Hachibei Japanese Restaurant - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tastes homemade, as in mediocre. The set meals' main dish (fish) tastes the same as if I followed a generic recipe for the first time at home. Overall lacks umami and too salty. Sushi roll is average. Only takes reservations through phone.

Huge disappointment. This used to be one of my favourite Japanese restaurants but since the renovation their teishoku is now seriously downgraded. The black cod portion is now much tinier than before. And the original delightful small dishes have been all stripped out and replaced with a sad generic kale salad ... and 2 small blocks of watermelon. Read more

Ordered the black cod saikyoyaki teishoku. It was amazing! Fish is well cooked, not dry and very flavorful. Ordered salmon oshi as well. Very tasty with big cuts of salmon on top. Overall price is very affordable and offers good value. 5/5 would recommend 👍

Average taste. Looks nice but nothing you can’t make at home yourself. Nothing special but pricy. Not worth coming here out of the way. Plenty of other better choices for restaurants.

I have mixed feelings with this place. Heard great things about them (from Japanese friends + media). But my first impression was underwhelming. The day we went, their chef was working on that day or something, which restricted you from ordering sushi dishes. I ended up ordering the tofu hamburger ... and it was kinda hard and dry. My partner liked the teriyaki chicken & salmon but said it was nothing special. The salad dressing tasted very store-bought. Will be a long time before I feel like trying them again. Read more