YO! Exeter in Exeter

Really nice sushi, the all you can eat buffet deal on Thursday's is a great deal if you can eat enough!

Atadexpensive for the quality you get

Order never arrived. Driver said he'd left it at the door.

Having visited YO Exeter over many years I am disappointed with the sorry state that we found in visiting on a cold and windy Wednesday afternoon. On entering we noticed the lights either not on or not working,heating was poor and tables looking shoddy and still to be cleared. Menus tired and sticky with the conveyor belt lacking selection of dishes.The table layout with ginger not full and no implements to serve,no wasabi and the floor under the table like a war zone,heaps of used glass and pots on side of serving area 2 members of staff and he left with 1 doing everything. Food ordered the Squid with half the batter missing was tough and chewy,green tea was hot water and coke came with no ice and bottle inside the glass not hygenic.Portion sizes were poor and slap dashed on the plates. This is a sad decline of a once noisy vibrant eating experience where interaction was part of the theatre,not any more and will avoid.

I ordered diet coke and received regular coke. Can't drink it because I'm a type 1 diabetic

Very late, small portion for the price, and an item was missing. Terrible effort.

Great food and brilliant service, the reason for the rating was the state of the toilets, won't go into detail but....... However when reported to the manager it was immediately dealt with again great staff. I will be going back but maybe take some TP or wet wipes, just in case.

absolutely appalling experience at yo sushi in exeter. We correctly booked a table and however never received and was dissatisfied by getting 5 seats in a row on the belt. We then wanted yakisoba noodles, however, they had ran out. Trying to get someone to take our orders took about twenty minutes bear in mind we are all ravenous by this point and i’m getting hangry. We then were given our meals, me and a friend bought the chicken firecracker rice. The only utensils we were given were chopsticks which was near impossible to eat rice with. We asked for forks and water as our mouths were on fire and were failing horribly to eat our rice with chopsticks. We were never given our forks and water so i ended up getting 3 wooden forks myself. As the waiter came around i asked for a jug of water for the table. It took him about at-least fifteen minutes and was extremely let down when he gave us a jug with ONE cup when i shall remind you that there is five of us. Before we ordered, we asked if we were able to use our student discounts, the answer was yes. Knowing this, our friend used her student discount and got the free gyoza. However, they made her pay when we got to checkout which she was very disappointed about. Also, because they said yes to the student discount which they said we needed to use £15 to get to get it, our friend purchases more food to attempt to qualify for the discount to only find that in the fine print - which was not stated by the waiter beforehand - there was a minimum spend. In conclusion, we will think twice about going here.

Not what it used to be. Too expensive and not enough food. Stingy on the serving of top ups on the miso soup. Needs a serious rethink. Sorry as I used to love taking my kids here.

Ordered through the just eat app and when it said it was ready to collect, the restaurant was closed. I went all the way to the restaurant to find out it was closed, why accept my order?

Bring back QR code. Less problematic too many human errors and too much waiting time.

Food was cold and late by 10mins. Items missing from order.

Service very slow. Music very loud. Staff standing around on their phones. Server had quite a bizarre attitude. Food mediocre at best.

Never had a bad visit, great the a quick snack or a nice full meal

Have eaten here a few times and the experience has always been good but not tonight. The restaurant and toilet needs a good clean, all looks quite grubby with a leak from one of the urinals. There wasn’t much choice on the conveyor belts, the Pinot Grigio was warm (server told us that there wasn’t any in the fridge… on a Friday night?!!). Food was okay but the menu needs to be updated as some of the food is no longer available! We won’t be back here as there are better Sushi/Asian restaurants nearby

Loved it great service from the manager and staff there was some we dishes not available so we had the cheesecake as an alternative wow really good. As the dishes weren't available we had some discount thank you.

A tiny portion of greasy noodles with soggy vegetables.

We come to yo sushi every couple of months, the food is always amazing, we came in for lunch today (3rd November) and our waiter called james, was incredible! Really can’t praise him enough, the other lady who was working with him was lovely too, I didn’t catch her name. I just thought I would pass this on

My order was pushed back by Yo. Once it was out for delivery it arrived quickly.

