Hands down one of the best Japanese meals I've had. After a long week of traveling and wedding festivities, my boyfriend and I finally had a night to ourselves during our stopover in Toronto...we requested to sit on the patio at Bar-moto and the atmosphere was just perfect. Great weather and set up out there, fast service, awesome vegan food options (spicy salad w/ tofu is AMAZING) and shareable portions. Will absolutely be going back! read more

Ambience of the Rooftop Patio: 5/5 Food quality overall: 3/5 Service: 4/5 We chose Kasa Moto because of its rooftop patio, trendy vibe, and because we love Japanese food. We were 10 minutes late for our reservation so we had to wait at the bar for a bit before our table was ready. The drinks were good but the bartender wasn't the friendliest. Not rude, but not great either. We ordered the Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, the Spicy Noodle Salad, the Spicy Tuna Roll & the Inari. It wasn't bad on the whole but the crispy rice dish was very heavy and the spicy tuna roll was slightly fishy. Service was attentive and we couldn't complain. We loved the rooftop patio at night though and the atmosphere up there was the best thing about the night. read more

Bring an accountant next time you visit this bar. Three separate parties AT THE SAME TIME tonight had their "bill" padded by lots of extra drinks that nobody ordered. And when challenged they treat YOU like the thief. read more

We came here around 8pm on Friday night without reservation, and it looked like there were several empty seats. We were greeted by a team of hosts and hostesses and were seated right away. We ordered: wagyu inari, fresh eel sushi, haidacore tartare, lobster slaw, and enoki salad. Wagyu Inari - Very flavourful, but wagyu to rice ratio was on the low side. You get a lot of rice per piece. Fresh eel sushi - Your standard eel sushi, not bad, but not amazing. Haidacore Tartare - The taco shell is very light and airy, doesn't overshadow the texture and flavour of the haidacore. I loved the sauce and each bite was very delicious. Lobster Slaw - This dish serves 2, the portion is quite big. The lobster meat pieces are very fatty and well cooked, and the napa cabbages add a nice crunch to the slaw. Enoki Salad - This dish came last, and neither of us could have more than 1 bite of this. Something about this tasted very sour, like one of the cooks accidentally poured an entire bottle of vinegar in it. Not sure if it's meant to taste this way, but we weren't fan of it. Our server noticed we didn't touch it and asked if something was wrong. When we let her know the problem, she took it off our bill and asked us if we wanted something else instead, which was a very nice gesture. Overall, everything else but the enoki salad was amazing, and we definitely want to go back to try other stuff. The restaurant is pretty quiet, and tables are spaced out nicely. read more

I haven't eaten here in a few months, because I haven't been in the area, but my dining experience was fantastic. I ordered soft shell crab maki and for desert I had a kind of ice cream? I can't remember the name I just know that it was fab. The food here is so good and the atmosphere is very chic (which I love). Highly recommend. read more

Lovely patio. Food is good, but portions are tiny and thus expensive. Average bottle of wine is close to $100. Well, this is Yorkville, what can I expect :-) read more

Just got back from there n wondering if they are using summerlicious to persuade us not to come back again.The only one thing could match up with their price was the service. read more

This place is over-priced because it's in yorkville.I don't mind paying extra if im blown away. However i wasnt. If you're a foodie go to other authentic japanese restaurants. Food and service is average to good. read more

Been here 3 times, twice for dinner and once for lunch. Have to say they are consistent with their customer service. Having said that, the food was ok for the price. I found the fried rice too greasy and the rock shrimp over salted and although I love pork belly this was too salty for my taste and the chicken skewers were a little dry and too sweet. I did however really enjoyed the whole grilled fish and wagu beef, so tender and cooked perfectly rare. I would come back for those 2 dishes. read more

Great opening night... unreal patio, I'd actually say best in town . It's expensive but I'll go back

The food is okay. I tend to be more of a return customer for the atmosphere more than the food. Spicy tuna on crispy rice is definitely a favourite. The rooftop patio is definitely a plus. read more

