Tempura Matsui

Sort by

Filters

1. SH

   SyedH

   New England

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on March 8, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent. Excellent Service, Food, Ambience. The fish was exquisite, and delightful. The restaurant is a gem. Finest corner of Nippon in New York. This is the world's place for tempura.

   Report
2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on March 1, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent tempura. Similar to Ten-ichi in Tokyo.

   Report
3. UE

   UESDoc

   New York Area

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on February 24, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   An absolute gem of a place, in an unassuming spot. Blonde wood, as is de rigueur at many Japanese places, calm and meticulous presentation. Fantastic (chef’s kiss) tempura. A lovely place to which we look forward to returning.

   Report
4. J

   Jeffrey

   New York Area

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 22, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Sublime. The ultimate sensory experience. Highly recommended for an unforgettable, unique dining experience.

   Report
5. YH

   YuqiH

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 11, 2023

   overall4food5service5ambience5

   Taste and service were excellent. But with nearly 300 per person, I do expect more good ingredients than just small portions of cod, red snapper and snow crab legs.

   Report
6. E

   Ernie

   New England

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 29, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent tempura and wonderful service. A lovely meal all together

   Report
7. DL

   DLNY

   New York Area

   108 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   108 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Excellent Tempura specialty place, just like you were in Japan. In a time when visiting Japan won't happen as fast as you wish for, this is where you should come and enjoy an authentic Tempura meal. You walk in with the lovely scent burning to welcome you. Spacious seating that you are not shoulder to shoulder with each other. Innovative but authentic and most importantly delicious Tempura cooked to order. You don't know what is really Tempura until you come to this place.

   Report
8. AZ

   AndrewZ

   New York Area

   9 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on January 21, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Feel transported to Tokyo. Love the food, presentation, service and perfect atmosphere. We will repeat again and again.

   Report
9. SR

   ShinobuR

   New York Area

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 21, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Delicious food with a unique tasting experience. Well worth the visit.

   Report
10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Report
11. JP

    JanetP

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Interesting menu. Enjoyable experience. Very attentive and knowledgeable staff.

    Report
12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Un voyage au Japon le temps d’une soirée. Expérience exceptionnelle.

    Report
13. RM

    RMPJ

    Philadelphia

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on January 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Dinning at Tempura Matsui is always a pleasure ! Outstanding food (as always) and a very attentive service. Definitely one of my favorite places in New York City and the best tempura you can have outside of Japan !

    Report
14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Tempura Matsui is without a doubt one of the best Omakase experiences ever. Everything from the ambiance, to the service, to the food itself. Everything is evident of the attention to detail and care. The location is unassuming and the seating is atmospheric. Once the two main chefs get to cooking your tempura, you are hypnotized and entranced. It’s an intimate performance. Me and my girlfriend had an amazing time. Every single recipe is carefully picked and all the instructions to eat the food in certain ways was our favorite. We will definitely visit again in the future!

    Report
15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    What a special experience! The flavors, the textures, the presentation, the explanations, the cadence of this almost 15-course dinner, was second to none. Thanks to everybody at Tempura Matsui that made it possible. It was perfect. I am so glad my wife and I picked Tempura Matsui for our EOY celebration date!

    Report
16. l

    lauriej

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    What a wonderful thoughtful meal. They even noted one in our party was left handed and reset his area for him. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience

    Report
17. Q

    Quilt

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The best tempura I have ever tried. The shrimp, which taste sweet is extremely impressive.

    Report
18. S

    Stephen

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food. Chef controlled the texture of food really good - which is really hard. Every fish or veggies needs to go in with different temperatures. They use very good and fresh raw material, not too much ingredients.

    Report
19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great as usual!

    Report
20. JM

    JohnM

    Cleveland

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Food was incredible and staff extremely helpful in guiding us through the tempura selections

    Report
21. DC

    DCBC

    Pittsburgh

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of New York’s best. Incredible food with wonderful service. Each course is presented with detailed explanation and suggestion for how best to enjoy it.

    Report
22. e

    ejmalo

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of the best Japanese restaurants in town. Real Japanese tempura cooked at its perfection in a nice and quiet restaurant.

    Report
23. V

    Victoria

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    An overall excellent experience the service is friendly, efficient and done with Japanese precision and flair, there are not many seats but New York, you should experience a great dinner.

    Report
24. F

    Foodie

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Exceptional! Highly recommended! The best tempura I have eaten in NYC and the best service. They are worthy of their michelin but they deserve more!

    Report
25. g

    gregb

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    An absolute must! Best tempura in the western hemisphere!

    Report
26. AE

    AlanE

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Tempura Matsui, more like Tempura Must-Go-I. Though the lunch is way better value for your dollar, the dinner is also really good. Get the Yuzu sake. What these people will tempura is unbelievable. Service is fantastic too, dinner has a higher level of service, and each group always has one person watching over them for whatever. Anytime we took a sip of the sake, in seconds a server refilled it. Overall, great dining experience.

    Report
27. s

    srk49

    New York Area

    585 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    585 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Tempura Matsui is a special place. We’ve eaten here many times for lunch and are so happy we had the chance to have dinner. When we dined there were 8 people in the front dining room/counter space. There was also a small private dinner in the back area. We had second seating at 8:15. We might try the first seating next time if we can get a spot. I’m sure both are great, depending on if you make plans for an activity after dinner. The chefs and entire staff are so welcoming. We sat at the counter and watched the prep work and cooking. . What a perfect night. Make a reservation so you don’t miss this wonderful, memorable dining experience. Thank you for a wonderful evening

    Report
28. F

    Favneweats

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    my favorite

    Report
29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food, amazing servers, amazing chefs!! A wonderful dining experience!

    Report
30. AG

    AlbertG

    Houston

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful experience. Amazing food.

    Report
31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 1, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Excellent service and dinning environment. Food was not as good as expected. Two dishes were slightly over cooked, and the price should be between $150-$175 instead of $220 based on the ingredients. It’s crab season and I was disappointed that there were no crab dishes at all. Overall good experience.

    Report
32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Truly an exceptional experience every single time. The food and service are top notch.

    Report
33. r

    rain

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    this is my fourth time be here, the food is amazing and never disappoint me . They serve different tempura in different season and remain some significant dishes ,so you can try a lot of kind of tempura, magnificent!

    Report
34. RM

    RockMe2Nite

    New York Area

    52 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    52 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    Tempura was pretty good but disappointing overall for a Michelin star restaurant. Some of the dishes that were served during the Omakase course were too cold. Obviously some dishes, such as sashimi and salad were meant to be served maybe "chilled", but not ice cold. It was obvious that those dishes were served right out of the refrigerator instead of being left out to reach room temperature.

    Report
35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Hands down the best tempura in the US.

    Report
36. m

    marc

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 28, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    It’s a cute little restaurant like the one that I visited in Japan. Host acknowledged me with a welcoming smile and invited us to enter a bit earlier that the reservation time. It’s a Michelin starred restaurant after all. This is the kind of service you want/expected. The food is good overall. But not stunning. Quiet and cute place to have authentic Japanese tempura. I would say it is quite overpriced and no choice of what you can order (only omakase is offered). Def the best in NYC, but not anywhere else.

    Report
37. MT

    MiaT

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Outstanding.

    Report
38. CW

    CurtW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food and service. Very attentive staff. Would go again.

    Report
39. KH

    KathyH

    Toronto

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    amazing food and service!

    Report
40. ET

    EmiT

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything was excellent and perfect. I cannot wait next time.

    Report