When I first pulled up to Seto, I was extremely skeptical. The place looks a little dumpy and hardly open! DO NOT let that deter you though! Their sushi is probably the best in the South Bay! (That I've had, at least!) I usually stick to sashimi, nigiri, and rolls so I cannot speak to their hot dishes but their ingredients are extremely fresh and the specials are always delicious. Quality is obviously very important to the chefs at Seto and yet the prices are totally reasonable! Two can easily dine heartily there for 40$ (including a 20% tip!). Their service is prompt and unobtrusive. By the end of my dining experience there, I had forgotten how "meh" the exterior was and could only think of the many more rolls I look forward to trying in the future. Definitely a "hidden gem" of Sunnyvale. read more

Very friendly service, has some special rooms with a Japanese feel that customers can use if you request. The salmon teriyaki is quite tasty, the beef teriyaki is okay. There is a $3 off per bento on Mondays, so its worth it to come here on Mondays. read more

Seto Restaurant - Bento with 2 dishes: Salmon Teriyaki and Beef Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

in LOVE with the green tea ice cream, I am actually in love with anything green tea flavored. But the green tea ice cream they have here is amazing and on a different plane. Seto restaurant has the best service as well, all of their staff have huge smiles and are always glad to help. read more

Terrible sushi experience. Very cold and not tasty sushi. The order size is very small. Also $8 for 2 pieces of shrimp.

I used to come to Seto quite frequently for lunch. It was always good, but this place has slowly lost its flare. The service isn't the best, and prices slowly raised. The food is good, not great. read more

A nice meal! Came from HK for training, found 1 good Japanese restaurant that can fit my need! The waitresses and waiters and the chefs are real nice too!!! read more

Seto Restaurant - Deep fried pork with eggs and sauced rice! - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

I absolutely love this place. We only come here for dinner, but have been here many times. The chirashi is fantastic, especially the Seto Chirashi, and the service is always superb. Also the sukyaki is great. Also, I've been to Japan, and there is definitely an authentic-Japanese feel here for sure. read more

My first time sitting bare feet in a restaurant!! Unique experience. I guess it's authentic Japanese style. Sushi and tempura was good. Presentation was awesome, it looked like a 3D image of a photo which we see professional photographer took it. It almost felt like not to touch it, but just keep looking. Haha. But, I had to eat it. Server offered avocado, cucumber, and carrots options for Sushi. (I'm vegetarian). I tried two of those. Yummy!! Best of all, the experience sitting down, people were keeping their feet on the seat. At last, it was delicious green tea ice-cream, with crackers and Japanese candy. Welcome to little Japan!!! read more

Seto Restaurant - Vegetarian sushi!! - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Not a preferred sushi place for me. Rice was very dry. More heavy vinegar and overall not balanced. Tried a chirashi and nigiri plate. Fish wasn't the melt in your mouth type. Kinda pasty. How come nothing in the miso soup not even tofu or kombu? read more

Tiny sketchy looking parking lot. The interior was nicely decorated with a Japanese feel, tatami mats, sushi bar, waitresses in kimonos. Dinner bento box was $20, way pricier than neighbouring joints. Food was pretty average. read more

Don't get me wrong the sushi is really good. We have a great meal every time we go. That being said... The service not so good. The wait staff is nice but the female owner is not a nice lady. We have been here so many times and every time we go she gives us stink face. Really what gives? read more

I have been going to Seto for over 30 years. For many of those years, it was perhaps the best Japanese restaurant I've ever been to, and I frequented it often. But the past few years have seen a major decline in the quality of the food. After recently ordering what was my favorite meal, I couldn't even eat it. The food was sub-standard as the new owners decided to save money by using cheap low-cost ingredients, and the food tastes like crap. The Miso soup wasn't edible, it was truly horrible. I will never eat at Seto again as they have completely lost their way by abandoning quality and going with cheap ingredients and an incompetent chef. read more

