I love Etsu! I go there frequently with my boyfriend who adores the katsu curry. I always pig out on veggie sushi when we go there. We went tonight and I can still taste the sushi. Everytime I go there because of the food, the ambience and the friendly atmosphere, I am contented and in heaven. Today the waitresses were very accommodating (as always) and one of them let me take a crane (as I had donated to the tsunami appeal) I showed me how to flap it's wings by pulling the tail. Awesome. My boyfriend and I rate Etsu above all the Japanese restaurants we have been to for food and overall experience.

Anita (from The Netherlands

During our short stay in Liverpool, my partner and I visited Etsu on our first evening because we love sushi. We had such a great evening: delicious sushi, lovely waitresses and very nice owner. Two days later, we decided to go back for more! And again a very pleasant evening. Even on a very busy Friday evening, the owner took time to share some history of Liverpool and anecdotes about The Beatles with us. When we visit Liverpool again, we will definitely have sushi at Etsu as well!

Sophie

Etsu (meaning "delight", I believe) serves amazing authentic Japanese food, and it's not too pricey either. The staff were very welcoming and offered a pleasant service throughout. I am a huge fan of sushi and it was the best I have ever had! Excellent little restaurant.

Phil

Been meaning to post this for a while, went to etsu at the end of May and had one of the best dining experiences I've ever had! I have lived in japan for 2 years, came back in August 2009. I had literally no experience of Japanese cuisine before I moved there, and since moving back I have tried Japanese restaurants in a fair few British cities - in terms of authenticity this restaurant is right on the money. The staff couldn't be friendlier, and the owner Dave is a thoroughly charming chap with a real passion for what he does. Atmosphere first class, and for the true Japanese dining experience I can heartily recommend ordering edamame (soy beans) and Asahi beer on tap. The House Sake is from Akita prefecture, an excellent region for Sake more suited to foreign palettes. Onto the food! Me and my girlfriend shared a fair few starters each - the gyoza and karage were perfect, but the highlight was the tempura, done in an exquisitely light, melt in the mouth batter. I opted for a sea bass main, my girlfriend went for fish of the day, marlin. Absolutely perfect, the waiter was also able to give us a good guide to which of the japanese sauces on offer would go best with which fish, excellent knowledge. As is acknowledged on the menu, japanese cuisine is not known for its desserts, however the Baileys Cheesecake to finish was absolutely sublime. I've just moved back to Liverpool, and will be frequenting etsu as much as my budget allows!

Ann

We booked a table at Etsu for my sons 15th birthday last week, there was 9 of us in total and i can't tell you how lovely this place is. The food was amazing the staff are all very friendly and helped out with what everything is, one lady even came out with my sons birthday cake singing happy birthday, a truly marvellous evening

Allyson

Etsu is an amazing restaurant with great service and excellent dishes prepared lovingly by the chef. It's not a big place, so a reservation is definitely necessary for weekend dining. Nice selection of vegetarian options and the Sake is delicious.

James

Having eaten Japanese food in a number of cities (Vancouver, London, San Francisco) but never in Japan I am always unsure of how authentic the food is. I can only say that Etsu serves the best Japanese food I have ever tasted and it all seems very authentic and true to the Japanese tradition. My wife and I asked the owner/manager to surprise us and left the choice to him. We enjoyed an absolutely superb choice of food which was presented faultlessly by really friendly staff. Every dish was a revelation and the whole meal was memorable. The damage for two people with beer and wine based on 6 or 8 decent sized plates was £50.00. If only all Liverpool restaurants were this good. Can't wait to go back and can't recommend it too highly.

