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    Sake

    4.6 (119 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Green tea Ice cream
    Idy C.

    I used don't like AYCE sushi because usually the stores served low grade sashimi and service were always hit and miss. But Sake lifted up the standard. The sashimi are fresh and the food was served quick and with nice presentation. They have a wide variety to pick from hot dishes to sushi rolls to sashimi. Everything is delicious. Server always pay attention to what we need. And at the end we were also offered for ice cream. Will definitely go back with friends and family.

    vegetable tempura
    Geanna T.

    Sake is a new AYCE sushi spot in Napa and it's really amazing! I have quite low standards for AYCE sushi, but Sake really raises the bar. Each person is allowed to order 2 items from each section which is quite generous! The servers were kind. They would also clean off our table often. The only hard part was trying to get the attention of a server to order more rounds. The fish is really good quality for AYCE. The rice to fish ratio is great. And their food is just overall yummy! My absolute favorites were the seared salmon and salmon belly nigiri. They were amazing! My least favorite was the pepper fin. I'm not sure if they made a mistake but instead of ponzu like the menu states, we got unagi sauce on ours. So it wasn't our fave due to the overwhelming amount of sauce on it.

    Genevieve L.

    Really good quality, fish to rice ratio, great and quick service, good value, good variety, easy parking AND online check in. Overall, easy, fun and delicious. Worth the price!

    Laura A.

    Found a great AYCE sushi place in a Napa strip mall. Service was quick and we were checked on repeatedly for beverage service and made to order items from the menu. Everything is included with no uncharges. There are a good amount of rolls to choose from, appetizer assortment, nigiri with not too much rice, hand rolls, and sashimi. The portions are small so you can sample or specify how many you want of each. Fish tasted fresh. We finished our meal with green tea ice cream.

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    Nica F.

    Food here was actually really good. Except that the salmon was mushy. Service nice and fast so as the waiting time. Ill be coming back. $40/person weekends and nights.

    My faves seared tuna, salmon , white tuna, hamachi,  tuna
    Elaine R.

    Great AYCE sushi. One thing to note is you pre-order e.g how many slices of fish or Nigir for Sashimi. I tend to order by two of each i wanted to try and you can order again. My husband and took a slow approach of ordering some salad and appetizers and one roll(8 pieces). 2nd time a few more different Sashimi, hamachi kama(1 order per person so not unlimited) and 1 roll. 3rd order same but with soft shell crab. You dont want to waste as they will charge you but also why waste food as my nanay would remind me. 90mins is a time limit so no super slow eating . Worth the price as you get a lot and different choices. A big group allows you to try different rolls but with just two of us we kept it to two rolls while ordering a lot of Sashimi and nigiris. Sashimi was fresh. The rolls and selections were extensive. Has some different from the pinole location like salmon skin salad, seared tuna Sashimi, green tea ice cream, Hamachi kama (don't remember if pinole has this one). Salmon Skin Salad. Yummy slightly sweet dressing. Sashimi was great my faves were the seared tuna, white tuna, and salmon but everything was fresh nicely sliced into bite size. Hamachi kama was perfectly grilled just on a small size for 1 order My hubby and ai had 2 bites each. We didn't order the 2nd one just too much work lol. But the sauce was great we kept dipping our sashimi in it. This location has green tea ice cream served in cute little cups with wooden spoon like elementary school days lol..it was very frozen so waited a few minutes to let it thaw. Service was great they cleared plates and took our orders promptly. There was no wait when we went Sunday around 7:30pm.

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    Khristine C.

    This is such a great addition to Napa. There isn't any AYCE sushi places close by unless you go to Fairfield or Vacaville or Concord so this is perfect for us American Canyon/Napa folks. The sashimi and the nigiri is so fresh and buttery. I love how the presentation of the sashimi is on par with higher end sushi establishments. That special touch does not go unnoticed. They also have way more selection than other AYCE sushi spots such as fried rice, short ribs, teriyaki, and they also have an extensive appetizer and salad menu. The service is great, the food comes out quick and you get ice cream for dessert! I feel the price is worth it and I've gone here 4 times since they opened. The wait is not usually more than 15 minutes but I try to go at off times to beat the rush. I highly recommend if you have a big appetite but a small wallet lol

    Patrick T.

