. Or what I like to call «M-​T-​L Chic» joints. Which is another way of saying «it’s nice to see some MTL business owners that actual invest in atmosphere and not just put their grandma’s couch set by the bar and call it hipster». Another thing about Ryu is that it can be fairly dead with not enough customers to create an ambiance at times, but this has probably changed, since I last went, because it’s a new spot and it takes time to catch on. Menu –wise: A big turn-​off is the heavy use of crab-​stick, instead of real crab for the pricepoint of the dishes.

Resto branché dans Outremont. Très haut de gamme. Normalement, c’est hors de notre portée, mais un ami avait des coupons de style Groupon et nous a invités.
On a pris deux tartares de poisson, des edamames et 7 plateaux de sushis pour partager à quatre et c’était plus que suffisant! Tous les plats étaient excellents! Les sushis étaient vraiment bons et hors de l’ordinaire. Ils n’utilisaient pas des noris pour enrouler, mais des feuilles de soya colorées ou des feuilles de riz. Il y avait aussi des sauces spéciales pour assaisonner nos sushis. Le seul hic est qu’il a fallu attendre assez longtemps pour avoir nos plats ce qui fait que notre repas, commencé un peu avant 19h30, a duré jusque vers 21h30.
L’ambiance était très branchée. Le bruit était par contre très fort et on s’entendait à peine parler. Le service était très courtois.