The food is above average, I especially love the butter rice and steak. Have been there many times, brunch, dinner and just drink. But the experience is not quite pleasant Im afraid. 1. Patio - You would always be told that there is no guarantee for patio when you called to make reservation. One day I went with my boy friend for a 6:30PM dinner. The patio was pretty empty but we were told that we could not have the patio seats. We were about to leave with anger while a manager recognized us as friends of Madam XXX. Not surprisingly, we were given the patio seats within 5 min. - Is it fair for every customer of Kasa Moto? Why not make a policy such as cancel the patio reservation if the customers do not show up at a certain time window? What's the point to make reservation? 2. Service - Another night I went for dinner with friends. The waitress was stopping to check if everything is ok every 5 minutes, which was quite disturbing and irritating. We simply could not chat relaxingly. The restaurant was not busy that night (Sunday), but the waitress kept asking if we would get the bill. read more

Our second visit tonight. The manager and entire staff provided outstanding service and ultimate care in ensuring a memorable experience. The food was prepared with precision and expertise and provided the best experience for my entire family. We will be back soon. read more

Food was very mediocre and expensive. Wouldnt recommend. Food came to $30+ for an appetizer of rock shrimp tempura and fried rice

The resturant looks nice and comfy . Service and food presentation are all good hense the two stars. Beqcuse other than that the food is ...not good at all . Dont even know where to start ! read more

I have been to this restaurant three times for business dinners, and each time I was unimpressed with the food. I have had a few amazing dishes, but with such high prices, it should be consistent. The service was variable too, sometimes wonderful, sometimes average, it all depended on my server. Atmosphere is really nice, and rooftop patio in the Summer is definitely where all the beautiful people like to hang out. There are too many great restaurants in Toronto I prefer over Kasa Moto, Yelp is filled with better options. read more

Exactly what you'd expect from an expensive Japanese restaurant in Yorkville. Average food amidst a bougy vibe. Have the punch or wine. The cocktails were 0/3. read more

Made a reservation for my anniversary for July 25th. Prior to booking, I knew that Kasa Moto had a fabulous rooftop patio. I put in my reservation notes via open table that I would prefer to sit on the patio. I called twice, a few days before and a few days after, and they told me they didn't take reservations for the patio The hostess was less than welcoming. She did not believe I had a reservation, even though I had the confirmation on my phone. I asked to sit on the rooftop patio and she said it would be a 2 hour wait... Ridiculous, even though she sent the couple ahead of us up there. I went upstairs to the patio to put my name on the wait list seeing as we were going to stay for drink after anyway. I struggled with the hostess downstairs for a bit for a nice table downstairs but finally got one on the side patio. The food was delicious !!! And our server was fantastic. It was 2 of us and we spent almost $350 on a meal. Afterwards we told her we wanted to go to the patio and she escorted us to the entrance so we wouldn't have any problems with the bouncers (it was around 11 at this point). At this point I asked the hostess for my table seeing as I waited for 2 hours and she told me I had to buy a bottle... Are you serious? There were a ton of open tables for two. All we wanted to do was drink wine without standing awkwardly at the bar. She continued to put up a fight about giving me a table, but eventually gave in. This encounter left such a bad taste in my mouth I wanted to just go back to our hotel. I told her and her manager that the service was horrible. They didn't say anything and had just let us leave. I'm giving Kasa Moto a 2 because of their lack of hospitality. We were visiting from Regina and heard really good things about this place. We spent a lot of money on dinner and were prepared to spend more on drinks but were met with resistance each way. As a new restaurant, how do you expect to reach new clientele with such poor service? I'm aware how yorkville works... Sometimes if you don't look important you don't receive good service. Kasa Moto is starting to seem like Remy's all over again. Next time we are in Toronto (which is often) we definitely will NOT be back. read more

Great food and service. It is expensive but expected considering location. Highly recommend vegan tempura. It was just amazing!

Waiter was super attentive and recommended great drinks. The sushi was good but the edamame wasn't a star app - my friend and I did not like the hoisin sauce to dip (but to each their own). They do, however, have an amazing patio! Would come back and try the rest of the menu for dinner on a good summer's day read more

The food was not worth the money, but the service was great! Chicken karage was too greasy, so we left almost all of them, the Waygu beef didn't taste like Waygu beef at all.. The only dishes that tasted fine were sashimi... read more

Decided to go there on a recommendation from a friend, and unfortunately, it did not live up to the experience she had. The food wasn't bad at all, but nothing to write home about. The service was great, and the staff was very polite, and hospitable. My one significant negative experience was the coat-check; my winter coat now smells of smoke and meat, as if it were kept in the centre of the kitchen. At first I thought it was just my senses tingling, but as I left for work the next day, the scent was rather pungent, and others have confirmed, too. All in all, it was an 'A-OK' experience, made worse by the terrible coat-check experience. Tomorrow, I shall hopefully find my dry-cleaned jacket smelling clean, and fresh. read more

I've been here many times and enjoyed myself. Tonight the rock shrimp tempura was a big mess of too much batter and very few shrimp. They are letting down their standards. Also, never realized that a glass of wine was $26! and not a big pour. Pity read more

Yesterday, August 15th, I went to Kasa Moto, there seems to have been some discrimination happening at this restaurant. My friend and I got to the restaurant at 3:30 we were sited and we ordered our food, there was a couple who had arrived before us sitting next to us. Around 4:50 servers started coming to our table and reminding us that they had more reservations coming at 5:30, at least 3 servers came to our table, mind you we were still eating. So at this point I vocally told my girlfriend that it seems like we are the only table being rushed and told about the reservations, and that the couple next to us hadn't been told anything, and another couple sitting at a far away corner had clearly finished eating their meal and were just talking, this last server heard my comment and immediately rushed to the couple to tell them about the reservation. Not sure what's happening at this restaurant but I am considering taking this to the Ontario human rights commission. read more

I really had high expectations as so many people had recommend this place. I was very underwhelmed with the quality of food that was served to us. The service was too busy socializing amongst themselves which is fine but don't make it your focus and the customer an after thought. I would only recommend it for place to go for a drink as the terrace had a good vibe and fun crowd. read more

my second time at kasa and yes, the food is great - but i don't know that i'll be returning. my first time there, we had a table for 4. we basically ordered a few apps (2-3), a few entrées (2-3) and i believe the kasa roll, can't remember. what stood out the most in the meal was the rock shrimp, delicious, flavourful and perfectly battered. i remember the fried rice was great as well. i came back here a day before mother's day, there was 4 of us. we figured we gate crowds so made a reservation properly a month ahead. we got there and was at at the booth by the bar. we order: rock shrimp, of course, and the new tuna tartare, pretty good, full of flavours and texture. we enjoyed the apps ... it took nearly 40 minutes for the remainder of our food to come. we ordered the wagyu steak and the beef fried rice. yes, the fried rice was just as great as i remember, especially now that we've been waiting for so long - the steak was mediocre. it definitely was not worth the $42 we paid, it wasn't good at all. lastly came the yam tempura. yes the yam tempura came last and not full cooked. we were not satisfied at all. i saw the manager and very very nicely said that i wanted to provide some feedback and next time they should really make an effort to not keep customers waiting. he did apologize said he would offer us dessert, we declined. there was no reason for us to want to stay any longer. note. their main area was NOT full. manager explained there was a party upstairs they were serving. so does that mean the rest of your orders get neglected? what do you do when the entire dining room is at full capacity? the server did the best he could considering the circumstances. he took the yam tempura off the bill and apologized. said i didn't have to tip him, but i did, of course. all things considered, we did not feel we were valued as customers. especially seeing as we sat for over an hour for out food. we never saw or heard from the manager again when we were leaving, nor when the food finally. i expected it more from kasa moto, especially being a restaurant in Yorkville. read more

This place is so incredibly overpriced that your eyes would pop. You can actually get the most excellent sushi at Yasa for the same price. I wonder how this restaurant justifies its prices? The quality of fish is very poor. read more