    Came for lunch right when they opened at 11 on a Tuesday. As the first ones there, we had prompt service while their crew was still eating. The food came out quickly. The nigiri was all good. The ambiance isn't amazing as I read this was a former Wendy's. But who needs frills? This is pretty high quality sushi for AYCE. And lunch is only $25. Would definitely come back and try dinner

    Milan L.

    Japanese AYCE usually have lower quality of food, but not this one. This place allows unlimited orders of fresh sashimi and offers a good variety of cold and cooked dishes. We ordered salmon/yellowtail/tuna sashimi, scallop/seared salmon/tuna/raw shrimp/ikira nigiri, hamachi kama, tuna tartare, yellowtail jalapeño, salmon lover, fried oyster, fried calamari, soft shell crab, tonkatsu, spider roll, salmon avocado roll, and more. Free ice cream as well. Drinks cost extra. Adults $40. Kids have discounts. On Sundays around 6:30pm, the wait was roughly 30 minutes for a party of 6. This place is currently in soft opening phase. Hopefully the quality of the food and the generous selections will sustain.

    Beef udon
    Cassie N.

    I saw this place on Yelp and thought I must be misunderstanding what I'm reading. AYCE sashimi and it looks like this ?! I was not mislead. You CAN get bowl after bowl after bowl of fresh sashimi for $40 a person. Coming from Reno (which seems to be the birthplace of AYCE sushi) we always felt we could be ok with the lower quality sushi because it was THE only way to profitably do AYCE. We were wrong! Every piece was just as delicious (or more!) than the last. This seemed to be more of a locals spot than a tourist trap. We recommend going around 5 or 5:30 to avoid the crowd and the wait. We did get one roll. It was tasty. It had a lot less rice than we were used to which my husband loved but I could have added a little more rice. If you're not in to raw food but still want to join your friends then this is feasible here! Lots of udon, teriyaki, katsu, fried rice, and other appetizers. If you're in it for the cooked sushi, this is probably not the place to go. Loved the Takoyaki! So gooey and octopus was not too chewy. My only con was that I couldn't find a changing table.. I didn't know it was legal to not provide one, but honestly for the price and the fish quality it didn't bother me at all to go change the baby in the car and come back to eat more. I'm assuming given it's Napa there are higher end options, but for much higher prices and probably way more formal. Sake is much more of a casual place, which is exactly what we wanted. We will be back!

    Destination:  SAKE, AYCE, NAPA, CALI
    JR M.

    OMGOSH ! Great review.... This place is amazing Brand New AYCE Japanese Sushi Restaurant, service was swift with and on-the-spot from Mary & Nina serving and quick bussers (the young Latino man Moises, with the gauge earrings who I was watching, he just never stoped moving, taking care of dirty tables and customers were asking him to take pictures) on the dining floor ! Love the deco and Tv screen, of courwatching FIFA while my family enjoyed their meal. Of course, I went Nigiri all the way, but found my self ordering the SAKE ROLL towards the end of my AYCE experience ! Not common for me to dine in a AYCE establishment, but after my quality meal, the popular lunch price, very nice ladies working the server position, and especially the free ice cream we got to choose from the frozen desert case. (I picked green tea ice cream). Visit this place with an appetite and thank me later 07/06/26 Monday

    Ray T.

    Great sashimi options and fish quality. I was surprised they had salmon belly and sweet shrimp. Terrible service. I had to flag the waitress down every time I wanted to order. Several items did not come out so i reordered but they still did not come. After requesting the order several times and waiting 45 minutes, we finally received them.

    Nigiri. Tuna and Salmon
    Alvin C.