You have to book, despite this we were seated 15min later than our booking, then we waited an other 10 min and I had to ask to get our order through, 20min later order wasn't arriving, left without eating, kids enjoyed the belt.

We went there for my Birthday today, no prosecco, no any white wine , asked the waitress she said we've had a busy week. I asked can I see a manger,, 30 mins later she appears with a bottle of warm white wine. Sorry the manager is busy.... Customer first ! We just got up and left.. I suggest you do the same, or Just don't Go. We went to Nandos full and excellent. Not what I Wanted though, yo Isn't what it should be. Bad. Bad revenue .

Great food great service good price

Service was fine. The staff friendly and nice they asked us all the right questions and they were great. The reason why we given the rating of one is because the quality of the food is super poor the Salmon had no taste we could definitely tell it was not super fresh. It had a strange texture as you picked it up with chopsticks it disintegrated. Rice Was super compact Like clay. Unfortunately, we believe this is a standard across All yo restaurant as we tried the one in Plymouth and it was the same. Yo was One of the best sushi places we used to go to and as we haven’t been for awhile, we thought we try the All you could eat as it’s come back again. We will be avoiding all Yo sushi restaurants Unfortunately, from now on. the High Street sushi vendors has changed a lot from the last 10 years and the quality of sushi is a lot higher and unfortunately yo sushi has slipped And not kept up with the quality. People that never had sushi before may think it’s great until they go somewhere that’s a lot better And a lot cheaper. This is probably why they’re not doing so well anymore. There was smell coming from the chair table. And when I open the lid on one of the plates it smelts like something was rotting and I smell the sushi and that seemed okay. I believe the plates weren’t clean very well. There are parts where the table connected to the sushi bar was extremely dirty from splatter marks and you can see they weren’t clean properly. There were parts that the silicon was connected to the bar, which was a hard to reach parts was extremely dirty. I feel like they need to have a refer in the store as it’s been there for a long time and looking very tired. Great to see the restaurant not replying to this on the review here but will reply to everyone else that took time to give them the review.

Great location for a spot of quick healthy lunch. The food is tasty and prices are good, staff are lovely and friendly and always busy. Only thing letting them down is the cleanliness of the bathrooms and menus

Spring onion and tofu soup, no onion Having to guess what you are ordering Staff seemed aimless and more interested in clearing the tables than serving the customers. I don’t understand how it can go so terribly wrong from one visit to the next. Such a shame, ordered a dish and had to remind the staff 3 times.

Delivery driver she look cute

Loved this venue. The food was amazing and great service too.

I went in for Monday Madness deal, the server knew nothing about it but I was told it wasn’t available after she checked. It was quiet, no wonder if they ignore corporate deals. Total crap as far as I’m concerned - avoid. If they’re at risk of going under I think this should help them on their way

Real shame. Love Yo sushi but the service was awful. The restaurant was not busy yet the service was very slow. Waiter and waitress decided to chat with the chefs and between each other all the time, was not very clean. Quite disappointing!

Loved the place. Sushi amazing per usual. Dan and Spencer were so friendly and welcoming. Thank you to you all

The food was nice and the manager was a lovely guy and the other lady on front of house was helpful. However, the attitude of the chefs ruined the atmosphere well one chef in Particular who kept complaining when people were ordering food/ mumbling about finishing early because their was only one table in while I understand people have a life outside of work; it was a downer on the atmosphere. I will not be visiting again due to this.

Such a shame! We took our daughter as a treat before she starts 'Big school'. She loves the Yo Sushi in Bristol and was excited to go. Unfortunately it was a disaster. Although it was only half full we wated 20 minutes just to be seated as there was only two front of house doing everything. None of the tables were cleared so it was very dirty and there was only 3 dishes going around the conveyor belt. We ordered and the good was great but the servers forgot our drinks. Our daughter was very upset as she had been excited and it was meant to distract her from the stresses of starting a new school but only added to them. In conclusion the chefs were great but two servers to sit people, clear tables, take orders and serve food is not enough. They were slow which led to failed orders. I honestly would have spent 3 times the amount if I could actually order from someone or seen some food on the conveyor.

