Musashi IFSC

One of the best sushi place in town.
Musashi Cha Han is so tasty Delicious! (Wok Fried Rice)
Delivery service :)
J’adore Musashi! (IFSC and Capel Street)

It was our first night in Dublin and we were staying across the street and needed food quick. We were recommended to come here for good food and what a treat it was. We started with the cod avocado roll and a glass of wine. It was a perfect start. We both had ramen for he main course and it was hot and delicious. While you have to ask for a fork, the service was on point. If you want authentic Japanese food this is your place. I was I was here longer so I could go back.

Amazingly good food! Highy reccomended the Mushahi Ramen.

While this isn’t the worst offender I’ve seen for overpriced sushi, it’s pretty clear that you’re paying for location and ambiance above most else. Pretty much any typical sushi item you order here will be between 3 – 5 euro more expensive than what you’d get at a different location, which becomes particularly rankling when you see that their portion sizes for sushi are extremely small.
The first time I went there, the server pushed their soft shell crab roll– one of the three specialty rolls available (which is pretty disappointing itself– your choices in the sushi department here are pretty much confined to small basic rolls and chef selection nigiri). It is topped with masago, primarily I suspect to hide the fact that the roll is 75% rice, 20% tempura, and 5% anything that might have ever been in a crab. It is a 7.50 /​14.99 plate of rice and tempura batter. Considering this is the only specialty roll they offer outside of «vegetarian» and the wonderfully vague «seafood» rolls, not to mention how much the waiter was touting this roll is pretty shameful.
The rice and fish quality is basic. Both times I’ve one here it’s been served up with a cut of white fish that had a rank aftertaste, and the second time they served a shrimp nigiri where the single piece of shrimp meat was substituted for two of the sickliest, slimiest prawns imaginable lying limply on a bed of rice. I really should have just thrown it away because it made me feel physically nauseous for the rest of the meal.
I’m really surprised that this place has gotten the reviews it has, because for what it’s charging the quality here is seriously sub-​par. While the staff is friendly and the atmosphere is nice, at the end of the day it is just a layer of masago there to keep you from realizing that there’s not much quality content inside.

This is, hands down, the nicest sushi I’ve ever had. Fresh and delicious, served by genuinely lovely staff, the food and service here never disappoint. And the prices are reasonable, too. Five stars — and I don’t allocate those lightly!

Oh my the food in here is really good and if you can get in early you can get a great bento box deal. It is really good value and this place is usually pretty quite so it is a nice place to come in and chill and have a catch up with some mates. The portions are a good size, the food nice and hot and the flavours really good. I can’t remember the name of the dish I ordered but it came with a fried egg on top and it was delicious!

Really great little Japanese restaurant. The seating is a bit tight, but the food is very good. You need to get the fresh salmon as they use very good quality fish. The curry and the yakisoba are also excellent. Good place.

We eat sushi a lot in the states. We like to think we know good sushi. This place was, hands down, the best sushi experience we’ve ever had, from staff to presentation to food. The rolls were perfect, the tofu steaks were seared perfectly in a fantastic brown sauce with vegetables, served on a sizzling platter. The tempura was crisp and perfectly cooked and the sauce was delicious.
I could go on, but I think you get the point. If you like sushi and are in Dublin, this is a must!

One of two very good Japanese restaurants in the area (other being J2) and of course, the sister branch of the ever-​popular flagship on Capel St.
A much more spacious venue with 3x more seating so definitely easier to get a seat here. Service does not suffer and waiters are attentive with your meals arriving rather quickly, even with the lunch rush hour.
Bento boxes, yakisoba and cha-​han were enjoyed with relish — quality was reliably good.
However (!!) I think J2 is edged ahead as my favourite, what with the waterside location, a more authentic feel and a more adventurous menu!
But you can’t go wrong with either =D

This place never disappointed me. Instead of cooking I like to simply order some sushi (tbh same price as you would like to cook someyourself). Go for Ebi Tempura Masago and California and you have healthy light dinner for two.

I’ve been to this place easily two dozen times and have failed to give a review. That was remiss of me.
I am not going to leave a big review for Musashi. I am just going to say that’s it’s my favorite restaurant in Dublin and if I could I’d give it more than five stars. It’s cuisine matches anything in Japan (am shortly back from two weeks over there!!) Their lunch menus are amazing value, so filling and tasty. I’ll be back many many more times too!

The restaurant has a very nice vibe to it. The people are very friendly and willing to accommodate. The service isn’t amazing as my server forgot to bring me my miso soup. However the food is not as great as other reviews claim it to be.
I ordered the tuna avocado roll and asked if it could be made spicy, the server said yes. When the sushi arrived it was accompanied by spicy mayo which wasn’t what I asked for or was informed I’ll be receiving. The roll itself wasn’t amazing or very good at all. To follow it up I ordered the noodle dish that was recommended by the server and it was extremely bland. With 5 different veggies, two different protein and the rice noodles I expected the dish to be exploding with flavored, very surprised and disappointed it wasn’t.
If you’re new to town like I am, I wouldn’t recommend this place. There are far better sushi places right around the corner or simply more flavorful options.

