My husband and I have come here consistently for years. It is one of our favorite sushi spots in San Diego— the food is fresh, consistent and tasty. The service is attentive and friendly. Rose is often our waitress, she’s wonderful and it’s always great to see a familiar face. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Sashimi Sampler
Alexander Merrill
My wife and I used to go to this spot almost weekly before we moved and we love it. Great food, very nice staff - we’ll be back every time we visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Regine Kahindo
Nice place and very good food. I highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Summer Twist
This place is outstanding ? with the nicest people and best food! Wonderful atmosphere and the staff are 5 stars. I feel like family at Haru. I live in La Jolla for over 20 years. It's my favorite sushi restaurant in all of Southern California ? I love love this
We drove to this restaurant from Pacific Beach on a saturday since it had good reviews. We arrived at 8:05pm excited and hungry. The hostess told us that the kitchen closed at 8pm, we said but your hours are until 9pm, they said sorry so we left disgusted. Drove back home to Orange County and will never get a chance to eat at this restaurant again. So, I am not able to recommend this Sushi Restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Zan M.
My wife and I used to go to this spot almost weekly before we moved and we love it. Great food, very nice staff - we'll be back every time we visit.
Bill R.
Exceptional service & sushi. Quiet and wonderfulstaff. One of the best in the area
Natalie J.
The sushi and tempura are A+ here but the service was really awkward and our shorter female server snapped at our table. *For ordering a dipping sauce with the tempura she asked "what it was for." She also told us we were confusing her buss person for asking the busser to bring my soda with a slice of lemon. It was so uncomfortable here and the lighting and music is also very off, the music sounds muffled and the lighting is bright with a yellow hue. I recommend they dim the lights and put in a better sound system to create more of a mood. The ambiance gets a 1 star and the sushi is a 4/5, but the terrible attitude from our server for no reason was also very uncalled for. $137 with tip for 2 people. I think this restaurant will sadly go under not because the food isn't amazing, but because the service is very strict, and they scold their customers. Note: They had 2 other tables on a Saturday night. We left at 6:45pm and by that time the restaurant was empty.
Alyssa R
Had a pretty terrible experience here. Came in at a very slow time (Sunday night - with three other tables full, no takeout orders clearly being placed). Called ahead since I have bad food allergies & asked if they could accommodate. They said yes, but when I got there were extremely rude & dismissive- didn't take severe food allergies seriously & also were extremely unkind when I asked straightforward questions. Didn't feel comfortable eating there. Would definitely not recommend if you have any dietary restrictions or if you want to feel welcome. Truly a horrible and uncomfortable experience.To boot, I was with someone else who had already placed an order - their review of the food was "not that good."I'd give your business to another establishment that treats their customers well.Dietary restrictions: Not a place to go if you have dietary restrictions. They will over-promise & be rude to you when you ask very straightforward Qs. I have not felt less welcome and dismissed and untrusting of an establishment in a great while. Sad to say I cannot recommend them to take allergies seriously at all or be willing to accommodate.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Linda Falconer
Great food, great service. Reasonable prices. We go there weekly now.
Delicious, fresh, authentic sushi and sashimi, friendly staff, no crowds. What's not to like?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Robyn S.
Well the food was good and our waitress was super nice but the owner ruined the experience. We will not be back and it makes sense why this place was completely empty on Saturday night! The owner came up to our table after we paid and were wrapping and literally told us we didn't tip enough!! WOW! Very awkward and she told us to properly tip. Okay... makes sense why nobody is in here!! Who does that! You really think that's going to keep customers? I felt bad for the worker because she brought the waiter over and was like was their service bad? Is that why you didn't tip good?Never come here. It's empty for a reason terrible owner. How are you empty in downtown La Jolla on Saturday night in the summer? Oh the owner explains it all!
S. Carroll
I love this restaurant! Good food, friendly service, fresh decor and the restaurant has comfortable booth seating. Tonight, we had a sushi- tuna avocado roll, shrimp avocado roll and a Crunchy Dragon Roll. All were delicious. For appetizers we had gyoza and edamame - cooked perfectly.Service was prompt and friendly, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Eric W.
Excellent sushi! Totally hit the spot. Super friendly service. Better than anything we had in PB.
Michelle P.
Amazing place. Food is beyond delicious. We had the cucumber salad and fried rice as starters . Taste sensations for both. Sushi rolls were divine! Definitely recommend the flight of sake. Really really good. The beautiful La Jolla ocean view and amazing service made for a great date night!!