It was ok. Yo sushi is a fast and cheap alternative and serves the job. The manager/host is super friendly. I would recommend staying with the hot food. Sushi is ok but take rools. Yo sushi is not a place to slowly enjoy a sashimi and a wislde variety of fishes.

They over charged us and when I went back they didnt refund it . It took 15 mins for a bottle of water to get to our table not very happy with the experience but food was very nice.

We had lunch here, but the table was sticky along with the chopsticks, the food was pretty good though. A little more attention to cleaning wouldn't go amiss.

What a joke of a place! A massive rip off! 6.95 for the smallest most basic plate of sushi, and the rolls were TINY. I can't believe the fine dining prices for mediocre sushi. How can you charge that much?? I can get exceptionally better sushi for HALF the price in other places, especially in other western countries. The quality of 'Japanese' is laughable. The music was loud as hell and annoying. And the place feel and looks dirty. The toilet was disgusting. You can't even put on enough staff to cover the quietest night. Cheap business owners! The poor lovely workers doing their best. The staff were nice at least. The sushi restaurant is a joke..

Visited during rush evening hour,staff great but Im pretty sure they were very short today evening as only mod and waiter worked. Great work both of them.Food bit cold and burned beef,not much seasoned unfortunately.

Arrived for a late lunch. There were only 3 other tables there with a total of 5 customers, 2 of which were already in eating. There were at least 8 people working. Ordered a few simple items and a received a small roll within 5 mins. Then had to wait for over 25 mins before our some not all of our food to show up. It took another ten mins for another item to show up. Ended up canceling the rest of our order because we weren’t interested in waiting another half hour for the rest of the food to arrive. Hostess/waitress was great but the kitchen staff were all standing around doing nothing. One of the cooks was standing right behind our table talking about his weekend plans swearing about this and that right in front of my 8 year old. Then when we canceled our order he gave me a dirty look and muttered under his breath. Not sure what he said exactly but it sounded like a racial slur. Imagine having the nerve to say that to an Asian man in a Japanese restaurant. A horrible representation of Yo Sushi. Needs to be fired. Won’t be coming back.

Very helpful staff to ensure I was happy sat up to a high table. There were a few options for wheelchair users but they were taken by other guests, however my wheelchair could rise up to meet the high table. The food was good and we only stopped for a quick bite!

A Japanese sushi restaurant. The first visit to this branch. After sitting down, there is a group of dishes passing by you. Each dish has a color and the price of the color is clearly visible on the restaurant’s menu. You can order additional dishes from the restaurant’s menu. The additional orders were chicken noodles (good) and spicy seafood ramen (excellent). It is worth a visit then. I used to love this type of restaurant

£45 for a couple of sushi. This place is overpriced, and there are service fee for servers that don't do anything. Awful place. Won't go back here ever. Sakura in Weston Super Mare is exponentially better than this place. For £35, I can get sashimi, sushi, katsudon and miso soup for two people in Sakura. Here, you get nothing but awful meals and service.

Absolutely loved the place. The staffs were so nice and friendly. The entire concept of having whatver you want from the conveyor belt whilst ordering the main ciurse snd drink is amazing. The food is top notch. No complaints whatsoever. Definitely visiting the place again.

Microscopic sushi, the smallest I’ve ever seen, sooooo not worth the prise, salmon maki have tiny flakes of salmon in them I literally couldn’t taste it… arrived without chopsticks and to ges sauses and sushi basics you have to pay extra.

