Drunken Fish - Power & Light District

Nice atmosphere and food quality was good. Service was prompt and courteous.

Went for the NYE special. I was really excited to get their special NYE deal that included appetizer, salad, entree and dessert. I never got my appetizer or salad, so when he brought my entree I decided to just not get the entire special. I was bummed because I was looking forward to the whole package.

Also my entree was chicken teriyaki and it wasn’t any good. Everyone else’s rolls looked really good but I would pass on the chicken teriyaki next time.

Great waitress and excellent sushi. We’ll be back.

Slow service. Asked to be moved to darker spot and they told us no. Ordered drinks and bar tender was taking shots at bar but didn’t serve us ever. Talked to manager. Got 50% off but overall not a good experience at all. For sure going to NARA next time.

The service and food were excellent ! Biggest problem I have is with the restaurant's name, not a pleasant name to want to visit

Nice place, great service, calamari salad excellent

Decor and ambience not at all what I expected for a downtown KC restaurant. I could see a Pepsi machine from my seat through large glass window?? Menus were filthy. Was a quiet night and felt like I was eating dinner with wait staff who were just sitting at the bar. Waiter was great and food was great. Overall, I won’t travel down there for ambiance and will stick with local sushi.

We were seated upstairs, much quieter. Spent 2.5 hours on a leisurely dinner for my wife's birthday. Server was attentive but not overbearing. We enjoyed their Mojito's. Had apps, and dinner, and a free birthday dessert. All very enjoyable.

Ambiance was very good, we sat upstairs and it was very quiet and intimate. The food was fantastic! Get the lobster roll and eat the sauce that comes with it, it was AMAZING! We also had the potstickers, miso soup and three rolls. All equally delicious but the lobster rolls stole the show.
Definitely our go to sushi place when at the P&L.

The roll was excellent. My husband loved his roll and ended up finishing my udon noodles. The only other Drunken Fish we've been to was in STL. I liked the udon stirfry there better. The vegetables here weren't cooked well and the noodles didn't have a stir fried texture, there was so much sauce it almost seemed like soup. We also felt very rushed to leave and we were one of two tables in there. Everyone was polite but I don't think we will return to this location.

We loved this place! They took great care of us and the food was super! Great looking place, too--kind of a hip, urban vibe. We'll definitely be back.

Having never eaten at Drunken Fish, I was unaware of the noise level in the restaurant. I made the reservation for our party of 5, for a special Birthday, online. I requested a special table but read that you got whatever table was open and they didn't reserve specific tables. When we arrived, we were met, sort of, by two women who were obviously not thrilled by their jobs. They were unfriendly, dismissive, and agitated. We were seated upstairs (I believe because of our number) right outside the area where the waiters fix drinks, prepare bills, and have really bright lights on...the ambiance was really awful. We could not hear each other talk at all. She shouted to be heard. The sushi was fine. The tempura was absolutely tasteless and when I asked what the two sauces were that you could choose to dip the tempura in, I was told for an extra cxharge I could have them both. What I got was a tiny little dish that almost all of the sauce had spilled out by the time it got to my table. The waiter was rushed...we waited 10 minutes for our drinks. The food was literally dumped in front of us and no one ever came back to ask how it was or if we needed anything else and for all of this awesome service and food we got a whopping $170 bill. So, no, I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

My only complaint would be the size of the tables. I felt we were squished in there.

Great atmosphere.

Always amazing every visit. My food came out incorrect and they fixed it promptly.

Celine Dion concert. Sat us right by the front door when it was freezing rain outside and their restaurant was empty. We asked to move which was an inconvenience to them. Service was poor.

The food was just okay and extremely overpriced. I would never eat here again. We have a place near home that is 10 times better tasting and three times cheaper. Don't waste your money at this place.

Jerome

Made reservation for 6. Tried to seat us at a table in the corner by the kitchen. We requested a different table and we told okay but had to be done by 7 since it was reserved at that time. No problem since were going to a show. The waiter came with water but we were not ready to order yet so he said he would come back. 20 minutes later, he did and we placed our order. The waiter disappeared again until our food came out after 25 minutes without the salad I had requested. Food was good but we were starving by then. We asked for the check and it sat there with the credit card so long that we finally were pulling out cash when the waiter finally came by. Lousy service!

Every time we make it to the Power & Light District in KC we make sure to dine at The Drunken Fish. Great food offered at a fair price in comfortable surroundings is always nice but the wait staff takes the cake. We have never had bad service and are usually overwhelmed by the courtesy, politeness & service rendered. This trip was no exception. Thank you Marcus for helping to make out evening special. I recommend Drunken Fish to all who are visiting the area.

The sushi was ok, but I’ve had much better at less expensive places. The calamari appetizer was excellent, very tender. The building was nice, good atmosphere overall, but we happened to be seated right next to the cashier station, which was distracting, and my seat had a rather unpleasant smell. Luck of the draw I suppose, I’m guessing most of the tables would have been more pleasant. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive.

