Lunch at this Japanese sushi was fabulous. Service was terrific - friendly, attentive and fast. Location was on the square, nice view of the park and very clean inside. The sashimi was presented beautifully with nice portions and they had Sapporo beer on draft - a rarity. We will be back. read more

Umi is one of my favorite sushi spots in Paso Robles. The food is always super delicious and fresh. They have many different options and choices you can pick from. The service is great, always welcoming and friendly. Very attentive as well. Not to mention there sizes and plates are worth the prices. It is located on an upstairs area right by the towns movie theater, so you have a nice view from outside and inside sitting area as well. Super enjoyable view and area. Very relaxing place as well if you want to go on a family dinner or dinner with your significant other. They are also pet friendly, they allow pets on their porch area. Which is pretty space full as well. Have some tables as well a bar sitting outside. If you're ever in town or looking for a new place to try definitely come check out Umi :)) read more

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Came during the 4th of July, they were short staffed, and it was pretty empty. The manager and busboy were nice and attentive, but our waitress was a bit short and rude. She also only checked on us to take our orders and the check. What we ordered: Their jalapeños poppers - as my boyfriend said, "I didn't think you could mess up a dish with cream cheese and being deep fried, but this was tasteless." Pass. Tuna, fatty salmon, & uni nigiri - rice was mushy. The tuna and salmon were fine. However, the uni tasted rancid and I had to spit it out. Skip on the raw fish. Chicken katsu plate - the katsu was deep fried in old oil, the item came out black and tasted like old oil. Pink bear roll - it was slightly above average, I would have it again. The cowboy roll - it was good. If I ever went again, this is what I would order. Red hot chili roll - least favorite roll (very rice heavy, very little protein). Pass. Very spacious restaurant with a large menu with lots of potential, which is why we were excited, But we should've checked the reviews prior. We saw other patrons afterwards and they had the same experience. I would not recommend and will not going back. read more

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The roll was good. As were the shrimp noodles. But I would not recommend this place. My friend's salad had old lettuce in it. Like when they dump it out of the bag and don't bother to see if it is too old to serve. Also the service was bad. The place was empty except for one other customer- so they were not busy. They never came to clear our dirty plates as we sat there and talked. They just kept talking to one another and walking past us empty handed. There is so much competition in Paso that this place needs to step it up if they are to survive. read more

Great little sushi joint in PR. Kid friendly! Great selection of fish and great service!

My husband and I finally got a kid free morning and we stopped in. We got the best seat in the house in my opinion, on the porch overlooking the park. We got greeted by our sweet server. She was absolutely amazing and kind. We got the lunch Bento boxes which was more than enough and great options. My husband did the teriyaki beef and I did the Sashimi. The salmon was so fresh! I could have had about 10 more slices of that. Definitely one of our favorite lunch places! read more

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This place was amazing and service was great! We came to visit Paso Robles and saw this place and decided to try. They have outdoor seating and pet friendly. All of the food is amazing! Definitely will be back read more

Well, we arrived for dinner, no reservation, but the place wasn't busy. We were told to pick a table and the host would follow with menus. That definitely didn't happen. Table was sticky and we weren't provided utensils or napkins until much after food arrived. Literally everything was an afterthought. Now let's talk the food. Everything was drowned with sauce. I'm not sure it was the appropriate sauce pairings either. I'm sure there was soft shell crab but the struggle was real! Nothing authentic! The grand finale was when I learned on the backing to the booth, the booth was so cheap it almost flipped over and slid away from the table. Definitely cardboard! read more

My husband and I tried this place for the first time on Valentine's Day. The restaurant being almost empty should have been my first clue. It felt like the whole restaurant was being run by kids. The hostess could have dressed a little nicer and been a little friendly. Our waitress forgot to bring out utensils, napkins, and the wasabi / ginger plates until much after she served us food. She kept sitting on a chair on her phone. When I asked her for wasabi plates, she brought them back and kind of slammed them onto the table, like she was upset. The hot green tea, was barely warm at best, with almost no tea in it. It was basically just warm water. The sushi rolls were very good. The guy rushed to pick up clean plates before we were ready, and we felt rushed out of the business. The ambience was not great. I will not be going back unfortunately. read more

Great daily special. It's like $15 and you get a drink a roll and an appetizer. It ends at 5 keep that in mind

It's unfortunate that the service is absolutely horrendous here as the food is actually quite good. However, being told "I've been really busy" when inquiring about your order status that has taken over an hour to be completed is unacceptable. Refusing to acknowledge the situation and try to offer a resolution or at least an estimated time of the order being ready is ridiculous. read more

