YO! Belfast in Belfast

First time sitting in after years of takeaway, fantastic food and great service.

First time at the restaurant. Arrived after the lunchtime rush and although not a lot on the sushi conveyor belt, staff made us whatever we wanted off the menu. Very fast service, delicious food, super friendly and helpful staff. Will definately return again

Good service but let down by limited food availability due to delivery issues. Main item we went in for wasn't available which was disappointing.

Just alright. Kids had been so excited to try the belt and taking food off. We sat there for over 45minutes and the same 3 dishes moved round the belt. Asked the server if there was any more coming and she sorry not yet do you want to order off the menu. So after another 10 minutes we decided to order food. 1 minute later the belt had over 20 options. Not a great experience for the kids. Won't be back. Better options at a rival in Botanic.

We had a tremendous experience in Yo Sushi tonight, the food was amazing got talking to the chef Zoltan I think his name was, I am kinda new to Japanese cuisine and he explained it all so well, he's an absolute gentleman polite and well mannered, my wife loved the whole experience and we will definitely be back,

Carter was very helpful and friendly

We really enjoyed visiting YO! Sushi, amazing range of food that is worth the price, the experience is awesome watching the plates go round and round on the belt. However the service could be a little quicker, we were waiting around 20 minutes for ready food to be placed on the belt so we could eat while the chefs were making more. The tables are also very small and cramped. However when we got our food and drinks all of this was made up for!

Good place, good staff, friendly. Absolutely tasteless food. Ramen was prepared quickly - poured boiling water over noodles and served. You will remain full if you eat this, but not satisfied. Plastic dishes. High prices.

Great place. They've got the novelty of the conveyors going again (due to COVID, you could only order sushi from your phone to be served to you but this seems to be deprecated now), so you can pick whatever you fancy straight away. Everything is cooked fresh and to perfection. I already had my fill not long after. I've been here a good few times before, and in my honest opinion, they've improved significantly.

The staff is nice and friendly, the sushi is tasty but small. A bit pricey. The menu that lay on the table was dirty, covered in pieces of food. Unpleasant

Went to YO! Belfast for the first time last night. Atmosphere great,food was great, very tasty. For me the best thing was how amazing the staff are. Our waiter was great. They were helpful, kind and great crack! Thank you for making a first time in this restaurant a great experience.

My server was absolutely phenomenal 5 stars.

Fries and shrimp were stone cold, delivery was 40 minutes later than the latest estimated

Too expensive £27 for 3x small plates & diet coke. Gyoza is burnt, very little rice in Temaki Roll and not fresh Calamari squid, it's hard and chewy. DISAPPOINTED! Not coming back again.

No complaints... If you like sushi, which is affordable and want to walk off the street, go to yo!. As a vegan, going out for food in Belfast/NI, it can be tricky to no what is in your food. But there are so many options here and you're guaranteed it will taste great. The service is great too, always speak with the staff, and tends to be hard working students.

It's been a while since I reviewed this store, and while I would've reviewed it much lower in the meantime, today was a great example of good customer service and great food. The staff member in charge of taking orders in particular was attentive, focused but friendly, and made the visit a positive one. It was relatively quiet, thus why I marked down the atmosphere, but a great time regardless

You have to book a table here or you may have to wait for ages. This was a treat for the grandchildren who love this place. The food is nicely presented and is piping hot and they are licensed too. The Pinot Grigio that I and my daughter-in-law had was really good. It gets really busy later in the day so don't forget to book that table. The staff are friendly and the service is spot on.

Was not sure to start with if I'm honest, but I absolutely loved it and am looking forward to the next time

Nice place for trying sushi for first time & great place for kids to explore. It's not authentic but it's ok to explore new twisted Japanese food

We had to call 3 times to finally get a table here. The 1st time we were told they were only taken online reservations and 2nd time it took nearly 10 mins for staff to notice us waiting and they were not really busy. The sushi was really lovely, tasty and freshly made. There's one with avocado, cucumber, onion and tomato which was delicious😋 The main dish was nice but could have done better with a little bit of sauce.

Food on the conveyor was super expensive and not worth it

Food was very good with the exception of the chips (which were cold) Restaurant was clean, staff were friendly

Food is tastes good. Sushi, fried rice, dumplings all tastes good. Service is good but slow. Had to wait for orders.

Absolutely loved the spicy tuna and the YO! signature roll! I also have a very delicate allergy, but they were sure to work around it. 10/10 would recommend!

Excellent dining facilities. We cleared our plates. Top notch

Kudos to Hannah and Michael who meticulously prepped my food. Amazing!

Very strange experience here. We were left for a long time with our menus in front of a completely empty sushi belt. When we did get to order it seemed everything we asked for, they were out of. After bringing only one of our dishes the waiter asked us twice if everything was ok with our meal, bit annoying as we were clearly still waiting for my partner's food. I could see other customers also getting annoyed by the constant questioning. Made to feel like they wanted us to leave but the place was next to empty. Food was fine but not worth the price or the trouble

Amazing food, class wee restaurant, great service, nice people. Plan to be a regular, ty :)

Server was very good however menus on table giving an offer that when I enquired about wasn’t available. The sushi available on the belt was very limited and a lot of the same dishes. £7.95 for a bottle of beer!!! Certainly not a quick or cheap lunch option!

Barely any curry sauce a bit cold

Not bed, but the dishes weren't spectacular. Kids loved the atmosphere though and the range of sushi.

The service was extremely slow for a Sunday, my mates meal was forgotten and we had to remind the waiter. We got charged £7 service fee even though the service was bad, had to wait even more for our bill. 😢

I was really disappointed with my experience at YO! Sushi in Belfast, Victoria Square. The staff were incredibly slow, and it felt like no one was in a hurry to serve customers. The food was very average at best and certainly not worth the high prices they charge. To make matters worse, the bathrooms were in a terrible state—there was no soap or toilet paper, which is completely unacceptable. For the price, I expected much better service, food quality, and basic hygiene standards. I won’t be coming back.

Love the food, even though im not a big fan of sushi it was really good :D. Bit hard to get staff attention but that’s probably me. The place was really nice and its my new go to!

What an fantastic dinner we had this evening and great deal you had with the all you can eat for 30 pounds and Paul was fantastic at explaining how the restaurant works because not every day you see a rollercoaster type table bring you food

Great service, very friendly staff. Food tasty and efficient

This place is between fast food and restaurant food. It’s a bit cheaper than other Japanese restaurants but still quite expensive. We got noodles with salmon and pieces of salmon were small and the temperature of food was colder than we expected. Salmon sashimi was good, fish was fresh The most significant thing in this place is conveyor belt what makes you able to catch a dish you like to eat. Waiting and cooking stuff are very polite and kind.

This was the worse i have ever received in my life . I wish there was a option for photos

food cold as driven around for 40 mins after dispatch. I can only assume they thought it was cold sushi and could leave it until they did 2 further pick ups at the restaurant.

Lovely Japanese food and good service

Very nice and friendly staff!! Very good sushi!! Only sad the cheesecake was Out of stock 😭 Lovely atmosphère!! The chocolate mochi was tooo much chocolate for me, but the pancakes was very soft and light and perfect !! Not to sugary. Also the Sashimi was SOOO GOOD!! It melted in your mouth!!

This is now Bootleggers... Didn't have food but it looked amazing, canny bar but cocktails were a bit over priced as they were very watered-down..

Friendly staff. Only had a coffee ☕ but it was lovely. Made very welcome.

Very disappointed today with Yosushi Belfast. I ordered the ramen which was not cooked chicken was only warm due to the warm broth and soft boiled egg was like mush. When asked if everything was ok i asked for a manager whom didn’t bother even coming to our table. Very disappointed and will not be back given paying over £70 for 2 people.

Small portions but expected as they write calories in menu, so bit expensive but tasted really good.

Best experience of MY LIFE. A true church of God.

I really enjoyed my YO! Belfast last night. The staff were very helpful. The food was lovely; a great selection for a vegetarian and a vegan. The unlimited Miso soup was a real noveltyy. Would have been five stars except we had to input the order twice because the site lost our table number and the music was slightly odd. Really minor issues, we'll definitely be back! Was back in September 2024 and this time we ordered from the staff directly. Still very good.

Need to remortgage the house to eat here. Will looked after and great food.

lin-manuel miranda served 6 of us and staff were very accommodating. we had lots of water, wasabi and ginger. food was not disappointing at all but i've had better sushi before; the prices are sort of ridiculous but lin-manuel miranda made it worth it. atmosphere was skibidi, if a little too loud because of a particular young neurodivergent critter, but very good because of lin-manuel miranda. thanks lin-manuel miranda.

The service is amazing! The staff are all so lovely and sweet.

ordered collection for 7pm, arrived at 7 and was told to just wait for it. 25 minutes later when we enquired about the progress of our food the waitress shrugged and went and asked the chefs who had not even started preparing it. very bad service, would not recommend collecting at all as we did not receive the food until 7:30 pm

The food was very good, you choose from a big range of plates and can even order from the menu. The service was great and waiters were checking on us regularly.

Nothing special this place. Food is not that great

Nothing will be available. Overpriced. Felt like I was a hassle for even showing up.

it's good but the chicken katsu curry definitely needs more curry. the rice makes the dish dry up quickly. wouldnt be a problem but ordering sauce on the side is unavailable. a lot of the dishes are unavailable too. this place needs better management.

Visiting from NZ where we regularly eat top quality sushi we made the trip from Coleraine yesterday for a sushi fix. The sole waitress took several minutes to seat us even though there were only about 4 other tables occupied. A quick look at what was on offer on the conveyer belt should have told us to go elsewhere - a pitiful selection of dishes spread meters apart on the belt. We elected to order off the menu - salmon top hits for my wife and I ordered the chicken yakisoba. Let's just say pictures can be misleading! The sushi arrived quite promptly- tiny pieces on a saucer more suited to holding a tea cup. We had to remind the waitress to bring the sparkling water that was ordered and she had to be reminded twice to bring the fork that my wife had requested. My dish eventually arrived as my wife was finishing her meal. Although it tasted OK it looked very different to the picture. I think the little cubes in the dish was the chicken? Overall a very disappointing (and over priced for what was provided) dining experience- one restaurant to be avoided!

A pleasant place to have a bite to eat, but the menu includes foods that were not possible to order.

The sushi was good , not too much quantity but the quality of the food overall is very good and the ambiance is great and the staff is very friendly, I would recommend to try out their various sushi and their main course

It's okay, except I ordered takeaway food twice and didn't get something twice. The first time I reprimanded myself, and the second time I didn't want to, so that's the only thing I have a problem.

The food was dry, tasteless and cold, as if it had been in the fridge for several days, and the service was very slow. One of the worst places I have tried in Belfast.

We went to Yo Sushi as my kids wanted ramen. Last time we were there we had the spicy seafood which was great. This time, not so lucky. They had no salmon which eliminated a significant portion of the menu. They only had veg ramen.

Completely wrong order, i ordered chicken katsu curry and ive recoeved gyoza and some kind of avocado and crab rolls.

I have ordered on kiosk and was waiting for my food just to get it cancelled without informing me. Disappointed with their service.

The restaurant service is slow from being chronically understaffed. Every time I've been there's only one waitress who you can tell is overworked from having to serve all the customers and clean up after them - getting their attention for anything is impossible. Why remove the ability to order food from your phone if you aren't going to hire more staff? Half the menu is always out of stock, they haven't had any vegan meat substitutes in for ages. The straw that broke the camel's back was today when the only vegan option was chips and miso soup, I ordered one cup of miso soup to go from the order point and after waiting twenty minutes - because there was one server who forgot about the order - had to walk up to the chef who apologised and made it up. I've been disappointed too many times, not coming back or recommending it to friends.

We were a party of 9 and were so well taken care of. The food was delicious and our waitress SU was kind and friendly!

Really poor. The server forgot to take my partners order. Literally walked off after I had ordered (we were the only people in the restaurant). had to flag her down to get the full order. Food was fine. Price is on the expensive side for what you get. Wouldn't go back again.