We felt like having authentic Japanese and so decided to try Seto. From the moment we entered (with our service dog), it felt that we were not welcome in the restaurant. We had the usual service dog discussion with 3!! waitresses and have been sat down. The ambience felt old and I honestly felt like I'm eating in a high school canteen or something. It must be said that it is very quiet in there but the lighting, the fixtures, the colors...... They need updated.. Oh and so does the parking lot. We spent a good couple minutes figuring out where to enter the restaurant!! We ordered nabeyaki udon, california rolls, salmon hand roll (specially made to order because it's not available) and chirashi with hot tea. Tea was served promptly and we've even been warned that it is very hot. Nice gesture. We started enjoying the chirashi as it arrived first. The texture of the fish was decent and enjoyable. The california roll was satisfying also. BUT.. I've received my udon and to my surprise, the entire broth, vegetables and the shrimp tempura on the side was tasteless... I indicated to the waitresses that I'd like to return it and get something else (after having 2-3 bites of the entire food). They gave us a menu, I chose the Tonkatsu and some seaweed salad. Shortly after, the older lady in the nice authentic kimono came to our table and literally questioned me like I was a child. She asked why I wasn't happy with the food to which I told her that we're very happy with everything else, though the nabeyaki udon is tasteless and we'd like to enjoy something else. She pointed out that's how they make it and are we going to pay for it or not. I told her that I wouldn't pay for something that I did not enjoy or consume entirely. She asked me what happens if we don't like the tonkatsu. I told her that this conversation was pointless and just let us enjoy the dinner and find out how we like the tonkatsu. But she was adamant and while talking about food, she made remarks about the service dog not being under the table as she expected. I told her that if she was to hassle us any more, I will not only cancel the tonkatsu order, but will stand up and leave and never come back. She chose this option to which I said, this is not japanese service. She indicated that she was original japanese. Will never be back, it is disgusting service that we don't want to experience ever again. read more

This is my neighborhood restaurant and I love it! The owner is so gracious as are all the servers. They have traditional dish but have special rolls that are unique! The Cherry Blossom is one of my favorites. If you live in Sunnyvale or work in Sunnyvale please check out Seto Sushi. read more

Huge disappointment! I had not been back in many years and today (Friday) I finally did. I called for reservations for 6:30pm and my family and I were seated in the very far end of the restaurant. The restaurant did not seem busy as we saw many empty tables at prime dinner time. There were 3 servers and they hardly keep up. Our waitress, an older lady, would pass by our table to say she'd come in a few minutes to take our orders but would not come back again in a long time. We finally placed our order with a different server that I came to get myself and after being there 50 minutes sitting, we placed our order!!! Food was served in 20 minutes intervals!! Overall the food was all right but the service was horrible. At $40 per person and with all the misses I listed, I'm sure I won't be back any time soon. read more

I worked for Japanese companies and have often eaten Sushi in Tokyo and other regions of Japan. When Japanese Executives visit the South Bay, they like to go to Seto for a break from the American steak houses and to get a great Sushi dinner. Seto is one of the few places in the south bay that always has "Toro" the best cut of fatty tuna. The Tatami rooms and Japanese staff give you the authentic Japanese Sushi dining experience. read more

My Japanese co workers are a big fan of this place so I have been there a few times. This place never disappoints. They restaurant is pretty huge, so its perfect to host a team lunch for us. I always call when I am starting to reserve a table. I always get their Bento with two entrees, which is for $11. I recommend their California Roll, Chicken Teriyaki, Salmon Teriyaki and Tempura. They serve free green tea, miso soup and green tea ice cream. read more

All I can say is that our waitress was absolutely uncourteous and borderline rude. Unfortunately, this took out the pleasure of dining there. Certainly, we won't be back even if the food is ok read more

A bewilderingly bad experience at this once solid restaurant. It had been a few years since my last visit, and it seems like the owners have changed - for the worse. Seto was once a solid, reliable sushi restaurant. The quality of food and the service has gone down a steep hill. I came here with my coworkers for lunch one day, and together we were met with a series of unforgivable mistakes. Two of my coworkers are vegetarian. A typical Japanese restaurant isn't the best place for vegetarians, but there are usually at least few options. In this case, the waitress assured them that they could make the curry without meat - not a difficult thing to accomplish. However it came out with beef in it. After sending it back, the waitress assured us they would correct the dish, but returned a minute later apologizing, saying they weren't able to make it vegetarian to begin with. Cranky cooks? Communication breakdown? Who knows. Disappointed and hungry, my coworkers then chose a vegetable tempura and a bowl of vegetable udon. They were explicit in asking whether the udon was truly vegetarian, including the broth and all the trimmings, and were given more assurances. The tempura came out OK, though they underwhelming, but the udon arrived with fish cake in it! Oblivious to the dietary requirements of different people, or the meaning of the word "vegetarian", the waitress suggested eating around the fish cake when we brought it up. Put off by the whole experience, my poor coworkers chose to just give up and return to the cafeteria at work later. Everyone else was nearly done eating already, so to order yet another dish would have been awkward for them. Also, we had to ask them to remove the udon from the bill, since it clearly wasn't what we ordered. For my part, I ordered the Seto Chirashi. It was about average all around. Another coworker ordered the spicy tuna roll, and could barely eat it because it was blazing hot. Spicy tuna is already a very un-Japanese creation, and likely a cover for sub-par fish. To be so spicy to the point of tears is unnecessary. Average to below-average food, questionable service and horrible mistakes: not a recipe for success. These were pretty simple requests; to mess up repeatedly like that, and to be oblivious and unapologetic about the situation is unforgivable. I will not be back. read more

