Neta

I had a very pleasurable experience here. I ordered a seafood broth that was amazing, small portions but full of flavor. I would come here again even though it’s on the expensive side :-)

So I was hesitant to come here after reading the reviews, however; more than amazed. First of all– chill vibe with the hip hop in the background. Thank you for not being stuffy with spa music playing in the background. Sit at the sushi counter if you can, fun to watch the chefs and bartenders do their thing. Food: I’ve done both the omakase and a la carte and you can’t go wrong with either. Omakase– sit back, relax and let the chef take you through Japan with perhaps a Korean detour (noticed a few influences from there). A la carte? Create your own adventure! — portion sizes are goldilocks– not too big, not too small. A few dishes with more high end ingredients (i.e. Kobe katsuo with Kobe beef and uni) are on the smaller side but one or two bites are enough to satisfy. Service: intelligent without being pretentious. Accommodating without being overbearing. Cocktails: take the time to read the menu, you won’t be disappointed with whichever one you chose. All in all… Run. Don’t walk. New favorite.

Excellent food. Everything was really delicious and beautifully presented. The service was mediocre though — our waiter got annoyed we asked questions, he ran away saying «I will be right back» in the middle of taking our order, forgot an item and then he made some snarky comments which dampened the overall experience. He also gave us warm towels to clean our hands and mine smelled really strongly like a dirty rag. Was pretty gross. I wouldn’t let that deter people from eating here bc the food was really was excellent.

Great food but absolutely terrible service — orders forgotten not once but twice — it’s a shame because this place has great bones.

Overpriced and just not that good.
Went there with a group and were informed that we had to have the Omakase because there were five of us.
What a disappointment!
One person in our party was not as a big a sushi fan so we asked that a greater number of cooked dishes be included.
I don’t know who was doing the cooking, but half of what came out was inedible. Salmon whipped up with some king of foam and mushed in with salmon eggs disgusting, all five of us couldn’t it eat. It was like someone was experimenting in the kitchen. We also had some old tough abalone that was nasty and fried squid tentacles that seemed pretty old.
We received sushi as a last course and that wasn’t too good either! Ive been here a number of times against my will and I have to say I just don’t like the sushi that much. It lacks flavor and and the presentation just isn’t that appetizing.
$ 1,000 for five people for a meal we didn’t enjoy, shameful!
We will not be going back.

Still quite in shock. Definitely would not come back, and I don’t believe anyone in their right mind would do. Below average atmosphere (scattered service and mediocre budget décor), good food but not enough to justify the pitiful portion and michelin 3 star price. I should have made reservation for another restaurant for my main course.
Had 3 appetizers (small plates), 2 roll and 2 sushi. Agedashi tofu/​duck and foie/​sea urchin porridge. The portion is more like amuse bouche. The roll and sushi came out– not enough to fill my cavity. I can’t get over the portion. 150 dollars worth of food and I’m exasperated to be still starving.
Food is good, nothing really memorable. Starvation and the sensation of feeling ripped off take over the entire experience. I’ll feel less injustice if this place has some merits in interior design, guest service, or any kind of innovative concepts, but there really is nothing to compliment on.

While the food at Neta is good-​great, the omakase is served at a sluggish pace (beyond relaxed, it was annoying) and simply is not filling. Compared to other omakase menus around town (Nakazawa, Ushiwakamaru, etc.), the amount of food Neta serves is a joke. It’s almost as if the entire 9 course omakase menu is an appetizer for a meal elsewhere.
With that said, the minimalist décor and music make for an enjoyable atmosphere, and the food is very good. Order a la carte.

I got the $ 150 omakase here along with various cocktails. First thing I have to say is that the coktails were very cool and unqiue and I’d reccomend trying them but wouldnt reccomend going out of your way to come for them.
Food wise the sushi was good tasty and fresh with one or two stand out dishes but here is the issues I literally cant remember what they were as while everything was good nothing really stood out and it wasnt so fantastic to be honest. Now normally I wouldnt be so picky but keep in mind $ 150 is the price you could pay as sushi Nakazawa and I feel as though the food while good really doesnt match the price at all. New York is full of sushi places and due to trendiness alot of people don’t really know the value of it. I’d say go elsewhere if youre prepared on spending that much money.