I was excited to eat at Umi in Paso, and left wondering if I'd ever come back. Frankly, it's not going to survive unless it changes some core things. On a Friday night at 630pm, only 5 other diners. That's an indication. The positives: ============ * Nice looking place, and a nice patio when good weather * The menu is filled with the standard fare, and some unique ones, too * The food is actually good, and well, that's important! The negatives: ============= * No vibe due to lack of people eating * Young and inexperienced staff * No sake cups, huh? Our sake was served in wine glasses. * Only have small plates with built-in sauce section, no larger available I wish them luck. But for God's sake, take a good look at yourself and make some changes before it's too late. read more

I have had sushi forever and their salmon. Temptation roll is absolutely perfect. I will come here over and over again to get it. I simply substitute the spicy crab and I put spicy tuna instead. Give it a try you will love it. read more

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Food is great, but service is terrible. The dinner service staff today really killed our mood. The hostess specifically, he was rude, spilled water at our table twice and slammed a cup on our table too. We don't usually have the best service here but today was really bad. Unfortunate because it is one of our favorite sushi places in town. read more

Im not the type to write reviews but my experience yesterday was the worst. I had gone with my girlfriend to eat dinner and we got seated pretty quickly so i thought we would get served quickly as well. But that wasn't the case we waited 40 minutes to get served or even be acknowledged by any of the servers. They kept walking by many times to clean up tables and attend other guests yet were ignoring us. It felt like they wanted us to just leave. The food also Took forever to get to us where we both were getting frustrated and losing our patience. Regardless of how annoyed and upset we were we were still nice to the staff. I didn't think they deserved a tip what so ever because service was terrible and didnt acknowledge us once they made us seem like we were pestering them to move faster. When we finished I had to go up to them and pay upfront what makes it unbelievable is that I got no apology or at Least a discount. A girl with glasses only started being friendly at the end as it that was going to make me tip and I just got my receipt and took off giving her back their folder. In doing so this girl says " oh" "okay bye then" as if expecting money from me! This was such an upsetting experience for us. read more

We got food delivered from umi. On our first attempt they gave our order to another person and gave us the wrong order. Then we got our correct order and they gave us a tofu soup and there was no beef in our soup (we had ordered beef). The broth was watery trash. Also (see picture) they didn't give us what we ordered and claimed they comped it, but it was not comped. Trash. Total trash read more

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The health department really needs to check on this place because it is disgusting as it is in the kitchen. The food is not even good and it makes sense from how nasty their kitchen is. I would stay far away from this place it's not even authentic there's a better place just down the street save yourself the time of waiting because they're always short staffed and bad service. STAY AWAY ! read more

I have visited Umi a handful of times (as we are big sushi fans) and each visit gets worse and worse. I would have given Umi 5 stars for the food alone the first couple of times we visited but unfortunately their service is mediocre and continues to go downhill with every visit. The staff are very unfriendly, unenthused and the service is VERY, VERY slow. It took us about 10 minutes after getting a table to get waters this last visit and the space was almost completely empty. When receiving our food (we ordered deep fried rolls - Crazy Baby and Red Hot Chili), they were lukewarm at the very most. My deep fried roll was basically cold which made it very unenjoyable. The rolls themselves were good but could have been a lot warmer. When we got the bill, he took our card and came back like 10 minutes later. Location is great as it's in the heart of downtown Paso and up stairs on a second level so you can look out and people watch. But other than that, I have been really, really disappointed with Umi the last few visits and probably won't be coming back anytime soon. Still searching for that one in a million sushi place (recs welcomed)! read more

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We came across this sushi place while walking around downtown Paso Robles. We had dinner here around 8pm and the place was moderately busy and understaffed. Our waiter was also working the sushi bar as well as a lot of tables. He worked hard for his tips that evening. The sushi was good. The sushi dinners are not inclusive of any soup or salad. I would not even call it a dinner. 8 or 13 pieces of sushi. No rolls, no soup, no salad. My wife had the chicken stir fry and she said it was ok. I enjoyed the sushi. The nigiri was properly made. read more

