Sushimania in Cambridge

All the rolls and sushi were not fresh, maybe made the day before. Rice was very dry and hard to chew. Ginger and wasabi seemed to be on a table for few days. Will not comeback

found a fly in my food, staff did not attempt to give any form of compensation or waive the bill and the manager even said that 'nothing could be done about it' and (even more worryingly) that sometimes hair or flies or pieces of plastic find themselves in the food sometimes. this constitutes extremely concerning hygiene practices

It's a nice experience as you get to grill your own food, but the staff were not friendly tbh and the prawns were tasteless

We had the all-you-can-eat menu here. It was unlike any previous experience. First, the shrimp tempura was really rough and made me question if they knew how to fry food - supported by something else we ordered. We then had sashimi which doesn't cost extra (a positive surprise) and it was absolutely wonderful; really great fish. Moving on to the regular sushi, though, the rice was really bad - quite tough and unseasoned, more like regular white rice not quite fit for sushi. But when we had some smaller rolls with nori seaweed around it, the nori was exceptional and those rolls were really nice. It continued on like that, but overall the frying became mostly okay, but the rice was quite bad and the sushi pieces made larger with rice to make them more filling. The barbecue sauce on the side with some meals was a bit hit or miss depending on the person. Overall, the food quality just ultimately wasn't good enough, although there were some positives in the mix. For the rest, I loved that they had plum wine, though a glass for 8 pounds filled with ice cubes was a bit overpriced. The manager literally just brought us to a table and didn't explain anything, which was a bit wild. None of the waiting staff said anything nor did they even make eye contact - things that'd be fine, but with a 10% serving charge it does feel a little strange. This also made it come up to quite a higher price than expected, especially since it was 10% over the total amount including the 10-pound-apiece-drinks Overall, strange little place and it was fun to not just have the precise same flavours as in many places, but unfortunately it didn't do the sushi justice.

The sushi was warm and the rice was very dry. The food came out so quickly after we ordered I suspect it had been sitting a while. Service was poor and the prices were definitely not half price plus they make you pay a service charge. Overall the food was really bad. Would not eat here again.

Me and my partner visited this restaurant on Valentine's Day, but unfortunately, we opted to leave before receiving our food due to a serious of uncomfortable experiences. While the restaurant plenty of available seating, the staff's demeanour was not welcoming and the atmosphere was less than pleasant. We found seating on the ground floor to be very cramped, making it difficult to maneuver into the seat. Additionally, we experienced confusion and discomfort regarding the toilet policies. The standard toilet on the upper-floor seemed to have had a 'one-way' rule that wasn't communicated via any signage or initially verbally by staff and we were given an unpleasant reprimand instead of a polite notice. A similar issue occurred with the disabled toilet on the ground floor, where we felt unfairly challenged about our need to use the facility, despite the upper-level toilets being inaccessible at the time. Unfortunately, these factors led us to leave before we had a chance to enjoy our meal. We hope the restaurant takes this feedback into serious consideration to improve the experience for future guests; however, we will not be returning at any point in the distant future.

Maybe the best Japanese restaurant in uk! he food are good, fast. Service are very good!!

I ordered the grilled chicken soy ramen from uber ( photo attached below ), what I received was plain noodles with no sauce whatsoever and the chicken was chewy and not fully cooked, it was raw and gross. I am very disappointed because I ordered a noodle soup and this is unacceptable. Never ordering from here again.

Enjoyed very much the first ever visit. Had a bottomless meal.and it was all ordered and received. Very delicious and quick service. Many choices as well. Also they automatically give you a glass of water and don't push gou to buy other drinks. Very much liked that.

For the price food is not that good

Quite warm + clearly un-fresh sushi. Skewers (chicken and beef) were sub-par and the tempura was honestly soggy and very unpleasant. The lychee ice-cream and mochi were standard. Food did come very quickly which is as expected for an all-you-can-eat. Service was fine. The format was unclear and had to be explained multiple times. The combination of ordering online through a receipt barcode plus the disappointing quality of food gives the place more of a fast-food feel rather than restaurant.