Delicious dishes and not to bad on price although I've not paid the 2 times I've been. Nice atmosphere 👌

Yo sushi was my favorite restaurant as a kid and it's sad to see it now. Had a late lunch today, ordered a seafood ramen and it didn't have many of the ingredients it was listed with on the menu. Had already eaten a fair amount when I realized as I thought the rest of the seafood was buried under the noodles. I would of mentioned it but nobody ever asked us how the food was, including when we paid. Not one to complain and hassle the staff as they were clearly stretched and overworked but was pretty disappointed. (No prawns no squid and no egg as advertised) salmon sushi and sushimi is reletively poor quality too, which wouldn't be a problem but at London prices its fairly disappointing. I have fond memories as a kid of grabbing food off the conveyor belts at YO! These belts are now just rotating 2 or 3 sad looking plates round the restaurant perpetually. Really sad to see, but certainly not the staffs fault as I imagine not being paid a whole lot and probably being told to skimp on portions ext.

Went last month on a Sunday for lunch and was literally the dirtiest restaurant I have been to. I love yo sushi and found the Exeter restaurant really disappointing. The bathroom was a mess and disgusting, which should have been a warning -- but we stayed and ate, unfortunately. Food was ok but the same few old dishes (had yesterday's stickers!) going around -- no starters or desserts. Table and conveyer were filthy. Service was good and the only redeeming feature. Needs a deep clean and better investment in this restaurant! Have eaten several times in the past and it wasn't like this.

Yo! need to step up their sushi game. More and more quality players in Exeter deliver better quality and better flavour. Tuna and salmon are watery and stringy. Should be creamy and smooth like butter. Wasabi is gritty. Gyoza was deep fried. Should be fried on one side like in their own pictures. Lost flavour and juiciness. People trust YO because it has sushi in the name and the atmosphere but it's sadly low quality sushi.

I came in a couple of weeks ago. I was having a bit of a tearful day/not the best day and one of your workers really helped to turn that around (perhaps unknowingly). I didn’t catch his name but he had ginger hair with cool designs shaven into the side and tattoos - hopefully you know who I mean and will be able to pass on my appreciation :) I hadn’t booked a table, I was by myself and was hoping to cheer myself up with some sushi. He greeted me at the door and managed to find a seat for me. He checked back in regularly to see if I needed anything and had a super caring/comforting vibe and was very smiley. His kind nature really helped to brighten up my day - massive thanks to you .

Delicious food and great service 🤩

Greeter was very rude and unprofessional ended just leaving

The food was of a wide variety, but it was clear that it’s not constantly made fresh. As a result of eating there yesterday I’ve had severe food poisoning, accompanied by painful stomach cramps and vomiting p

Delicious! The fries are my favourite from any food chain! I love sushi!

Food was OK but so expensive for what you get and having watched it being prepared it is not exactly complex nor made with particular care. Basically fast food, restauremt prices and doesn't fill you up.

“Japanese Chicken” was a glorified chicken nugget, akin to those you find half eaten at the end of a children’s birthday party. Dry. I ordered loads of wasabi that didn’t arrive. Instead I got 15 sachets of soy, that I didn’t order, and have a bottle of in the cupboard. Sushi without wasabi is like chips with no ketchup / mayo. So this £50 treat (at a time when £50 is a significant amount for most households), was very disappointing 😞

Waited 30 minutes to be served but ignored. Left and went nandos.

Lots of things not available on the menu. The food that we did get was nice. Toilets were a bit grim. Difficult to get the attention of the servers

Our server was more interested in his phone than serving us. Food was nice. Not really an atmosphere in there.

Review for takeaway using uber eats. Ordered twice this week. 1st time: no sauces at all. Food bland 2nd time: I gave it a 2nd chance and included all the sauces I wanted(4 wasabis) and ginger. Instead of wasabi they gave me soy sauce. 4 sachets. I am intolerant to it as it contains soy and wheat and even if I wasnt, it would be hard to eat 4 sachets. Food bland again. Will not order again Only plus: came quickly

Good staff and Service but ,Yakisoba taste is not yakisoba .(They put tonkatsu sauce mix with soba) 😉but,chicken とんかつ was good.

