Manekineko

Very disappointing. Terrible food (we got the 81 piece set, most of it was tasteless). It was barely possible to breathe as we suspect the a/​c was off or broken. Finally, impossible to speak to one another: the noise level was higher than the noisiest restaurant of NYC. I had better sushi from the Bodega close to my house, for half the price. Confirmed with locals: it was a mistake to go there :-(

Delicious sushi. Very prompt service. Very good prices. Very big portions. We were seated promptly, had a sashimi/​sushi sampler plate and got the tempura plate on the side. The tempura is one of the best I’ve ever had, huge portions and all delicious. The service was great, the servers all had good command of English and had no problems with orders being placed which is not very common in Rio. Location is great and the seating is ample. I would stop by here in Leblon. Also noteworthy is how good the prices are in this restaurant compared to other sushi in leblon or Rio. Definitely a must eat.

We have way better sushi in California that doesn’t cost me my first born child. Everything has cream cheese in it and I couldn’t seem to get over the cost of the small rolls. We spent R$ 111 for 3 simple rolls and some Gyoza. Please don’t waste your time here unless you like to throw your money away for mediocre crap.

O Manekineko do Leblon tem um clima mais acolhedor do que o do Humaitá, que eu costumo ir com mais freqüência. O restaurante é bem bonitinho, com ambiente agradável e calmo.
Prefiro sempre comer a la carte no Manekineko, acho o rodízio deles sem tantas variedades quanto o cardápio a la carte. E eles tem tantas criações gostosas e em pequenas porções, que o melhor é ir variando e experimentando de tudo um pouco! Fora que a cada estação eles inovam o cardápio, trazendo algo diferente — e saboroso.
De entrada, as melhores opções são: as mini torres de salmão crocantes, estrelinha de queijo coalho e o saboroso ouriço de salmão e figo. Dos sashimis, a pedida exótica fica por conta do sashimi ao molho de goiaba ao gengibre e sashimi com pimenta biquinho. Entre os rolls, não deixe de experimentar o Hot & Cold e o monte fuji au citron. Direto da Cozinha, o camarão ao ninho é uma boa pedida. Para fechar, peça o sushi crumble de maçã.
Ah, os drinks do manekineko também são uma delicia!