Service was scatty. Nice menu choice with lots of uneasy to understand value options

We had a wonderful time here. We were warmly welcomed and it was no problem with a wheelchair. We ate comfortably and service was quick and friendly. The food was amazing. We enjoyed our assorted sushi set and additional separate sashimi and beef miso ramen. Excellent value for money. We will certainly be eating here again!

Good, half price on ala carte. Some other offers on too.

The male waiter has a bad attitude👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻. He seems to be the store manager. He is a little disappointed that Asian people are not polite. The sushi is also a bit dry and has too much rice. The noodle soup is too salty, the price is not an issue. But the poor service means I won't come again. If you improve your service attitude and food quality, more customers will come.

Overpriced for what you get, quite bland and dried out food.

Sushimania has deceptive pricing. Before going to Sushimania, I checked their menu on their website. Once at Sushimania they had me scan a QR code which took me to a menu to order from. Although these two menus on their website were formatted differently, one a pdf and one an interactive webpage you could order from, they displayed the same prices for each item. Only a single price was listed for each item. All of their marketing both on their website, on their online menu, and in person advertised that all prices from the a la carte menu are half off. Once I received the bill, none of the items from the a la carte menu were half off. I pointed this out to the manager. He said they were half off and then handed me a physical menu, which had not been provided to me before, in which all of the prices were double the price listed on both of the online menus.

Lovely food,service fantastic, and will be coming again.I definitely recommend it for people who have a love for Japanese food!! Their desserts aren't very good, so have dessert somewhere else . If you haven't been, go now!!!!

Love this place. All you can eat sushi, or Al A Cart menu, which was 50% off. I have had both and really enjoyed the variety, taste and quality of the food. Food is serviced quickly and turns up when it is made/cooked. Alway leave full and content. Highly recommend.

Manager is awful, rude and disrespectful. We ordered the £26 all you can eat sushi. Had a few plates with around 1/3 of food left on them. Ask for a box to take home. Rude manager tells us we either eat all the food or he will charge us full price for the sushi. Speaks to us rudely and approaches our table later on while we are talking to other customers. Very rude and aggressive man. While the waitress apologised for his behaviour, this is not acceptable. We felt forced to eat the rest of the food, which the waitress later said she wouldn't have made us do. AVOID this restaurant. Rude man does not deserve your custom.

Great value for money and amazing sushi

Food, was good quality for the money we spent! However, the service was poor and I personally felt quite rude. We had the ‘all you can eat’, so we ordered, what we thought was as much as we could eat. We left one plate because we were very full and it didn’t look appealing. We were then told when we were paying that it was ‘all you can eat, not all you can waste’. If you’re going to charge for food wastage (baffled by this to start with), you need to market your product correctly.

Extremely rude customer service from the manager. Wouldn’t recommend anyone to come here, plenty of other restaurants you could be spending your money in and supporting instead.

Such a great range of food and very prompt service

The food is good, I think that needs to have more variety than the ones they have. One of the things shouldn't do is mopping the floor when our customers are still eating, especially when there are customers with mobility issues.

The ordering that is using paper is so annoying and slow.

Very authentic Japanese Food ☺️

I enjoy the food here but today the service was horrendous. I took my sister for her birthday for the all you can eat option. One of the plates neither of us liked (no fault of the restaurant) so we left this. We also could not finish about 5 pieces of various sushi. Upon asking for the bill (total of £72 for 2 people), the waitress told us that we should not have ordered so much if we weren’t going to eat it. She also said that they usually charge people for not finishing their plate!! Now I don’t like to waste food and was happy to take it in a doggy bag but it is against restaurant policy. Maybe the restaurant needs to rethink think policy if they don’t want to waste food. I have never in my life heard of a restaurant charging for not being able to finish your food. There was no mention of this on the menu and we were not told before ordering. The manner in which the waitress told us was quite rude and it’s actually put me off going again. It’s a shame because I really did enjoy this place.

