Akira Restaurant

The owners know us and welcome us like family each time we enter. I don’t think they ever forget a face. The food is simply amazing and the service as well. The sushi is always so fresh and tasty, noodles are perfect each time and udon mmmmmm the udon. Great Sake selection too. I won’t complain about the prices because it is after all really good food, and really good quality fish (that I have experienced). I give it 10s all around. And one of the cleanest restrooms you could ask for at a restaurant. Temperature control is a minor issue but not enough to change my review!!! Try it, eat it, love it… and repeat!

Some of the best sushi I’ve ever eaten! Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for amazing service, good prices, and the best sushi in town.

As I now live downtown, for a while I stopped going to Akira but now I make the trip. Akira, is in my experience the best sushi place in town. It is a hidden gem. Try the hand rolled spicy salmon or the pink dragon. Not into sushi try the kalbe bento. The main selection is always very fresh and of great quality. It might be a couple of dollars more than some other places but when it comes to sushi you don’t go for the bargain stuff.
If you are a fan of sushi, this is a spot you should try.
My daughter and I love this spot.
Enjoy!

The sushi was okay. Definitely not worth the price given the options of better priced equivalent quality sushi in Kingston. The ambiance is probably the nicest of sushi places in Kingston so it may be worth the price point if your having a romantic evening out.

I’ve been slowly trying to become more adventurous. This place is incredible. I loved the sushi, loved the teriyaki and the salad and soup at the start was so dang good that I wanted to lick my plate to get all the dressing off of it. The service was fantasatic, the ambiance is amazing and it made for a beautiful, intimate date night. I couldn’t picture a better place to try Japanese food and to continue coming back. Definitely one of my top three, maybe even two, restaurants in Kingston!

Best sushi in Kingston, maybe even Ontario. I’ve gone for years and have never been disappointed.

Finally found a great sushi restaurant with a Sushi Bar! If you find yourself in Kingston and looking for more than just great food, make sure to visit Akira and have a seat at Matthew’s sushi bar!

Having dinner at this restaurant thanks to fellow Unilocalers… Found this place on my way to Ottawa from Toronto… Nice small establishment… Good food at decent price… We ordered seafood udon noodles and sushi dinner which were presented very nicely and inviting…
Sushi was really well made with healthy fish portions and not like places where you get tiny sliver of fish along with whole lot of rice…
Udon noodles came with all sorts of seafood. Clams, crab meat, squid etc… The portion was quite sumptuous and my wife couldn’t get through whole of it…
Overall a very nice meal on the road…

Yet another Korean run sushi restaurant. Very expensive. The sake is 3 times more expensive that in the LCBO. We thought the 3 $ tea was a pot for the table, but only one small cup came. Not a real Japanese restaurant, but there isn’t one in Kingston since Discover Japan closed. The miso ‘soup’ had zero ingredients (tofu, chives, etc.) and was nearly room temperature. And the room temperature was around 15c. (its cold outside but still, my toes are numb. The mama-san’s table of friends has a private heater under their table). OK, now that the meal has finally come, mine is rather good. The bulgogi is really good, tempura is ok, sushi is «ma-​ma». The youngest child’s meal came last. That is a serious faux pas. I’ve had better dinner experiences here, that’s why this review is not a 2. At least they serve decent sticky rice, but that’s the easiest bit. And so few restaurants even try.

Disappointed that this restaurant was closed at 1:35pm on a Friday afternoon? Make sure you check the hours before you go…

Our family favourite place to visit for Sushi in K town.
Comfortable seating and excellent food. Waiters were very friendly and accommodating.
By the entrance, there are pictures of Jackie Chan dining here.

