This was the first Japanese restaurant I visited in Ottawa. When I first moved here, I asked around at work as to where the best place for sushi was and got the reply "I never go ANYWHERE but Festial Japan! It is the BEST!", so I tried it. To sum it up - meh. I just didn't get the rave reviews. It wasn't gross or anything, but I found nothing to set it apart from other places: Average japanese style decor- not very modern yet not cozy and quaint either, uncomfortable chairs, so-so basic sushi- nothing very creative or astounding or fantastic tasting, boring iceburg lettuce salads were included in platters - certainly not the best place in Ottawa. I went back a couple of times with friends and found it just as meh the second and third time.
I would personally pass on this one and keep looking for "the best".
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I would personally pass on this one and keep looking for "the best".