Kumi Japanese Restaurant Bar Nyc

Definitely One of my favorite restaurants in New York City.

Went with my boyfriend on a Saturday night with a 9PM reservation. We arrived early and they were able to accommodate us immediately. Appetizer: We had the spicy rock shrimp tempura to start. Being a fan of spicy food, I found it to have the perfect amount of spice. It was airy and fried to perfection. Entree: As an entree I had tempura chili lobster. That was served with glass noodles. The sauce it comes with was amazing!! So flavorful and a bit spicy as well! My boyfriend had the A5 Wagyu Striploin and pork belly boa buns on the side. He said was really flavorful and he was a huge fan of the sauce it came with. Service: The overall experience was great because the waiter was friendly however, compared to other high end restaurants I’ve been to the service was a little slow. Not sure why they weren’t that busy but who knows. It wasn’t bad I just found myself wanting things like a straw, or another drink and having to call for his attention rather than him just periodically coming around. Overall I would still come back because the food itself was amazing.

The service was quick, the waiters were ok…. Not the best and the food was just fair. I ordered the mushroom tofu and it was a block of tofu. The sushi was just ok

Convenient to Carnegie Hall and City Cneter but Very expensive

For a high end restaurant the staff was nice but untrained for that type of restaurant- I had to wait for 20 min before I received my glass of wine and when I finished it it remained empty until I flagged my waiter down to ask for a another glass- my server took a while to bring me my second glass and didn’t notice our water glasses had been empty the entire time- empty glasses should be filled by the bussers or other staff whom were playing and hanging out at the wait station instead of supporting their servers- The food runner came to the table and asked if we ordered this dish then we said we think so and then he went back to check took the food then came back again- They also gave us one of our main course sides with our appetizers- I ordered the Black Cod and sent it back immediately because it was chewy and over cooked- When I was sent a new one it wasn’t that much better- this time no flavor and still over cooked- Black Cod should flake and not be chewy- All the Staff were polite and nice, they were just incredibly inexperienced for a high end establishment and the Management is to blame- They need more training—— Ambiance was not as nice as it seemed online- Kind of felt like a bright cafeteria- Wouldnt recommend this restaurant if you were looking for a dressy evening ambiance or good service- This is more of a daytime vibe——