Lighthouse Japanese Restaurant

I have been a regular customer at Lighthouse for the last 3-4 years or so. I always choose Lighthouse over the other sushi places in the city because of its more authentic and higher quality sushi. The sushi has always been consistent quality, flavour, and texture- the best in the city. Over the last few years there have been several price hikes that raised the cost of the entire menu and I still continued to support Lighthouse because their sushi quality and authenticity cannot be matched. However, I have started to notice in the last few months that the quality has started to go down... and I mean waaaaayy down. It is fine to ask a premium price for a premium product, but when the product is the same as the all-you-can-eat sushi places – why would I pay more for the same thing? Specifically, the rice hasn't been properly crafted for sushi (wet, slippery, no adhesion) and a lot of the rolls seem like they are just pressed together out of desperation rather than carefully and skillfully crafted. The rolls may look okay when they are sitting on a plate, but once you go to eat them they just fall apart. I am always sure to test out my theories prior to posting a review – I know the best chefs can have a bad day and produce an irregular product. However, I have visited Lighthouse numerous times in the last 4 months or so and each and every time the quality has been very disappointing.. considering what used to come out of the Lighthouse kitchen. I am not sure if there was a change in staff or ingredients, but something has noticeably changed in the kitchen and it reflects directly in the quality of the food. Lighthouse – please reduce your prices to reflect your product, or up your product quality to reflect your asking price. Until I can confirm that the price has come down or the quality has gone back up, I will source my sushi elsewhere. Preferably, the quality gets restored to its original standard.... as it was by FAR the best sushi in the city... and I miss my quality sushi.

味道好，難得的日式餐廳。 卷物呢.......可以卷實多點。

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