Amazing. Loved the omakase here, which was a mix of both sushi and kitchen items.

Neta is a delicious Japanese restaurant from a high established pedigree, serving up quality sushi, good drinks, and thoroughly crafted small plates.
Last week was my first visit to Neta, and we ended up getting the medium-​priced omakase. From what I’ve read the place has definitely changed a few things that other people found superfluous or disappointing.
The main dishes were all spectacular. There were a few that I could have done without, like their experimental dish which was fluke on top of julienned apples. The standout was definitely the tartar with caviar dish — which was a texturally perfect, healthy portioned plate that kept me coming back for more bites.
Thought it would be overly critical to say that the nigiri portion of the meal was disappointing, but it was definitely below expectations. The best way to put it would be to say that it was traditional. There were no exotic or different variations of fish that you might find at some of the other comparable Japanese restaurants. You have your salmon, toro, scallop, etc., but nothing that stands out from different omakases.
The dessert was surprisingly very good — a Japanese style ice cream sandwich that was a great way to end the dinner. Though I was curious about the grapefruit granita, our dessert did not disappoint.
Overall, I would recommend Neta as a one-​time visit — same as their affiliated restaurant Shuko. Both offer great and traditional omakases, albeit both are slightly over-​priced for what you get.

Came here with my fiancé and some friends yesterday night for dinner. The menu was pretty extensive, which made it difficult for us to decide on what to order, so we decided to go for the $ 145pp Omakase. We started off with a crab and daikon radish salad, which was good but not spectacular, imo. We were also served a potato croquette that didn’t really wow me, and not exactly fitting for a Japanese restaurant. Some of the more memorable dishes were the uni with scallop, duck and foi gras, sushi (smoked trout, tuna and salmon were all extremely fresh), and a salmon rice bowl topped with roe. We ended the meal with a black sesame house-​made ice cream smacked between what looked like the exterior to a macaron, which was good but missing a little oomph. What did really drop my jaw was the shiso yuzu soda, a really refreshing, non-​alcoholic drink that left me wanting more. On top of that, service was top notch and very attentive. The wait staff came by to fold your napkin after you step away from your seat … who does that?

Watch out. Our waiter added a course on top of our Omakase. He didn’t confirm with us that we would go with his recommendation. Thought that was pretty deceptive.
Food was solid, however.

Do yourself a favor and get the Omakase at the bar. Hands down some of the best sushi in the city. Impeccable service.

Really good japanese food for the price.
We ate here for lunch and tried their lunch 3 course set. We started with salmon ikura don, which was not only very fresh, but also drizzled with a delicious soy sauce/​vinegar sauce that enhances the freshness of the sashimi and adds flavor to the rice.
The second course, assorted sushi, was also meticulously made. They even replaced the salmon sushi with another fish for those of us that chose the salmon ikura don for our first course!
Dessert was banana/​caramel icecream in a rice cracker sandwich. It was surprisingly good! Probably one of the best ice cream flavors I’ve had. Not too sweet and there is a smokey after taste (probably the caramel?) and the rice crackers added a really nice crunch to it!

