First time trying this place, but I regret it. Ordered from fantuan - although it says 40% off, they raised the price of their original menu so it is less than 40%. When it came, the food shocked me. This is the saddest sashimi don I have seen in my life. The rice should be covered with sashimi but there were only six pieces. This is originally $18???? The bento box was ok except for they really gave me less meat. If you compare my photo with previous bento boxes from here, you can see they gave me less than half of what they gave to others. The taste was very mediocre. The tempura of course came soggy because they didn't put it in a separate container with breathing holes. The miso soup came at half the level of the container as well. I am shocked. They skimped on a cheap item as well. It seems like they are just giving customers (or at least me) half, or less, of what they used to if I compare the pictures. It is quite a shame, especially when their prices are more expensive than other sushi places. Needless to say, even 40% is not even worth it. read more

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Food is disappointed. Service is ok, but still made some mistakes on order. The ambiance is not bad.

Came here with 4 other colleagues and we all ordered pretty much different items on the menu. The restaurant is clean and trendy. It had the Japan feel and look. You walk in and you know right away its a Japanese restaurant. We got a seat in on of those hidden away booths. I ordered the bento box A with beef. The bento box came with: Tempura, Salad, Miso Soup, Teriyaki beef, California roll, gomae and a piece of Inari. The food was delicious. Price was reasonable. $12.50 for a bento box is pretty good. Food was freshly made. Our server was friendly. I highly recommend coming here. read more

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Customer service was 5 stars but in terms of food unfortunately it's okay in terms of appetizers. Meanwhile I only tried appetizers. So I can't say for the whole menu. The atmosphere was also 5 stars. Also hope they change the soya sauce. Doesn't taste like the ones from sushi places. So it was a bit disappointing. Hopefully they change the soya sauce soon. Otherwise the servers are very nice. read more

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Recently ordered their bento for take out and it just hit the spot for my Japanese craving! I ordered the fried combo bento and the sushi combo. The fried combo included a pieces of fried white fish, fried croquette, chicken kaarage and some marriage roots and steamed and. veggies. While the sushi combo included a salmon nigiri , tuna nigiri, Ebi nigiri and a choice of California or yam roll. Each bento had just enough portion for lunch but for dinner I would recommen ordeeh read more

This is a mediocre Japanese spot in the downtown area, near Pacific Place. High points from our experience included the friendly and attentive staff, and the enclosed private room-style seating (which my group happened into accidentally, but which I think can also be reserved if you call ahead?). If you're thinking about the nigiri, best to go with the cheaper rolls, like the salmon, which hover in the $2.50-3.00 range, and are perfectly fine. I selected one of those and also splashed out on a piece of market price spot prawn which ended up being watery, slightly fishy, unappetizing, and grossly overpriced at $6. We also ordered some veggie gyoza, which had a freezer/fridge aftertaste and contained slightly crunchy, under cooked veggies. I am a gyoza fiend, but I had a hard time getting through these. The tempura veggies were the best part of the meal (particularly the kabocha), but still fairly unexceptional. In a city with so many incredible Japanese options, save your pennies and your appetite for another establishment. read more

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My sister and I went here for a dinner. We were sick of eating junk food and Japanese food seemed like best idea. So we went to Ryuu to eat some sushi and good thing they offered Happy Hour around 5PM. We ordered Ika Karaage ($4) and Sushi Combo ($16) and the food was great. They were all delicious. Besides it was authentic Japanese food. We got our tea refill from the waitress as well. I really liked Ika Karaage since I haven't had this in ages. Two thumbs up read more

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The service was terrible, today at McArthur Glen Outlet mall I was with a group of my friends and we had split opinions on what to eat. I ordered from both Japadog and the Kitchen and my friends ordered hotdogs. Not only did workers make my friend who had an injured leg stand and eat off their property but they even told me not to bring the food on their patio (a paying customer mind you). On top of that, the overall service was terrible and when we went to pay they added a 12% tip without even telling us. read more

