My family still says it's the best sushi anywhere...including out of the country locations. It is sad that it is not the happening place it used to be, but maybe it was too early in the evening. I wish they would add a couple more small items for non-sushi lovers who want to dine with sushi lovers! Amazing service!
We had an awesome experience. I called first to ask about gluten free options and the person who answered the phone was very encouraging and told me all my options. We had awesome service from our server and he was super accommodating with my food allergies! The manager was also great, he was really nice and understanding and brought me my own GF soy sauce. It was fun and quick and absolutely delicious! I had fried rice and a veggie roll, delicious! I look forward to going back soon! Loved it! Thank you to the staff for the extra effort, I’m grateful! ?
The serving staff were lovely and the drinks were good but that is where the compliments stop. Terribly small portion sizes. Especially considering the false advertising photos they have in their menu. The rice was very dry as well. And considering how I ordered a sashimi plate and a side bowl of rice, it took over 20 minutes to receive my food with only one other table seated in the restaurant. Very disappointing.
The food didn’t taste horrible… but i wouldn’t say it was good either. Nothing about their sushi made them special. Compared to other sushi spots it was probably one of my least favorite. Honestly the food isn’t even what I want to complain about, it was the service. We got sat had to wait over 15 minutes just to be greeted, our waitress took our order and we never saw her again. The bartender ended up basically taking care of us. She ran the food and drinks, got us side sauces, ended up filling our waters after she let our waitress know we were out. Even after she gave us the check and to go boxes still never saw our waitress. Her service made me Not ever want to go back. Service is everything the food could’ve been horrible but if I receive great service I feel inclined to come back for at least the ambience, but no. The bartender she worked I will give her that! She got the tip from us for sure. I saw her helping so many tables out in our server section! Ended up giving her $40 and the waitress got maybe $10 only because I’ve worked in the service industry for years and I can’t not leave a tip and have a good conscience. We were literally a 2 top table and never ask for much No excuse on not being able to check in at least. We ordered 3 sushi rolls and 1 drink. Super simple.
i was just there with my daughter anger friend. we had a great experience. delicious food and friendly great service. we love it. thank you everyone
Great restaurant with quality ingredients. They are open late, which was a huge bonus for our group. The service was quick and the staff was friendly. One of the people in our group had a birthday and they made the cutest fried sushi dessert roll for her (eaten before I could snap a photo).
I've loved takeout from Drunken Fish but, because I moved to STL shortly before the pandemic, I'd never dined in. I decided to rectify that on a Sunday afternoon when I arrived in the CWE too late for brunch.Their miso is tasty but a small portion. It comes in a clever little covered bowl.I tried calamari for the first time. It comes not in rings, but sticks. I wasn't fond of the texture (very rubbery and too chicken-like for this pescatarian). I also got a handful of scalding hot oil when I bit into one. And the sauce for the calamari was attracting fruit flies, which seem to be a problem at this restaurant. In April. ? I got them boxed up to be done with them.I ordered the vegetable roll and the kamikaze roll. The kamikaze roll was very tasty, with the honey-wasabi mayo I love from Drunken Fish. Someone appeared as the person waiting tables and I were discussing it, and said it's also got mirin in it, which is why it hasn't tasted quite the same when I try to make it at home. The vegetable roll was nice. Kind of plain. Reminded me why I like rolls with fish, to bring interesting texture. The vegetable roll was helped with a dab of wasabi and a small piece of pickled ginger on top. (Yes, I know the ginger is there to cleanse the palate, and I'll continue to use it as I like, lol.)Service was great and the food was delicious. However, due to the fruit fly issue, I likely won't dine in again.
As with most sushi places in St. Louis, overpriced for what you get. Tried the salmon tuna poke and it had mostly rice and was very gingery. For $16, could get a fully loaded poke bowl at Poke Doke with way more toppings. Service was good though.
Very good rolls. We ordered three and it was quite enough. The only disappointment was with the sashimi. Not a good cost benefit
I have enjoyed the food each time I have dined with drunken fish & that is why I gave them three stars.I am not one to complain, I am a very understanding person but this evening I had an extremely frustrating experience with Drunken Fish Customer Service.I called to place an order at 9:35 pm (it’s a Saturday and they close at 11pm) for pickup. I was told I had to make an order online. I got on my phone to place an order. It said it would be ready for pickup in 30-40 minutes. I went to click submit at 10:01 and it said it could not go through and it was past the time to order for the evening.I called back to drunken fish and explained the situation and double checked they didn’t close until 11 pm. I was told “yes we close at 11 but we stop taking online orders at 10 to assure the person ordering gets here on time”. I assured them I would be there on time, could pay ahead and asked if I could order over the phone. I was told no, BUT I could drive in and order at the host stand in person & wait for my order. I explained I did not want to wait 30 minutes in the restaurant waiting for my food to be ready and it would be more time effective for both parties if I could order over the phone. I was told “okay, just a minute”Ultimately I was placed on a hold and a new voice came on “How can I help you”. I re-explained what happened which is again frustrating.I was told that they couldn’t place an order or take payment over the phone and that my only option was to come to the restaurant in person, order at the host stand and wait for my food to be ready or see if a third party app would let me order for pickup.I ended up ordering pickup for drunken fish through Door Dash (which takes online orders until 30 minutes before close) *make it make sense* & I will be going in to pick it up in 30-40 minutes when it’s ready.At the end of the day it was just a very frustrating and wildly unnecessary run around to put a customer through and better systems should be put in place.I write this in hopes drunken fish improves their customer service as I do enjoy the food