Friday Feast!
This is definitely the most food you can get for under € 10 that still tastes absolutely brilliant! (Around the IFSC anyway)
Vegetarian Bento Box today contains:
Yasai Tempura
Tofu katsu curry
Chef Selection Sushi 2pcs
Steamed Rice
Vegetarian Miso Soup
All for 9.95, I’m so glad I discovered that sushi isn’t all about raw fish :)

If you find yourself in the IFSC at dinner time, there are only a few options, a quick glance at Unilocal showed this to be one of the better ones, so we decided to give it a shot!
And I’m really rather glad we did, the set up reminds me of those european cities that get urban living, you know where apartments are built in clusters around a courtyard with a few low key bars and restaurants — the IFSC is probably the only place this is well done, Musashi is a comfortable space, and shortly after we arrived the lights dimmed down the few large family groups left and the restaurant took on an altogether more relaxed vibe.
On being seated we where swiftly brought a green tea from the house, and the wonderfully attentive staff took great care of us, and where on hand swiftly anytime we needed anything.
I had a vegetable cha han, and my friend had a noodle dish, but where really fresh and tasty and better than the larger chain offerings of Wagamama, if maybe a little bit below Yamoori, that said, Sushi seems to be a focus and I definitely had neighbour envy when some sushi appeared at the next table!
I’m going to make a point of returning here to try some sushi, and maybe a lunchtime bento box!

Musashi IFSC is my easily my favourite Japanese restaurant in Dublin — it boasts an elegant, spacious interior with really comfortable seating, excellent service, really friendly wait staff and serves incredibly fresh, beautifully presented food. In short, I am a fan in a major way! On any occasion when I have eaten here (and they have been numerous) I have been blown away by the food — their sushi, sashimi, noodle and rice dishes are superb and are great value in comparison to some of the other Japanese eateries in the city.
I have to give a special shout out to their gyoza though — they are earth-​shatteringly delicious and I don’t think I’ve ever been able to bypass them on the menu when eating here. The pork and prawn varieties are especially scrumptious — that such inconspicuous, delicately dainty, beige parcels are harbingers of flavour on such an epic scale, is a culinary epiphany that I can’t help repeating on a fairly regular basis (I may have a slight gyoza addiction in case you hadn’t noticed haha!) Musashi, I have so much love for you!

We had the California, Salmon Avocado and Eel Avocado sushis, some Ebi Gyoza, and Edamame beans: it was quite nice but nothing out if this world either. The beans were unsalted (why, I ask you, why?!), which I think is a major faux-​pas, but apart from that, the rest was nice. I particularly liked the eel, and I must say that everything was very fresh and well presented.
Service was a bit slow: I waited 25 minutes for my take-​away, which is too long given that the place was not busy, but I did get a cup of green tea during my wait. Oh and the brilliant free Unilocal miso soup;-) (I do not enjoy miso soups but hey, you don’t discard a nice Unilocal reward: my friend helped me with it)
Overall, if you are not too much of a Japanese food snob, this is a very decent place to go to and you’ll enjoy the food.

I came here again for their bento box lunch special. Again I was the only person here as I went between lunch and dinner time at 4pm. Subsequently I can’t review on the atmosphere!
So I’ll base my new review on the food alone. I’ve upgraded my recommendation for this place by 1 star. My food was steaming got this time and extremely tasty. I’ve included a photo of my bento box

So there are two Musashi restaurants in Dublin. The first visit was in the city center and it was a disaster. Read my review here:
It seems that Musashi has redeemed themselves here. This time Jon Jon was allowed to stay. My family came to visit me and we had a wonderful evening. Food is amazing, we had rice with Tofu and avocado sushi. Everything was really fresh and healthy. The guiozas were truly the best item on the menu. Atmosphere is relaxed and seems romantic yet also designed well for a group. Manager heard my story with first Musashi and apologized deeply.

Stuffed my face with yummy food from this nice Japanese restaurant in a great IFSC location.
Freshly made food, a friendly server and a lovely interior that goes well with the theme.
All food we tried was great. Miso soup, chicken ramen, squid tempura, vegetarian futomaki, yasai gyoza (veg gyoza) all were delicious. The yasai gyoza was so yummy that I had a second round even when I was full already. I couldn’t stop eating!
Loved it! Full marks to them! Glad I had to walk home after eating so much…

Some months ago when I found out that Musashi was opening here on Mayor Sq. I was absolutely thrilled. I waited for weeks for the opening date and now that they’re here, I couldn’t be happier.
While you look at the menu you’ll be greeted with a complimentary cup of green tea, and I’ve even saw them offer it to people waiting for their take way orders, which is a lovely gesture towards their clients.
The menu is extensive, with sushi, tempuras, gyosas, noodle and grill plates. I’m yet to try something I didn’t like. The portions are always plentiful.
Some of my favourites here are the tuna steak, the yasai tempura and the sushi selections.
For dessert there are a few ice cream scoop flavours for € 1 each and some cake slices; the banoffee pie is generally a good choice.
And as if the quality of the food wasn’t enough, it’s great value for money.
The drinks list was recently updated and now they have a lot of wines on offer, alongside some beers, juices and the inescapable sake.
The restaurant itself is still lacking something in terms of character, with its dim lights and smooth polished surfaces. But maybe it’s just a matter of time until they start adding some more decorative details, as they grow older. The background music is usually bossa nova, easy going and not too loud.
They’re certainly a welcome addition to the IFSC, especially because they stay open serving food until late — my problem with some of the businesses around the area is that they close too early or don’t even open at all during the weekend. Musashi — and to that matter also its Italian neighbour, Il Fornaio — proves that there’s people around the IFSC willing to go out in the area if only there’s something offering quality there.
Whenever I feel like being pampered with some nice food without breaking the bank or going too far from home, this Musashi is where I end up.