My husband and I have come here consistently for years. It is one of our favorite sushi spots in San Diego— the food is fresh, consistent and tasty. The service is attentive and friendly. Rose is often our waitress, she’s wonderful and it’s always great to see a familiar face. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Sashimi Sampler
My wife and I used to go to this spot almost weekly before we moved and we love it. Great food, very nice staff - we’ll be back every time we visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place and very good food. I highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is outstanding ? with the nicest people and best food! Wonderful atmosphere and the staff are 5 stars. I feel like family at Haru. I live in La Jolla for over 20 years. It's my favorite sushi restaurant in all of Southern California ? I love love this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna, Sushi, Mochi, Sashimi Sampler, Gyoza, Tonkotsu, Avocado
We drove to this restaurant from Pacific Beach on a saturday since it had good reviews. We arrived at 8:05pm excited and hungry. The hostess told us that the kitchen closed at 8pm, we said but your hours are until 9pm, they said sorry so we left disgusted. Drove back home to Orange County and will never get a chance to eat at this restaurant again. So, I am not able to recommend this Sushi Restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My wife and I used to go to this spot almost weekly before we moved and we love it. Great food, very nice staff - we'll be back every time we visit.
Exceptional service & sushi. Quiet and wonderfulstaff. One of the best in the area
The sushi and tempura are A+ here but the service was really awkward and our shorter female server snapped at our table. *For ordering a dipping sauce with the tempura she asked "what it was for." She also told us we were confusing her buss person for asking the busser to bring my soda with a slice of lemon. It was so uncomfortable here and the lighting and music is also very off, the music sounds muffled and the lighting is bright with a yellow hue. I recommend they dim the lights and put in a better sound system to create more of a mood. The ambiance gets a 1 star and the sushi is a 4/5, but the terrible attitude from our server for no reason was also very uncalled for. $137 with tip for 2 people. I think this restaurant will sadly go under not because the food isn't amazing, but because the service is very strict, and they scold their customers. Note: They had 2 other tables on a Saturday night. We left at 6:45pm and by that time the restaurant was empty.
Had a pretty terrible experience here. Came in at a very slow time (Sunday night - with three other tables full, no takeout orders clearly being placed). Called ahead since I have bad food allergies & asked if they could accommodate. They said yes, but when I got there were extremely rude & dismissive- didn't take severe food allergies seriously & also were extremely unkind when I asked straightforward questions. Didn't feel comfortable eating there. Would definitely not recommend if you have any dietary restrictions or if you want to feel welcome. Truly a horrible and uncomfortable experience.To boot, I was with someone else who had already placed an order - their review of the food was "not that good."I'd give your business to another establishment that treats their customers well.Dietary restrictions: Not a place to go if you have dietary restrictions. They will over-promise & be rude to you when you ask very straightforward Qs. I have not felt less welcome and dismissed and untrusting of an establishment in a great while. Sad to say I cannot recommend them to take allergies seriously at all or be willing to accommodate.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food, great service. Reasonable prices. We go there weekly now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Sashimi Sampler
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Delicious, fresh, authentic sushi and sashimi, friendly staff, no crowds. What's not to like?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Well the food was good and our waitress was super nice but the owner ruined the experience. We will not be back and it makes sense why this place was completely empty on Saturday night! The owner came up to our table after we paid and were wrapping and literally told us we didn't tip enough!! WOW! Very awkward and she told us to properly tip. Okay... makes sense why nobody is in here!! Who does that! You really think that's going to keep customers? I felt bad for the worker because she brought the waiter over and was like was their service bad? Is that why you didn't tip good?Never come here. It's empty for a reason terrible owner. How are you empty in downtown La Jolla on Saturday night in the summer? Oh the owner explains it all!
I love this restaurant! Good food, friendly service, fresh decor and the restaurant has comfortable booth seating. Tonight, we had a sushi- tuna avocado roll, shrimp avocado roll and a Crunchy Dragon Roll. All were delicious. For appetizers we had gyoza and edamame - cooked perfectly.Service was prompt and friendly, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Excellent sushi! Totally hit the spot. Super friendly service. Better than anything we had in PB.
Amazing place. Food is beyond delicious. We had the cucumber salad and fried rice as starters . Taste sensations for both. Sushi rolls were divine! Definitely recommend the flight of sake. Really really good. The beautiful La Jolla ocean view and amazing service made for a great date night!!