Rynn Japanese Restaurant is located on Seymour St. Nearby Robson St. The location is easy to find, but it's not easy to park. We haven't been tried the new restaurant for a long time since the beginning of this year. After work, my fiance and I walked on the Seymour St. We found the restaurant, call Rynn Japanese Kitchen. We decided to give this place a try. Environment: Since we arrived at this restaurant around 6 pm, right at dinner time, this place was busy. Lots of people were dining out here. Luckily, we had a table and sat down to begin our food Journey. Inside the restaurant has lots of space, is the Asian style setting. Nice and Clean. Service: After we sat down, our server brought the water and menu to the table. I believe our server is Korean. She is very nice and friendly. She gave us a good suggestion for food. Food: We ordered Dinner Bento $24, which includes 4 kinds assorted sashimi, 3 kinds assorted sushi, California roll, assorted tempura, chicken karaage, serve with miso soup. We choose the beef teriyaki and sunomonto with the bento. The miso soup is hot and fresh. Sunomonto is cold and tasty. We ordered Gomaae $5.5. It's a seasonal vegetable with sesame sauce. The taste of this dish is a little bit different from other restaurants. The taste is OK, but the vegetable is not very fresh. Takayaki $5.5 Octopus Balls. It's hot and delicious. Beef Tataki $12 Onion, House Ponzu Sauce. Price: The price of the food is a little bit expensive. Especially, the beef Tataki, only a few pieces of beef and it cost $12. Gomaae, old vegetable $5.5. In summary, this restaurant is OK to have a try. But, the food is not very great. It's a very price. read more

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Came here on a weekday around 12:00 PM. Only a handful of tables were occupied so I was brought to a table right away and tea was given. I didn't notice Ryuu Japanese Kitchen is part of the Neptune Restaurant Group until I saw the name printed on the napkin. The staff are Japanese, but ultimately owned by a Chinese corporation. I ordered the chef's daily special lunch set ($18). I was quite excited to see what I would get for lunch. The complimentary miso soup was hot when it arrived, but it was nothing special. It tasted like every miso soup given at other japanese restaurants. The chef's daily special lunch came about 10 minutes later. It had a total 10 dishes, including a bowl of rice. There was a small side of mashed potatoes with corn and carrots, a piece of grilled mackerel, Ika karrage, chicken karrage, agadeshi tofu, takoyaki, beef with enoki mushrooms, seasoned chicken, as well as wild salmon and tuna sashimi. The mashed potatoes with corn and carrots was seasoned with black pepper so it was like an asian fusion. I thought it was a little dry but that could be what it was supposed to be. The wild salmon and tuna sashimi were not as fresh as I expected them to be because flavour was lacking. I didn't enjoy the agadeshi tofu at all. Texture was rough and the skin was soggy. The ika karagge was soggy as well so it definitely weren't made fresh. The takoyaki was a typical takoyaki, moist batter with pieces of tako inside. I liked the chicken karagge because it was not heavily battered. It was also quite tender and juicy. I enjoyed the grilled mackerel because it wasn't dry at all. The first few bites were excellent but it got too salty as I kept eating. The enoki mushrooms wrapped in sliced beef was also a little too salty and heavily sauced but the beef was delicious. I was extremely thirsty after my meal even though I didn't feel it at the time. I was expecting the lunch set to have dishes that used fresh ingredients, rather than pre-made food. Service wasn't exceptional but it was sort of there. Server came by to check up on us, but she didn't make eye contact at all. While I was answering her, she was already rushing to somewhere else. It was evident that she didn't really care. Tea was filled but very rushed. Overall, I was a little disappointed at their customer service and food was okay. read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Miso soup. - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I went to this restaurant a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved everything! The restaurant is located in downtown so parking might be a bit hard to find but you can park at the private pay parking lot nearby. The restaurant itself is fairly roomy and very clean. The service is on point without crazy long wait times. They have a happy hour between 3pm- 6pm. During the happy hour most items are $4. That's cheap considering the location of the restaurant! The food is what earns this restaurant 5 stars from me...every single dish is incredibly delicious and the portion size is great!! Great restaurant with a small bar. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who like Japanese food. read more

