Sushi Circle

It is located beside the Alster so it is very suitable if you were there sight seeing and wanted to grab some quick sushi. The All-You-Can-Eat is for about 20 euros.

You just sit and keep picking up the plates that you like, which is a variety of rolls, nigiri sushi, sashimi, and even dessert sometimes. I've went 3 times, and each time some of the plates are changed with new ones, so I guess the menu changes every day, but the main plates (nigiri and rolls are always served).

You can also have a drink but can be a bit expensive, the AYCE with a small pepsi (0.33 litre) costs about 22.2 euros and with a big pepsi (0.5 litre) costs about 24.2 euros.

My only comment is that the nigiri sushi contains too much rice and thin fish slices, and the lack of fried rolls (although there are fried prawns occasionally).
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Update 1:
I went for a fourth time, and this time they had fried rolls.
The staff crew is also very friendly, and they recogized me from last time.

The sushi and other plates here aren't at all good tasting. There's a 20 euro "all you can eat" deal where you sit at a rotating table and grab dishes. It's not a waste of money (since unlimited food), but I couldn't say I thought any of the dishes had much flavor. The fish is low-quality, the rice is okay, and the presentation is kinda sloppy. There's not great sushi in Hamburg, but there's definitely way better sushi than here.

Very good value with their 'all you can eat' deal. Tasty, not the best in town but fairly good. Went there with my stepson who very kindly invited me. We had white wine which was nice. Nice place, worth it. We'll go back there.

Let's see I went there on a bank holiday for the all you can eat for 19,9Eur

I will assess the good points (+) and review the level of improvement(-) that place need

On the + side
- Price: 20euros for running sushis (all you can eat) with a miso soup/noodle soup
- Location: great around Jungfernstieg, perfect break on a shopping day or after a work out
- Atmostphere: Japanese obviously, casual, sushi bar and enjoy (not just the view) of sushi constantly running in front of you.
Many (German) tourists, who have no idea what eel or octopus are...right...anyway
-Food: Sushi, some sashimi (otherwise resquest for it), different kind of fish, algae +++ and japanese mushroom salads++. The ingredients quality is quite remarkable...at least what's available (see needs improvement part)
- Staff: all efficient mostly friendly

On the needs improvement side:
- Food:
A few items which are listed on the menu are out of order quite often (Soy beans and some fish) even on request...too bad
The ratio fish/rice for sushi is 1/9, which is ridiculous, it's like a thin slice of fish with a heafty portion of rice; of course they are just trying to fill stomachs which would work just the time for you to leave the restaurant considering the high glycemic index of white rice...

All in all a good place on the go, however without the binging all you can eat, I would go elsewhere to enjoy better sliced and better fish/rice ratio sushis...

I have never before in my life returned sushi to the chef, until my unfortunate encounter at Sushi Circle. I payed for an all-you-can-eat as a recommendation from a friend, and ended up having half a piece of nigiri, and asking for my money back. Up until this point, I must have eaten at about a hundred some-odd Sushi eateries - only a trickle served worse Sushi and provided a worse experience than at Sushi Circle.


I have not grown up in a culture which serves sushi as a cultural thing (Read: I am not Japanese) but would like to be able to say that I have had enough experience with Sushi to be able to note when it's well made, or the product of "Raw fish slackery". I fear "Sushi Circle" falls into the latter category.


To avoid rambling on in generic terms, here's what I didn't like about Sushi Circle's sushi experience:


- The Rice/Vinegar ratio.
The rice was tasteless, non-sticky, and the nigiri was falling apart.


- The fish.
With fresh fish, my teeth sink into the sushi. With this stuff, I needed to put up a fight.


- The service.
If I ask for nigiri without wassabi wedged between the rice and the fish, do I have to wait half an hour?


- The selection.
"All you can eat" rounds are not always known for their marvelous selection, but having 4 types of sushi on the conveyor belt is rather poor.


- The seating.
Sushi circle's establishment is built in such a way where you need to squirm and crawl to get out of your seat, or to allow others to pass by you.


Very disappointed and will not return under any circumstances.

Whenever i go to that place i do the smart thing
I get there before 7 pm , because somehow it gets totally packed as of 7 pm. there's always a waiting line at the door.


They have an All you can eat offer for 17EUR. You just sit on the sushi bar and have all those plates parade in front of you, they also have some sweets too (which are not that good FYI).


the sushi is of course not the best in the world, but for a 17EUR All you can eat buffet, it's very acceptable.


i have already been there a couple of times, and i most certainly will be back!

Ich habe gestern wie immer gutes Sushi bekommen, mussten auch nur kurz warten aber das ist ja kein Problem im jeden anderen Restaurant muss ich auch auf mein Essen warten. Das nebeneinander sitzen finde ich bei gewissen Nachbarn sogar ganz geil, ich meine die Leute müssen ja auch nicht ihre intimen Pärechengespräche in einem Restaurant führen. Nur 4 Sterne weil es gestern echt lange gedauert hat bis mal eine andere Sorte Sushi auf dem Band war.

OK, there is definately better sushi in this world than this place. I used to go to the Sushi Circle in Frankfurt, where there wasn't an all-you-can-eat option, and the cuts of fish were better and the selection significantly better. Very long waiting times when the all-you-can-eat special is on offer and as already written, extremely tight seating. I believe if you want to save money, the place to go, but do you really want to "save money" when eating sushi (it's RAW fish)? I rather eat "Fischstäbchen" from the microwave and save up cash for a really good sushi restaurant once in a while.

- 20EUR all you can eat (I think that is all they do really) is actually fairly priced in my opinion.
- yes agree with some of the reviews here, better sushi can be found elsewhere, however it's a 3 star for me still as the quality is good enough, and service is friendly
- yes, cosy place but always have room for baby pushchair in the corner and staff is always friendly and helpful