Extremely rude and worst staff I have ever seen in my life , these people close the store more than an hour early than the restaurant’s opening time . I would suggest never go to this place , there are way better sushi outlets with respectful staff who knows the meaning of hospitality. Extremely unhappy about this outlet (Victoria square mall)

No variety on the Sushi belt - just the same salmon and tuna going up and down and nothing else. Disappointing selection but the sushi that we did have was fresh and tasty.

Was extremely disappointed was YO! Sushi. Completely under staff. And was able to offer half their menu due to this. Nothing special, asked for ginger with my sushi to cleanse my taste buds but never got it. Selection of sushi was terrible. Won't be back... Better places to go then this place, took about 15-20 just to get sitting was literally about to walk out and go to boojums, before a chef noticed us and waited us to a table.

Not a great experience. They had roughly 10 plates floating around on the belt with a choice of no more than 3 different things. Not a lot of choice on the menu either (that they actually had in or could make!). couldn't make a handroll. Forgot to bring a Miso soup. Walked in and waited a few minutes but no-one greeted us so we sat ourselves down and started eating, then got told by the chef who served us that we should have waited by the door 🤣🙄. Poor experience. Shame this is the only yo in Ireland because not all franchises are this bad back in England.

Could not even eat there as they only accept contact less payment

What has happened to Yo Sushi? It used to be such a fun experience. Today is the second time I tried to eat there this week. On the first occasion I waited for five minutes in a half empty restaurant without at least being acknowledged so I left. Today I got seated immediately then had to wait 10 minutes for my order to be taken. Couldn’t take anything off the conveyor belt as I had no chop sticks, no soy sauce dish, no wasabi, no ginger. In any case there were only about 10 items on the conveyor belt sadly snaking through the restaurant. When my order came (3 items out of 5) I had to ask for chopsticks and soy sauce bowl and wasabi which the staff then had to go back to the kitchen and wash in front of me. Never got the other 2 items. Woeful.

The only reason I travel to Belfast! I love the food here. My favourite katsu curry! Just the best! Staff so nice and such a nice warm atmosphere. Love the sushi there too!

Stealth service charge left me with a bad taste. The food was grand, overpriced but I knew that going in, the service was poor, very slow and then added a stealth service charge at the end. With the prices they are charging there is no need to include any service charge and the staff certainly weren't deserving of it.

Food was average, low on stock in majority of the food. Waitress was incompetent to the fact the cook had to give us cutlery. They pretty much forgot us. I wouldn't go back tbh

Terrible service, seafood ramen was served with the spoon sunk in the plate. It was 05/18/24. I read other negative reviews and realized that most people have the same problems. Crisis of incompetence. And by the way, we left 76 pounds there for three and left hungry.

Just picked up some avocado sushi as a takeaway. Self serve makes it so easy to get what you want quickly.

Absolutely pathetic service. Completely confused staff members. You have to ask 3-4 times for a simple thing. Will take 10 mims to give you a fork while 1 staff member will come & tell you that they will have to clean some forks for us then will give it. The staff member will come to you 3 times while you are eating to remind you to give the feedback through the tablet that they provide while you are in the middle of having food. Seriously training gaps! Would never visit again!

If I could give 0 stars I would. Shocking service and slow server just staring at the floor ignoring us when we wanted to order. Ended up leaving and not buying anything. Could have had 4 paying customers. Won’t be back.

Worst sushi I’ve had. The staff who was serving us was very forgetful and incompetent. Would not recommend

Food is nice, got everything as expected, staff are always very helpful and friendly.

An absolute waste of time and money at this Yo Sushi branch. When I said this branch, I particularly mean this branch only. Never had such a bad experience in other Yo sushi branches. Service was absolutely slow and the quality was not up to Yo Sushi standard. Wait staffs lacked experience and knowledge on the food. Kitchen staffs were busy with their own lunch then sending food out to the table. Literally, 25 minutes for one fire cracker rice. 2 of the dishes didn’t even come to the table and after 40 minutes of waiting we decided to leave. The only good thing was we got to see Neil Patrick Harris. Stinson out

Blows the London branch out of the water. Can't understand the low ratings. Incredibly attentive service, delicious quality and excellent variety on the well-stocked belt. I'll be back for SURE.

