Sakura Japanese Cuisine

Great service, very good, traditional Japanese fare with some unique twists on same...the prices are a bargain. My wife and I ate a very well made lunch with soup and salad (fresh ingredients and delicious) for $21. We didn't have room for dessert! I lived in Japan while in the service and this food is authentic. Pros: service, food, value more

The Mrs. and I have sushi about twice a month, and we travel in an RV all over the country, so... Sakura had pretty good sushi at very reasonable prices. Most nigiri were $2.50 (for two.) We had a "Spice Girls Roll" which had shrimp tempura inside with salmon & scallions on top with some kind of drizzle sauce, and it was excellent! ($9). The edemame was average ($4), we also had a vegetable tempura ($8) which was longer on the potatoes and shorter on the veggies than we like, but it wasn't skimpy at all. The meal came with (surprise to us, or we wouldn't have ordered so much) one serving of miso soup and one garden salad (for two people?). And the nigiri was pretty good; the salmon exceptional (if a bit thin), the eel just average, the red snapper good and the mackerel very good. Total bill for two: $38. All the nigiri was very fresh; no complaints on that score at all. We would definitely go again, if we would happen to be in Augusta. Conveniently located on 202 just before you get to the big circle which shoots off to the Capitol. From the outside the place doesn't look so good, nor from the inside, actually. For ambience: a 5. For food: an 8. For price: an 8. Overall: an 8. (We don't care so much for ambience.) The service was very good, although we were there on a Friday night at 7:00 and there was only one waitress. Of course there were only a half dozen tables. (Three people got take-out while we ate, so somebody must think it's OK.) The two sushi chefs seemed surprised when we said "Thank you" as we left. That's a custom they're not used to? Pros: good food, good prices Cons: lacking ambience both inside and out more

I love Sakura's sushi especially because it is so fresh and their rolls are inventive and delicious. The sushi chef is artistic and wonderful at his job. Good price for great quality. I highly recommend. I have been to Fuji's in Portland and found it to be expensive and not as tasty or personal. Go to Sakura! Pros: Freshness, food, personal experience, Cons: Curb appeal is lacking more

Service was slow and couldn't speak english at any level approaching passable. The server didn't know what nigiri was. I paid $3 for one mochi ball. Cuts of fish were good but not enough rice. I dropped $30 on lunch which I was shooting for half as much. Server was doing dishes instead of following through on return service. Decor decent. Go to Cafe de Bangkok in Hallowell for a better value and a nicer restaurant. Unfortunately, for some people you can't just open up an Asian restaurant anywhere and staff it with people who aren't japanese. Portland has the best sushi in Maine hands down. more

The food is excellent. Perhaps not as well done as Fuji in Portland, but the sushi chef is young and does a very nice job. The fish is super fresh and the rice is perfect. The vegetables are superb, and the soup is very tasty. The waitstaff is attentive and friendly, and the atmosphere is fine. I must compliment the wonderful soy sauce which is so much better than the Kikkoman that we usually see! Pros: The freshness of the ingrediants is amazing Cons: None more