Nutallergy

Etsu The current food trends do not favour Japanese food. At the moment people are supposedly looking for seasonal, local, sustainable and above all cheap food and it doesn’t tick those boxes. The conveyor belt restaurant thing never worked for me. You are never sure of what half the dishes are or how long they have been out and while the individual plates seem cheap when added together it is a pricey meal. There are better ways to eat Japanese food, like Etsu. Etsu is near to Albert dock but on a side street. It is easy to miss, even though it is has a little Japanese garden and there are smells of ginger and soy wafting out. Inside there are about a dozen tables so it is a good idea to book. The decor is not over the top oriental kitsch but the room does suffer from having very little natural light. In order to confuse customers the toilets are unisex, so you really feel that you have wondered into the wrong section. The menu has starters, mains courses and desserts , which is unusual as Japanese food normally consists of lots of little dishes brought to the table together. My dining partner loves sushi and I have never seen him happier than stuffing his face in the sushi bars of San Francisco. We didn’t order starters and he charged into the sushi list ordering prawn California rolls and three types of Nigiri sushi; pickled mackerel, barbecued eel and raw scallops. He also went for a mixed sashimi (raw fish) selection. I ordered a chicken katsu which is chicken in tempura batter and served with sticky rice and salad. I don’t often order chicken in restaurants because it is impossible to tell what kind of life it led. I have no idea what they did to this chicken but by God it was tender. It was as far removed from a frozen, battered chicken piece as a roast rib of beef is from a fast food burger and I loved it. The sauce drizzled over it tasted of barbeque sauce and was too sweet. My partner was served the most exotic California rolls I have ever seen. Usually they are a bit of avocado, cucumber and either prawns or roe, surrounded by pickled rice and wrapped in seaweed. Here the seaweed was in between the rice and prawns and rolled in sesame seeds. This sort of inside out sushi is uramki-zushi, according to a book I consulted . My partner didn’t say if he preferred this style but he ate it with a blissful look. I tried a bit of tuna sashimi, it was fresh but cut too thinly, I like the density of oily fish. The serving of scallop was very pretty but tiny . Overall he was delighted. Despite having eaten enough to feed a regiment he still wanted a pudding. I declined; desserts are not traditional in Japan so they are never the chef’s strong point. The dessert special was a sort of coffee flavoured sponge roll . He said “It was bloody delicious” The staff were efficient and polite. I thought the waitress was very helpful, telling us what each dish was, however my partner thought she was just a little patronizing. She told us, with pride, that all the fish was flown in from the Indian and Pacific Oceans daily. If you want to cut down on food miles avoid this place. According to some grim estimates tuna will be extinct within 20 years but as rice and seaweed are plentiful vegetarian sushi has a future. The greatest dsiappointment of this restaurant was the wine list. There is an extensive list of bottled beers but like all bottled beers they are pricey. There are about 4 whites and 4 reds, all of which were brand names available in supermarkets for £10 or less. As a restaurant they should have something more imaginative. They do have a range of saki both by the bottle and in little flasks. My partner had a 125 ml of the house saki and thought it served too warm but otherwise liked it served warm and very much liked it. The bill was £53.80 for two with one bottle of house white at £9.95 for a meal this good, in pleasant surroundings with good staff it excellent value. Japanese food is never and it was my choice to go with a bottomless pit.

Aqua

There are very few restaurants in Liverpool that offer vegetarian food beyond the standard 'roasted veg' - however, Etsu is fabulous and incorporates a range of vege food as part of their standard menu. We have been to Etsu twice in the past week - they serve tasty, fresh, beautifully cooked food with a really well chosen menu of meat, vege and fish. I am honestly looking forward to going back.

Lucy

This really is one of the best restaurants I have ever been to, and Ive been to a few!! The food was absolutely amazing and Im not that big of a fan of Japenese food. Truly authentic, full of flavour, and reasonably priced, what more can you ask for. Me and my boyfriend went on Friday, I had mixed temperura to start, OH MY GOD !! Amazing, then sirloin steak with rice and salad. He had a soup to start and a tuna steak for his main. he said he had never tasted anything as nice! 2 starters, 2 mains and a bottle of Rose came to £60. I think this is excellent. I would of paid alot more as it was that good! The staff were so nice and helpful and made us feel really welcome. I cant wait to go back.

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