Very bad service, food quality is not that good.

Not the experience we were hoping for. The sushi was good and the best we have had in a while, but other than that I wouldn’t recommend visiting. We ordered 2 warm dishes (noodles and rice) of which on the noodles came. When we mentioned that we hadn’t received the food the waitress just said ok and removed it from the bill. No apology and very disinterested. The staff in the restaurant were all chilling and not putting effort in to serving the customers (other than one of the sushi chefs who helped us… props to him 🙌) with one waitress sitting down and eating on her phone for more than a hour, before going back into the kitchen to get more food (probably my fried rice that didn’t come… hahaha) Don’t think we will be returning!

Service was very slow! Only one waiter serving the whole restaurant. Sushi was of poor quality too, won't be going back there again.

Food is barely good enough, fairly plain Service, good enough but is SEVERELY understaffed Atmosphere is not really the best, the lack of staff is not helping

Great place if you want to chill, but that was about it. Food was not worth the price, and the service was very slow.

food was cold, very small portions for the price you pay

The hot food wasn't that hot or even that tasty. The small plates on the carousel were okay but the selection wasn't great. The hot food we ordered was warm and lacking in any real quality. The service to be fair was good. The person serving us was friendly and attentive. I think this is more a lunch place rather than somewhere to dine in the evening. Little atmosphere and little choice

We ordered Poke, and the portion is good. The taste just average, and it seems they are under staff. The service is not quite efficient even though it still has empty seats. We tried the sushi served in the conveyor belt, and it is below average of the common sushi in the department store. Portion is small, taste is below average, but pricey.

What a dreadful experience. Booked a table for my son, wife and I last week as Yo Sushi has always been a favourite for my son who has Autism. Firstly we were left, with several other groups, standing in the door with no acknowledgement of our arrival. My wife finally lost her patience and walked down the restaurant to explain that we had arrived. A further 10 minutes went by while they cleared our table. After we sat down we could not get a member of staff to stop and take an order for drinks or the hot food, I was actively ignored on at least three occasions. My wife and son both made a choice from the belt, but for the entire time we sat there no fresh items were placed on it as the prep staff appeared to be concentrating on delivery orders. Couldn't get anyone to bring us wasabi or some cutlery as my son and wife can't use chopsticks. We decided to leave and strangely enough there was no issue getting someone to stop and take my money!!! No discount was offered. As a result my poor son had a panic attack and our day was ruined. I contacted their customer service and still haven't received a reply. Wish I could give zero stars!

First time getting from here via click and collect. Food and service were good but I do feel the restaurant looks a bit tired and could do with a face lift. I also noticed some of the protective screens and windows were a bit dirty and needed cleaned.

Food was freezing cold. Tiny portions (looks like someone had actually ate most of the popcorn shrimp). Never again

Dined here for lunch Wednesday 3rd April, food was great but the server was excellent, so much so we will be back.

The service is really nice But the sushi is really not good and really small. The ingredients are not great (eg: we feel that the avocado is not ripe and the rice is not tender enough) On the other hand, anything hot is really delicious (Katsu curry, terryaki skewer) So I have mixed feelings because the concept of the restaurant is to eat sushi…

This Yo restaurant always seems understaffed. Food is terribly presented and dubious given the seemingly lack of regard for food safety and quality. Service terrible as on entry staff don’t acknowledge your presence and once seated waitress looked at me like I was crazy for wanting to place an order. Only witnessed from Belfast branch others I have been to are fine so obviously just a reflection of this management. If you reeeeeally want sushi there are better places locally.

This was meant to be delivered and it then came up that it had to be picked up I have no way to get this. What do I do. Am trying to ring and mail box to leave a message is full.

Great as always, but no soy sauce for takeaway orders 🥺 I’ll be back as always 🙌🏻

Used to go all the time and walked out before we were even served last night. They were massively understaffed which is shameful for a chain like this. There wasn't a single thing on the belt at 6:30 on a Thursday evening and we didn't get served for ages. They didn't items from the menu. We just walked out.