We have been here many many times with no issues at all. This time, our waiter was horrible! He forgot to bring out my soup and salad, he forgot to bring my second drink, instead of checking on us he was just no where to be seen. It wasnt just us, he also neglected the other tables in our area he was supposed to be taking care of.

We were about 8 minutes later from our reservation time because of being caught in traffic because of an accident. We didn't have the ability to call to the restaurant because of the traffic situation. The hostess was completely unaccommodating and without even asking any qualifying reasoning - just said it'd be another 20-30 minutes for a table. We had a prior service issue a couple years back, but thought we'd give this restaurant another try -- big mistake.

Food and set service were great!!

Hey look, I get that it's KC. It's not NY or Chicago, or SF. It's KC (a veritable culinary and cultural wasteland, perhaps the worst food city in America) so when we come here, we genuinely adjust our expectations accordingly. We ate at Drunken Fish a couple years ago and it actually wasn't "half bad", and we like the store in STL, so we said "what the hell, let's give it a go". I really have to stop having that thought process (and I really have to stop coming to KC and expecting there to be decent dining experiences).

This week's experience was definitely full-bad. The food was passable at best. Yes, I know I ordered sushi in Missouri - I get it, but the food at the Drunken Fish in STL is SO MUCH better, and that's Missouri too.

The restaurant was only at 30-40% occupancy, so there was no excuse for service to be as bad as it was. Also, it's 2019 (with all restaurants now using modern order entry and expediting systems to manage orders), so there is zero excuse for food to arrive at the table and be auctioned off. I could sort of understand it if a food runner or a server from a different section has to auction off the dishes, but the waiter who actually took our order is standing there asking "who had the Spider Roll?", "who has the Dragon Roll", "who had the whatever roll?". There's just no excuse for restaurants to be this poorly managed and supervised. Training appears to be non-existent. Poor showing guys.

This place was really nice. They asked if we wanted to go upstairs or not and we said we wanted a more intimate table. Upstairs isnt as crowded and noisy so that was great. Now when it comes to the food, I'm a huge sushi snob and this sushi the most expensive I've had and it wasnt bad but not the best. There wasnt as much flavor as I was hoping. It was more smooth and mild then pops of flavor. The stir fry noodles were flavorless too. The mr. Miyagi cocktail was wonderful tho. Overall, probably wont go back just because we spent $95 and the sushi just wasnt worth it.

They have a really good lunch special! And happy hour, but we went before a concert for the happy hour and they told us they don't do happy hour on event nights.

Great food and good service. Will definitely visit again

Dined at Drunken Fish before the Jonas Brothers concert. Great pre-concert venue, but be sure and have reservations! Close to Sprint Center and on the Streetcar Line. Tried the Mr. Miyagi drink...perfect for two! The sushi rolls were wonderful and I highly recommend the Caterpillar Roll. Will definitely come back.

The food was perfect, the flavors were on point, the freshness was notable. Overall delicious!

Visiting for the KC Chiefs game and this was the best sushi ever.

Food was way too fried and way too sugary.

One of my favorite places for sushi in KCMO.

Location and food were great. We had a reservation and got seated promptly. It was advertised online as happy hour when we made the reservations, which was part of the reason we picked the restaurant as I had never been before. Then when we got there and got seated we were informed they don’t have HH on nights where the Sprint Center has an event. Sprint Center always has events so my thoughts are that if you go.. you’ll have to call ahead if you want HH to see if they are having it which is a bit of a pain. Otherwise, if you don’t care about that.. food and service was good!

The food is always great everytime I go! We had terrible service, though. She was a very sweet girl but SUPER inattentive.

Just not as good as it once was, very dirty and sticky floors, sticky table tops, noisy - made reservations but still got lousy seating, waitress was very busy - sweet and nice - and we still tipped over 20%, but ultimately not as happy as we’ve been before... I expect delays and mistakes sometimes when it’s busy, but Drunken Fish was not as busy as I’ve seen it, but wait staff seemed overwhelmed. The food was ok - not given the prices. There are much better sushi places in KC - probably won’t be back anytime soon.

Nice meal after the Irish Fest. Outside seating great evening to be out.

We went for happy hour. Important to note that happy hour is only available at the bar/patio and not when there is a concert (found that out the hard way!). Service was fast. Patio view was nice. Good portion of food.

Food was awesome. calamari appetizer was spot on. Green tea drink was average. Whiskey sour was very good. House salad was good. Greens in the lettuce could have been made smaller, more chopstick friendly. Sushi was good. Would eat here again.

We had a very good night out at Drunken Fish. The service was good, the sushi was delicious. The cocktail (raspberry lemonade) was just okay. The acoustics make it very loud inside the restaurant, and it was also a busy Saturday night, so it made conversation a challenge. Overall it was pretty decent experience.

Was not good for what it cost. The sushi was really plain. Service was good. Cool location. The food was bunk .