Kiyomi - Tempura Bar

Kiyomi - Tempura Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Terry

   Toronto2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Over all is excellent chef is nice to us and explain to us what's the best sauce for each dishes
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 14 February 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overpriced tempura omakase. I admire the quality as a majority of food items are shipped directly from Japan. However the tempura omakase was not worth the value at all. I would prefer going to a similarly priced sushi omakase.
   

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   MattD

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 2 September 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The restaurant is upstairs in a row home. When you first walk in, there is an small waiting area to sit with two bar sections. The bar in the front of the house is reserved for sushi omakase and the bar in the back of the house is reserved for tempura omakase. Music was composed of light jazz which allowed for silent reflection with each dish while also engaging conversation with company. All ingredients for the meal were imported from Japan. Tempura Omakase was $195 CAD and consists of a 5-pieces sashimi, 7-courses of different Japanese seafood tempura, a fruit aperitif, 4-course vegetable tempura, and a dessert. The tempura came with a choice of 4 sauces - lightly salted dried garlic, matcha salt, kombu salt, and tentsuyu (tempura sauce). The chef will recommend which sauce accompanies the current ingredient. The pairing did not disappoint. As an added bonus, the chef may throw in an extra dish that he is piloting. In my case, he threw in a stuffed shiitake mushroom that was filled with sashimi. Pro-tip: if you pay with cash, you get a 15% discount. (NOTE: Please pay the full amount so that the deserving staff could make a decent living.) Overall impression: I did not know that tempura could be so luxurious and tastes so decadent. This was the epitome of Japanese cuisine - careful thought and attention that maximizes the experience of each ingredient. This experience has changed the way I view tempura. This was aided by how funny and charismatic the chef was. 10/10 experience. I will always come back when visiting Toronto.
   

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   ClarkL

   Toronto1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 23 July 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Really fresh seafood and ingredients. Also enjoyed the interaction with the chef.
   

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   RonnyL

   Las Vegas1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 22 July 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was wonderfully done. The chef was interactive. Gave his suggestions to the meal but let you explore on your own.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 22 May 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great. Interesting. Good sake pairing too. Would go again
   

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   Reviewsbyjml

   Toronto1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 30 April 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was great and the food was very filling and delicious! I went to the tempura omakase.
   

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   marfood

   Toronto1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 8 July 2022

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Really great in all aspects except my guest and I had a stomach ache mid night/morning
   

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   IWONG VIP

   Toronto11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 26 February 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   My first time having tempura omakase, and it was absolutely amazing. Enjoyed the whole dinner.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Toronto2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 23 February 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Both my friend and me got a perfect dinner. By the way, the waiter is pretty handsome while the food made by chef is wonderful!
    

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