Neta is a small restaurant in Greenwich offering omakase (Japanese tasting menu) and an open kitchen and sushi bar. We saw the ROTD from NY and amazing pictures and just had to try it ourselves. At first I was a bit nervous — I saw a «B» Sanitary rating out front. The restaurant seemed clean to me. A downside is that they have just one tiny restroom stall for the entire restaurant.
The restaurant was also empty at 6pm, but later got busier around 7:30pm.
Service and food overall I’d give 4.5 stars, but I’ll round up to 5. Flawless food preparations, though areas of improvement would be to broaden their dessert menu. We went after the Omakase C ($ 225/​pp), and it was great that they made a number of substitutions for the wife since she’s not a huge raw fish person.
Omakase C started with 8 cooked items, followed by 3 rounds of sushi (about 12 total pieces of nigiri and maki total) and then a final dessert.
Dish 1: A cold, creamy corn soup that was smooth and had some nice colors from the various ingredients.
Dish 2: Tuna tartare + black caviar on Japanese toast, with edible gold flakes. Amazingly good — probably one of our favorites.
Dish 3: Abalone (!) with some sauce made from liver (from the abalone I think). Tender and decadent.
Dish 4: Colorado panko-​crusted Wagyu beef topped with Hokkaido uni with a squid-​ink rice cracker. Some seriously good meat here, with rich and savory flavors.
Dish 5: Smoked duck with bonito with smoky consommé.
Dish 6: Halibut consommé — fish was seasoned and cooked perfectly. Broth had umami for sure.
Dish 7: Lobster karaage with Gouchujang butter — wow a very nice preparation.
Dish 8: Finally we have the A5 Wagyu with shishito pepper and maitake mushroom. Melt-​in-​your-​mouth buttery beef. Nice peppery, earthy flavors.
The next three rounds were sushi dishes — my favorites were the toro and uni of course. They prepared more rolls for the wife along with some cooked bluefin, snapper, and salmon and tuna tartare since she’s not a big fan of nigiri. The sushi was perfect — soft, fall-​apart seasoned rice and fresh toppings, with the small bit of wasabi slipped in between.
Dessert was a minor letdown. The peanut butter ice cream sandwich was awesome. Only, we were hoping to see some more variety to see how good and creative Neta’s pastry chefs are. After all, they did add extra rounds of hot dishes and sushi for the Omakase C — no reason to skimp on dessert!

Get the omakase. It’s worth it and you will be full. Pretty much all the items we wanted to order on the menu were included in the omakase. Favorites include the grilled whole shrimp (with a little bit of lemon and Hawaiian sea salt – so tasty), the scallop with uni (the garlic soy butter that it comes wading in is so heavenly), and the toro tartar (comes with a generous portion of osetra caviar that you can spread on lightly toasted bread). The sushi is rather fresh and if you have a diet restriction, they will accommodate. For example, if you’re pregnant and can’t have raw fish, they actually still give you sushi, but sear the fish on top of the rice for you!

If you read ONE review of this place, this has to be it.
One word: Omakase.
Listen up white people! Take a seat and take notes.
I couldn’t believe what I saw when I walked into Neta. My friend advised me that Neta was an amazing sushi spot to go for Omakase and so after my 4-​day juice cleanse was over, I ventured on over to Neta.
I walked in and saw all white people! WHAT? I looked at my friend and asked if he was sure that it was that good! Not just white people… white people eating rolls. Rolls?! WTF. Likely they were freakin’ California rolls! I was definitely not confident that it would be a great meal. I’m white and listen, there’s nothing wrong with white people eating at awesome sushi spots but I was just taken aback as usually when I go to «authentic» sushi spots, there are not many white people at all (like 1 – 2 max).
I was also surprised to see a mixologist behind the sushi counter in this small little bar area. He made me a great cocktail with soju vodka, yuzu juice, peychaud bitters, and simple syrup. It was quite strong and different but very tasty.
We ordered the omakase (chefs choice) that had 8-​ish prepared/​cooked dishes to start (can’t remember), followed by 10-​ish courses of omakase sushi. I forgot the exact numbers but whatever, you get the point.
Are you ready to start this magical journey with me?
Prepared dishes:
+ Leek soup — This was like straight out of a 3-​Michelin starred restaurant. It was so well presented that I felt terrible actually eating it. Honestly (see attached photos) it was ridiculously good.
+ Toro Tartare with caviar
+ White asparagus salad with miso tofu, scallion purée, quinoa, and pickled radish
+ Miso glazed seabass
+ Raw fish kara age
+ Wok fried lobster with miso and lotus root
********+ Wagyu beef with king mushrooms — I swear I almost damn near fell off my chair when I ate this. BEST PIECE OF MEAT I HAVE EVER CONSUMED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Do I need to repeat this? Make bold letters and stars when you are taking notes about this. Legit, the best. It melted in my mouth.*******
+ Mochi rice (risotto) with uni and truffles — Is this for real?! Seriously. Come on guys, you can stop trying now.
The sushi pieces were quite heavenly as well. Very fresh and VERY good.
We ended with the peanut butter ice-​cream (THEY MUST HAVE KNOWN THAT I AM OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH PEANUT BUTTER) and I can definitely say that I was in heaven. For a good 2 hours, I was sitting in heaven.
Neta definitely ranks within the top 2 sushi restaurants in NYC in my book and I have been to pretty much all of the top sushi restaurants in the city. YOU MUST GO and also make sure that you sit at the counter and get the omakase. Trust me, it’s worth every penny!

