JUKAI Japanese & Thai in Dartmouth

This is a fantastic take out place for Asian fusion. Everything I order from there is good quality and well priced. Highly recommend.

Damn this is a good place!! Even for a non-fish guy like me I ate a lot, never had the same thing twice and left stuffed. Highly suggest.

Great Restaurant. Decent vibes along with delicious food. Friendly staff Food : 5/5

Food was great, but need to work on service

Wish there was more variety of shushimi

Delicious and consistent at a great price.

Use to love coming here but got food poisoning the last time I went. Service was not the same either. Only cleared off the empty plates when we asked when it was just getting too out of control. Food : 2/5

Pretty good for the price, they seemed short staffed...would go again.

In a town of few sushi options, I get why people rate it well, and the AYCE *is* good value, but the sushi is sub-par. The rice is often old and sticky, the fish has often degraded a bit (and the amount used it quite small), and there is a strong focus on more western flavours: cream cheese, mango, mayo. It s a super place for a group, and one of the few places with shime Saba (mackerel), just don t go off the reviews expecting brilliant, fresh sushi

Their manager is very rude.

The quality and select was great. Very good service and a reasonable all you can eat price.

It s been a long time since I ve eaten here and I really miss it, so I called to make a reservation today and found that it s really not as good as before. First of all, the operator had a bad attitude. He spoke very fast and hung up before I finished speaking. I thought it was because he was busy during the holidays, but when I arrived at the store, I found that there were only a few tables occupied. The food delivery was slow. It took more than half an hour after I ordered something to arrive. It was missed more than once and I had to wait several times. The waiter was inefficient. Several tables had already finished eating and left for a long time. The leftovers were always left uncollected. No one came to ask if I needed more water. I wanted a drink, but the waiter came and went in a hurry. He put the rice on the table and turned around. They left without taking away the dirty dishes or giving me a chance to stop them. Especially when they took their lunch break, they sat next to me, and then they finished eating without clearing away the dishes. The plates were left there for almost an hour before anyone took them away. I wanted to order the food, but finally I made eye contact with a waiter and waved, and he brought me the bill. Compared with before, the difference is huge. I didnt even want to leave a tip, but the waiter stared at me when paying the bill without any intention of avoiding it. Wont go there again, not recommended

They call it buffet but it is not buffet at all. You can order what ever you want but they just don t bring it to you. Only service the cheapest food. We came in around 6pm and it is 7pm and still waiting dor my orders.

Compared with other all to eat, this is the worst one.

Always delicious, great price for all you can eat. I make it a point to come here.

Good

Waited an hour for our second order and we never got it. Paid $40 per person which I think is too much, knowing that we didn t even get our full orders. They will make you wait and wait for the food until you get tired of waiting and end up leaving.

The food was actually great but the attitude of the servers and the lack of customer service made it so we will never return unfortunately.

Food was really good. They could work on their knife skills though as rolls and sashimi were not always completely cut. The female staff working were on point and very polite. Male workers left us feeling like we were bothering them

I ordered 20 dishes and the remaining 4 dishes were served. I waited for more than 20 minutes and 666 was not served. The waiters were very busy and I don t know what they were doing. But just ignore them and they were busy. Is there only one person serving the dishes in the kitchen? Are you worried about being so slow? You are really invincible. There are so many things to do in the bird store. You can do it but you can t do it. During the waiting time, my spirit, my stomach, and my life have been tortured in three ways. The Buddha said that planting good deeds will lead to good deeds. I feel like I did too many bad things in my previous life before I ate at this restaurant in this life. I really want to sentence you to death for making a hungry person wait for so long. The crime can write a book. If you ask me, this place is still good for eating. Too few people have gotten used to this. Anyone who can wait is a hero. Haha, I admire you very much. I hope it will close down and let everyone know about it.

Big hit with the whole family. Wonderful food and reasonable prices in a very nice location. Vegetarian options: Many options for a veggie plate. Dietary restrictions: GF options Parking: Free on weekend Kid-friendliness: Kids loved it

Best all you can eat sushi in the region! Reservations are recommended. Parking: Parking, sometimes take time and patience! Arrive early to find a spot to park. Food : 5/5 |

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One of the best restaurants in Halifax area. A must visit

First time there on a recommendation of a friend. Delicious! Lots of variety and good environment.

Great food!