We've had yet another great all you can eat sushi at Sushimania Cambridge. It has become quite a staple place for my partner and I especially when her sushi cravings kick in. The all you can eat option, tasty food, especially loved the miso soup with tempura options on top of the sashimi and sushi variety. The ease of order also by phone makes it almost impossible not to overdo it and over indulge so keep in mind if you're going out for dinner. It might be better to go for the half price buffet and as we definitely overate yet again... But worth it. Staff was extremely attentive, we got some orders a bit delayed but nothing too bad considering the place was packed for a Saturday evening. Definitely coming back and recommending the macha and red bean dorayaki desserts.

Disappointed with food never had this experience before sushi worst ever eaten and rest food the same . spend 90 £ first time I thought for what I paid . Sorry but never again and recommend to all people . Read reviews before you go there .

Price are extraordinarily cheap and food are very yummy and with decent portions

Sushi mania is absolutely delicious! Their tempura is amazing! There sushi wonderful. Gorgeous seating with the view of Christs pieces. A bit expensive though. I have been coming there for 3 years and each time I go it’s even better than it was before. Their sweet potato tempura is to die for.

I've been to all you can eat sushi places all over the world. This is easily on the bottom of my list. Compared to others, the selection is miniscule. You have to wait 15 minutes between orders as you order on the phone. If you are a party of 6, this rule will be awful as you can only order 6 items at a time. On top of this, they add a 10% service charge when the service is done by your phone! I've had better sushi from a petrol station. Sushi here was warm and flavourless. Management is in denial if they think otherwise. Go spend the extra money at sticks n sushi around the corner. You'll thank yourself later.

We love Sushimania. They are Great value lunchtime half price, so we can have many different dishes-tempura, sashimi, sushi , and more. It’s always our go to lunch place when we’re in Cambridge. Staff are very attentive and the sushi is so fresh and carefully handmade.

Farida was our server she was so amaizing so helpful and she explained the the menu to us and gave us some perfect recommendations we loved the dragon roll she was so friendly and sweet wish I could have taken her home

The food is great with a good selection of sushi’s and rolls made fresh. Have certainly come back and will. Look out for the happy hours which is certainly something to take advantage of (50% off most of the menu in the evenings - Happy hours). All you can eat is also good value but à la carte with the happy hours is certainly a very good option if you are on a budget.

Good portions and prices. Food taste and freshness are very average to low

The food isn't great and the prices are not clear. They say it is 50% discount but they never show the full prices. I will not visit this place again!

Could do more with cleaning!! Spider webs 🕸️ and dust just above your table and dirty flies around your table

Super cheap Lightning fast service Incredible food Great location

Saw the good reviews and thought to try. Immediately met with grumpy waitresses who sighed when we replied we'd not been there before. All bills have a 10% service charge added despite no service as we ordered through the QR code. Sushi was warm and didn't taste fresh at all. Chicken tasted vile like it had gone off and the beef was very chewy. Most of the food was dry and had to be dipped in soy as a necessity. Staff became defensive when we explained why we'd not eaten all the food, and told us they'd 'let us off' the food wastage charge. 70 quid for a rubbish meal, would've have been better and cheaper to go to the chain sushi restaurant round the corner.

The food was amazing, with a speedy service and worth every penny.

Food is nice, not too expensive.

Lived in Japan for 4 years and have missed Japanese Food so much. This place is authentic and the best Japanese food we’ve found since we’ve moved back.

The staff is extremely disrespectful. When I went upstairs to the toilet, they ran after me and treated me like a thief. Afterwards, when I asked for the same sushi I always eat in here, I saw that there was almost no tobiko and when I asked why, the waitress said "What do you think you see? These are tobiko. " Then, upon my insistence, she said she would change my meal and brought this. Now i understand why this place is always so empty.

I think this is the best Sushi restaurant in Cambridge. We always get greeted at the door by the staff. Who are very courteous and polite. We usually have the all you can eat buffet but this time we choose Half price menu. The food is always good and fresh.

Delicious food with a wide range of choice. Half price menu was a bargain as portions and quality were good.

Paid 30 pounds for 2 sushis and 3 midget peaces of chicken, because I was the part of a big table who ate a lot.

The concept is pure scam. Food is less than average. Service is poor and many angry people running around. They also add 0% for nothing but stealing money from customers. Do not go there!

