Yoshi's Oakland

Service was fast and friendly, we enjoyed the meal.
Restroom a bit worn out
Food seamed to be fresh, however
my husband suffered severe indigestion, he had the tempura Oysters & the Tempura Shrimp & Scallop dish.

Been a fan since it opened in the Jack London Square area and last night the food and jazz afterward are, as always, incomparable.

Great food, service, and music! Drinks were perfectly made!

We basically love Yoshi's because of the music as well as the food. However, our service was terrible -- I had to ask several times to get the right order. (After a LONG wait, they had brought the wrong entree.) Also, the entree I ordered was disappointing and soggy.

We tried to order creme brulee for dessert, but they told us the restaurant was completely out of the ingredients and so it wasn't on the menu for tonight. That left us time to kill before the performance. Interestingly, during the performance, we were able to order creme brulee, even though we know it all comes from the same kitchen! And, after all that, it was not the best creme brulee we have ever eaten; it was OK.

The music itself was wonderful. We also appreciated that the band gave some youngsters the opportunity to gain some live performance experience while people were shuffling in.

We will go back, but we might consider getting our Sushi somewhere else nearby. The restaurant is also incredibly noisy, so it was impossible to carry on a conversation.

Sushi was sooo so. My fiancé salmon roll had fish bones in it not one but TWO. And as we all know sushi rolls should NEVER have Fish bones in it. That’s a dangerous scenario. All in all i can’t give more then 3 stars for this experience.

Came for a late birthday dinner and had a blast! Wonderful ambiance and the food was so delicious! I definitely recommend the oysters they were amazing. Thanks for a fabulous time!

Valentine’s Day

It was more crowded than usual but we don’t usually go on a Saturday night. Larger crowd = more noise
Food at the sushi bar was delicious.
Service was very good.

I been to Yoshi's on a regular day , that's why I wanted to try on valentine's day but it wasn't really satisfying. Food was okay but the service not really. We waited really long time for ordering and also to get our wine. They brought the main courses while we still had the appetizer plates. Service needs to be better if you are serving set menu and 20% service charge already included.

Food is very good, customer service is always the best when we go, prices are not that bad. I do gotta say that their chairs are wack, not comfortable at all!!

The restaurant was nice the Decour was nice. The food was really good however the night we went with the Valentine’s Day so they had a special prefix menu in the main seating area. I am not sure if that’s what made the service a little slow but other than that everything was great. I will try again another time without a prefix menu.

it was valentine's day dinner -a four course meal. the price was reasonable for the event. The portions were plentful and tasty. The best part was that we got great seating for the show that night!

Extremely disappointed in Yoshi's. This place had special meaning for us which is why I reserved it for Valentine's day. The food is really good so I'll give them that. I made this reservation four days in advance. There was a request for a confirmation of the reservation the day before which I promptly did. No mention of what was to come with either of those.

Then the "scam" came. Three hours before the reservation (on the day of the reservation) I got a voice mail indicating it was to be a pre-fix meal at a high price and could I call if I still want my reservation and leave a credit card number. I called them back. I got some guy who, when I asked what was on the prefix menu he couldn't even pronounce "Hors d'oeuvre" (or even knew what it was). I was reluctant to give him my CC number but did after he said I *had to* to keep the reservation. I felt "trapped" by this as it is now afternoon/evening, nothing I could cook and no other restaurant on Valentine's day would have space.

We arrived, they checked us in and asked if we were going to the show. No. Got to the table, the waitress again asks if we are going to the show because it showed up on her electronic gadget. Hmmm...again no. Is anyone a vegetarian? Not exactly but is the Hors d'oeuvre vegetarian? Yes was the answer. Well, no out came beef. They replaced it with vegetarian option quickly after we mentioned it.

The rest of the menu was mostly fine, but what we really wanted was the array of sushi we usually order which was not available. Too much food later the bill comes. They had added 20% gratuity to it already. Really? What if service wasn't fine with us? I will say that the service was good, the waitress was excellent, but that's not the point.

So a huge bill later I was feeling like I was taken and that they didn't care because for them it was about securing the high amount of money they wanted to charge for the night and was very disorganized.

Overall, Yoshi's continues to provide excellent service with quality staff!

