Matsuki-Ushi

Amazing sushi and wagyu beef, really. Extremely easy for foreigners with English menu and Sushi Chef is so friendly too! He explains each sushi, takes time to welcome everyone. I highly recommend a set to sample both their steak and sushi. This is likely one of my best experience so far in Japan and I've been many times to many cities! We were offered uni and beef nigiri and a homemade pudding which were all as amazing as everything we ate tonight!! Note: Matsuki-Ushi is the sister restaurant of Matsuki Sushi. We went to the latter one first but it was full, then the staff was very helpful and suggested us to go to this location. They even call ahead to book for us by the time we walked there (5 min). Thank you to all the staff for this wonderful experience!

Was lucky enough to get a seat without reservation the first time at around 5pm. But the restaurant was fully reserved and we were only able to sit for an hour before the next reservation. Recommended to make reservation. Hida beef was melt in the mouth delicious and the sushi was not bad - especially the chutoro and otoro. We made a reservation for the next day because the food was good. Chef was very friendly and gave us complimentary milk pudding when he heard that we came down again for the second time. 🤭 Would recommend this place to try hida beef as it is tourist friendly with English menu too!

A little gem in the city. The restaurant is quite discreet, especially at this moment as there are works on the building above and scaffoldings all around. But going there was one of our best idea since we started our trip in Japan ! We got lucky with a table without reservation and were greeted with much warmth. The food was incredible, we tried the hida beef and my daughters had a mix of sushi and beef. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent ! We really considered eating there again but our stay in Takayama was too short here not to try another restaurant. Highly recommended !

This restaurant serves an assortment of beef, sushi and tempura - the most popular being the Hida beef. Prices for the food were very steep for what was on offer. The quality was not on par for what was charged. We have doubts that the beef is A5 as advertised in the menu. As it is opposite the main bus terminal, we suspected that this restaurant may be targeting tourists. The waitresses and the chef could converse in English and were very friendly. There is also an English menu available.

The best sushi from the best chef in Takayama! If you're passing through, you can't miss it! Excellent service and delicious food, from start to finish 😍

This was our “treat” night of our Japan trip and it proved to be just that! The hida beef was incredible, including the hida beef nigiri (highly recommend), the sushi was fantastic/reasonably priced, and other menu items were high quality as well. Will definitely return next time. Oishii!!

The A5 hida beef cuts are very tender, juicy, and melt in the mouth! Fatty and medium tuna sushi are similarly delicious. Best of all was Chef Kiyotaka who was such a warm, friendly, and entertaining character! He engages us even with our limited Japanese language. We came back for a second time because the food and service were so good!

Meat was great but the way of chef cooked was careless and over cooked on the great quality as Hida beef. It was over cooked on the steak and medium well. Not sort of impressed with the way they prepared and felt like it was a quick restaurant as fast food. 🐂🇯🇵👎