    After my wife and her friends had a excellent dining experience, she wanted to bring us. Unfortunately, we didn't get the same me. In her first experience, she went during the week around 5pm. She says they weren't too busy so food came out in a timely manner and food came out consistently cooked the same way. When we went, it was a Saturday around 6pm. Wait was about 40 min. Staff are very friendly. Unfortunately, our food took a long to come or it never came. In our first order, we ordered a handful of items. Half came in about 10 minutes and the half never came. After 30mins, we followed up a second time and they said it was probably served to a different table by mistake. Most of the food we ordered were good like the sashimi, nigiri, vegetable tempura and hamachi. The hibachi beef was good but when we ordered a second, it was overcooked. The hibachi shrimp was very salty that we couldn't eat it. The vegetable tempura was good and crispy. However, the shrimp tempura was not crispy. The beef fried rice was oily. Considering it's a soft opening, there's definitely room for improvement. Be patient on weekends or if they're really busy. We'll probably come back when they're more settled to see if it's changed.

    assorted nigiri: salmon belly, seared salmon, seared tuna, seared albacore, tuna, and salmon.

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    5 months ago

    The sushi is really fresh and nicely presented. Very impressive. It is well worth it. Definitely coming back.

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    The food was excellent and the service was great. Checked several times to bring more food. I would highly recommend Sake

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    2 months ago

    Awesome food - very fresh and delicious. Excellent and knowledgeable service staff. Will go back soon.

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    4 months ago

    Outstanding experience great food service and value we absolutely will be coming back!

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    5 months ago

    Found this place after getting out Planet Fitness. So delicious! Service was great! Ambiance is lovely and peaceful

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    2 months ago

    Service and food. Both top notch. Loved crunchy Johnny and the fresh salmon and maguro.

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    2 months ago

    friends and I ate at Sake and shared a large rainbow roll. The assorted fish on top was very fresh and the crab meat inside was delicious.

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    5 months ago

    Quality sushi for a decent price! I recommend coming hungry for sure. King Kong roll was my favorite.

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    4 months ago

    We are very excited about Sake coming to Napa. The food was delicious, the service was good and we will be coming back.

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    3 months ago

    Just go. It's all amazing. The service and stave are exceptional and the food just brings it all home.

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    Delicious sushi and appetizers. Very fresh. Service was great. Will be back soon. Lunch menu was very complete.

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    high-quality sushi that earns a solid 8/10, but the experience would be better with more staff to improve service speed and attention

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    Ask the Community - Sake

    Is it $25.99 for lunch on Saturdays too?

    No, all weekends are the dinner rate, but still a good price.

    Do they take reservations or is it just walk ins?

    Reservations are not required for parties under 6.

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    We were seated close to reservation time, we had arrived early and sat out in patio chairs under…read morethe trees and enjoyed some drinks. Very relaxing. Once seated service was a little slow but it looked like it was just after a lunch time rush so servers were probably on break. Food was excellent as always! Margaritas were terrific! Highly recommend this restaurant, reservations are recommended in my opinion.

    On recommendation from my girl, R&D was our choice of lunch venue. Overall a great experience…read more Food: My favorite dish today was the Skirt Steak. Cooked to medium rare perfection and delicious chimichurri. The steak was properly seasoned and the chimichurri added a nice herby spice. The fries were cooked just right and were gone in seconds. My other favorite was the pear vinegrette salad with peanuts. It was fresh, slightly sweet and the peanuts gave little bit of salty texture. Great accompaniment with any dish. Service: Our service was excellent. The servers worked as a team and covered our needs well. Kept our water filled and gave us new utensils without even asking. The severs were all dressed chefs wear and looked very cool imo. Everyone has a neat and buttoned down appearance. They all had smiles which is a huge plus. Ambiance: The inside looked like were inside a barrel. The ceiling were rounded in a medium colored wood with dark metal curved beams. The room was dark like barrel room of a winery but still had plenty of light at the tables. It feels nice and cool on a hot day. Also the outdoor bar and seating looked inviting. The Koi's on the fountain were cool too.

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