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Convenient location in downtown for lunch or dinner. I usually order their udon. The flavour is okay; just add a bit of salt and it should be good. I tried their sushi combo (this is just me as I dislike too much wasabi) and they globbed wasabi in the nigiri. I tried the salmon first and I just got a glob of wasabi in my mouth. I picked on the rest of my nigiri and removed chunks of wasabi. If you do not like too much wasabi in your nigiri, you might have to let them know. I was not aware so maybe it's best to check with the servers to be safe. I also didn't find their fish fresh. The servers were nice and they came by to refill tea quite often. The restaurant itself is pretty clean and decently sized. Overall okay sushi joint but ofcourse there are other sushi restaurants that I would pick over Ryuu. read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Sushi combo - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Great option for sushi just outside of the CBD. It took a couple extra minutes to walk here, but it was worth it to have a bit more peace and quiet. We got the real crab California roll, spicy tuna roll, salmon avocado roll and an order of mixed tempura. The food came out so fast, I almost didn't even believe it was actually ours. I don't know what they are feeding their chefs, but those guys are like lightning fast. Must be some kind of green tea infused steroids or something. I need some of that. Fish quality was right on, and I was especially impressed about the crab. It was just under $10, so definitely one of the more expensive rolls, but the quality was #unreal. I was also particular happy with the tempura. The batter was light and crispy...unlike some places who coat the veggies and prawns in a thick, fish and chip style batter (bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point). Atmosphere was nice too, especially because I wasn't in the mood for a hectic meal in the CBD. We had lots of space, and it was nice and relaxing. Good job Ryuu! read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Assorted tempura - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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3.5 I heard through the grapevine that the owner of yoshoku-ya (used to be on Denman) took over this place so I had to give it a try. The interior is more sports bar than sushi joint. They have lcd tvs scattered throughout the restaurant (not recommended as a romantic date spot). Their menu selection was pretty decent, but they left out some of my yoshoku-ya favourties (i.e. katsu curry, corn soup, deep fried oysters). I opted for the tonkatsu. It was crispy on the outside and juicy in the inside - just what I expected. I'll be back to try out their other menu items. It'd be a 4 if the interior was a bit nicer. read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - tonkatsu - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Really great space for quick, good lunch. Well priced too! It's a little cramped and it can get cold in there during the winter, especially near the door. read more

I have been coming here for the last 4-5 years and all the food is fantastic. Always fresh and to your table with excellent presentation. It is a very clean comfortable place to eat whether its at the sushi bar or the tables. The staff is great and very attentive. I go here everytime im in Vancouver. It is always a treat. Love this place. Best sushi in downtown. Bar None. Very affordable. Love this place. The hot spicy tofu sauce is a must. read more

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I've eaten here a few times since it relaunched as a somewhat upscale-feeling izakaya place in early February. Service has been really good recently. Comparing my first visit when it had just opened until about a week ago, the service has gotten much better. It was a little spotty at the beginning, but I think it was just the servers getting used to things. It's OK... just teething pains of any new restaurant. The food is very good. Some of my favourite small dishes are the beef tongue, the enoki beef, and chicken karaage. The grilled saba (whole fish) is very nice! The sushi is very fresh as well. We had quite a few types, but the lobster roll was outstanding! We splurged one evening and got the grilled Kobe steak. It certainly wasn't cheap, but it was prepared perfectly and made it all worth it! It's worth noting that they have Happy Hour from 2pm-6pm on weekdays. Great value on fresh oysters and various skewers! read more

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Around work area and came here on weekday. After sitting down for 20mins was told that printer was broken and there might be some delay. Nice heads up and the wait for a typical lunch set extended to 50 mins. Food was below average. And then the best part came: When we got our check for our group of 3 they added a mandatory 15% tips regardless of this long wait. When we asked about why the Japanese manager was pretty rude and explained with something like "I'm suspecting you guys won't add tips so I added it in the check". Nice try. Don't come here. If you have to, then good luck! read more

Came here yesterday afternoon since the majority of the reviews seemed to be really good. The service was good and the inside was clean and modern. The place where they lost stars is the food.. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. The pricing isn't particularly bad but if you think about the food you're eating you could definitely do better. Most likely will not be coming back. read more

Had the chef special. Good mix of quite a few Japanese items not commonly found in bento box. They have limited selection per day so don't be too late going to get it. read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