Great food at Great prices and great service. Highly recommended Food

Finally found a great AYCE sushi place! We moved here from out of province and have been somewhat disappointed with what weve found so far. They are generous with their sashimi portions. Their maki rolls arent loaded with rice, but still hold together perfectly. Its been a bit weird adjusting to the super North Americanized specialty rolls here in NS in general (so much mayo, cream cheese, etc), but I get it. You have to cater to your demographic. But if you are like me and my hubby, and just still want to be able to taste the fish, Jukai has an excellent selection of everything. I do recommend that you go a little earlier. It was so busy. We went a couple of hours before closing and their last call was 9:15. Our problem was most of our food hadnt come to the table before last call and it was difficult to judge how much to order. Our fault. We ended up ordering too much but they were very good about canceling some of the dishes we ordered. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Not a huge place... not a big kitchen, but service was still pretty timely, despite being busy. This may sound a little snobby, but Im just thrilled that after four months here, weve finally found a place with quality just as good as Toronto or NYC. Cant wait to go back.

Unique and tasty, Too Good ... :-)

It was delicious!

Food is fantastic. We have ordered here many times. My only concern is that there is ALWAYS a wait for food. We even tried ordering an hour ahead of time and I still waited 20 mins for our food

Best all you can eat lunch , sooo yummy

Everything was good

The food was excellent. The service was about the worse Ive ever experienced. Even though there were several staff members standing around and only one occupied table, we were left waiting at the door for a very long time. We were finally pointed to a table by a staff member that couldnt even walk towards us. We had to get up and find someone to take our order after sitting for another 10 minutes. We are not from the Halifax/Dartmouth area and had trouble finding a place to eat with available parking. If not for that, we would have gotten up and left. When our food did come, it was quite enjoyable. We did not get water refilled and dishes were only removed from the table at the end. We did not enjoy the experience. I would have left a good tip for the chef if possible, but absolutely not the wait staff.

Rude server

Food was nice , service was late and very difficult to find parking. Best book table earlier. Thanks

I usually get TooGopdToGo or Uber Eats takeout meals from here. The staff is always amazing and welcoming. Highly recommended sweet love roll.

Been there 5-6 times now, and it never fails to impress! My man and I have been telling everyone we love about this place, so they can experience it too!

Amazing quality sushi, great staff, and the most impressive salmon sashimi I have ever had at any all you can eat. I do think this is the best all you can eat in the HRM.

The katsu chicken was probably my favorite.

Lovely experience with excellent food

The friendliest service and tastiest sushi in Halifax.

My son chose Jukai to celebrate his birthday. We love the food and place. Would come back for another occassion. Food

Some of the best all you can eat Japanese and Thai in Halifax.

Restaurant look nice and have a good view. Bathroom super clean, love it. Tempura was good, crispy and not greasy! Sushi was nice, doesnt have the rice vinegar taste, the ratio of the fish to the rice was great! They are generous with the quantity and quality. Overall, nice for lunch, not too busy. Would go again. The waiter are super nice and friendly. Parking: Limited parking on the side street.

Excellent service, staff were culturally friendly and attentive, the establishment was always clean and had a fresh aroma. The food was accurate to its picture and description. Fresh, hot and flavourful. Vegetarian options: Variety of vegetarian options Parking: Construction going which may have contributed to the minimal paid street parking. Kid-friendliness: High chairs/booster seats available Wheelchair accessibility: Located on the street level, easy access to seating.

The food and service are great there, would go again. Oh wait I already have gone there multiple times. 5/5

Hands down the worst service in town. Paying $40+ a person then getting rude service. Never coming here again

The best sushi in Dartmouth!!!!

Absolutely dynamite restaurant with exceptional staff. Possibly my favorite place to eat on earth. Never get tired of Jukai.

From the moment I called to make a reservation, their staff was super welcoming. I love how they used my name on the phone and when I arrived. They already had water at our table, which my kids loved because it made them feel special! For anyone with kids (mine are 11,8, and 1.5), it was a great experience! My kids loved being able to order more of their favourite foods, and I loved how they had more than just sushi on their all you can eat menu! Overall very happy with everything & my son said he wants to go again for his birthday!

Great food for affordable prices

You would rather go to Mizu than here! I regret coming here. Avoid!

