Rav H.

Went for the AYCE sushi on. Atuesday at 5 pm. We had a large party of ~12 people that they were able to accomodate last minute. It was $50 per person, which is pretty pricey but the sushi was good quality. Service was good (got slower as the evening went on) and ambiance was also great. Location was super convenient right in coolidge corner.

Karen C.

Fantastic service! There were only 2 servers and they worked together to make sure every wish/need was met! My straw and chopsticks wrappers disappeared moments after they were removed. If I looked up, someone was at my table to ask if I needed anything. I've never been treated do well! And, there were other customers and tables to care for. Ordered sushi and sashimi and mango sticky rice. The fish was fresh and the sashimi was the thickest slices I've ever had! So good. The sauce for the mango sticky rice was weirdly salty, though. I would definitely go back!

Peter C.

The AYCE review! So it's April 2026 and right now Maguro is still running this all you can eat menu on Monday and Tuesday. You have a choice between a standard menu of items for $40 or a premium menu (includes standard) for $80. The $40 AYCE menu is pretty awesome. Alot of sushi and Thai options. Good selection of nigiri or sashimi. The basics of salmon, tuna, shrimp and all of your standard sushi options. Also includes various sushi rolls. You can get appetizers like gyoza and edamame even. . This menu also has Thai dishes like pad thai Of course had to try the premium which includes Otoro, uni and wagyu as the highlights. There are some upgraded appetizers and rolls also in this menu. Unfortunately, but understandably, uni is limited to 4 per person. No limits on the other items. The otoro and uni were excellent. Same for the wagyu and salmon. Mixed in some pieces of sweet shrimp, scallop, lean tuna and more just to round out the meal. I ate 40 pieces of sushi. Which more or less is $2.50 per piece after including a tip and tax. Was it worth it? I can probably say the for $80 you can get a ton of great sushi. They definitely don't downgrade the quality for the deal. Could I do this weekly? Probably not. I left so full. The $80 menu kind of compelled me to order more than I might eat normally. The$40 meal includes dishes like pad thai anyway so I think i could go back and do a sushi pregame and finish with some Thai food. That $40 is definitely worth it. Anyway, you should try this deal once before it goes. I don't think it's permanent. $80 for the premium is only worth it if you love Uni and otoro. Service was great. The inside was busy. The deal is popular. The inside of the place is warm and inviting even while packed.

Jon Z.

I tried this place recently and unfortunately I was pretty disappointed. The Maguro Don was too pretty small in my opinion, and it looks way bigger in the picture. I'm fine with paying a bit more when I order raw fish, but I at least hope to be full by the end of the meal, and I honestly wasn't. Next off the service was super slow, which I can be fine with if that's the only issue, but as noted above, it wasn't. It was nearly half an hour before I even got water, so of course I was also ready to order by then. Overall this was just a pretty disappointing meal here

Lizzie Y.

Maguro in Brookline is a great restaurant to go to if you enjoy both Japanese & Thai food! They offer BOTH & I've never had a bad experience dining here. Extensive menu and just starting this week, they're running a new, limited time all-you-can-eat (AYCE) menu Monday-Wednesday, from open to close! They have two AYCE options: standard $39.99 & Wagyu premium $69.99. We were very tempted to try the Wagyu premium but ended up doing the standard menu. In my opinion, the standard menu is a great deal! I've been to a few sushi AYCE spots recently & honestly, the quality of fish has gone down drastically for many places. Now, ~$40/pp is the average going price for AYCE... for pretty mediocre food. BUT, the meal I had at Maguro for AYCE last night was awesome! All the fish we ordered was very fresh & the cooked dishes we got had great flavor. I've been here many times before so I have an idea of what their food looks & tastes like, and they did not skimp at all. I'm definitely already looking forward to trying the Wagyu premium menu soon, as it includes some of my favorites such as otoro, Wagyu, and uni! Highly recommend coming here for delicious Japanese & Thai food ;) Parking: meter street parking Also, train accessible & right across the street from Coolidge Corner Green line (C) stop!

Chris T.

Limited time AYCE menu. Two tiers ($40/70) We opted for the $40 this go around on their new limited time AYCE menu! Must say this was worth it. Plates come out quickly. Sashimi included which is our favorite. Now if you wanted a5 wagyu don or wagyu nigiri, Otoro etc you'd need to upgrade to the $70 per person premium tier. We definitely had our fill today. Grabbed a lot of sashimi- fresh and chunky! Their fries with the bonito flakes was fire. drunken noodles with shrimp was tasty, could have liked a bit of heat and less bamboo shoots but it was good! The fried shrimp shumai is as expected with a yummy dipping sauce! Salted edamame to end the meal. Miso soup to cleanse the palate. Need to go back for the $70 tier and get a bunch of other wagyu and otoro dishes. But honestly i was happy with the $40 tier. Ample space for a group, couple or family meal!