Excellent food, really fresh sushi. Great service. A bit pricy

It was noisy, lots of announcement for concert. $95 per person Valentines day fixed menu plus drinks for non impressive food was very high. Do not recommend for Valentines dinner. Following concert was good.

Enjoy my prix fixe Valentine’s Day dinner but expected more with the special day higher prices. The entrees were tasty and happy the selections were new and innovative. I would return again!

Loved how both the hostess and our server made sure to congratulate my fiancée and I for our anniversary. Amazing and thoughtful touch that the staff takes the time to read the additional notes when making reservations.

Always a good dining experience, and perfect for a pre-show meal.

Excellent dinner followed by MaIng concert!

The food was very good. We started with the Kobe Beef Skewers and the Duck Confit Rolls. I had the Spinach Salad before the main course. For the main course we had the Pork Chop and the Scallop/Shrimp Fritter. The food was fresh--the sauces were excellent. For desert we split the brownie with gelato. The service on the other hand was poor. We received our food before our drinks. He forgot the Kobe Skewer. The salad came out before the appetizers. The Pork Chop came out 10 minutes before the Fritter and we had to wait 15 minutes for the Brownie. He never came back to check on our meal. All and all the service did not match the food and was not what you would expect for a $200 dinner for two.

Wonderful experience at Yoshis for Preshow meal. Staff accommodated a late add on entree and still got us in our seats on time. Great service and fantastic sushi and entrees of Halibut and Porkchops! Always good.

This was our first visit, as we were attending a show at the club, so we decided to have dinner. The great thing is that the staff will get your show in the club for you while you are eating, which is a huge plus. The food was all quite good and the quantities were of a reasonable size. It was a bit noisy due to the pre-show crowd, but they had our reservation right on time. The only minor issue we had is the food came out pretty quick....no time to finish one course before the next one appeared. Other than that, this is a good place to have a drink or dinner near Jack London Square.

Dinner date with husband and Eric Benet concert

This was my first time at Yoshi's and the restaurant and venue itself was fantastic! I totally enjoyed it!

It was WONDERFUL!! They gave me EXCELLENT seats for the Eric Benét concert!! Thank you!!

Great services and food

Best food and service !!

We thoroughly enjoyed our "girls' night out" pre-show dinner at Yoshi's. We were a large party of 9 and the service was impeccable. (I believe our waiter's name was Khalil). All orders arrived promptly and our waiter was very attentive to everyone's requests. Everyone enjoyed their meal without complaint. I especially enjoyed the spinach salad and others raved about the shrimp and scallop fritter. All sushi rolls were delicious.

I absolutely love the intimacy of Yoshi's, however the seating is rough because it is soooo tight. The benefit of eating in the restaurant means they will reserve your seats...that is good, but the food to me is now just ok. I have had much better...halibut was overcooked dried out, returned the creme brûlée dessert...

LOVED the artist (Eric Benet)

Fantastic evening!!! Great food and attentive server Khaled!!

Great as always!!! Had dinner and enjoyed a concert !

Outstanding as always

The service was great, the menu is overpriced , the food was good but not great. The drinks were weak too much ice, and they sat around before they were delivered you could see water and tasted like a watered down drink. The tempura was greasy but tasty. Its a nice place but too much $$

A frequent visitor to Yoshi's for the live entertainment, friends and I often eat there before a show. The food is so so but this particular time we picked several items from the appetize portion of the menu. The waitress mentioned no less, I mean no less than 5 times that we need to purchase a certain amount per person to receive reserved seating. She didn't count drinks purchased separately from the bar. RUDE.

Waitress insulted my date, the menu selection was limited, pricey and food quality did not match the price

Very good food and excellent service. It is on the expensive side but worth it for a night out for a special occasion. When you are going to a show, they reserve you seats so there's no rush to get in a line.

Our seats could have been closer, that's why we had dinner. The waiter was very good. The brown rice was a little hard. The rest of the dinner was good. I enjoyed the concert tremendously. I will definitely visit in the future.

I enjoyed an evening of delicious Japanese fusion food, outstanding service and always a cheerful and great entertaining destination!

Tasty, unique seafood. Great scallops! Yummy desserts including banana dessert and brownie with gelato and caramel sauce. Lovely quiet atmosphere though many guests were there. Attentive service!