The family and I went with no expectations. The server was great and easy to chat with. The food was normal wait time to come to the table. It tasted very fresh and delicious! My wife is gluten sensitive, and they were able to accommodate. My 6 year old daughter and mom are very picky and were able to accommodate them too. The price was very reasonable, and I highly recommend trying this place! Parking: Free after 6pm

Most disorganized restaurant in Dartmouth.

Food is great, highest quality all you can eat in HRM. Legitimately would not go anywhere else for all you can eat. The service the night I went was shockingly slow even though the restaurant was not that busy. Hopefully was just an off night.

Was good

Update review: We visited them after a year, and the quality improved from last time, especially their rolls and seasoning. Very good! Old: Delicious food, a large selection of rolls. They could do better on their sashimi. Overall, the experience was good!

Love this place, its out go-to place to order from. Went in person and was very happy with the in-person service service as well

Exquisite food, variety and quality Parking space

Terrible service. Took an hour for our order and we were charged extra for 4 pieces of sushi. Would not recommend paid 85$. No tip

Horrible service charged for a whole roll for leaving a few pieces of sushi on a plate, they are very rude and hungry for money. Mizu would never treat customers like this. My second time at jukai and both experiences were HORRIBLE I will never be back.

All the food was very fresh with lovely plating. Portions were larger than other sushi restaurants. Attentive servers.

Amazing food and great service

Weve been going for years. Always a tasty place to visit with a lot of variety. Even more fun in large groups of family or friends.

We were with family, all was good. But very big problems with parking...

Great place! Excellent prices and even better portions. Big pieces of fresh fish. Good quality service and delivery. Must have it if you want to try what real sushi is Food : 5/5 |

One of the better sushi places in the hrm

Great food and our server was fantastic

Some of the food is good, but service is ridiculously slow and by the time you get the food it s cold. I ll be sticking to my tried and trusted sushi and Thai spots.

One of my favourite places whether it be taken out or all you can eat they never disappoint!

The most delicious sushi in Halifax! Personnel is very kind and responsive :)

Were vary slow

Despite a bit of a wait, every moment was absolutely worth it! While waiting, I decided to pop over to their sister restaurant Dahlia for a drink, and when I returned, the fantastic food made the entire experience truly exceptional. The wait only added to the anticipation, and the result was well worth the patience.

Sushi and service is great. I stop every time I am in Halifax and take the short drive over to Dartmouth. So good so good so good .

I went so late for all you can eat and the food was fresh and hot not oily and the rolls was perfect. Definitely I am going again

I have ordered delivery several times from Jukai the food was excellent I love their bento boxes a little variety of what you like !

This spot is basically the hidden treasure of Halifax a mythical discovery in the heart of HRM. A solid 1000/10 rating because, lets be real, its The sushi? Impeccable. Fish? Fresher than a morning breeze. Roll fillings? Packed like a suitcase for a year-long vacation, and every menu item is a flavor explosion. Whether youre on an AYCE adventure or grabbing takeout, book that table early!

Best sashimi in the hrm

Food was great. We had Hiran as our server. Wow, maybe the kindest server we have ever had. We will go back specifically because of how Hiran treated us.

Once, no dish was served for 45 minutes. One of my roommate who was working there, he told me that the owner never share tips to waiters, so next time don t left any tips just skip it.

The food is delicious and the service is very good.

Love the service and the food there! The staff are so friendly and nice and so far the best sushi place Ive been in the HRM!! I love it!

Nice and delicious meals.

Very poor customer service. I went with my boyfriend on NYE and ordered a cocktail (which was delicious) when I ordered another the waitress said I m not 18 I can t make one and we re too busy my boyfriend and I were confused thinking it may have been a language barrier. We asked another waitress and she giggled and said oh no I think we re too busy. The food was good but we felt off put and left sooner than what we would have.

Great food, lovely atmosphere & a terrific harbour view!!

Absolutely amazing! Good prices and fantastic service. Book ahead! Always very busy

My favorite sushi place!

Excellent sushi, but pricy. Staff is always friendly and service is quick even when busy.

The buffet was top notch, just be sure to order that is enough and you can consume, dont waste food. The beef needs improvement though, it gets hard when it gets cold.

I had a great experience at Jukai. Delicious food and great costumer service. I strongly recommend. Food

Delicious food

Its still too very salty, so theres nothing to eat.

This was absolutely delicious! We ordered of the menu rather than the all you can eat option. All the food was delicious!

