Love this restaurant!!! They have the best sushi around! They have so many interesting rolls to choose from. I have been many times and have never been disappointed. read more

The spicy tuna roll was inedible though another combo roll was very good. Service was poor & bordering on rude. The prices are expensive for what you get and higher than most other sushi restaurants. We were certainly sorry we had tried this new Japanese and won't return given their attitude. Skip this restaurant as there are many excellent sushi restaurants! read more

Went there on Thursday around closing time having late lunch. There were one server let us choose bar or table. The bar is in the middle of the restaurant. The interior design wasn't like other sushi places. There was no sushi chefs when we went in but as soon as we set, one of them showed up and greeted us. I thought the food on menu were a bit pricy but the quality was reasonable with that price. The service wasn't the greatest but she refilled tea and checked on us for couple times. Overall, I had a great lunch and I'll definitely come back to try their dinner later. read more

New favorite sushi place in the area! Staff is friendly and accommodating and the food is delicious!

I've been to this place a quite a few times now and I'm deciding to write this review based on Vi's review. It's too funny to past up. If you read their menu they do list what ingredients come with it and you shouldn't be too surprise if you don't read the ingredients before ordering. When you ask for extra toppings, that pretty much means extra charge. Why does the waitress get one star because the restaurant was missing a few items? You should be happy she even apologize for the inconvenience which is out of her control considering she is just an employee,not the owner of the establishment. Just because another restaurant gives edamame as a complimentary doesn't mean all restaurant will do that. You have a solid point about it being warm inside the shop, but other than that the rest of your review is a personal issue of cheap and anal. No one should have to apologize to you with that kind of spoiled attitude. I would rate them with this : 4 star for their food 5 star for the staff 3 star for being a bit warm inside 4.5 star for being clean 3.5 star for the pricing Thank you, for forcing me to write my first review! read more

We have been coming here regularly well before the new owner,it seems they care more about looks than customer service, we were seated and for 10 minutes it was like we were invisible and they were not busy at all,i had to go to them for service, they are pricey and it's not the best food, read more

Ehh service didn't even acknowledge us and confused our order.. Not sure about this place anymore.

The place has a potential to be a good restaurant. I could not see any place that has a lunch special menu for sashimi. Also, the sashimi was great. The eggplant tempura was also amazing. I heard the restaurant has been running only about four months. I'm pretty sure this place will be very busy. It's better to go and check when you want to have a good quality Japanese cuisine. read more

Was looking for a place that had both ramen and sushi. For ramen, unfortunately, the only one that was available was a seafood ramen, which is not what we were looking for, BUT the sushi was beautiful! Portions were huge, tasted very fresh, very beautifully presented. It seems like they are going through transition with owners, but will try again. read more

Ordered to go and was told 40 mins. Sat around for more than an hour. Multiple to request to check on my food that went unanswered. If make fine orders first and make take out wait till they have more time. Used to go here all the time but no more. Not even an attempt for a concession. All my rest my cooked food is cold, hungry family waiting home. What a disappointment read more

This place is great, our favorite sushi place in Almaden. Under the old ownership the sushi was good, but the overall service wasn't great. The place now serves great sushi and the service is great. We take our kids and the wait staff is friendly and makes sure we have the utensils we need, that there's no trace of wasabi on their dishes, and most importantly the food comes out quickly. They have a lot of complicated rolls, and there are a few misses there, but most of them are quite good. The price is reasonable too. We're really happy to finally have a good sushi place near us! read more

If any of you ever come here, don't order the bento box w/Teriyaki chicken and Saba. That fish was so dry it felt like I was chewing rubber. As for that salad, way too sweet for my liking. Its so depressing to see a restuarant not living up to its potential. If only they could work harder at their food and service. However, I would say that the manager was the best person to talk to. She made sure my voice was heard. In addition, she managed to meet all my needs. Hopefully she can sit down with that waitress and teach her a few things. read more

I love eat there. The fish is fresh and the service is good and friendly. Also the prices are affordable!

Very good food and excellent service. Good lunch menu and cold draft beer. Large selection and sushi bar.

Wow wow wow, bamboo serves the best sushi in the city. They have high standard sashimi, nigiri, and omakase, with excellent quality fish that gives you a sense of true Japanese sushi eating. Our dinner was spectacular!!! Would come back to try more from their menu. read more

I never heard of this place but i love sushi. I went in and the were attentive and polite. I had two rolls an they where very delicious. I dont remember the name but they where spicy and fresh. Deff coming back read more

Just ordered the assorted sashimi dinner and the fish was very fresh and delicious. Great restaurant atmosphere and nice people. Yum!

New owner, Young, turned this place around in a very positive manner. Will definitely comeback for their exceptional service and quality. A nice surprise in the neighborhood. read more

We came here on Sat night arrived around 6:30pm. We waited about 30 minutes before we were seated, which we are OK with it. Once we seated, waited another 10 minutes to order. After ordered, the waitress told us it will have to wait awhile. My thinking was OK wait awhile probably 20-30minutes the max. We didn't expect to wait an hour for sushi. By the time, we got the first Salmon Sashimi appetizer and it was already 8pm. My kids were starving. I was speechless how slow they are serving. We ordered four rolls and they were not cheap about $15-17 per roll. It served about 6-8pc, which were pretty disappointing. The sweet sauce was so sweet, I can't even taste what we had inside the roll. Beside the food slow, services were slow too. I asked over three times to refill my tea, and I didn't get my refill until my 4th requests. The food were just OK. I would rather go back to Almaden Sushi in the neighborhood, or travel farther to Cha Cha or TGI. I will never come back again! read more

