WA SUSHI (WA CAFE) わ鮨

Just the best Japanese restaurant in Galway. Food is simply incredible, the quality of the fish is just remarkable, and melts in you mouth (as well as being locally sourced and traditionally prepared) The management were so good to me in organizing a table for my birthday and the service was beyond expectations. I come here every year for my birthday and I am always blown away. Thank you so much! Beth

Patty was the most incredible sushi chef that I have ever seen! I eat a lot of sushi. OMG ordinarily I do not do dessert but his Sake infused, deconstructed cheese cake was delicious AND beautiful. I wish that he had a transporter so I could just pop in whenever I wanted.

We had dinner on the 20th of june at this wonderful restaurant. First of all, the chef took us in even if he was about to close (still sorry for that). We had the small sushi plater to share and oysters as an extra, which were perfectly balanced between acidity, freshness and spicyness. During the whole dinner, we had wonderful conversations with the chef, which really showed us his commitment to Japanese traditions. The nigiri were out of this world (especially the torched salmon belly). His technique was on point and the fact it is a sushi bar really showed us the skills of his sleight of hand. Our only regret was that we were only in Galway as tourist and won’t be able to come back until a long time!!!!

This was easily the best sushi I have had, in Ireland or anywhere else. Cozy atmosphere (9 tables plus room for about 8 at the sushi bar), and your meal is made right in front of you by Paddy. And if you happen to be French and are struggling with the menu, Paddy can speak to you in your native language and make you feel right at home, as he did with the couple sitting next to us! The menu is as cozy as the seating and I highly recommend the chef’s choice. You won’t be disappointed. This was a culinary highlight of our trip.

Absolutely delicious food and wonderful staff 😊 so friendly and informative 😀 The food is a bit expensive but totally worth it. Just do yourself a favour and book in advance but they also deliver 😀

So glad we were lucky to get a space walking in because the experience was amazing. The host gave excellent advice on a sake choice. The food was excellent, and very good value. The service was above and beyond as we got some great pub recommendations. A five star experience!

Best veg sushi I’ve ever had in Ireland. The miso caramel ice cream is to die for.

Absolute gem. Hand made sushi right in front of you. Excellent quality. Get the fried vegetables for appetizer. Had the salmon sushi combo, excellent. Miso ice cream and caramel dessert. 💀 Small intimate place, seats three small tables and seven at the bar. We had a party of five so we made a same day reservation without a problem, on a Monday, sat at the bar. Great meal.

Really wanted to like the food..... They were super nice. Small space with only a few tables. The agedashi tofu had lots of small cubes of tofu. The broth was good but the tofu was very firm. I prefer softer tofu for agedashi tofu. The salmon katsu was pretty good but had a very large ratio of rice to the other ingredients. The miso soup wasn't bad but tasted more like seaweed soup rather than miso soup. The sushi platter was a lot of sushi. Came out with salmon, tuna, mackerel, and shrimp ngiri, sushi maki, and veggie maki. The sushi was pretty average.

Craving sushi and spotting this restaurant after a few times walking by, I eventually stopped in. It's a small restaurant with a few tables and a sushi bar top. I sat at the bar and was given a menu. Trying to not overdue it after a couple weeks of traveling, I ordered a salmon roll and tuna roll, both for 11.80 euros. Pretty cheap for this San Francisco Bay Area native. It arrived on a beautiful plate and the sushi was simple and fresh. I enjoyed my experience and the staff was sweet and friendly. I would go back, especially at these prices! Review #67 of 100 in 2023.

Not great for sushi. Did not taste particularly fresh. However the tempura was amazing. Really tasty kara age chicken too. To be fair, it's very cheap and cheerful with 5 pieces of sushi costing less than €4. Staff are welcoming and attentive. Grand if you want to quell a craving. Will still leave you wanting the real sushi deal though...

Very nice Japanese food and drink. Some nice selection of Japenese teas and bento sets as well. A nice little Japanese cafe this down near the docks area of Galway city to chill out in any time of year when you are in that area.

Purchased a €30 platter for 2 people earlier. To be honest, we dumped 80% of it and ordered a pizza afterwards. The staff were not helpful or informative at all and the sushi did not seem fresh in both taste and looks. The sushi boxes you can buy in Tesco actually tasted better.

Really friendly and efficient staff. My sushi craving was definitely satisfied after enjoying the calamari maki and also organic Salmon maki. Sushi ginger isn't great though.