Umi Sushi & Sake - Sushi Bars Near Me - Paso Robles, California

Im thinking there is no other sushi joint in this area except this one. Lol Located in downtown Paso, accross the park. This restaurant is not bad at all. Its up on a second floor of a building. They got an elevator and a stairs for you to get up there When we walked in, we were greeted and seated with a smile. We were escorted to a booth and waited for our server. Our server was polite and accommodating. ...Started us with waters and took our drink orders. look, we know how this all works so ima get down to it... Any sushi place, my family usually orders the same type of thing. The boy likes samon rolls and our lil girl has to have a miso soup. So naturally, mom and dad order whatever can be shared with the kids but it has to be good enough for ourselves to enjoy ...then we add whatever sushi roll(S) the restaurant is known for or whatever pops from the menu. Their rolls are not bad. Fish tasted fine, fresh and nobody got sick later. Lol I don't usually see and 'sizzling plates' on menus and tmsince this on had a selection, i chose the beef bulgogi ...this was tasty, tender, sharable, really good presentation when it was brought all sizzling and 'gram' worthy. The kids ate their meals accordingly and my wife enjoyed the roll. Here's a caviatt....one of our rolls came out wrong so the server was cool to acknowledge and reorder...but, it took waaayy long that the order was not replaced accordingly and we had to ask him to pack that to go. In fact, just to be honest..the service started strong but really dragged out. It felt like our server just had a lot going on and was so busy that out table kinda took an attentive back burner. When we tried to flag down other servers, we were ignored. But anyways.... Overall: we did enjoy the food and this place was a cool look and vibe to eat and chill at with my family Giving em a hard 3.5 STARS. Showing up a 4 star look just cause our server was trying his best with us read more

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Terrible service! Avoid! Went on a date with my husband and watched him eat his meal while I waited for mine. We asked when my roll will be ready after he finished, then waited another 30 minutes after my husband finished his 2nd roll, my food still wasn't ready. I then asked for mine to go. Probably the worse service we ever experienced! Avoid! Wish we would have read the reviews prior to going! I think a 3.4 is too high for this place! The host was useless with a ton of attitude and the manager couldn't even take the time to speak to us to make things better. We will not go back or even order take out there again! read more

Amazing!!!!! We have always yanagi when we want sushi but we always talked about coming to uni sushi, and IM GLAD WE DID! The restaurant is clean and the ambiance is great feels nice and private. The view is great from upstairs. The service was great our waitress was very sweet. The food was super good they were very generous with all sauces! I'd recommend to anyone craving some sushi and a great experience. My new fav sushi spot in paso! Worth a try!! The negative reviews on this place are dumb don't listen! read more

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This is hands down my favorite sushi spot. The fish is always fresh, the rolls are amazing, and everything tastes so thoughtfully made. The staff is friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere makes it such a comfortable place to eat. I keep coming back and it never disappoints--highly recommend. read more

Umi Sushi & Sake - Sushi Bars Near Me - Paso Robles, California

Stopped off here for a last minute meal as our previous restaurant was so chaotic that we had to walk out. It wasn't that busy which was good and bad. Good for the sense that we got seated and served right away. Bad, what if it wasn't that good and no one wanted to come. Well, we gave it a shot. Plenty of seating inside as it's pretty big. As well as the sushi bar area and wraparound balcony seating. Menu did have a good selection of dishes as well as the sushi. What we ordered was quite filling. The sushi combination plate, one of the special rolls, and eel sushi and ramen and tempura combination. They all were pretty tasting and good. Nigiri potion was quite good. Compared to other tiny little slivers of fish. Service was good, friendly staff. Overall, it was quite good and did the trick. I'm sure it does get busy, but it wasn't when we arrived. read more

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I went there with my GF and we loved it. We got the Takoyaki, Rice Biscuits, Karaage, Viva Vegas and Angry Lobster. It was all amazing. Our server was great as well. We will be back for sure. read more

Very slow service! We sat down at an outside table and waited a bit. It was not very busy at all! Then another group came in and apparently they knew the waitress so she took their drink order and ignored my table. At that point we went inside and sat at the sushi bar which was empty. This also took a while to get service. The sushi was ok, but I won't return. It was generally unwelcoming. read more

The food was decent but our server only checked on us twice and never refilled our empty waters. , never asked how the food was and overall we felt pretty unimportant. We had to get up and ask for our own to go boxes and when we did the staff at the host station were arm wrestling. If you don't mind below mediocre service and decent food, give this place a shot. read more

Food was fantastic and outdoor upstairs patio was great as we had the dog with. Chilly night- could have definitely used a heater but gracious host comped us a piping hot pot of green tea to warm us up! Chirashi bowl was plentiful and very fresh! Had the unagi roll which was excellent and the California roll which was artificial crab..... but it was tasty nevertheless ( menu should stipulate not real crab although the very reasonable price should have been my guide here). Staff friendly and pleasant but needs some organization and experience- that said it was a very busy holiday weekend and they were still cheery at the end of a long day. I would definitely come back again for a nice fresh sushi dinner. read more

