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Display Allchef(91) gacong(37) recommend(36) flavor(32) sushi(27) japanese(25) quality(25) fresh(24) detail(22) attentive(22) highly recommend(21) dishes(21)I had one of the best dining experiences at Nama! Gacong & his team are incredibly talented & creative with their dishes. I've experienced Gacong's omakase before, & it somehow gets better every single time. The attention to detail is unmatched, & each bite truly feels like an experience in itself. I couldn't stop saying'mmm' after every course. I already can't wait to go back! 😋✨
Wonderful omakase experience. Fusion omakase with complex flavors & variety of fish, wagyu, duck…chef takes great pride in his dishes. Very tasty rice!
Excellent attentive service & great cocktails! We will be back for sure.
This place was WAY overpriced. We spent $600 CA for two omakase & two drinks & only 10 out of the 16 dishes actually contained fish of some kind. Truly you could drive to NYC & get a better omakase experience for half the price. Do not spend the time or money to go here - while the sushi chef was nice, my girlfriend & I were very disappointed in the total experience.
We attended for dinner last Friday night & absolutely loved our food. The dishes were nothing short of amazing - the most memorable were the eggplant katsu, the tartares & crudo, & the Brussels sprouts. We're not big veggie eaters but even in our opinion you must try those as those are the best brussel sprouts & eggplant we've ever eaten. Ordered the $170 menu & both of us were so full - they are generous in their portions. Also loved their desserts - absolutely decadent & luxurious. Where I think improvement could be would be the service. The prices & food are aligned to fine dining but the service was not. We'd ask for things & our server would always forget. She also lacked basic knowledge on the menu (ie. didn't know what kind of fish was in some of the nigiri's, didn't know what ingredients were used in some of the items, didn't know how some items were prepared). Also noted that our Foie gras was overcooked & the answer was'it's possible'. Aside from that, the ambience was really nice. The dishes here are super unique & well prepared so we'll definitely come back.
We were 2 doing the omasake experience. Everything was so tasty & well balanced, & the chef ga kong was amazing at creating & presenting all these dishes. The entire staff was super nice. Would recommend for sure!
This was my fourth time at Nama Omakase, & Chef Gacong never disappoints. He always pays great attention to detail, making sure every guest feels welcome & leaves completely satisfied. My most recent visit was for a farewell dinner. We chose the 5-course menu at $135. Some of my friends & family were worried they might still be hungry afterward, but by the end, they were absolutely full & they really loved the entire experience, from the rich flavors to the beautiful presentation. The Japanese-French fusion is truly the highlight, blending elegance with creativity. The cocktails are fresh & tasty, perfectly complementing the dishes.
The ambiance is modern & beautiful, & the service is excellent. The staff took the time to explain each dish, which made the experience even more special. Every bite was a true delicacy. Highly recommended! 😁
$135 PP Omakase menu (for two). Great service. Food was hit or miss for us. Lovely experience overall.
Overall impression: Impeccable service from our waiter. Beautiful dessert plating. Too many'pre-packaged'-tasting flavors & disjointed elements to recommend the cooked dishes as standalone. Sushi omakase could still be good.
5 course omakase breakdown:
First course: Beef tartare & red snapper- primary ingredients were both fresh. Tartare had a touch too much sesame oil & felt a bit greasy but still enjoyable. Red snapper was perfectly good. Pickled mushrooms etc. tastes exactly as what you'd get at any other spot. The Lychee(?) had an overwhelmingly synthetic taste. Couldn't help but feel that some elements come commercially prepackaged.
Second course: Eggplant katsu with salad, swordfish on daikon. Great textures in the eggplant with high quality ingredients. Swordfish was a little dry, but fine with the sauce.
Third course: Sushi course. Received red snapper again, & it turned out to be the freshest of the fish in the sushi row. We would have preferred a bit more vinegar in the rice with a little bit more wasabi. Maki was made beautifully, with great balance of flavors, & the fish on top was perfection. While the sushi was subpar, the maki was the highlight of our meal
Fourth course: Short rib & brussels sprouts. Good, familiar flavors. Brussels sprouts were greasy but otherwise cooked perfectly. Short rib a bit dry with a'spice package' tasting sauce.
Fifth course: sake-infused ice cream with rice pudding & orange crisps; gin(?) infused ice cream with cake & what tasted like waffle cone crumbles. Gorgeous plating, both hits & misses (orange crisp = perfect. cake = slightly stale, rice pudding = disjointed, ice creams = delightful)
Bottom line: Good experience. Would not go for the cooked dishes at this price point. Higher end sushi omakase might still be worthwhile if the maki is an indication of freshness & execution with that specific experience.
Nama absolutely checks all my boxes when it comes to dining out. Apart from the 5 stars I'm giving in food/service/atmosphere, they get 5 stars in friendliness, staff knowledgeability, & creativity.
I dined twice, once for the full omakase experience & once with a group of friends à la carte. Both times everything was top notch. Chef-owner GaCong is a gem! A true connoisseur of his craft & his dishes are works of art. He takes his flavours & plating very seriously while maintaining a friendly atmosphere & brightens up the room with his little jokes & smile.
I don't review often, but this is one review I had to leave as I was blown away both times I came here.
The omakase experience is fantastic, ditto for the à la carte menu.
