Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Lotus, Vegetable Tempura, Sashimi
J R
Best fresh sushi. Great menu options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rica Reid
What a lovely place to have Asian fusion. From Bang bang shrimp, sushi & bulgogi rice bowl. Everything was delicious and will definitely head over again before we leave. ?Vanny was a great host/server. Very sweet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
sandhya farrington
Food is delicious and staff super friendly, so nice to have the options they provide❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Noodles w Dipping Sauce, Spring Roll, Lotus
Gregory Oliver
Food was excellent. Staff were busy but friendly. Tom Kha soup was fantastic! They do not have traditional sushi rolls, but have a wide assortment of fancy rolls, including a number of tempura rolls. Teas were also very good. The Thai tea is practically a dessert (hot or iced). Thai, Cambodian and Laotian specialties like amok, larb, Khmer curry, all delicious. Ramen is two meals so plan to bring some home. They charge a 3% fee for credit cards, which is the same as many/most restaurants these days. Prices are fair, expect to pay $20-30 per person. Parking can be difficult but a new lot is being built nearby, so that's a temporary problem.One note: they put tip suggestions on the bill, but they base this off of the total after the CC fee and tax are added rather than the actual dinner price. Service may well be worth a few extra bucks, but this seems sneaky.Still, I would highly recommend them. Their flavors hit all the right notes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lotus, Thai Curry
Dan Zangari
First visit, and we will definitely become regular customers. Food was great, service amazing, and the prices are more than fair. Enjoy !!
Wonderful restaurant. Great food and service! Cook even came out from kitchen to assure all was well! Will definitely eat there again!Vegetarian options: My friend had a vegetarian dish that was delish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen
Courtney Butler
Worst service I’ve had in my life. My fiancée and I went for date night and as the only gay couple in there for an hour the waitress came to our table 1 time. While I was ordering the waitress asked the table behind us if they wanted another martini. She walked past our table 5-6 times and ignored us each time we tried to get her attention. Never. Again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Danielle Jaquish
The best dinner we've had in a long time! So much flavor and attention to detail. If you haven't already, check them out! Our new favorite spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: NIME Chow - GF, Sashimi, Thai Curry, Amok
Steve LoPiccolo
My shrimp dinner very good. My wife’s chicken dinner was a bit off from usual. Daughters dinners were very good. The sushi platters were excellent.
Wonderful service, food is amazing and has great energy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rolls Sushi Tray
Keith Spaventa
Return for a second visit for take out and I wasn’t impressed.
Zachary Barach
Great food,I will return one day. (Not from Utica area)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lotus, Calamari
Phillip Doumas
Lotus Garden is Excellent!!!I had the green Thai curry last week and kept thinking about it all week until I could come back and get it again today. I also had the veggie tempura and it was stellar. I love the use of sweet potatoes in both dishes. The sauces are rich and flavorful, the vegetables are fresh and well selected. I will 100% be coming here again next time I am in Utica.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Corey Hall
Be careful, the wait staff here eavesdrop on your private table conversations. Expect any and all remarks about the lack of courtesy from the restaurant owner, lack of accommodations for guests and generally poor quality of service to be relayed back to the egotistical owner. Don't expect the owner to ask what she can do to make sure you have a more positive experience at her restaurant. Instead, she will yell at you and cause a scene in front of all of the other patrons at the restaurant, refusing to let you leave without humiliating you and your party. Customer satisfaction is not a prioritiy over the owner's ego at Lotus Garden.
Great food with many choices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Lotus, Vegetable Tempura, Sashimi
Best fresh sushi. Great menu options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
What a lovely place to have Asian fusion. From Bang bang shrimp, sushi & bulgogi rice bowl. Everything was delicious and will definitely head over again before we leave. ?Vanny was a great host/server. Very sweet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is delicious and staff super friendly, so nice to have the options they provide❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Noodles w Dipping Sauce, Spring Roll, Lotus
Food was excellent. Staff were busy but friendly. Tom Kha soup was fantastic! They do not have traditional sushi rolls, but have a wide assortment of fancy rolls, including a number of tempura rolls. Teas were also very good. The Thai tea is practically a dessert (hot or iced). Thai, Cambodian and Laotian specialties like amok, larb, Khmer curry, all delicious. Ramen is two meals so plan to bring some home. They charge a 3% fee for credit cards, which is the same as many/most restaurants these days. Prices are fair, expect to pay $20-30 per person. Parking can be difficult but a new lot is being built nearby, so that's a temporary problem.One note: they put tip suggestions on the bill, but they base this off of the total after the CC fee and tax are added rather than the actual dinner price. Service may well be worth a few extra bucks, but this seems sneaky.Still, I would highly recommend them. Their flavors hit all the right notes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lotus, Thai Curry
First visit, and we will definitely become regular customers. Food was great, service amazing, and the prices are more than fair. Enjoy !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rolls Sushi Tray, Lotus, Thai Curry
Wonderful restaurant. Great food and service! Cook even came out from kitchen to assure all was well! Will definitely eat there again!Vegetarian options: My friend had a vegetarian dish that was delish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen
Worst service I’ve had in my life. My fiancée and I went for date night and as the only gay couple in there for an hour the waitress came to our table 1 time. While I was ordering the waitress asked the table behind us if they wanted another martini. She walked past our table 5-6 times and ignored us each time we tried to get her attention. Never. Again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
The best dinner we've had in a long time! So much flavor and attention to detail. If you haven't already, check them out! Our new favorite spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: NIME Chow - GF, Sashimi, Thai Curry, Amok
My shrimp dinner very good. My wife’s chicken dinner was a bit off from usual. Daughters dinners were very good. The sushi platters were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful service, food is amazing and has great energy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rolls Sushi Tray
Return for a second visit for take out and I wasn’t impressed.
Great food,I will return one day. (Not from Utica area)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lotus, Calamari
Lotus Garden is Excellent!!!I had the green Thai curry last week and kept thinking about it all week until I could come back and get it again today. I also had the veggie tempura and it was stellar. I love the use of sweet potatoes in both dishes. The sauces are rich and flavorful, the vegetables are fresh and well selected. I will 100% be coming here again next time I am in Utica.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be careful, the wait staff here eavesdrop on your private table conversations. Expect any and all remarks about the lack of courtesy from the restaurant owner, lack of accommodations for guests and generally poor quality of service to be relayed back to the egotistical owner. Don't expect the owner to ask what she can do to make sure you have a more positive experience at her restaurant. Instead, she will yell at you and cause a scene in front of all of the other patrons at the restaurant, refusing to let you leave without humiliating you and your party. Customer satisfaction is not a prioritiy over the owner's ego at Lotus Garden.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1