3.5 review The staff is nice and seated me quickly, but I also had a reservation. There were a few young ladies sitting waiting to be seated at when I arrived but - felt like perhaps they have been ignored for a while. Presentation on the dishes were pretty good. There was an instant where we could not name 1 of the raw fish in the dish was as it is because it is rarely served here. ( I will give you a hint. If you look at one of my photos with the sashimi plate - there is Salmon, there is Tuna, there is ???. ) Once you find out what it is, you will know why it's rarely served. The food is quite nice here, but no one really comes to check up on you how everything is tasting. One of the waitresses was very kind to help us take a group photo at the end of our dinner. I must say though, they were pretty keen on refilling our tea cups during our meals. read more

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I usually come here on my lunch break and it's always consistent. Very nice staff and food is fresh and delicious. From 3-6 they have happy hour and certain menu items are only $4. I highly recommend the Tempura Udon with Poached Egg and the Dashimaki. I didn't notice the Dashimaki on the menu until way later and it's so fucking delicious if you're a tamago lover like me. Oishii! read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

don't do it. Food was appalling. The service is fast. It's inexpensive. BUT You can do better in Vancouver. read more

It was my 1st time yesterday!! The wild sockeye salmon sachimi... was DELICIOUS... Super fresh... And the rice was perfectly cooked. With not too much mayo... That's a discovery... And the ebi (cooked prawn) sushi simply steal my heart... And the deep fry shrimps... Heaven!! The tempura was crispy and perfecty hot,,, And for 7$ cheap to me and delish, I enjoyed the tomato, avocado,cucumber salad. Well located, Good customers service. Good and fair prices. I will come back!! read more

Cute spot for dates and quick bites! We ordered their veggie gyozas, deep fried tofu and my friend went with the chicken karaage. We were both very happy with the taste, quality and they were reasonably priced for downtown van! read more

Waitress also said shut the fuck up to my friend in Japanese when we were about to take our leave. Never returning.

The service was very bad, and none of them tasted good. The waiter's attitude was really strange and seemed disrespectful. I don't know if he was the boss，I wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends，Because it's really not worth it. And the beef tastes very stale, and the fish has a very bad taste. Vancouver also has a lot of good Japanese food , why choose here read more

Went for lunch sushi bento box. The sushi was fresh, well presented and delicious. Miso soup was also included and excellent. Salmon, Toro nigiri and spicy tuna roll all fantastic. Services was efficient, courteous and quick. Room was fairly small but had lots of light and was comfortable. Prices a little high, but acceptable given the location and experience. I will return soon. read more

Japanese food here is joke!! Don't come here. omg...I'm so surprised of the low quality. The service is not bad but the food..suck read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Was out shopping on a sunny Friday afternoon and stopped in for some sushi. Forgot to take pix so only have one. Food looked good in presentation and tasted good enough. It wasn't great but not bad. I would give this place a low rating for service, and atmosphere and lack of flexibility as I just wanted to substitute my rice with lettuce in my poke bowl and they refused. Food was good but not great. I would not come back the next time I'm shopping as it didn't fit with our nice day out shopping and was probably the low side of our afternoon. I would definitely pick a different restaurant next time. However if you are craving sushi while shopping here at McArther Glen then I guess this will have to be the spot. read more

When my wife was young she had a dog. The dog's name was Ryuu. Ryuu means dragon in Japanese. Ryuu got loose one day and escaped the from back yard. Ryuu took off. The neighbour hated Ryuu because Ryuu barked all of the time. After a period of time Ryuu came home. But he was hyper. He ran around and round in circles and then dropped dead. It was never proven but everyone thought for sure that the neighbour poisoned Ryuu. Poor Ryuu. Somehow eating here reminded me of this story. I don't know why. Maybe it's because the story and eating here are not all that entertaining, nor make you feel good. The food was not great, memorable or unique, yet the service was good. Poor Ryuu. The dog and this restaurant. t read more

I saw this places while I was walking on street. It used to be an all you can eat sushi place, but they renovated the place with a fresh look. Also, it was a Happy Hour and it was a nice quiet time to eat. On that day, I ordered the Omakase (Chef's choice sashimi), the Ankimo, the Saba Robata and the Chicken Karaage. The sashimi and the Ankimo was great but it will be better if they a chill a little more. Otherwise, it was fresh and I liked the presentation of the dish on a flower shaped bowl. The Chicken Karaage was well-seasoned and you can tasted it when it was cooked to ordered. Lastely, the Saba Robata was tasty but it was a little overcooked. Overall, this place have potential i guess. Also the price of the dish maybe a little high compare to some local sushi restaurant in the area. I would come back for dinner, one of those special date nights. read more

