Wasabi by Morimoto - Mumbai
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based on 8 reviews
Contact Wasabi by Morimoto
| Address : | The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India |
| Phone : | 📞 +9 |
| Postal code : | 400001 |
| Website : | https://www.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj/taj-mahal-tower-mumbai/restaurants/wasabi-by-morimoto-restaurant/ |
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| Description : | This upscale contemporary Japanese dining room in a hotel serves classics, sushi and rare sakes. |
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Hemant Gaule on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ While staying at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel we wanted to check out as many restaurants within it as possible. This was our first stop and we never left this place.
We couldn't get a table immediately but were seated at the sushi counter in the meantime which was even perfect. It's one thing to eat one of the best Sushis you will taste in Mumbai and it's another to have it made right in front of you.
Betsides the craftsmanship and creativity of the cuisine, the best part of the restaurant is the produce and ingredients that are used. Several are flown especially from Japan for this. Extremely fresh and flavourful.
I would highly recommend going for as many sushi options as possible. Ask the chef or maître d for specials on ?
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Khurshed Batliwala on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My first real introduction to Japanese food. I am so glad we came here instead of going to my favourite Italian restaurant...
We had sushi and a sort of white asparagus (you can tell I am a total newbie) with a really delicious gravy.
A salad that the chef had made for the president of the US (I added mushrooms and it tasted Divine)... Am sure the president didn't get mushrooms with his salad.
They surprised us with a totally decadent rich dark chocolate cake with hints of raspberry in it. It was my birthday and this was a brilliant lunch.
We sat by the window and we should have had a view of the sea... But the building was undergoing construction so that was obscured.
The music was horrible and they did shut it off for a few minutes when we requested... But put it back on...
That was the only thing that spoilt a lovely afternoon out... But the food was so good, I couldn't give them a 4 star rating. It has to be a full 5!
Am I coming back here? Yes. Most definitely!
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Roshan Chainani on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was extremely sceptical when this restaurant was recommended as on par or better than other Japanese restaurants around the world like Zuma or Nobu.
When you arrive at the Taj Hotel and finally clear security, you have the feeling you have entered a royal palace. Note the M F Hussein triptic painting hanging behind reception (a masterpiece).
As you make your way to Wasabi, you can induldge in the Royal atmosphere of the hotel. Before you get to the restaurant, you cross the Taj Hotel Bar, a quaint yet buzzing room with individuals from all around the world. As you cross the bar, there is a spiral staircase with a glass lift that takes you to the Wasabi dining area.
At first impression, there is a sushi bar, a teppanyaki post and a few tables dotted around. Nothing spectacular. Once you are greeted and shown to your table the experience begins. The waiters are extremely pleasant and polite and are fully attentive.
The food is fresh and exquisite. Every bite is full of flavour and to my surprise was just as good if not better as the aforementioned restaurants.
Presentation is on point for every dish and they create new Japanese inspired dishes. We had the change to try. A pork belly dish which is pictured. The meat melted in our mouths, spectacular. Interestingly, they serve a BBQ tuna, which you cook at the table on a black stone, also pictured.
All dishes available were to the same standard as would be expected of Zuma or Nobu.
The real trila came with the mains. The Black Miso Cod. Although full of flavour this was slightly overcooked leaving a burnt layer around the cod. It was extremely tasty and would have been just as good as any other five star dining restaurant around the world had it not been over cooked.
The dessert selection is limited, but what's on offer is scrumptious.
Would definitely recommend this restaurant.
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Saurabh Lal on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First, yes it is expensive. Second, service is very good, attentive and knowledgeable. We liked most of the dishes except the salmon sushi which was just ok. The Yurine mousse was divine. A great experience.
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varun garg on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The food was amazing. We went Japan 2 years ago and Wasabi reminded us of our time there. Authentic tastes and presentation. We had the tasting menus, vege and non-veg, we throughly enjoy all of our dishes. Ronald our waiter was excellent. The desserts were to die for.
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Pranil Parate on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Iron Chef and Nobu star Masaharu Morimoto announced he was opening a restaurant at the grand Taj Mahal Palace hotel in 2004, it was seen as a high-stakes gamble. The restaurant is minimally but expensively decorated, and no one was sure whether locals cared enough for Japanese food to justify the sky-high bills. Yet Morimoto's deft hand and exquisite ingredients turned skeptics into fans, and Wasabi became a see-and-be-seen place to eat. Some of the dishes have subtle American influences, but it's mostly traditional Japanese fare; standouts include dishes like the flounder carpaccio, lightly dressed with sesame and lemon, and the marbled strips of seared teriyaki Kobe steak. The latter, we're told, is most popular with visiting Indian businessmen who are militant vegetarians at home.
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Kiran “Kiran” Muthappa on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We enjoyed the downstairs bar unaware of the amazing sushi upstairs, I requested a few peanuts or a snack to go with our drinks and the bartender suggested we try the sushi. We did and my friend and I were thoroughly impressed that we book a reservation the same day for a large group of friends. Fantastic sushi and extremely fresh fish, cannot recommend enough.
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Ya Chieh Chuang on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After reading many good reviews and recommendations, we came to Wasabi with very high expectations, but the whole dinning experience was very disappointing, I suggest if you are Asian or foodie who has been to other countries and tried Japanese food, don't waste your money here.
We ordered 2 non-veg omasake, 2 soft beverages, 1 appetizer and 1 sushi, combination of omasake was a tragedy— heavy appetizers, everything was dipped in strong sauce, mayonnaise and Jalapeños on top, after thick starters they served light flavor nigiri sushi— your palate are already tired at this time, the mushroom rice and dessert are ok, but can't smooth our bad feeling, it’s the fusion Japanese cuisine that caters to foreigner taste, the whole dinner cost around INR 25,000, you will definitely have better options in Mumbai, especially Mumbai has bunch of fresh seafood can choose. Maybe because Wasabi is located in Taj Palace thus it’s so overpriced, but even more disappointed to have food of this quality under this shiny brand. And one more thing to note, you can’t even see gate way of India in the night, there’s only dark outside, they don't maintain the sights like others around the world.
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