As for selective notes, the salmon tartare is probably the best I've ever had (found both in the omakase & normal menu!), the beef shortrib galbi-jjim was soooo yummy & melted in your mouth, + I've tried about 5 different cocktails & all of them are great.
Trust me, if you want to impress someone, bring them here. They will be left speechless.
The Omakase experience is exceptional.
The discussion of the preparation & quality of the dishes is remarkable.
Fine French service combined with precise fresh Japanese flavors make this a must experience.
The 16 course meal was a culinary experience of the palate! Nama has 3 parts which make it exceptional… first is the chef/owner Gacong who is knowledgeable, personable, kind & absolutely witty. He is the main player in this well rounded evening. Second is the atmosphere, it's aesthetically beautiful while remaining inviting, it's fresh & upbeat while still feeling intimate. & lastly, the pièce de resistance… the food! From the well curated ingredients & the chefs ingenious pairings, each bite was a moment in time that you can't get back. It always left you wanting more! As he served up his creations one after the other, you were left wondering how each bite was better than the last. We did try two main dishes as well, the crab & eggplant katsu which were cooked to perfection & aesthetically pleasing to the eye. & let's not forget the cocktails, we tried 5 different ones, each were devine in their own right & had a unique & sultry taste. Overall, the evening was perfect in every sense of the word. If you haven't tried Nama, not sure what you're waiting for. It is well worth every penny!! Kudos to the chef 10/10
Great experience!! Delicious flavours! Just a heads up - a few of those courses are just nigiri - granted, the most creative & delicate nigiri that I have had in Montreal, but for those who enjoy bigger meals, I wouldn't come hungry😂. But honestly, some of my favorite courses of this omakase were the nigiris! I loved how they incorporated all the familiar flavours (eg. Ume, yuzu, gochugaru etc) into a new dish while not overpowering the fish itself. & their trou normand (salted cucumber granita) was out of this world. I am a super fan of sweet & salty so all the sweet dishes really spoke to me. & the service was great! Very attentive & well orchestrated while maintaining a super chill & warm vibe. Honestly, a great experience! Bravo, Nama!
There's a very popular Omakase restaurant in Montreal & I always found it a shame that we didn't have more of those experiences. A friend of mine told me about Nama having an Omakase experience & I had to check it out. I'm glad to say that everything about it was fantastic. It's a little more "fusion" then pure Japanese cuisine, but all the meals were great. I highly suggest trying it out if you love trying course style dinner experiences. If you just want a regular dining experience, there's tables & a menu for that as well. A couple of small nitpicks compared to the other Omakase restaurant in MTL: they had us wait before being seated despite us arriving on time, they didn't offer to take our jackets (which can add a little touch of extra service) & they mentioned a cocktail menu, but we never saw/received it. That being said, I want to give a HUGE shoutout to the chef & his team as at the very last minute, I found out that my date was allergic to wheat flour (similar to having to avoid gluten, but she was ok with soya sauce for instance) & initially the waiter said she couldn't get the Omakase & could only eat 2-3 meals in the regular menu. The chef then personally came to our seats to discuss in detail about her allergies & luckily she could take the Omakase thanks to the cuisine substituting 3 dishes just for her. Thank you again Nama for the wonderful dinner & I'll be sure to come back again!
This was an incredibly different culinary experience from your traditional omakase. Chef GaCong made our experience one of a kind. Not only did he present us with fabulous dishes, but his love of what he does was easy to see when he shared his dishes with you. The cocktails, & service from the staff was immaculate. Do yourself a favour & try the yuzu sour! If you're looking for an unforgettable experience, then Nama Omakase is a must!
the flavour pairings were amazing. the egg yolk gel & tuna pairing in the monaka wafer were such simple, classic flavours elevated into something beautiful & complex. the dry aged fish & the aged soy sauce used in some dishes are a beautiful twist. the rice is warm, sticky & full of flavour, i deeply enjoyed it. the botan ebi is rare & always a pleasure to have. they pair it with this in house chili crisp that has TONS of flavour. the wagyu & brioche dish was the least memorable. it was good, but it cant compete with the sushi courses. two extremely stand out dishes would be the sweet, salty, sour dish of tomato sorbet as a palette cleaner & also the dessert of ice cream made of sake kasu. service was rlly good. the whole place is very beautiful inside
Effervescent energy for my Omakase sushi experience by chef GaCong. Very intimate experience at the bar, amazing service with a smile from the host, waiter & chef. Superb selection of fish, great pacing & the Japanese & French fusion produce an elevated experience. My stand out dishes were the salmon tartare, akami with Osetra caviar, Suzuki, monads & the sake kasu dessert is a unique experience. It was distinguished experience meeting the team & the chefs, even got to meet executive chef Michael Ho!
The omakase dishes were beautifully designed & delicious, & the atmosphere & attention to details provided by the chefs & staff created such an elevated experience.
Place is really well dimmed where it's mysterious but still lit up so you can see what you are eating, very nice vibes. Presentation of the meals were immaculate. Staff very friendly & attentive. Chef explained clearly their dishes & very interesting menu.
Loved the dining experience we had at Nama! Every dish we had was very well balanced & beautifully presented, making the eyes eat as well! The attention to detail is unmatched, & the service was impeccable. I would definitely come back again to try their seasonal dishes!
