Nobu Polanco

I have mixed feelings about this place. It’s my first time eating at Nobu and I had great expectations but it was just ok. Food was fresh and alright but highly expensive for the portions .
I have had better sushi .
Ambience is great.

Three stars, probably because it says Nobu on the front of the building, but not for the food or service. I won’t get into the many disappointing experiences leading up to the «chef recommend» sampling, but the service is a 2, our server was pretty much a shadester & didn’t tell the truth about anything.
Food was ok, that’s it, f’n ok! Nobu would shut this place down if was sitting at our table! The sashimi was not same day fresh & there were fingerprints on the plate. Oh before that we ordered a saki with fresh crushed fruit, promised it was fresh, and it was like canned Jumex juice. We had an artichoke salad, it was ok but had way too much lime juice in it, so I’m going to assume they were canned artichoke hearts. Following that was friend crab, who fries crab? And then the haujillo which was pretty good but very heavy, and we ordered the black cod. Oh and I asked for the most popular roll (tuna avocado), it was a joke, ate one piece as did my date. If that was their best roll, they really do need to close down and start over. Because anyone who knows good food will not dine there twice.
Don’t waste your money. There is a plethora of other amazing restaurants, for way less money in MX DF. The food was boring, & the service was annoying.
I hope a manager reads this and makes some corrections, this location is NOT a good representation of Nobu’s food. We have much better Japanese food in Los Cabos, where a much more interesting (and fresh) roll costs around 150 pesos.

Finally a good sushi place in Mexico City. While many sushi places including the infamous Tori Tori have excellent fish, their execution falls in the category of supermarket sushi in So Cal.
Nobu is awesome !!! The shed is free to do whatever he wants to show what he knows; the staff, has tried the dishes so the can guide you though their dishes.
Go for the untraditional American menu of average sushi and you will be ok. Their traditional American menu dishes are below average. Please try their creations and be ready to have a very cool experience. They are a bit on the expensive side but not more than Tori Tori and def Nobu is in another realm.

For years I have heard about Nobu and I finally got the chance to go! I knew Nobu as creative asian fusion– and also as a hot spot for celebrities in LA (definitely got my first exposure to Nobu while watching reality tv shows in the mid 2000s). So, I was really excited to check out the new Polanco location. But also nervous, because rarely do things live up to so much hype.
My husband and I went on Valentines day, but since it isn’t such a big restaurant holiday like in the states, the normal menu was all available and it wasn’t too crowded. After reviewing the menu, which has cold items, hot items, and sushi, we weren’t sure what to choose. So, the omakase was a great choice for us. For 1100 pesos, you get 7 courses. The waiter gave us a rundown of what was on the menu for omakase and it sounded like a nice variety so we went for it. Great decision! Each course was interesting and delicious. Highlights include: incredible sushi plate (three kinds of seasoned fish, scallops and anguilla), tuna tartare, miso black cod. I had heard about the miso black cod for years and it totally lived up to the hype! Miso soup was fine but kind of a boring 6^th course. Dessert was a fabulous chocolate ice cream with cookie crumbs, and an ok strawberry banana cake. I don’t understand the other reviews that say the food is overpriced and that they left hungry. I was absolutely stuffed and had to take home a doggy bag.
If you don’t want to spring for the omakase, at least order the miso black cod. Definitely a can’t miss item! I can still taste it in my mouth days later, and can’t stop thinking about it.
Overall, I found the food to be excellent. We sat out on a patio, which was fairly empty except a table of really drunk couples next to us. Atmosphere was good not great, service was fine, and the food was exceptional. A nice spot for a special dinner.

Our experience at NOBU in Polanco was very nice. We arrived around 7PM on Valentine’s Day. The restaurant was not very full, but 7 is rather early for a Saturday night in Mexico. The food was great. Everything was very tasty, and the service was surprisingly good. I noticed that a previous reviewer wrote about the dishes being too small for the price. I can’t really speak to that point, because my wife and I both ordered the Omakase menu (7 course tasting menu) to celebrate the occasion. Each dish was presented very beautifully, and while they were on the smaller side, of course we were plenty satisfied after 7 courses. Also, I have no sense as to whether these dishes were of the equivalent size as their counterparts ordered from the à la carte menu. In the end, priced at 1100 MXN, the Omakase was a great option. An equivalent meal in the states would easily cost twice as much. Lastly, I should mention that we were seated outside in the patio area, which was very pleasant. I would certainly recommend this option on any warm evening.

First two words that come to my mind: VERY EXPENSIVE.
The pieces are tiny. It would be a cool spot if the prices weren’t so high.
The décor is striking. We ate an array of dishes. The hamachi sashimi with jalapeño is a Nobu classic. The food is salty. The house in Anatole France in Polanco is stunning.
The food is good. The problem is that the prices are not realistic. Nobody in his sane judgment can return after paying that amounts of money.
The host is charming, he knows how to sell a plate, and the expensive ones. The abalone sashimi was beyond tiny. Insane expensive. Get ready to be robbed.