Been coming to Seto for almost two years for lunch. Decided today is the last time. The last two visits lunch wait time is crazy slow. Today, we waited over 45 minutes and our food arrived cold. Unacceptable . read more

Have been going here ever since I was 12. Very traditional japanese and LOVE the great tea ice cream. Definitely will return, a must! Located on the corner, you cannot miss it. read more

Came here for lunch with a friend. Since my last visit was 5+ years ago, I was warned the place isn't what it used to be. I should have heeded the warning. We arrived at 1:10. There were lots of empty tables, but the hostess was nowhere to be found. After five minutes we were told to seat ourselves, but no one brought us the menu until we reminded the waiter 10 minutes later. I ordered tonkatsu. The portion size was good, but the presentation was unexpected: strips of various lengths and uneven widths on a bed of raw cabbage. Until today I've never seen Japanese food so badly butchered. Even worse was the texture: tough and dry. It was as tough as a very well-done steak. Seto used to serve excellent authentic Japanese food, and the service was always impeccable. I don't know what brought it down, but I know I will not return. read more

Went here by mistake looking for ramen but waitress said they had soba so I gave it a try. So glad I did! I can't remember the name of the dish but soba was good, broth and vegetables excellent and meat had a curry type seasoning that I would order again. Excellent attentive service, felt like an authentic japanese restaurant so I wouldn't want to come here with sweats. read more

Cozy Japanese restaurant. Food is nice and price is not expensive, especially bento set is cost effective. I like pork cutlet curry, because the taste is the typical Japanese curry. Sometimes, we need to wait be served, but it is acceptable for me. read more

"Have you been to Japan?" - this restaurant is to Californians what American restaurants are to the Japanese in their urban centers, and it's high - level gourmet. Doesn't get much better than this for actually gourmet Japanese cuisine. Remember also that some of the really good sushi places that have been around, excellent food above all, are not really serving food anymore. The better the food it seems with some places like this, and the food is excellent here, the shorter time the place is around. I hope I am completely wrong here, but am a real fan of this place. Really good! read more

Great sushi. Their Toro is probably the best sashimi ive had around the area. Seto has a good authentic feel and a great selection of food.

Seto offers some of the very best sushi in California. I have been a loyal customer for the past 6 years and have not been disappointed. The decor is traditional Japanese with a cute bamboo/stone fountain at the entrance. I even recall seeing some customers (non-Japanese) entering the restaurant in kimonos to fit in the ambience. Make sure you check their special menu for some unusual dishes. I don't drink but heard that their sake selection is great. Seto's prices are very reasonable though the restaurant is frequented by the corporate crowd dining on their companies. read more

Ordered from home and putting one star for the friendly delivery man. Otherwise very poor experience, most but plain rice and California toll ended up in trash: chicken burnt (did they mean to bbq?) Watery salad, fried veggies completely unseasoned, and to top it all, a huge amount of garbage (plastic containers) that took my trash space for containers for the entire week! Don't they know we recycle here? All this for $67 (pricey) -will not order back. read more