Brian W.

Came here on a Tuesday night for the AYCE menu and I really wanted to give this a 5 but they still need to get some of their systems in place to handle AYCE volume. That being said, they only started AYCE on Monday/Tuesday this month, so it's still very new. I arrived at 6:00pm and was told that the wait was an hour. There's not a great area for waiting and people started crowding by the entrance to the restaurant, so we found a bench outside and waited. Inside the restaurant was just so hectic with people standing around waiting for a table, delivery drivers coming in every few minutes, and the lack of an official waiting area. We were seated at around 6:40 so it wasn't that bad of a wait. That being said, when we were seated, we noticed a couple next to us who had been seated about 30 minutes prior without any food in front of them, so we were quick to get our first orders in. Still, we waited 30 minutes for the food to arrive, and we never actually received some of the items we ordered (missing a miso soup, a spicy tuna roll, and a spicy salmon roll). We did get our sashimi and nigiri though, which was really great quality. The sashimi (salmon, yellowtail, and tuna) was really nicely thickly cut and very fresh. It was probably the best sashimi we've had at an AYCE place. The nigiri was also good (squid, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, smoked salmon, octopus), and the ratio of rice to fish was great. We could tell the staff was being pushed so we didn't complain about the missing soup and two rolls. Instead, in our 2nd order, we got the spicy tuna again as well as some sashimi and nigiri again. This time, it only took about 20 minutes for the food to come out. The nigiri and sashimi was great as before, but we weren't a huge fan of the spicy tuna - normally we like when it comes with tempura flakes with the minced fish but this was just tuna with hot sauce mixed in. I didn't taste any mayonnaise or tempura, but it wasn't too bad. For our last order (not pictured) we ordered a chashu bowl and the portion size was HUGE. There was so much rice in it, and it took both of us to finish the bowl. The meat was nice and smoky, but it was just so filling that we couldn't order anything after that - I think it was a full dinner portion. All in all, it was a little hectic and the staff looked really overworked so wait times were a bit higher than we'd like, but the staff was still really nice despite running around so much. I really hope management develops a better system for things to give their staff some wiggle room, but there is definitely some room for process improvement. Still, the quality of the food being served is great and we'd definitely come back in a month or two once things settle down!

Magda C.

Fresh and not too expensive. The vegetarian plate was really tasty and a great variety and value.

Emma M.

I was in town for a family event and we heard about how great the restaurant was. My parents got bowls of ramen but I was seriously craving sushi. I ordered two spicy tuna rolls, a salmon avocado roll, and edamame to start. The sushi was great and although the spicy tuna rolls could have been creamier, they were still really good. I had a diet coke to go with my meal and my dad ordered sake. My parents loved their meals as well though I feel like I should have also gone with the Ramen as well. To be honest everything on the menu looked really good so it was pretty hard to choose what we wanted. We did end up ordering a lot of food because we were starving but we loved everything that we ordered.

Lydia C.

The menu is quite impressively extensive at this izakaya, with everything from sushi to ramen to Thai! I've ordered something different each time, and I'm sure I'll be able to find many great dishes without even needing to repeat one. The restaurant itself is classy, though not too high-end to be prohibitively expensive. The unagi avocado roll is inexpensive and surprisingly filling for a small "classic" roll. I can down pretty significant quantities of sushi, but I was surprisingly full after this meal! I've also previously ordered the sashimi deluxe, which is enjoyable for good-quality fish served in a beautiful wooden box. Service is quick and the food didn't take long to come out, though it was a bit slower with a large party.

Kay L.

Disappointing. Sushi was stingy. Small fish to rice ratio. Pad Thai was not cooked enough, had hardly any eggs and very few shrimps. Will not be coming back.

Kevin D.

This place markets itself as Japanese / Thai fusion , but the quality of the fish is cheap. Most of the high ratings seem to come from people who simply don't have much to compare it to. First off, the restaurant is clearly owned and operated by Fuzhou-style Chinese staff and chefs. It feels like just another spot targeting non-Asian customers who may not recognize the difference. I ordered a sushi don, a sushi platter, and basil fried rice. The basil fried rice was especially disappointing. It was wet and soaked in sauce. Authentic basil fried rice should have the basil deep-fried first to release its aroma, then stir-fried with the rice. This was nowhere close. I'm so mad I don't have their basil fry rice to show. As for the sushi, the fish quality was on par with low-end buffet sushi--maybe slightly better, but not by much. Overall, this restaurant failed to properly represent any Asian cuisine, whether Chinese, Japanese, or Thai. This was a total disappointment.