Niwa Japanese Restaurant

We have been loving Niwa for years. Our son loves it and begs to go. The rolls are amazing, fresh and an explosion of flavours. Better than any all you can eat, a bit more expensive but absolutely worth it. Friendly service. Honestly, don’t get the lower ratings. Take out is also awesome. Has replaced Friday night pizza for many years! Also spicy tuna hand rolls are to die for! If your on a budget, lunch specials are a great deal.

On the advice of a friend I tried Niwa over Mye. What a mistake! The sashimi was rubber. Worse than the worst food court fish. And they could not customize a roll to exclude tempura bits because they make their dressing in huge vats versus making it fresh. I left after some very poor service and ridiculously disgusting food and went directly to Mye, which was pretty decent.
Avoid Niwa at all costs. It was the worst sushi I have ever had, and the staff were horrible.

Food is Ok BUT: —
Waiters don’t speak good English and as a result misunderstanding happens.
And guess what? be ready to pay for an order you haven’t order.

Go hear almost every week for quality sushi. Its a bit more expensive than some other options but worth it in my opinion. All the rolls are good and the sashimi is fresh. Pleasant and fast service when dining in. Recommend this place to anyone in Oakville.

It’s been while but we thought we would come back here as the sushi, sashimi, and service was good. I suspect it’s gone through an ownership change.
Got seated quickly but it took some time to place our order. Ordered gyoza and edamame to start and kame sushi and sashimi dinner combo for entrees.
They still have the free noodle soup appetizer (not sure what it is really called!) and it’s still good! Gyoza was tasty and edamame, well you can’t really screw that up.
Sashimi was ok although it came with side of regular long grain rice instead of sushi rice which was disappointing. The fish tasted fresh but kind of bland. I’m not sure how that happens?! Sushi was okay. Not sure I’ll be back anytime soon. For the price they charge I expect better quality fish and sushi rice.

Really good food. You get what you pay for: the price is higher but so is the quality when compared to other sushi places.
I would recommend it on date night.

Really great place for a quick lunch. I would recommend their lunch special. And the service was very friendly.

Great food. Nice small atmosphere. A little expensive, but what sushi isn’t? I split the 29.95 meal with my boyfriend and it was the perfect amount. It comes with a whole bunch of choices and is the perfect amount of food. Probably some of the best sushi/​Japanese I’ve had.

This year, as a special treat I went to Sushi Niwa (that’s what it says on the sign so that’s what I call it) for my birthday. It was lovely, but likely would have been even better if someone else picked up the tab. Probably even better still if there was someone else there to pick up the tab.
Yes, I eat alone. Only sushi restaurants though as the incremental food serving technique these places employ allows for the least amount of time alone at a table. And by alone, I mean without any food to eat.
I’ve been here a few times and I haven’t had a bad experience. To my knowledge it’s the best sushi in Oakville though I would be glad to be proven wrong on that one. The tempura is nice, the sushi is very fresh and tasty and the rice (key) is nicely prepared. They also have a house soup made of long, thin noodles, tempura bits and seaweed that is a great start to a great meal.
Located in North/​East Oakville in a plaza, it would be easy to miss this spot and based on the traffic I’ve seen in there, most have. Still, it seems to have developed a quiet but loyal following that should keep them in business there at least until I’m able to move back downtown. How convenient.
One major drawback to Sushi Niwa is not cheap. The last 2 times I went there I spent $ 30+ on just myself which is simply too much. Plus, usually when I go to sushi places alone they end up giving me some free shit, not the case here. Where’s the hometown discount bro? They must not actually be Japanese. We rook out fol oul rown.