My parents took me here and we ordered fried soft shell crab, Udon with egg, mushroom, chicken, and a shrimp tempura, tuna sashimi, eel nigiri, salmon roe nigiri, and a burdock root saute. Everything was really fresh and so yummy, but man so expensive! The chicken in the udon was basically a few tiny pieces...like 1/2 inch wide cuts..and like 3-4 pieces at that. So the udon noodles were really good but the other things included in the soup were stingy portions. The tuna sashimi was amazing, about 8 pieces for..$16? All the nigiri were fresh and yummmmy. The soft shell crab was about $8 but not that great. Lacked flavor in my opinion. The sauted burdock root was SO good. wow. and according to my mom it's hard to cook it right so yay :) The waitress that served us had an accent and was not japanese, which is totally fine but it was kind of odd when we had to repeat what we wanted to order and point at it on the menu until she understood. But other than that she was really nice and super attentive :) read more

2 bests. Best Japanese in Sunnyvale. Best tempura so far in the US. The tempura is fried almost perfectly as there is very little oil left on the batter - very crisp. Can't beat anything in Japan since the chef's there have to slit his/her belly if the quality deviates 1% from perfection, but Seto's does great work. There is a wide variety of items so would recommend you ask the team there for their recommendations - they're more than happy to offer them. I didn't see a parking lot there, but there is plenty on the streets. read more

So glad to finally find a Sushi place owned by Japanese people. The quality of the sushi here is excellent and the service is really great too. I came here and had an array of sushi/sashimi ranging from Hokkaido fresh scallops to their super fresh Toro. Sat at the sushi bar on a Friday night, surprisingly empty. I'm thanking God for this sushi haven right now. I don't think I've been this pleased with a sushi joint in awhile (Ocean Blue comes close..) A tad pricey but that's obviously expected when they fly their stuff in fresh from Japan. Worth it too. read more

So for a coworkers birthday we decided to check out Seto Japanese Cuisine. First and foremost I was not satisfied with this restaurant. Not only was it expensive, the sushi tasted like it had been sitting for a day or two. With my bento box I opted for the California roll and tuna shashimi combo. The shashimi was minuscule. I felt like I ate a slither of tuna. The miso was fine and well my salad wasn't up to par. They also placed our party in a private room since we had quite a few people and they did not even bother to turn on the ac. AND we had our shoes off lol. I will not go back here. read more

Received great service here when I stopped by for a late dinner on a Thursday night. I ordered the chirashi which was fresh and quite a lot for the $20ish price tag. Our server (presumably owner?) let us know that the restaurant had been open for over 45 years and wanted to make sure that we were having a great meal. I'll be happy to come back for more sushi in the future! read more

A good place for lunch or dinner; the chirashi lunch is tasty and of generous proportions. If you want to grab some quick take-out, visit the Seto Deli across the street; if you want a nice sit-down dining experience, visit Seto proper. Good food, prompt service. read more

OMG This Japanese Restaurant is EVERYTHING!!!! I ordered the seafood tempura because I am not a fan of raw seafood and I enjoyed biting into random pieces of seafood and trying to figure out what I am eating...those portions were huge and so was the teriyaki chicken which seemed liked they used a whole chicken instead of just a breast and the tobiko California roll was good as well. Next time I'll take pictures. read more

I paid by cash. but they did not 3% discount. Uhhh.... But food is sooo good. sashimi is fresh and quality is wonderful.

Yummy, not traditional sushi, and has a bit of a corporate clientele vibe during the day BUT sit at the bar and have Cisco take care of you. Love this guy and this place so much. If you are willing to try some delicious off the wall rolls this is the place! My favorite "I don't feel like cooking tonight" spot. read more

I've been to this restaurant a few times and have not been disappointed. The sashimi is fresh and they offer a wide variety of rolls. The green tea ice cream is amazing and I would recommend this place. read more

This restaurant receives a five star review because of the traditional Japanese style. Very fresh and beautifully presented. A must while In this area of the south bay ! read more

Yummy, yum yum. This place rules. I love how traditional it is inside. Not in that Benihana cheesy way, but in a very real and authentic way. The service was awesome, the wait staff was there whenever you needed them, and always checked up on you. As for the food, it was equally good. I ordered the shrimp tempura roll and edamame, and my mom had the combo dinner of tempura and chicken teriyaki. It was about $18 for her, and mine ran about $10 or $11. She received a massive amount of food in her bento box... salad, pickled veggies, tempura, rice, chicken... and she said it was the best she had ever had. My roll was really good, but it wasn't wrapped tight enough, so it kinda fell apart, which was disappointing, but the flavors and quality were really good. So minus one star for serving a loose roll, but other than that, I would totally go back. read more