Food is so good. People are great.

Server was incredibly nice, and food didnt make me feel bloated or anything close, which happens often with sushi. Couldnt recommend more! Parking: Youll have to parallel park. If youre comfortable with that, youre good to find a spot.

Absolute love it. It is the best all you can eat sushi around HRM and Dartmouth area. Will bring my family here again.

Typically we go to Mizu in Halifax and figured we would give this place a try we are never come back. Their menu items are confusing, we ordered a crispy spicy salmon roll and everywhere I ve gone that has that roll does not use fishy tasting a smelling(probably frozen) BROWN salmon we thought it was chicken until we took a bite! Typically the roll has the tempura crumbs inside and is sushi grade salmon. The guy who served us did absolutely nothing and walked away. $80 for 2 people and if you don t finish anything they WILL charge you and they make sure to mention that. Go to Mizu. Don t waste your time.

Probably one of the more better places to do all you can eat in Halifax. Even if you dont like sushi, you can order meat off the grill and soup. Desert is multiple ice cream choices. Price of the menu is also reasonable, per person all you can eat or you can order off the menu. Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level, door meets outside concrete.

The server was so terrible . The raw food was not fresh . Highly not recommend to go here .

I tried 3 times. Waited 10 min to even get a menue. Nobody is speaking English, it s really hard to order some food. Will not try again.

Fresh ingredients, very filling, good service, at very affordable price!

Probably the best sushi house on the Dartmouth side. Their Garlic Beef is amazing. Their gyozas are the best.

Incredible sushi!!

We were there for my nephew s first birthday. and our llast dinner in the city since we are leaving the folllowing day. We arrived before 4PM but the staff was kind enough to have us sit and wait till they were ready. One of the staff Hiran was really good, very polite and his service was extremely excellent. From the unlimited choice of food, we love the salmon, and tempura.. My son loved the black dragon roll. Overall, food was superb. I will definitely recommend this place. Parking: Parking space wasn t enough. When we were about to leave, 2 cars were waiting to get our spot.

Hiran was awesome!!!!! 5 the best service ever

Had some sushi cravings satisfied when we visited here. I dont know what changed but the food was way better the second time we visited. Space is a bit small but the service is really great!

Jukai USED to be my favourite restaurant, until recently I went in and had quite the experience. As I was biting into a piece of my spicy tuna roll, I chewed on a staple!! I was blown away by this and all they did was give me $3 off of an $80 bill!!! Absolutely ridiculous.

Ive been to jukai in 2021 and the food was great. Returned today expecting good things and its gone downhill. The sashimi didnt taste fresh at all (especially the crab you could tell it was just frozen and defrosted). The server came over to lecture me because we didnt finish every single bite on our plates. Perhaps if they didnt serve mushy crab and overcooked edamame people would finish it. My baby started crying and we asked for the bill so they charged me full a la carte price for the items I hadnt finished. Ive been charged a small fee for unfinished food but never full price. I will never go back here.

Ordered delivery - best sushi Ive had in a very long time.

Always great service. Online ordering website that offers points toward future purchases. Very refreshing during a time where a lot of restaurants only use more mainstream delivery apps with high fees. This place is almost a weekly event for my household. Food is great and they always follow the special instructions I add. Will be back again, and again!

went to this restaurant on ayce. we liked it. everything was carried out sequentially. there were not many guests. Somehow they came again, but there was no place ((but this is a plus for the restaurant)) good

This wasnt as well thought out or delicious as some other places in NS. Its not bad, but for the price (even for AYCE) it wasnt as good as Id expect.

All you can eat. Great food choices, good portions

Whenever i go for dalivery pickup never received my order on time. Every time they waisted 15 - 20 minutes. Avoid to pickup from this place

Great food, friendly staff, service was a little slow. Otherwise fantastic place!

One of the best sushi restaurants in Dartmouth. It has been our go to for a few years. They make some rolls you can t get at other locations. We always get takeout. The one downside is the inside isn t the best. If you want a good sit down sushi location their sister location 2 buildings down offers a better atmosphere.

Wheelchair accessibility: The entrance as well as seating option are all accessible for wheelchair users to sit at an appropriate table height Food

The best experience in all perspectives.

