Nobu Houston

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   June

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was mediocre at best, very small portions for high prices. Miso black cod was overly sweet, wagyu tacos were overpriced and underwhelming, and overall nothing stood out. Service was *EXTREMELY* slow, we waited 10 minutes upon arrival just to get our menus. Our waitresses didn’t seem excited to be there, and overall we had a very lackluster experience. Save your money for some of the better restaurants in Houston.
   

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   Kristie

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything we ordered was amazing! Service was also great. Lived up to the hype.
   

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   Bart

   VIP

   New Orleans

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Over priced and over rated. The food was ok…nothing about it that was excellent or memorable except the bill.
   

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   elizabeth

   New Orleans

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent experience allaround !!! Food more filling & better than expected!
   

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   Scott

   Charleston

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food & presentation. The music level increased as the night went on, and I could have done without that but, overall a really nice experience.
   

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   Malik

   Dallas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My experience couldn’t have been any better! It was amazing!
   

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   Matt

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service, Great food, Great experience, knowledgeable staff
   

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   Phoebe

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 9 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Felt that we were TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF as people who did not speak English as our first language. My mom and I were discussing the menu in Mandarin and I don’t want to assume but I believe our waiter sensed that and used that to manipulate us to order something that was more expensive than the rest of our meal. We were only there for happy hour and initially only ordered bites that costed less than 15 dollars, then we decided to add three oysters from the regular menu. This is where things went wrong- just as he was leaving, the waiter very casually said: oh one more thing about the oysters, it comes with the toro on ice and it has three sauces so I recommend doubling up. He was completely unclear that this meant we would be ordering an extra dish of toro with caviar. This was especially confusing as we also separately ordered tuna so I just thought that tuna would be coming on ice with the oysters. I nodded and said okay and it was clear I was confused but he left immediately after, not bothering to clarify if I understood we would be ordering an extra dish. The fact that he asked us to double up on the oysters also only registered with me after he had left, and though this I simply accepted, it still left a bad taste in my mouth of how he pushed us to order more expensive things. Also, the wine we were served was corked. Our waiter suggested that we would be getting a different glass of wine as replacement, offered us a taste, then only mentioned AS HE WAS LEAVING (again) that we would be charged the non-happy hour price for it even though he initially made it seem as if it was a free replacement for the corked wine. When the toro arrived I told him it was not our intention to order it. He did not offer to send it back or any other compensation at all. Not even a free dessert. I have never had this kind of experience in a restaurant where they manipulate you to order expensive things when you’re clearly just there for HH. Do better.
   

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   Kenneth

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Went for our anniversary. Everyone that interacted with us from host to busser took time to congratulate us on the occasion. Food was wonderful - server was friendly and knowledgeable.
   

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    Paula

    New York State

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5

    Nobu has such high ratings. Everyone is always raving about it so my expectations were high. The restaurant was beautiful. The food; however, was average. The sushi options were average. The server was not knowledgeable. Overall, we were disappointed. Nothing was bad, but nothing was exceptional.
    

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