Review Miyake - Portland

Very delicious and fresh seafood! You can't go wrong in Portland with seafood but we had some fantastic sushi and various other yummy dishes at Miyake. The 4 course Omakasa was a great way to get a variety of dishes!

What an absolute great experience this trip has been! The food was upscale, decadent, and full of mouthwatering deliciousness! The variety of the dishes were unexpected, well thought out, and exceptional. We got the chance to sit at the bar area, beside the chefs preparing the dishes. It was equivalent to dinner and a show. I feel spoiled and fear no other place can or will compare...guess I just need to go again to treat myself! Until I come back....wait for me!!

Really high quality food, small portions, and expensive. If you're prepared for that experience, then it's a great time. Watching the chefs prepare the dishes at the sushi bar was impressive! Was content splitting a 4 course meal with my girlfriend.

Miyake is a very popular and hyped Portland Japanese restaurant that is supposed to be very difficult to get in to at times. We had no problem getting a 730pm reservation for two at the sushi bar for Sunday night booked one day out. All of the hot dishes in our 4 course meal were delicious. The lobster, crab & scallop and the fried oyster & braised pork belly dishes were highlights of the night. It was fun to watch hot dishes being prepared while sitting at the bar in their combined sushi bar / open kitchen. When placing our order with the waitress we told her that we will definitely be interested in adding on some sushi after we are done with the 4 course meal. Unfortunately, we didn't realize nor were we notified that the restaurant closes at 830pm on Sundays. Initially our meal was paced as one would expect at such a restaurant, not hurried giving you enough time to enjoy your dishes while being able to talk and watch chefs work. Our last course was served right at 830pm on the dot and immediately as the plates were brought out we saw the staff begin the cleanup and breakdown of equipment. We asked one of the chefs if they were closing as we were planning to order additional items (sushi). We were told not to worry that we can still place our order. However, this is where the atmosphere quickly turned as we watched the staff rapidly clean up, some (including the head chef) changed into street clothes and headed out. We didn't feel like we were being rushed directly but indirectly it felt like we were no longer welcome. The best I can describe the feeling as if one was to walk into a fast food restaurant 5 minutes before they are set to close and place an order for something that has to be prepared using equipment and ingredients that were already put away for the night, awkward and uncomfortable. Taste wise our sushi was a big disappointment. Lobster sashimi was good, scallop and tuna nigiri were good as well. Sweet shrimp wasn't sweet. Ikura plain ole bad. They had two varieties of uni, one from Peru which was bitter. I don't understand why any restaurant would serve bitter uni as nigiri, there is no excuse and it ruined my entire meal. Hokkaido uni was much better, in that it wasn't bitter but it lacked any real flavor. It wasn't sweet nor had any ocean flavor and at best could be described as being bland. All in all before we tried the sushi even given the service experience at the end of the meal I'd come back again. However, after being served extremely underwhelming sushi I won't be back.

Everything was perfect. We had a few nigiri to start (oro tuna, uni and foie gras), then the lunch special consisting of Miso soup (or salad) and between me and my wife we ordered the crispy swordfish belly and truffled tuna tartare to start, and for entrée we both had the lobster, scallop and crab hamayaki.

Very good value from their omakase experience. My husband got the sake pairing as well which he was very pleased with. Service is attentive and the vibe is classy/cool. Make sure to reserve in advance and try to grab a seat at the bar to see the chefs in action!

I lived in NH seacoast area and often looking for great Japanese restaurant around. But sadly i haven’t found any good Japanese restaurant imo around my area, perhaps not even in Boston (ramen restaurants do not count). Then I found miyaki when randomly browsing on google map and decided to give it a try. We had an amazing experience there and really enjoyed the food. Unlike some other Japanese restaurant, the interior of miyaki is very well decorated. They use Japanese style chopstick which has very thin tips, it is designed to clip nigiri and sashimi easier. I choose 4 courses dinner and add a extra dish to it, all dishes are truly amazing. My favorite is the Tuna Three Ways, with regular tuna sashimi, minareted tuna, and tuna mixed with avocado. I also recommend the high-toro nigiri (aka fattest tuna belly) if you do like raw fish, I didn’t have a chance to try it since I was so full after finishing 5 dishes so I will definitely go back for it. It is pricey there, I spent 100 dollars including tips, but l am glad to spend money on good food. There are also cheaper choice such as dinner bento and regular 4 courses that cost you much less.

This is one of the top 5 meals I have had anywhere in the world. Sit at the sushi bar, order the Omakase, and prepare to be blown away. I wish there were more than 5 stars.