I really like this place. It's under new ownership and owned by a husband and wife. It's usually pretty busy which means the fish is always fresh with a good vibe (TV's, cool lights, etc). I generally go with the chef's sashimi platter for $60 which is fantastic. It comes with rice, soup and salad. I'm never disappointed. They also have a good selection of beers on tap (805, Sculpin, Anchor Steam) which doesn't hurt my appreciation for this place. By the way, I used to go to Almaden Sushi which I do not visit anymore. It has a stale environment, fish is sometimes not the best, no beer on tap, etc, etc. read more

We had a very great experience here and the food was great. The sweetest wait staff (young girl who was attentive and very helpful). The food was delicious and not skimping on Sashimi slices like most Sushi places. Can't wait to go there again. Wait staff and food deserve the 5 stars. read more

This is our go to sushi place. The staff is always polite and quick to serve us and make sure we're comfortable and taken care of. The fish is always fresh and delicious. read more

Fantastic! Great fish. Finally, good sushi i. Almaden! Get the broiled himachi cheek and the katage! The sake belly nigiri is outta sight as is the tai. read more

Make sure to try the poké nachos but watch out for the jalapeños. Also the superstar is definitely worth trying, especially the fried scallops that come with it. read more

Been to this place quite a few times. Very nice service, food is good and atmosphere is pleasant.Will definitely return.

The only saving grace was the sushi rolls. We had the Raider roll and the USA roll - yum! It all went downhill after that. Service was sub-par - I had to ask for refills of our water & tea when they were clearly empty for quite some time. I then had to ask about my entree because it was taking so long. They must've forgotten about it because it came out rather quickly after that; however, the chicken was only half-cooked and unfortunately, I realized this after I had eaten a few pieces already. Crossing fingers I don't get sick!! I got the chicken teriyaki & tempura bento box. The tempura was good, the salad dressing they serve was weird - tasted like buttered cinnamon roll. Their miso soup was also less than appetizing, kinda reminded me of dish water. Needless to say, we won't be returning. It's unfortunate because the location is great and the decor is nice, I was really hoping this could be our new sushi joint. No dice. read more

This restaurant is a must if you like fresh, delicious Japanese food. The service is excellent, the menu varied, and the service is friendly. My husband loves the big screen TV's, too. Almaden needed a new, fresh choice in Japanese restaurant....well, we've got one now!! By the way, the tempura is super is you're not into sashimi. read more

Slow service in a Friday. Food is nothing extraordinary, but the restaurant is clean (including the bathrooms). Baked scalloped roll is good. read more

I've been to a lot of sushi restaurants in the Bay Area and this has to be one of the best. Great quality food and good service. Yes the price per roll is a bit higher than usual but the portions are very large. We couldn't finish the equivalent of a roll. Unlike other restaurants in the area (Omee J, Cha Cha, Kenzo, etc.) there was not wait at 8pm on a Saturday. Will definitely be back. read more

Was looking for something local , read the reviews and decided to give it a shot. Did togo and was impressed that they took the time to present the food in the togo box. Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh. Will come back and do sit in next time. Volcano roll, fantastic 4 roll, tempura amaebi with fried shrimp head and tuna/salmon sashimi. Never had shrimp quite like that, it was awesome. read more

Tried Bamboo Fish today after looking at Yelp reviews. It is Saturday after 1pm and it is quiet and the atmosphere in the resaurant is very pleasant and the music is great! Now to the important part of the meal... the Hamachi Nigiri is buttery and delicate quite delicious, Maguro is a beautiful deep ruby and the texture is wonderful.... fish is fresh and well presented... in fact a second order of of Hamachi was ordered before we received our soft shell crab....cute little soft shell crab in a panko type crust with yuzu type ponzo sauce .... loved the dish,loved the sauce although my dining partner not so hot on the sauce but i say give it a try.... overall very happy with the meal and prices are appropriate for the quality of food.... come give Bamboo Fish a try! read more

Excellent sushi and the quality of the fish is fantastic. Unfortunately even with a dinner reservation it took 55 minutes to get out 1/2 of the food. We had to ask for water. Ask to order. Literally wave down random waitstaff to get anything. All the wine we tried to order off the menu was out of stock. The dessert we tried to order, out. The backup dessert we ordered was the wrong dish. The wait staff were running working very hard. It the restaurant is just slow. We finally canceled our last roll and just left because we could wait no longer. We finished "dinner" eating snacks at home because we left the restaurant hungry. Great food, extremely slow. read more

Huge disappointment! Not only did they forget to put my wife's order in, they didn't make it how she wanted it and took forever before they actually put the order in after telling them multiple times that we were waiting for it. You would think they would take it off the bill as bad as they screwed it up, but no, so I took it out of the tip which I never do. read more

Tried this new place. Sushi was pretty good. Sashimi was pretty good. Teriyaki (beef, chicken and salmon) was not too good. tempura was not too good. Udon was ok, I had better at other places. Not sure if I will return, since there are better places. But for Almaden area, this is probably a good place. read more

Awesome sushi place. High quality, clean and great service. Portions are slightly smaller than you see in other sushi places , but I feel it's worth it read more

We had a new server, she was very forgetful!! The air conditioning was not working!! Not a great experience all together and the food was greasy and salmon teriyaki was over cooked:((( the floor was very dirty read more

Very good food! Great service! Katsu Chicken was very good dipping sauce great portion very large. Spicy seafood ramen very spicy ask for mild. Beef Teriyaki tender and good a bit small for a growing teenager but add a few California rolls and it will be great. Don't forget to order hot tea - it was very good. read more

We were the first dinner customers the night we went and service was still incredibly slow. We ordered sushi and teriaki and udon -- all of it was just okay. For the money, I'd probably rather go somewhere else. read more