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Looking for something different for lunch up in Paso Robles, we noticed Umi Sushi & Sake. As it turns out, they have only been open a short time at this location and are still in their soft opening phase. Umi is located on the second level, adjacent to the Park Cinemas on Pine & 11th streets. For patrons who can not or prefer not to use the stairs, an exclusive elevator is available. Upon entering, we noticed the beautifully and thoughtfully decorated interior. One notices the floor emulates a sandy beach. As one proceeds into the dining area, the floor changes to mimic the ocean with brilliant oceanic blue and white hues. The furnishings in the spacious dining area are comfortable, and the decor is conducive to a relaxing dining experience. The interior is beautifully decorated with wall murals, muted-colored fish design lighting, with blue hued seating at the sushi bar. Very nice details abound. Their dining area has five booths, multiple tables, along with sushi bar seatings. In addition, there is also a balcony for al fresco dining, which offers a vista of City Park. An extensive menu offers many food and sake choices. Today, we ordered the Salmon Temptation roll and their 12-piece Umi Sashimi. Both were excellent. We look forward to Umi Sushi & Sake's upcoming grand opening and returning for another wonderful meal. read more

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Food tasted delicious!!! Waitress was super accommodating with our party of 7 kids and 3 adults! Casual place with the EXTRA touches made this place a great place to go to on our way to the beach for Mother's Day! read more

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Went there for my birthday and had the boat. It's a great value for the price. The slices of the sashimi were cut nice and thick and very fresh. It melts in your mouth. We also had several rounds of the warm sake. It was very good with our meal. The only thing I would improve is on rice on the rolls. I don't think it had the rice vinegar to enhance to flavor of the sushi. Overall, the service was great. Ralph went out of his way to make sure we had everything. My picky daughter was able to find something on the menu to eat. Also, the fresh wasabi adds that extra kick if you like the fresh wasabi. read more

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Went here with a group of five we were sat quickly however, from that point on the service slow down. I am assuming that our server was new, just by his demeanor and shyness. He was very attentive, but did have to ask questions several times. We had to get up to find him so we could order our food and also at the end of our meal to get our bill. The food was OK. Not the best sushi I have eaten, but it was good. We would definitely revisit this place again in the future. Always willing to give everyone a second try. read more

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Delicious Food! Overall the Ambiance was great. A little noisy with all the other parties talking amongst themselves. The music was at a good volume. Overall Great Ambiance. Great Service, waitress continued to check in on us and we didn't have to waive her over for much. Overall 9/10! read more

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the servers were great. the cook with the glasses and hat was coughing all over the place and not covering his mouth and being rude to the servers. It was quite disgusting considering he was behind the cooking area. read more

This is our favorite sushi spot in Paso! The food is always delicious and the atmosphere is family friendly. Unfortunately, the wait staff has severely slipped over the past few years. Portions of the order often get forgotten, and they only come to the table to drop off food but never check back up on you. The last 3 times we've eaten here, we've had to get up and ask for our bill. If they retrained the servers and held them to a higher standard with accountability, I think it could be worth 5 stars again! read more

The food is delicious and fresh. Good sashimi and Nigiri are hard to find because of it's consistency, but every time I've had their sushi, sashimi, etc. it is delicious and fresh. Service can be hit or miss but overall, it's good and I feel like my needs are met. read more

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I'm sad to have to give this review, but the way I was treated was unacceptable. My husband and I order to go frequently. We've had a few issues over the past 2 years, but tonight was by far the worst experience. We ordered a teriyaki bowl and a piece of nigiri. We were told 10-15 minutes. When we got there at 15 minutes the nigiri wasn't ready yet. The ladies at the counter told us just a few minutes. They never came back to check on us and after 20 minutes I went over to ask for a refund for the nigiri. The server told me it would take just as long to give us a refund as it would to wait. I tried to explain how long we had waited and she said she didn't tell me 15 minutes. Then she cut me off and told me to back off. She also said the customer is not always right. Extremely rude! So we left without getting the nigiri or a refund. We will not be going back. read more

Great service from waitresses! And Lee made some great rolls for me and my coworker! Amazing flavor and people!

Hostess not nice, should not be working in this industry. No good hospitality, everyone has there bad days but she should be able to be professional. Food was great! read more

My ice had mold in my cup, my fish tasted warm and old. Not to mention a Host named Dylan was super super rude, will not be coming back. This place was a joke to eat at. read more