Nothing on the conveyer belt the whole time. Nice staff. Very small portions but you get what you pay for

Ordered Miso Soup. Asked for a refill and the waiter snapped at me saying he didn’t have time to keep refilling my soup even though it was the first time I asked for a refill. He said he was on his own but there was only 1 other table.

I am not a sushi guy but 2 recent visits have been incredibly good and worth a shout. The staff are beyond excellent, super knowledgeable about the fare on offer and friendly. They even remembered us and returned something we left on the first visit, unbelievable level of service. The food was all perfectly prepared and of really good quality, plenty of vegi and vegan options available and we turn d up to a great 3 plates for 9.99 offer too. I can't sing their praises enough. Really impressed

Possibly the worse YoSushi I’ve ever visited! It took ages to be seated (even though there were many seats free!), only one dish going around on the conveyor belt, menus were sticky and dirty along with unclean soy sauce side bowls and glasses, and the food was below average. Chicken yakitori was literally black and the salad it was served on (along with other dishes) was browning and limp. There’s a self-order system via mobile phone (clearly a money saving tactic by the company to reduce employee numbers) and so the only two guys working there were running round like headless chicken. At least they were polite and friendly. This review is no reflection on them. We will not be returning to this branch or any other yo sushi (it’s been going downhill for a while now - similar experience in other branches near where we live in the Home Counties).

Menus grubby and disgusting. Next to nothing on the conveyor belt. Chicken teriyaki came out black/burnt. Salad on all dishes was browning. Under-staffed. Just generally a bad experience.

Great food, Great atmosphere but just really bad poor service. We sat down and there was 1 napkin for a seat of 4 people. The wasabi holder didn't have a spoon so we had to use chopsticks. The drinks were served in plastic highly DIRTY and bacterial glasses that had no attempt to be washed, the only drink that was served in a glass was beer. the food came really fast though, about 2-3 minutes each dish. Please sort out your staff or hire more.

The food was good when it turned up. We're weren't offered any water or checked upon after being seated. Limited miso and we had to hunt down the staff to try and get anything.

30 minutes later than original time. Delivery driver was very rude

The sushi was stale and didn’t come with any sauces.

Food was okay but quite overpriced, we also asked removed the service charge, because there was basically no service. We ordered on the app which by time you have connected to the WiFi and provided your details, it would be simpler to go elsewhere. The restaurant seems clean but toilets were poor, no one to report it to since they are all going 100mph to keep up with workload

Wonderful food as always and polite excellent service.

Had a great meal here whilst staying in Exeter for the evening. Hosts were polite and pleasant, serving staff attentive. The food was quick yet great 👍 would recommend .

The sushi was average, but the restaurant's cleanliness was below par with dirty tables and floors. Service was hectic, with the staff frequently forgetting orders. Condiments like wasabi and ginger were only available on request, and the miso soup often lacked seaweed. Additionally, a service charge was discretely added to the bill, raising questions about its fairness and whether it actually benefits the staff. Overall, the experience was less than impressive.

Exceeded my expectations for a usual chain restaurant! Food was really fresh and tasted very good.

My deliverer was excellent! Cheerful and took the time to meet me on a different side of the building than I had originally instructed because I had given incorrect instructions.

Can get quite expensive but is great food and good fun

did not receive my items - instead someone else's order and on top of it it was late

Food was OK and the staff very helpful to a sushi newby like me.

The worst place on earth you can get sushi from. As you can see the tuna is grey in colour… extremely poor hygiene, food tastes terrible, sticky floor, food is very expensive as well. There is just nothing authentic in there.Highly not recommended.

So hit and miss here. Sometimes go in and there’s lots of choice on the belt and service is good. Then, like this evening, nothing on the belt, hardly any staff and had to ask multiple times for a drink. Always a gamble going in!

