Japanese Village

We were wandering on a Friday night about, trying to find a place to eat since popular places were already fully reserved. My party of 3 sat down to make a full table, we were serviced very quickly. The chef was very polite, and even chatted on a casual level with us. Food was extremely good (for my first time), we liked the shrimp the best, the chicken teriyaki. The Salman and steak was alright, but I would go again for the overall experienxe

I was very impressed by the service and food! Had such a good time watching the cook, not to mention he was hilarious great evening entertainment. He was cracking up jokes, was very funny and talkative… my friend and I believe that peoples evenings may depend on how the chef interacts with you.
It was my first time going to the restaurant and I was surprised by the table sharing, cool concept… would be awkward for those who don’t like eating in front of strangers.
I haven’t had any major dinning experiences since being back in Ottawa, but this one was wonderful! Looking forward to coming back.

Reviewing Japanese village is a bit tricky as there are some very strong points and some glaring weaknesses, however overall it is a place I would go back to.
First the strong points, the food. The steaks are still absolutely amazing, as is the seafood, I had a filet mignon with shrimp, steak was cooked rare and it was so tender it felt like it was melting in my mouth while the shrimp and sesame steak sauce are both amazing. The teppenyaki grill is a great feature and the cooks are either very professional or downright entertaining. Plus they light stuff on fire, which is cool.
Now the weak points, the waiter and maitre D service. When we arrived they didn’t seem to pay attention to us for a while, despite it not being busy and our group being 7. Eventually we were sat down and it took forever for us to get asked if we wanted drinks. And then after an awfully long time we got one beer and then the waitress said they had to change the keg, which then took another long time to get our beers. At the end they took forever to bring our bills.
Despite the dodgy wait staff I still really enjoy the Japanese Village, it is a fun experience, good for a group of between 5 and 8.

Went to this place today with my wife. Reservation was lost, thankfully they had room. Food was very tasty. I had steak and lobster and my wife had steak and chicken. Chef was able to accommodate someone at the table with a shrimp allergy which was good. The real downside to this place is cleanliness. Lots of built up grime around the edges of the cooking surface. Ceiling seemed to be stained black around the fan intakes. Bathroom not clean. Restaurant could use a renovation, or at the least a very thorough day long cleaning. I waffled between 2 stars and 3 for this one.

This is by far my favorite restaurant in Ottawa. I was taken here in college with a few girlfriends. They raved about the sesame sauce, and they were right! In addition to the great food, the chefs are very entertaining. I didn’t catch the name of the one who has cooked for me a few times, but he really knows his stuff about any kind of topic. Certainly can adapt to any kind of person in front of him.
I’m not a huge shrimp eater, but the shrimp they serve as a course when you pick the 4 course meal (It ranges from $ 18-​$ 26 and comes with salad, soup, shrimp, and the main meal consisting of anything from Teriyaki Chicken, to Filet Mignon) is incredible!
The Sesame Sauce is a huge reason I come back. I put it on my rice, my veggies and meat. If I could eat it from the container and not look crazy, I would. They also sell it to take home!- so dangerous.
I have taken everyone here, and it has been a hit everytime. Its entertaining, unique to Ottawa, and very tasty. It can be expensive, but the experience is worth it.

A came here with a group of picky eaters, and I wasn’t sure how well this place would go over, but because there’s both a sushi bar and Japanese teppanyaki grill, I didn’t think it would be too difficult for them to find something they would eat. The teppanyaki section was filled with large groups, mostly business people.
We ordered a couple orders of tempura, which came with both shrimp and vegetables. Each order was over $ 6, which I found a little high for an appetizer that consisted mostly of deep-​fried vegetables, and they were pretty standard in crispiness and taste.
Some people at the table ordered grilled chicken and vegetable dishes, which they prepared in right in front of us. They even made a little onion tower and set it on fire, and tossed some small pieces of chicken on our plates. The man had fantastic aim and we were quite impressed! It was my first time at a teppanyaki grill, so I was really entertained and enjoyed it very much. We went during the winter, so the heat of the flame was nice for me, but a few others at the table were sweating up quite a storm.
I was more in the mood for sushi, so I ordered the Sashimi Dinner. They didn’t specify how many pieces there were, and there was supposed to be a «wide variety» of fish and seafood, as well as some rice on the side. Though it was good and fresh, I didn’t find there to be a wide variety at all, and, frankly, I was still very hungry after and didn’t think the $ 32 was at all worth it.
I also ordered some hot green tea, a piña colada, and some green tea ice cream for dessert. They were all good, nothing special.
All in all, I had a good experience and food was tasty, but I found it to be completely overpriced and there are many other restaurants that offer comparable quality for a more reasonable price.

Was not too impressed.
Went to eat here for my sisters birthday, and I don’t think I’ll ever come back.
There were five of us that came out for dinner. We only had one chef cooking. After we had placed our orders, it took him quite some time to come to our table.
The miso soup is horrible. It literally just tasted like water with no type of base/​broth, and someone just threw in some tofu last minute.
The food took FOREVER to cook! Literally had to wait maybe 40 minutes for him to finish all five of our food.
I had brought my DSLR with me so I was taking pictures of the food. The chef kept asking me to take pictures of him. Also, he made lots of dirty jokes and even made a stick figure of a man with the vegetables, with a big cucumber between his legs. I don’t know if he was trying to make me laugh or he was just being perverted. Yes… it was awkward.
The food was really salty! Not good but not horrible either. None of the dishes impressed me (I tried a bit of everyone’s). I ordered the salmon dish with veggies and rice. My sister ordered a sushi plate, I can’t remember what it was called, but it was a sampler plate (check out the photos I uploaded to see it). It’s crazy expensive, did not taste good. Not worth your money at all.
The presentation was pretty cool though, and the plating was aesthetically pleasing. Bottom line is the food is worse than it looks.
I don’t recommend this place at all, you can get much higher quality food for the same price around Ottawa.