Manager (old asian guy) screamed continuously at me on my graduation date in front of my mum for quickly using the toilet upstairs. I had been there before to eat and food is terrible and “all you can eat” applies with thousands of conditions. Explains why the place is always empty. I feel sorry for the staff for having to deal with such nasty rude little man. Do not waste your time going there, food poisoning is the least you will get.

ok service, food was not very good and the sushi rice was warm not cold. the system is very dumb because if i pay for an all you can eat i don't expect to have a certain amount of time wich was 1h and 45 min. that means i could only order 7 times since you can only place an order every 15 min. the whole thing is just a scam and you can only order 12 peaces per order. even if you’re more than one person. the whole system is a scam and needs to be changed. they also charge you 10% service on top of your 26.80£ for the all you can eat. would NOT recommend ———

Great place, delicious food and fast service.

sososo good!! and cheap too, would 100% recommend going 🫶

All great but toilets were really dirty. You expect them to be cleaned daily. The dust and dirt on the toilet was more than week

This place is one of the best restaurants for tourists in cambridge. The food is really nice and I like the half price offer. The manager, Leon, was really nice to us when we ate. The atmosphere is also amazing.

Amazing food. Very good manager. Unfortunately not in the best locations. Very convinced for myself as I get lunch when off the bus. But for most not the best of views. The taste of food trumps all the bad things!!! Thank you all again so much for a great meal and letting me use the toilet when missing lunch

The service isn’t always perfect but if you can get over that it’s hard to beat for value. 50% off the a la carte menu all day!

rude staff - constantly ignored and they never spoke a single word to us asked to take service charge off the bill and our waiter just said ‘no’ in a very rude tone without giving a reason the food is mediocre at best and i’ve had better sushi from a supermarket

A nice place for japanese food. I thought the sushi was a bit sweet but the gyoza and tofu dishes were delicious and the prices are very affordable

I had the tuna/avocado and the katsu chicken temaki rolls. Very nice. My friend had the donburi which and sea bass tempura he liked both. Very good value. Service was fine other than the search for our QR code before order. The waitress turned up with it after a small delay. Very surprised to read the reviews here. I've eaten at Sushi and Salad in Ely and have visited Japan and think the food while not outstanding was good.

We love this place. A la carte menu is great value and sushi very good

Nothing authentic about this.... low quality and food tastes like rubber. You can tell the staff dont care

Ordered through Uber eats. AVOID. Ridiculously expensive and awful quality. Tempura was soggy. Sashimi was chewy and poor quality. Miso was tasteless. The wings were bland. Never again.

I like it! During the day, food is half price, so the prices are normal. Delicious. But it's unclear. There would be more photos on the menu, and the menu would be more detailed. It feels like the restaurant is aimed more at the Japanese, who themselves know their own cuisine The portions are small so you can fill yourself up, it’s better to take a wide variety of dishes. By the way, this is what the Japanese did at the next table.

It was ok to be UK, but not the best sushi place in the country. I'm not sure why in Cambridge they are quite bad in general. The sushi was eatable, but the chicken was terrible. Not good value for money.

My first time of eating sushi was made extra special by the staff who helped me out with my order and came to make sure when I ordered too much by accident. The food was absolutely gorgeous and very well presented. I would recommend this to anyone.

Not bad tight on the ginger but all good hard when busy to get attention but very nice staff. Recommended the half price menu but we went for lunch, you have 2 hours to eat what you want.we didn’t make an hour.

They said I couldn’t eat other food in here, because I am allergic to sushi. Then they tried to kick me out when I didn’t eat even though I was crying because I was starving. Openly rude, customers and staff giving us dirty looks for no reason, and made me feel extremely uncomfortable. Don’t eat here unless you want to get violated and stared at.

A chance find. Gorgeous fresh tasty sushi. Friendly service. Very well applied ordering system. Will deffo pop in next time we are in Cambridge.

