World wide food chain with zero class.

I work around the corner from the restaurant and I always wondered what their food tasted like. My work colleagues mentioned to me they had a sushi train and everyone knowing how much i love sushi.. I  had to try this place.

After walking past it a million times I decided to give it a crack. As soon as I entered,  the staff were instantly unorganised and I noticed they weren’t japanese (they were speaking cantonese and mandarin WTF?). I didn’t know whether to leave or to stay.. so I stuck it out and boy do I regret it. I shouldn’t have wasted my money on this joint and listened to my gut instinct.

SERVICE
Absolutely SHOCKING!! Waitress took us to the wrong table to begin with then took us to our table which was uncleaned and spillage on the bench..the food took forever to come out that there were a lot of meal cancellations simply because they kept people waiting (including myself). Unlucky for them I was sitting near the sushi bench where the orders were picked up and taken. To make matters worse as I was there for sushi train.. which had no sushi…especially since its peak-hour lunch time crunch (12:30)

Q: Whats the purpose of a sushi train, if it has no sushi?
A: There is none!

AMBIANCE
The decor is beautiful, plates (traditional japanese), seating arrangements are beautiful, interior design is stunning.. and it’s really unfortunate it doesn’t complement the food, service and the quality. Teaches you  not to judge a book by its cover.

FOOD:
Worst Japanese food EVER! (Sushi wise) didn’t get the chance to try their soups and dishes.. Definitely wont be coming back here again. Just rmemeber never take clients here, chance’s are you could loose business for keeping their belly’s hungry.

Scallop
First of all the seafood was definitely not fresh. Considering they made this straight out of the kitchen, it wasn’t even warm and this scallops were dry as though all the moisture had been sucked out of them for weeks.  There was no wasabi underneath the scallops nor was there any sauce.

Soft Shell Crab
Very very small and definately not worth the price. I assume they used about 1/8 of the baby crab. The crab was sooo tiny i didn’t even know i was eating crab. There was no taste and unfortunately the crab wasn’t fresh either.

Salmon Tuna Rolls:
Nothing fancy about this sushi.. I’ve had better

Salt & Pepper Squid:
Surprisingly nice. Fresh indeed and the batter was unusual. It was fairly sweet and soothing at the same time.

Meat Goyza
Goyza’s seemed hand-made. Presented beautifuly and nice to an extent, however greesy at the same time that you could see the pork mince fat seep out of the Goyzas.

Miso Soup
Not too salty, just perfect. Down side was it took forever for the waitresses to deliver a small cup of soup!

Sushi Tei
Chifley Square
Ground Floor,
1 Cnr of Elizabeth St & Hunter St.
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (02) 9232 7288
Fax (02) 9232 7988

Review:
Based on ambiance, taste, presentation and the quality of service.
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