Best sushi on the Dartmouth side - perhaps even in all of HRM

This is the worst Japanese food restaurant that I ve ever been in. Had all you can eat dinner here. It took them 45 minutes to serve sashimi and sushi, which is ridiculous. Even find a fish bone in my tuna sashimi. Tuna taste not fresh at all. Wasabi here taste like mud. Tempura taste dry like sand. DO NOT COME HERE.

Parking: It is a nice place but just hard to find a place to park nearly every time. Hope you could open a second one in Bedford area. Lol Food

Went here as a single diner for dinner a la carte. The service was excellent, the ambiance warm, and the food was very good as well. I had the beef teriyaki bento with some extra sushi. The sushi was generously sized and fresh. And the beef teriyaki served with the bento was a perfect medium. I also found the price to be very good value considering the quality of the food. I definitely recommend this restaurant!

Wasnt too bad, good selection of food for the all-you-can-eat. Good service.

I have eaten here before and it was good. Went for dinner and things seemed great. I then had a tuna maki that tasted sweet, and very soon after started to feel ill. I had a few trips to bathroom, and did not want to eat food. The kicker was they then added $40 to my wife and my bill for the food we didnt want to eat. When questioned about this they would only respond that it was their policy.

Great staff! Wonderful place to have sushi!

During my stay in Halifax, as an activity for the day and including a transfer on the Halifax-Dartmouth-Halifax ferry with lunch at this place, close to the destination Ferry Terminal, with a very welcoming environment for a pedestrian walk. First surprise, you have to make a reservation, but after a tedious but brief wait, they accommodated us. Great variety of dishes to choose from, including generously sized and fresh sushi (the latter, personally, is not my preference), but with varied alternatives, and to be fair we had a generous lunch. Excellent service, warm atmosphere and good food. Prices according to the quality of the food. I recommend it to those who like the specialty, it is not entirely my taste, but the experience and the ride are good.

Sorry but this is not very good. I am very disappointed. This was supposed to be a celebratory meal for myself but I am left not able to eat what I ordered.

This is our favourite restaurant in town. Simply delicious!

All you can eat ordering system kind of confusing

Fantastic food. Great servers.

Came here with friends, the food was so fresh and beautifully served, lots of options, great location, staff was very friendly and efficient. Definitely will be coming back!

This is a take-out party tray. I enjoyed it so much The composition and taste were both excellent. I think its the best in Halifax

A bit pricey but its well worth it

Tasty one

Taste great

Awesome bento box

The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. The waitresses very nice and the service was prompt. Parking: Parking wasnt plentiful

Was really looking forward to trying this, but when we walked in we stood there awkwardly while all the staff just stared like we shouldn t be there. A lady then came over to say she has no tables for us bc of a big event which is fine but at least put a sign up maybe or something so we don t waste time standing around while everyone looked at us funng

The food was impeccable as usual, definitely worth making the trip from Halifax. We found it kind of odd that they no longer allow people to order separately at the same table, so our friend who had a heavy lunch had to sit alone at a separate table just because she didn t have the stomach for AYCE, which was kind of silly and unexpected. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the fantastic service by our server Hai-Ren who went above and beyond throughout the night, didn t charge us any overages for mistaken orders, even brought us something we requested after the kitchen closed. He also offered to help us pack for to-go. Definitely most professional service I ve experienced in the city!

A lovely experience. Service was as good as the food. Both amazing. Food

DON T. Order the tuna pizza. The deep fried bananas were good but DONT. Order 4 of them in a row. Great place

great place, delicious food for reasonable money. service is excellent, food was delivered quite quickly. fast, tasty, inexpensive and high quality. I recommend it to everyone. the only problem may be with parking.

Best AYCE in the city! I can t wait for them to open in Larry Uteck soon!!

We enjoyed the food and service was fantastic! Definitely will be back next time we are in town

Best sushi, curry and ramen in Dartmouth Flavour is consistent and I love the new branding. Good job Jukai

Excellent food and service

Ordered delivery directly from Jukai website on our first night home with Mom in Dartmouth for the holidays and enjoyed a feast! Spring rolls, gyoza, tempura all excellent, soups were good (not outstanding, Tom Yum a bit mild for us). Butterfish and Tuna Oshi were yum (and nicely presented in logoed delivery box garnished with a flower); all the trad rolls were yummy too. Happy we could get saki delivered as well. Will be dining in or ordering from Jukai again! Excellent.