We stumbled across Kushi on our way to CityLife hotel on New Years Eve, when we walked in we were greeted warmly straight away and asked if we had a reservation – by looking at their book they were going to have a busy night yet they found us a unreserved table and promptly brought our drinks and food came out within 15 minutes of placing our order
The rear tuna was amazing! as was the noodle dish we had and my friend had the chicken which looked as tho it had cripsy noodles inside the deep fried batter – he loved. Could have done dessert as well as they looked very good but we were in a hurry.

Great $$ wise also. Good wine list as well

I will be going back again as I am a huge fan of Nishiki in Freemans Bay and this restaurant gives it a good run for its money.

Honestly,

amazing,

Food is typical Japanese and yes there are no surprises about it. It is what you expect and deserve to get. The prices are ok as well taking the fact that is CBD restaurant. We were there three times already and will keep coming back. First time we were there it was day after they opened and I tell you the staff and service was implacable and personal.

We just love this place, simple, nice, consistent !!! Way to go guys.

Stumbled across this while looking for somewhere to eat (was originally going to BBQ King – then we saw this place). An amazing decor, lovely staff members – all so vibrant and lively. Bit disappointing they’re actually Korean, but the food still tasted pretty good. A bit over-priced for the amount of food you get during their dinner session. It’s worth a try as the food isn’t too bad and the atmosphere and staff are great ^^

I do really like Kushi and have been three times now, but the service is still lacking a little… considering they’re not as busy as I imagine they’d like to be, you would expect the staff to be a little more attentive. The food is tasty and very reasonably priced though.

Think something else needs to be done to the atmosphere – it’s got lovely decor but just needs a little something else going on!

I suggest you go here to have a lunch or diner. They made my wife, daughter feel special. the service and food was excellent. the decore outstanding. After just coming back from a holiday in Tokyo I felt I was there for the day – well done

Food was exceptional, and we were greeted warmly when we arrived. We had a Grabone voucher and unlike some other restaurants we have eaten with vouchers before this was not a problem for them and we were still treated well. Only complaint was with the waiting service, very slow to get any drinks and no follow up for drinks service. We ended up going up to the bar ourselves. If they can sort the service out then this will be a 5 star … some of the best Japanese food I have eaten in NZ.

Visited on a relatively quiet Friday night and ordered a variety from the menu. The food came out relatively quickly – I was a big fan of the teriyaki chicken and tempura – beautiful and crispy. The salads were delicious, albiet slightly overdressed. I guess the one complaint I had was with the service – while the waiters were very polite, drinks service was very slow and they weren’t attentive – we had to visit the bar on more than one occasion to order more drinks. I think with some fine tuning this could be one of the best Japanese places in town.