Welcome to Taiyo Cité, a brand-new Japanese dining complex offering a unique culinary experience across multiple floors. Enjoy our all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ on the first floor, indulge in all-you-can-eat sushi on the second, and soak up the lively atmosphere of our Izakaya & Bar on the third. Featuring occasional wall projections and the option to cook your food right at the table, Taiyo Cité promises a fun and immersive dining experience with friends or family.
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Taiyo Cité offers a unique and highly immersive dining experience in Montreal, celebrated for its futuristic decor, giant screens, and innovative food delivery systems like robots and miniature trains. Guests consistently praise the extensive variety of fresh sushi and flavorful grilled options available through the all you can eat concept. While the atmosphere is vibrant and perfect for social gatherings or celebrations, the service is frequently highlighted as a major strength, with many visitors noting the efficiency and friendliness of the staff who help make each meal memorable. Although the restaurant is popular and often requires advance booking, the overall combination of interactive technology, high-quality ingredients, and dedicated service creates a standout destination that many patrons look forward to visiting again.
Choix limité dans le menu autre que les grillades. Ambiance très bruyant & cacophonique, très difficile de discuter sur le 1er étage. Service également cohotique. La propreté laisse à désirer. Attention sur la machine, le pourboire débutant à 18%. Une facture de 150$ (avec taxes & pourboire) pour 2 personnes avec 2 boissons gazeuses, pour nous est très exagérée. Mis à part le visuel du restaurant, notre expérience culinaire a été décevante.
We made our reservation over two months ago & were really looking forward to trying this restaurant after hearing so much about it. Unfortunately, while the experience wasn't terrible, it was somewhat disappointing for us overall.
I'm giving 3 stars mainly for the excellent service, the beautiful decor, & a few menu items that we genuinely enjoyed. The shrimp tempura was outstanding-light, crisp, & not greasy at all. The sweet potato tempura was equally good. We also enjoyed the peanut butter dumplings & the torched salmon with foie gras sushi.
That said, many of the other dishes didn't live up to our expectations. The beef tataki was decent, but the salmon tataki was not to our taste. The sushi, overall, felt fairly ordinary & underwhelming given the restaurant's reputation & the difficulty of getting a reservation.
The grilled skewers were particularly disappointing. The two shrimp skewers we tried were bland, but they were not the biggest issue. The lamb skewer was almost inedible for us, it was nearly raw in the center & consisted mostly of fat. The beef skewer lacked flavor, & the chicken skewer was extremely dry & tough. We ended up leaving much of that portion of the meal unfinished, which was disappointing considering how much we had been looking forward to the experience.
One thing that significantly impacted our evening was how cold it was inside the restaurant. We mentioned it to our waiter, who was very kind & apologetic, but explained that there wasn't much they could do because of the way the ventilation system is set up above certain tables. By the end of the meal, we were genuinely uncomfortable & left feeling frozen. Even raising the temperature by a degree or two would likely make a big difference for guests seated in those areas.
Overall, there were definitely some highlights, but unfortunately not enough for us to return or recommend to our friends.
Tayo is definitely a fun spot with a great vibe, but it is loud. This is not the place for a quiet, relaxing dinner. It's better suited for groups or a casual, low-pressure date night.
We went with our three kids because they were excited about the robots & the train, which is a big part of the restaurant's appeal. Unfortunately, we left with a very disappointed 7-year-old. The robot only came to our table once, & that was after we specifically asked our server. The train never came by at all.
I have to admit we were all disappointed because the robots & train were the main reason we chose to go. On the positive side, the food was very good & service was incredibly fast.
That said, if you don't get the full experience, it's hard to justify the hype & the price. The concept is what makes this place special, & when that part is missing, it feels like you're paying a premium for an experience you didn't actually get.
The food quality & variety of food in this all you can eat sushi is amazing, the service is even better: fast, friendly & pretty accurate. We were served by Catherine & she served pretty well , worth trying even if it's a bit expensive but you might be delayed in the week end if you don't book in advance!
What a wonderful experience. For me, the most important part of any business is not perfection, it is service.
Mistakes can happen; that is part of being human. But the true difference is revealed in how a business responds when things are not perfect. That is where excellence shows.
This place gave me the impression that it is not simply open to make money, it is open to serve people. & what exceptional service it was.
The food was incredible, & the attention & care were absolutely outstanding. You can genuinely feel the human quality behind every interaction.
Thank you for creating an experience that goes beyond expectations. In the end, businesses that focus on people never need to chase success, success naturally follows.
I went there yesterday with a friend for the first time, the staff were nice & the service was fast, we tried 50% of their food some of it was good the rest was just fine but overall we like our experience there , the big problem is I had food poisoning afterwards :( idk what was it exactly but cooks need to pay more attention to the smallest details when it come to food safety to avoid this kind of incident.
The chocolate dessert test weird & I didn't like the idea of putting chocolate syrup on the ice cream especially the matcha one it's just a personal preference.
Ce restaurent à une ambiance japonais animée,les portions de nourriture était parfaite & très bon en goût ont peut goûter chaque ingrédient & un de mes préférer takoyaki ont peut goûter le bois caramélisé, le service est plus que parfait ont est traiter avec respect, ont peut voir qu'ils sont présent & au service des client, je vous le recommande.