Being opened by two long time disciples of chef Masa, one cannot give low or even mediocre expectation on a sushi bar like Neta. So without hesitation, we went straight to Omakase, which represents the best can be brought.
Delicate as other bars, Neta also focused on the mixture flavor of food. Salad is usually the most boring part of dinner, yet I deeply enjoyed their salad with grilled eel. Not to mention their other small plates, especially the grilled uni served on a shell and salmon roe rice.
Not as plain as it indicated outside the room, Neta is really someplace you should try out, just to experience a bit of Masa spirit.

I had this place bookmarked, and my gf wanted to try this place since she is a sushi snob (thanks to me?)
Of course, I made reservations for 2 for the sushi bar area since we were planning no ordering Omakase. I was a bit skeptical at 1^st because I read that a Korean guy is the executive chef here. I mean don’t get me wrong, I am Korean, so I am happy that another Korean is running a restaurant, but how can he handle sushi, a Japanese staple?
I was worried over nothing. The place was crowded and the kitchen was open and operating like a well oiled machine.
There are 3 sets of Omakase, each differing on the # of courses served to you. My gf and I ordered the middle option while sharing a 300ml bottle of sake.
The dishes were good. I forget all of them at the top of my head. I do remember a crab salad that was yummy and briney. I also remember the toro tartare and caviar, which reminded me of a dish served at Morimotos. A spicy lobster app (the lobster still had the shell even though it was deep fried).
Eventually the nigiri sushi course began and it was a decent amount of food. My fave dish was the grilled toro. OMG it was magnificent!!! I was disappointed they didn’t serve Uni, so we ordered that after the course was over.
Overall, the experience was pretty good. I loved the show that the chefs were providing while cooking/​prepping. My only gripe was that up until the sushi course, the dishes came out rather quickly. I guess it didn’t help that my gf and I were destroying our plates within seconds. I mean the food was solid.
Overall, a decent place… if you can find it. No big signs outside, so you can easily walk pass it.

Date night :)
Hardcore hole-​in-​the-​wall. I must’ve passed by this place twice before realizing the street numbers kept increasing. Look for a simplistic sign that says NETA across the door in a simplistic typeface to match. I guarantee you’ll miss it.
We sat at the bar and opted for the middle tier of the omakase pricing, so it was basically around 8 courses of sushi/​sashimi based food along with a separate course just for the nigiri to complete the experience. We also split a 300ml bottle of sake together and it was perfect for the both of us.
My favorite part of the course was the tuna tartare presented in this elegant glass delicately topped with caviar served with three pieces of the softest bread so you could eat it as a spread. It was such a cute and classy presentation, almost too pretty to eat.
We kept getting more and more Japanese-​based dishes and I thought the nigiri (read: REAL SUSHI) wasn’t included in the omakase and I was ready to throw a Lily Tomlin meltdown until they brought out the sushi plates so I happily settled back into my gluttonous anticipation.
Most of the pieces were good, and I got my amberjack and toro fix. However, we did not receive a piece of uni so we ordered one a la carte afterwards.
Overall, it was a great experience and I got to build up my sushi credentials. I wished they served more nigiri, but that’s just my rapacious appetite talking.