3.5÷5, +.5 for service.
I was in Kingston with a friend today, trying to find a place to eat. Seeing as how we’re both not food court people, we brought up Unilocal and this came up as one of the top results. Seeing as how we’re both Japanese food fanatics, we decided to try this place out.
We were the only ones there throughout the whole time, between 2 and 2:40pm. I had the sashimi bento lunch special, while my friend had the spicy chicken bento lunch special. The lunch special came with a miso soup, potato tempura, and a salad.
The miso soup was probably the biggest disappointment out of the food, as there was only the soup but no seaweed or onions. On the other hand, the presentation for the bento box was definitely top notch. The sashimi was excellent for a place like Kingston. I’ve had better in a few places (the red snapper was quite hard), but if I ever end up in Kingston again and am craving Japanese food I definitely wouldn’t hesitate coming back here. The salad and tempura were both very good, with a nice touch to the bento box.
This place would get a solid 4 if either the miso soup is improved or they improve their red snapper sashimi. Otherwise, for a place like Kingston, this is an excellent Japanese restaurant.

It was a wonderful treat being able to find such a good sushi restaurant in a town as un-​Asian as Kingston. The fish is delish, and as an art student, I can seriously appreciate the presentation of the food. We ordered the combination B party platter and received 50 nicely arranged pieces of sushi rolls, maki, and sashimi. No one was allowed to touch the food before my camera did. Well worth the money.

Absolutely magnificent sushi and great service, just see the pictures!
Slightly pricey, but you are paying for the quality.

Located in an unassuming strip mall in a northern suburb of town… absolutely delicious. Authentic Japanese at very low prices. Four of us had a monster of a meal for $ 60, tip included. Each guest is greeted and sent off with a friendly wave from the head chef! The presentation of the food was also impressive: they used shrimp tails for dragon heads and green onions for eyes on our rolls. That was cute. If you’re driving through Kingston, its very close to the highway and well worth the stop.

During my 2-​day stay at Kingston for a training, I found this Japanese restaurant on Unilocal and decided to give it a try. We order few sushi rolls and the seafood pancake. The price seemed to be a bit higher than what we can get in GTA but with the quality of the food, I guess it worth the money.

This place was great, driving through and found this place on Unilocal.Service was good, the place was rather empty when we went there.
Ordered:
Spicy Tuna Sashimi salad, was great good taste, fair portions just wish it had REAL crab meat instead of artificial
Deep fried soft shell crab roll was awesome presentation tasted great as well, Unilocal picture is from me! only thing I noticed was rice wasn’t correct (didn’t contain enough rice vinegar and sugar) seemed like plain rice
BiBimBap this is actually a korean dish on their menu, served in a hot stone bowl. They only way to do it, best dish we had. I would order this again if I came back.
To note: I’m from Vancouver just traveling through and was seriously surprised to find a japanese spot this authentic just off the highway.

This restaurant was a fantastic surprise. Driving to Montréal, we were passing Kingston around lunch time and with grumbling bellies. A quick search on Unilocal told me that I could find sushi right off the highway.
We were actually shocked. Being from Toronto and Markham, with one of us having lived in Japan, we are eating sushi on a regular basis. The food here was fantastic. The Agedashi tofu was OUTSTANDING and the best I have ever had. Bonito flakes and all. The fish was all very fresh, and the bentos of good value.
Very impressed, will be back for certain.

I lived in Kingston for 3 years and I loved this place. Hands down the best sushi in Kingston. Sushi in Kingston can be dodgy and they are springing up everywhere but Akira stands above them all.
Lots of care put into all the dishes and we ate there often enough to judge the quality and consistency.
Great tempura, fish was always fresh and probably one of the best spicy tuna rolls I’ve tried. Also, try the kamakazie roll or the spider roll. Great presentation and flavour.
I miss this place since leaving Kingston but definitely worth a visit.

The best sushi in Kingston! Akira is located out near the Via Rail station and not within walking distance to downtown. If you live in the West End (the suburbs of Ktown) then this is your local haunt! Coming from Markham, ON – where the majority of the population is Asian – I have a familiarity with maki, sashimi, sushi and other Japanese delights. Needless to say I was more than a little hesitant about trying sushi in Kingston. But I was more than satisfied.
The spider roll was to die for, with a collection of deep-​fried eel on the side and a presentation of top-​notch quality. But if you must try any one of their spectacular rolls make it the deep-​fried California roll; this is quite possibly the equivalent of a food orgasm! Deeelicious! The dynamite roll was also good and the spicy salmon assortment was mouthwatering-​ly delightful!
If you’re around this area make a stop in this gem of a restaurant, you won’t be disappointed!