Review by Tuan
2 comments

Bar Zushi

After the review of Go Sushi Train in Darwin City, it is only appropriate that Bar Zushi in Casuarina gets the same treatment. One of the most popular eats in Casuarina, I often find myself grabbing a seat here at some stage during a shopping trip. Not really because I love the food, but more that it’s a healthier option than most of the stuff down stairs in the eatery.

The sushi here is decent. Not amazing, but enough fill the tank and keep you going. I find the rice to be too dry sometimes and the sushi sometimes gets pulled out of the fridge and served cold. Presentation and quality seems to take a back seat to mass production for the hungry shoppers that dine in or take away. Good sushi needs love. Heck, all good food needs some lovin’, but I think it’s a missing a bit of that here.

If sushi isn’t your thing you can try one of the udon noodle soups or bento sets. The soups are nice and will fill you up. The bento’s are cute, but I wouldn’t recommend the chicken teriyaki unless your nutritionist requires you to eat enormous amounts of salt. I’ve had it numerous times since they opened years ago hoping that they would one day get it right, but sadly it remains salty and terrible. (Hint: Try the chicken teriyaki at Rapid Café)

Service is generally quite poor. Most of the staff seem to have trouble multi tasking and by the end of their shift it’s quite apparent they’d rather be else where. Good thing they have self serve water or else you’d be waiting a while.

There is also a second sister location located near The Coffee Club. I’ve only been there once long ago the sushi was served from the fridge cold (really cold!). Yuck. Not sure if that has changed or not.

A group of passing by lions blessing the sushi for 2012.

But as negative as my review sounds, I still frequent Bar Zushi often to watch the train roll by and admire they sexy decor. And it sure beats the greasy stuff down stairs.

Contact details

Location: Casuarina Shopping Square, next to Big W. Smaller kiosk store next to The Coffee Club.
Open: 7 days a week, Sundays all dishes $4.

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  • WestcoastPete

    Agree. But I’ve given up trying there and will succumb to the greasiness downstairs, or head to the Rapid Cafe!

  • RG

    It’s really bad and I don’t eat there – I eat the sandwich place in the eatery if I have to at Cas. The sushi is terrible – japanese cuisine is based on the freshness and the seasonality of the ingredients. They also don’t seem to care about making anything that resembles authentic sushi dishes.

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