Went for my daughters birthday lunch. The food was pretty good but the service was poor and 6 of us were squashed onto a table that really could only take 4 Only 3 menus were produced and 1 very limited drinks menu. We were asked what we wanted to drink immediately and when we asked for a few minutes we literally did not see the waiting staff come near us again to take any kind of order for over 20 minutes, despite numerous attempts to catch their eye. Order was made by us writing numbers on a pad, so eventually i got their attention by waving it in the air. After serving the food, it was more of the same. They never even looked at us or asked how the food was, or if we needed more drinks. After trying for 20 more unsuccessful minutes at the end to get their attention to ask for dessert menus, I gave up and walked up to the till to demand a bill so we could pay and leave. They had the cheek to add an automatic 10% service charge so I made them take it off again. The staff and management ought to understand that tips/service charges are for better than expected service... maybe even for passable service... but not for this.

Great value delicious food, been going here for years. Always good service and food.

Well where do i begin rude and passive agressive staff who didnt seem to care about my party that was there, food came out at different times so we all ate separately i had the char sui miso ramen which was bland and practically inedible and now currently have food poisoning from it in my opinion if you want good food and service go elsewhere and avoid at all costs. Now off to take some more Imodium 👎🏻

Food not fresh at all, salmon is yellow-grey with horrible smell

We had 3 pieces of leftover sushi, and the waiter tried to charge £2 extra for a to go box. Kinda disappointed in how he spoke to us about it.

Food quality is okay. Reasonable value.

Really great for a Friday night, didn't have a booking but only a 30 minute wait. Great service and lovely food, the all you can eat is amazing value

Just took our son and other two kids for the all you can eat lunch. The food was great and so was the service - we enjoyed every dish we had. We would happily eat here again! Very good value for what we had.

I've just visited this place again after a couple of years and the first thing we noticed is that the all you can eat menu is now less than it was, thus I went with the half price a la carte menu. All the food I've ordered were lovely, good portions, some new menu items since last time I was here. I tried a lot of different menu items and I still paid less than if I was ordered all you can eat. And I was full full. All together I had a really pleasant experience and with the mobile qr code ordering it was so easy to see my how much the bill would be and everything was hassle free. I will absolutely be back and this time I won't wait that much.

Sushi rice obviously not made fresh and took out from fridge! But the worse is the manager Leo’s attitude! He is very rude with very bad manner! His staff brought us to a table and after we seated the manager yelled at us saying that we should sit at other table or we should go! We said we was brought to the table and he yelled at us saying that the manager is authority to who sit where! Not only to guests he is rude but also to his colleagues waitress! He yelled at them for a credit card machine failure (isn’t it the manager’s problem rather than blaming part time staff?) When he moved away I asked two waitresses standing together is he always like this and rude to colleagues and guests they both nodded!

Had all you can eat, was shocked at how bad the food was. Whilst the vegetable tempura was ok, everything else wasn’t. Sushi rice was undercooked which ruined anything with rice, including the Kimchi fried rice which was also flavourless. The ramen was stodgy and flavourless. The wasabi tasted like green peanut butter. The tonkatsu pork cutlet was like a piece of battered jerky. A really poor attempt at Japanese cuisine…

Edit: (Going from 4 stars to 3 stars) Manager continues to push past acceptable etiquette with an entirely different party. This place is only saved by amazing food and value. Still worth but perhaps be prepared for some awkward and rude encounters if you are one to call out behaviour. Lovely place with great staff, with exception of floor manager: with a seemingly unagrable reputation I've learnt: perhaps it's a cultural thing but even before I walked thought the door he was... Strong with customers. Nothing that would ruin a night but a warning to those with perhaps a more standard experience.

Great restaurant! definitely good value for money, attentive service (our water kept being filled and the young waiter gave us good service)! Interior is nice and proper, highly recommend. We had noodle, ramen and soba and can’t fault it

The menu it’s really poor on the photos on web site it’s showing a lot but there you have to chose just 6 sushi and on photo it’s looking ok but then they are coming it’s looking really bad.We was eating ,,All you can eat” it’s 26£ for person but it’s really expensive for their food some order was missing if you are 3-4 person it’s not ok because you have to order every 15 min 6 items but what men’s can understand from small portions every 15 min.Very disappointed

The food was amazing and the service was great.