Totally brilliant. Visiting here regularly is on our bucket list. Korean chicken among the many outstanding dishes our table tried. Highly recommended booking in advance as it's very popular.

i absolutely love yo sushi and the staff at the exeter one are brilliant. top service from dylan and the friendliest chefs. 10/10 recommend

Food was OK, But way too expensive. Food doesn’t match the price. 2 shares for 35£

The food at Yo sushi was unbelievable! There is so much variety too it isnt actually just sushi theres alot on the menu which is delicious! And not too expensive either for what you get. We loved it!!

My food was supposed to be delivered between 5:45pm and 6:15pm, it's randomly said delivered at 5:40pm with no sign of people coming with the food

Food was as good as knock off oriental food gets the service was slow and sluggish the table wasn't clean even after it was wiped and it took 45 minutes for food to start com8ng out

Great food served quickly in a good and lively atmosphere, thoroughly enjoyed our lunch

Everything was nice, not great, fun though. But the waiter was offhand at first because we sat down without him showing us to a table and the food was soooooooper pricey!!! £81 for 4 for lunch!!!

Great food and atmosphere Will certainly go back again

Quiet Monday night, service and food were quick. Nice food enjoyed what I had no problems

Confusing setup. The system had changed since my last visit and was half a conveyer restaurant and half order online. The whole dinner just felt interrupted as a dish was handed to us every 5 minutes. This is why I favour the old post covid system of only ordering and paying online, and the food coming via conveyor belt.

Nice place with lovely staff, lots of options on food. Amazing katsu curry and street foods! Bit expensive :(

Fast service, friendly staff and great vibe

Food was cold and overly salty. Rice was hard (tasted old) and sushi was expensive. Never ever coming back, store bought is more flavorful and cheaper.

Took my step-daughter here for our first time ever today. Can absolutely say that we enjoyed every dish we had. We will definitely be coming back 😀

Rare night out and utterly disappointed. The sign advertising 'The Big Maki' should have been the biggest clue. Dear God, we don't want a McDonalds.. Conveyor belt running but no food on it, so missing the ability to see the food and discover something new and interesting. Needed to order off an awful app that has no relation to the menu on the table and had no ability to search up items. Food took ages and then arrived all in one go after having to be chased up. Needed to ask for Wasabi, ginger and water. Rice was falling apart and California rolls were tiny (which I guess explains why they dont want to put food on the conveyor belt). Dishes that were reasonable were covered in sauce but real sushi relies on the food not flavourings. Much better Japanese restaurants in Exeter. I used to love Yo! Sushi but what happened....

Gutted to be writing this but yo sushi has gone down hill. Has always been my favourite place to eat. Last visit was awful and not the same and will not be going back. No yakisoba noodles (my fav), nothing really on the belt, got our food sprayed by table cleaner as staff were cleaning the table the other side of the belt. No atmosphere. Toilets so unclean. Such a shame.

Went to the Exeter restaurant today and even though I was on my own I had a great experience. The food was lovely and although the conveyor belt broke down the staff made sure it was a good experience. Great service from everyone during what could have been a stressful situation.

We turned up for our reservation at 1900, our table wasn’t ready and had to wait. We ordered food and drink at 1910 and then our food arrived 10 minutes but our drinks didnt arrive. When I asked about our drinks I was told they had no cold wine… clearly didn’t think to tell us. We went to order more food and they told us they had no salmon, prawns, or avocado and they told us that we had to make out last orders. At this point we had only just gotten our drinks. We left empty with no apology or even maybe a discount. We wouldn’t have minded so much if somebody told us before we sat down and started ordering. Terrible

Yo used to be a fun meal out, it isn't any more. Food took ages to arrive, then not all there. Kitchen staff were busy preparing food for takeaway orders. Staff not attentive as you order via a web page. To finish off a service charge was automatically added and we were not told. We won't be going back.

Oh Yo! What happened to you? I've not visited for a few years, but decided to pop in for a treat.... What a mistake. The quality of the sushi has nosedived. There were not enough staff. The conveyer was empty. There was no wasabi. The water taps had been removed. Ordering was through a clumsy website. I am tempted to say that it has turned into a tacky "bottom of the barrel" fast food joint..... except that wouldn't be true, as the food wasn't fast. 😢