The food was absolutely delicious. Great flavour but as expected small dish sizes

Came here specifically for the A5 wagyu beef and it was amazing! Highly recommended. However, the service was slow and the employees were goofing around a lot everywhere which made our dining experience worse. The lights in the bathroom didn't work and we had like 4 different servers which was confusing. Besides the service and the way the employees were acting, the food was delicious. read more

The patio is what draws its main crowd in the summer and expect a sh*t-show because that is what it is. Food is average and coming from the people of the Chase Hospitality Group, I am rather surprised. read more

Thank you Toronto yelpers! This place was everything you raved about and more. Searching for a delicious food one freakishly humid evening in Toronto, I found this place on the Yelp app, my friends and I decided to gave it a try.Close your eyes point one of meal on menu and choose,you won't be disappointed. Anything you choose, you will find here with great quality and good service.If I lived around the area, I could see myself making frequent trips to this place. read more

they made me pay for the valentines day menu price and didn't bring the included drinks. the food was ok

We were a party of 16. Waited 17 minutes for my first beer and drink reorders were like that the entire evening. Wine prices were STUPID expensive. Who on their right mind pays $200 for a bottle of wine? $700???? Rock shrimp were tasty but like all of the dishes small portions. For the $100 a head you would think that we would not have had to search for some fast food on our way home Will not repeat. $200 experience was not a great one. read more

A little underwhelming. The miso soup very bland, the sushi average as best. In fact this is not well prepared rice. Other flavours all over the place. Who put romaine lettuce in a sushi roll. Oops, I know Casa Moto. Would not go back. So many better places in the city. On the plus side, the service is great. Also do not serve warm beer. read more

Ordinary food and snobby waiters. This place survives on its Yorkville location, nothing more.

Nice setting, good food, good service, but GROSSLY OVERPRICED! $50 for 8 small pieces of sushi. Lobster miso soup lacked noticeable lobster, small rolls, all grossly overpriced. Just because its Yorkville is no reason to charge the prices they do. We dine out for high end sushi at least once a week, I was so offended by the rip off, I signed up for Yelp and posted. read more

Great patio in yorkville. The food is okay but I like the rooftop atmosphere especially in the summer. We got kobe beef that you can cook on a hot stone and tempera - both were good but not mind blowing read more

Overal a nice place with good rolls and fantastic deserts!!! I liked it. It's a good place to get together with your friends, have some decent food and a coupe of drinks. read more

We went there for lunch on summerlicious. They sat us down in the patios which the weather forecast already say it will be raining in the afternoon. The rain did come and the waitress was avoiding us asking to move inside the restaurant. People has to hold their plates when there is heavy pouring. Our appetizer - inari (rice ball from the sushi bar) arrived after 45 mins as the waitress told us there was miscommunication. We saw every table has a hold up and was wondering why. The exact reason is the sushi chef screwed up the rice. The rice is soggy. As a high-end Japanese restaurant, the rice is crucial. Our main course- chirashi (which is Japanese raw fish rice bowl) arrived half an hour later. The fish is good but the rice is still soggy. When the chirashi arrived, I already told the server please have the dessert ready. We still have to wait for another 10 minutes for the dessert to come. I ordered mochi which has ice cream inside. The ice cream already melted when it arrived the table. My friend ordered strawberry shortcake, it hasn't arrived until I finished the mochi. The waitress is very unprofessional there as I can see her swearing with the f* word with another waitress. I understand they might be overwhelmed with the situation - raining and the order took long and lots of customers are complaining, they need to keep their professionalism. Yes, I understand I went there just for summerlicious but I won't be going back again in the near future even if it is free. The one hour fourth five minutes lunch is really unbearable. To be fair, the restaurant does give us a 20% discount, but I still won't be going again as this is a really bad experiences overall. read more

Kasa Moto - Japanese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Came here for dinner on a Saturday night. Overall, the food is underwhelming. Service and ambiance are good, albeit stuffy, but that's not enough at this price point. read more