The absolute worst sushi I’ve ever had. Very complicated ‘bottomless’ lunch deal which is so poorly explained. Started off with simple things such as California Rolls and other such items but the seaweed wrapping was like rubber and inedible. The rice was also very ‘tough’. We had one roll that supposedly had crispy duck in it. More like duck sawdust! Two hot items were served cold and when told them they were simply microwaved (hot lettuce on side)! Noodles tasted like supernoodles on a bad day. We were still charged the full amount despite our complaints and so many dishes untouched. NEVER AGAIN!!!

I love this place. Great food, excellent value (4 of us ate for £43!), speedy service (via app at table).. Clearly labelled gluten-free and vegetarian menu. Even some vegan options. Highly recommend.

Came here for lunch yesterday and had a meal upstairs. After we paid and left the manager and a member of staff followed us out and accused us of not paying. It was incredibly uncomfortable. When our waiter explained that we indeed had paid he struggled to accept this as an answer. If you enjoy getting accosted by the manager and accused of theft you should definitely visit this place. Been here many times over the last year but will not visit again.

Love this place. Great food always. A lifesaver! My friends and I are regulars!

Went for "all you can eat" option it's about £27 plus service tax come to £30 pp. It's worth it depending on your appetite surely worth it for me :)

Not good experience from staff.

Really nice meal at sushimania. Good selection on the bottomless menu- rice, ramen, noodles, tempura and, of course, sushi. We used the app to order and food arrived quickly, was fresh and tasty. Staff were attentive without being obtrusive. Can't asknfor more.

update 2024: the competition is more fierce in Cambridge nowadays, the restaurant has opted for always half price menu, and the price is competitive again. The food quality is as good as the competitors (kineya, wasabi). For 7 pounds you can get a large bowl of Raman, what's to complain? As many pointed out, floor managers are always a bit grumpy. But they will not get into your way. The food taste good tho, especially the half price is a good deal.

Always a favourite when in Cambridge and the kids love it.

I think the reviews for this restaurant are very harsh. I have come here a number of times and have loved it every time! The food is delicious and there are so many dishes to choose from. The service is very fast and the price is very reasonable. Perhaps some of the staff could be a little more attentive but overall it is always a pleasant experience!

very poor food, poor quality, all inclusive menu with few dishes, terrible service with the obligation to pay a tip, upon returning home we were ill probably due to food poisoning, not recommended

Went for a meal with a few friends yesterday in Cambridge. The selection of food was great and reasonably priced with the half price discount. Would go again but perhaps at a time that was less busy because it felt a bit cramped in the restaurant.

This place has gone down hill. I used to enjoy coming here, but they are now attempting to force tipping for service which was terrible. When someone asks to remove a service charge, the first response should be “why?” not “don’t worry I will pay the staff member from my own wage.” Two staff members tried to convince me that it was mandatory. This is why knowing your rights is key. I have no problem paying a service charge, for good service. Hell, I’d even have paid it if I received a question about the service with apology. The food was also bland and broadly tasteless this time. Such a shame, as I’ve visited so many times and enjoyed it.

The most displeasurable dining experience i’ve ever had the displeasure of experiencing. As someone who has waited on tables since the age of 14, i do understand it can be difficult especially during busier times (to which this happened not to be). However there is no excuse for plain attitude and disrespect towards customers. The staff had actively altered the menu infront of us. Dissuaded us to get more even though it was only our second round of ordering the bottomless saying that we wouldn’t be able to finish that despite it being a small order of 2 sashimi and a bowl of rice. Sushi was good, the rest of the food was mediocre at best. I genuinely cannot express my displeasure towards the two awful chinese managers. Not the kind of hospitality we are commonly known for. Had to actively argue to remove the service charge off the bill. Outrageous. food was dropped, my orders were wrong 5 times. Never have i ever gone out of my way to write a review for anything on google but had to make an exception for this one here 😭👆👆👆-10/10, would not scran here again. Dreadful and shocking. Would rather resort to eating the grass in Jesus green next time. Would still be treated nicer by passing public than was treated within this restaurant.

Good value for money, ok for the taste, wont miss anything if you didnt try.

Amazing food and brilliant service