An upper class sushi spot with photo finish food options you may not have realized were available. Staff is quick and the food is impeccable although to be honest I probably have gone here the most due to its proximity to my boyfriend. I wish they offered more combos and/or affordable bento boxes with food for ONE. read more

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I've been here 3x. Each time I was hoping for an improvement. Fail. As others have said, overpriced for portions. Lacking flavor unless you like your sushi to taste fishy. Wait staff is suck as best. They need to lighten up and remove the chopstix up their butts. Maybe dinners are better than lunches, but I don't wanna waste money finding that out. I'm staying away from here unless it's death or eat this shit as my options. read more

This is my second review. The first review consisted of horrendous customer service but my friends who actually managed to get their meals seemed to enjoy them well enough. That was a few months ago. Same friends decided to order take-out this time so I tacked an order on figuring that with take-out we wouldn't have to be subjected to terrible service. The issue this time is that my friend and I, who ate the same thing, both became quite ill with massive intestinal upset and all the fun stuff that comes along with that within 45 minutes or so of eating lunch. I'll never eat anything from there again. The first time I had horrible service and ended up not even being served my meal. This time, the second and last, we got what we figure must be food poisoning. Just stay away from this restaurant. read more

Despite apparently being run by Japanese staff, this restaurant is a poor example of Japanese dining. The restaurant was well staffed, and by no means busy, yet the service was extremely inattentive. We waited for a long time before we were able to order. My partner and I ordered the karaage to share which was very good and the only reason this review isn't one star. We also ordered a Philadelphia roll that had been made with smoked salmon, not fresh fish and was almost inedible. My partner ordered the udon which was standard. His meal came several minutes before the yaki-udon I had ordered and he was able to finish before my meal even arrived. "Yaki" is Japanese for grilled which is why I was surprised that when my yaki-udon arrived, a dish I've had numerous times in Japan and elsewhere, I was surprised to see my udon floating in a ton of sauce with very little evidence of having passed over a grill. I was able to send the "Yaki" udon back which is nice because I wasn't sure if anyone would bother stopping by our table once we had ordered. If you're looking for a very quick bite and don't care about quality then this place might be fine. Otherwise, look elsewhere. read more

This place is very elegant and clean. Food was delicious, somewhat pricey but worth it for its value. The skewers inwhich I noticed was uniqe to other japanese restaurants are notably worth trying! On top of that, service was extremely good. This place is still new so hopefully this stays the same read more

I read an article from LifeVancouver that the owner of Ryuu Japanese Kitchen has been replaced, and is now produced by a chef who used to operate Kujaku Cafe. http://www.yelp.ca/biz/kujaku-caf%C3%A9-vancouver (http://lifevancouver.jp/2015/10/food/72611.html ). I loved the lamb curry in Kujaku Cafe so I decided to give it a try. It's pretty good. I like how they use some sweet potatoes in their curry. I still prefer the lamb curry in Kujaku Cafe but it's still good. Karaage is normal. I will try tonkatsu teishoku next time :) read more

This place was OK. We felt like sushi and didn't want to travel far. Saw this place in yelp and decided to go! The sushi was okay. I love uni so I ordered it. But it had absolutely no flavor. No ocean flavor, no saltiness, nothing. It was just texture. Really weird. I asked where the uni was from, and the chefs were confused. Then they said, local. Should have been a red flag already! But I have to give them credit. The amaebi was delicious. I should've just stuck to this sushi! Their stone pot was amazing though. Really good. If I was from the area, I don't think I'd come back read more

Grabbed lunch here with coworkers. I'd definitely recommend the sushi, as in the raw fish. it was fresh - had the spicy salmon roll (above average) but they were out of a hi tuna at noon on a Wednesday. I know this type of thing happens but the restaurant wasn't that busy and it was fairly early in the day. My colleague ordered a chicken dish I think its called the yakitori chicken they're basically skewers and they took forever to come out and wasn't anything to write home about. Lots of cushion items on the menu, they were more in the expensive side but they do have the typical rolls that are reasonably priced considering you're in downtown. I guess I'm just spoiled by all the sushi/Japanese options I was used to on Main street. read more

Ryuu Japanese Kitchen - Japanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia