Chef Andy is excellent cook. His salads was so good and spicy noodle. I usually could not eat spicy one. But it is so different. So tasty. And sushi too. Two thumbs UP!! read more

This place is a hidden gem in Victoria. We passed by many restaurants and decided to go to this one due to its wide range of food selections here. Then we were amazed by the price point at this restaurant, as it was very reasonably priced. The food here tasted pretty good and used good ingredients. For instance, they used high-quality fresh crab meat even in the humble California roll. The customer service here was also superb. Overall I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants Japanese food in Victoria. read more

I am hesitant to even give my review because I want to keep this little gem to myself! Memorable sushi, quick service and great waitstaff! This will be on our must have list when in Victoria. read more

Good sushi, the rolls were good and the shashimi sampler was good exctept one but , all in all it was really good.

Nice sushi restaurant to visit if you are in town. Everyone is very friendly and both greets you and wishes you well as you are leaving. Staff were very pleasant when we ate here and very attentive. Food was amazing and was so fresh. We ate several types of rolls (avocado, yam, california, real crab california and dynamite), seaweed salad and miso soup starters and chicken Kara age. Atmosphere is very comfortable but well designed. We highly recommend visiting. read more

Gozen - Japanese Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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It was great experience eating here at Gozen! All of the dishes were very well decorated and the sushi was very well made. The chief who was working at the sushi bar looked professional. They also make their own soy sauce and it has the perfect balance of saltiness. Try Popcorn roll and chicken yakisoba. The best sushi place in victoria so far from a Sushi lover. read more

Gozen - Japanese Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

We went about a month ago and it was hit and miss. Some of the sushi was good. The hot food was aweful. I swear the ramen they served us was Mr. Noodles. The Curry Udon had no broth at all. If a restaurant is going to use Japanese in its title, then perhaps it could try to be a bit Japanese in its methods. Perhaps they should have called it ""? read more

Everything that comes out of the kitchen looks like art. The tastes and textures are top notch as well. Their sake selection is excellent .

Im visiting Victoria, Canada and it was recommended to go to Gozen for Japanese food. It was suggested to eat sushi as it was supposed to be really really good. however I had hair in my sukiyaki and I order the flower roll. Flower roll had an impressive presentation that was beautiful and had spicy mayo drizzled on the outside that was not listed in the menu description. Since, I can't eat spicy, the waitress did nothing to provide better customer service or offer a replacement. Service is slow and I lost my appetite and Instead i ordered miso soup that had no flavor! Considering im half Japanese and very familiar with Japanese food, I would would NOT recommend this restaurant for Japanese food!! read more

I was absolutely delighted with Gozen and it started the second I walked in. I was given the traditional hearty Japanese greeting by the chefs and seated immediately at the window overlooking quiet little Broughton Street. The server did an excellent job of explaining the menu and I chose the lunch special for $15. It's a little pricier than some of the bento boxes in town but it is a big step up in quality. And when I say big, I'm not kidding. The meal you see in the picture is enormous. I wasn't hungry again until late that night. I ordered the chicken karage special and my friend ordered the sushi and sashimi special. Both were exceptional. The tender but crispy karage was served over a bed of rice in a large bowl but that was just a fraction of the lunch. It also included bowl of very nice miso and a dish of of mixed tempura. At the top of the bento were the rotating features. That day, there was a small bowl of marinated squid, some Japanese curried beef in another and some warm spinach in still another. There was also a single crispy gyoza rounding out the top row of features. As if that wasn't enough, the bottom right corner held some diced fruit for a "dessert". Everything harmonized nicely and presented lovely flavour combinations as I moved from one dish to the next and back again To top it off, the service was super friendly and attentive. If you go to Gozen bring your appetite! Either have a light breakfast that day or plan on a very late dinner. And be prepared to be thoroughly impres read more

Gozen - Lunch special with Chicken karage - Japanese Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Was in dire need of a sushi fix since we were visiting from out of town. Gozen delivered just that. We ordered the Sashimi combo to have a taste their wide range of selection of fish. Their Sockeye salmon sashimi was to die for! read more

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I've eaten here twice. The first time was fine, the food is decent. The second experience was not great. I ordered hamachi nigiri and when I bit into it I was surprised to find wasabi (something not stated on the menu) smeared between the fish and rice. I let our waitress, Jane, know that I had not expected wasabi to be on it. She just said "oh well you already ate it, do you want me to get you another one?" Now mind you me "eating" it was literally me having taken only a bite out of one of the pieces, realizing there was wasabi and quickly swallowing. I'm sorry I didn't spit it out onto the plate for all to see. I said no because the way she made it sound was as if they would charge me for another. When she brought the bill I expressed my concern about how silly it is to charge someone for something they didn't eat. She said she couldn't "return it". I didn't want it to be "returned" I just didn't want to pay for something I literally could not eat. I have had hamachi nigiri many places, and it has never has wasabi, it's always fish and rice. So I really suggest to your restaurant that if you would like to add extra details into your food to put it on your menu so people are aware of what they are ordering. Exceptional service is important to me in an establishment so I really cannot see myself eating here again. read more

And on my second visit we ordered the lunch special ramen. Tasty broth, not overly salted like the current ramen trend in Los Angeles. And the weekday lunch special has added little appetizers. So good... This is going to be a regular stop for my visits to Victoria. read more

I'm a sushi pro and I like this place. The fish is good quality and some of the rolls are ingeneous. Try the popcorn roll. The nigiri is very good but they were out of Hamachi, my favorite, the night we were there. And the tobiko was the most gorgeous bright red I've ever seen even if it didn't have enough of the briny salty fish taste I was expecting. The wait staff is friendly and efficient. Overall a good experience and I would come back. read more

Weird place. They're still trying to sort it out, I guess. The food was very good. The service was . . . Like a random event. The place wasn't crowded, and 4 different "servers" came to help us at times. Yet, they didn't clear empty glasses, didn't refill our water, asked if I wanted another beer just after a different server had just brought me one, and seemed to totally forget to bring one of our dishes. If this is how they perform when it's less than half full, I think they won't make it. https://webselfservice.alaskaair.com/checkinweb/CommandRouter.aspx?cmd=CheckInTransaction&EML=EML-_TR_Checkin_Prod_20180705:A1_Greeter_1Button read more

I was so excited to try Gozen and I was surprised by their food taste and service. Must try the unagi don!!(serious recommendation) Trust me the Gozen in Victoria worths 5 stars!! read more

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NO! Unsafe food handling. Found a chickpea sized ROCK in our Goma-ae!!! I don't understand how this could have happened. My partner chipped her tooth in the rock. When we showed them the rock and complained to the manager, they offered to take $5 off our bill. I guarantee the dentist bill will be much more. If a rock can pass through their food preparation, then I'm extremely concerned about their food handling safety. Do not eat here. read more

The best Japanese restaurant we've ever ate at. Even the soya sauce was made from scratch in house (not in our entire life have we ever been so blessed)... in fact less than 1% of folks in Japan have had the honour (they too now just get stuck with store brand mass produced bottles). The red vinegar infused rice from Japan was house made and beautiful (definitely not the California white rice we all get served at standard Japanese restaurants). Sure it was a couple dollars more; but anyone who mentions that really is missing the point of Gozen and the pure artistry. Absolutely five star. Party of four. Saturday night. Server perfect. Ambiance wonderful. Placed started to fill up around 6:30 - 7pm (so get there early to get your seat). PS: Washrooms immaculate (and if your in the restaurant business, you what that is really saying - this place is perfectly run). read more

Our service was downright awful. I ordered a dish, was told she wasn't sure if they were making it "that day" , and she said she would check when she placed our orders. She came back 20 min later to inform another person at our table that what she had recommended as a good gluten free dish was, in fact, not gluten free. She was about to leave, and I stopped here to ask if she had placed my order. Response? "No. We don't have it today." Now, I'm sitting there, staring at her like "and you were planning to tell me when?" Anyway, service aside: the food! Really good! We were all happy with every roll. And while the prices seem high at first glance, these are large rolls. Whereas you can pay $15 for a special roll down the street and get 8 prices, we were getting 12 piece rolls for that price. So, we ended up over-ordering because the sizes were unanticipated, but we also ended up eating everything because it was so delicious! Perhaps they were experiencing "new staff" growing pains, so, I'm giving them a bigger pass than I should, based on our experience. But without a doubt, our next sushi downtown will be at Nubo. read more

Very nice Japanese food. Price is ok, not too expensive. And the servers are also nice

Unreal. Go - go now! You won't regret it. Food is out of this world. Service is great. What are you waiting for? read more

Gozen - Japanese Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

I was on a trip I'm Victoria and came across this gem! OMG the sushi rice they use is amazing! They mix it with some type of red vinegar I believe. The prices are similar to the other sushi joints nearby and the quality is soooo much better than the other places. Every dish they create looks like a work of art and I will definitely come back next time I am in Victoria. I tried their pressed sushi rolls and was very impressed! read more

What an incredible dinner and experience! The sushi was unbelievably delicious and beautifully presented. We have never had such delicate, gorgeous and high quality sushi. The portions were substantial and satisfied all. Can't wait to return to enjoy their works of art! read more

Best toro ever Sat at the bar and the chef's accents were difficult to understand but their hospitality and warmth were not They gave us a a couple of free samples to try different fish and even showed how they would recommend dipping into their homemade soy sauce Amazing soy sauce Different blend of sushi than normal and this was explained to us as the main chef was trained in a top Japanese note in Korea The rice is soaked in red vinegar and it was amazing Best sushi experience in my long years....and I'm old! read more

Visiting from Vancouver where the food is amazing, I am always hesitant about sushi elsewhere. But we were very impressed with the quality of food. We ordered a Yaki udon, tataki salad, several nigiri, takoyaki, and a gomae. The best salad dressing ever and reminded me of the daikon salad from the famous Guu on Robson. There was was no wait for a table on a weekday, but the service was a bit slow. The dishes are very small and overall the bill was a bit high, but comparable to Vancouver. I was pleasantly surprised that Parking in Victoria is free after 6pm! And lots of parking also. read more

Disappointed with the waitress, so much so that It was worth cut out her tip. When one is already apologetic about not releasing that the tempura is mostly shrimp, and she comes yup to us and says "you should of told me you don't eat shrimp next time tell me you don't eat shrimp" well hell I don't know how much more one has to apologize, me the person that is paying for the food didn't know or realized the tempura was mostly shrimp. That is why I have also given three stars out of five. Get her some training in hospitality. read more

We went to Gozen a couple of weeks ago. The rolls were bland and under-flavoured. We felt the rolls all tasted the same. Their croquettes were good and my mom had the wonton soup which smelled great and she said it was good. It was also overpriced. I've been invited to go here since with friends. I told them "no thank you". They called me after to let me know I made the right choice lol. read more

Very fresh, melts in your mouth, sushi. The rice looked like brown rice but it wasn't. It's their special rice recipe and it was really good. It was kid friendly. read more

Great ambience with the hustle and bustle of a busy place. The food was nicely presented. Try the crispy rice topped with tuna and hot bean paste sauce. The beef yakisoba was a huge portion for $13. The miso was piping hot and bursting with flavour. read more

I was sadly disappointed eating here. The reviews on the karaage chicken were good but it was woefully lacking in flavor and the breading was off, in texture and taste. The spicy tuna roll was good and the bibimbap was okay. The sukiyaki had very little taste and the teriyaki chicken was marginal. The restaurant decor is nice. So unfortunate that this was not what we expected. read more

I've been to a lot of sushi restaurants & this is by far the best one I have ever been too!!! This place is Must try. Hats off to the chef. He took dishes to the next level. read more

Great sushi & tuna taki salads for lunch... dressing was a nice, spicy chili compliment... and a $12 pitcher of local beer cooled our palates perfectly after a few hours of walking! read more

Loved the sashimi salad and the cucumber wrapped roll - fresh fish, and generous pieces. Nice staff, but probably a busy period as we went during the holidays, and few things took quite a while to arrive. Would try this place again when in Victoria. read more

The sushi was ok. Maybe too many items in each roll to be able to taste what was actually inside. The rice had some sort of red wine vinegar in it which was very strange. Asked for real crab in the rolls which added 5$ per roll! That was unreasonable to me. We came on my sons 14th birthday but they didn't even give him a scoop of ice cream! read more

I have been to lot of Japanese restaurant but this here is Victoria gets a thumbs up. Fast service, nice presentation, very accommodating and nice sashimi size and fresh. We definitely come again. Our wives like the place. read more

The food was quite good, prices fair. Service however was very poor. It took forever to get served, and then 3 of the six meals arrived very late. One arrived after we had all eaten. We declined the meal and they argued that we would need to pay. We asked to speak with the manager and the waitress claimed there wasn't one and she would have to pay for the meal. read more

Service was excellent and the presentation looked great. The food was average for the price. Not bad, just average. Had higher expectations then what we got. read more

Great service and delicious food. The seafood is so fresh, which makes for outstanding sushi. Try the Popcorn Roll - it's as tasty as it is innovative. read more

Recommended by a Japanese friend, I came to check it out with my mom. We each got a noodle dish and shared two rolls of sushi: the noodles were average noodles like other Japanese restaurants, but the sushi was quite delicious - very fresh and beautifully rolled. However, this place is on the more expensive side of Japanese restaurants in Victoria, but I think I will be returning for sure for some more high quality sushi read more

Amazing good food and for a great value. Food was fresh and flavorful. Atmosphere was nice and service was great. We just stopped in cause it was close and we had no idea how good it would be. It's been only open for a short while and only has two reviews so I guess I'll be the third. We're definitely going back!! read more