Cafe Sado

I ordered food from there this evening at 1850 and was told it would take about 10 to 15 minutes. I arrived there at 1915 to pick up my order. I was told that they had no order from me, was I sure I was at the correct location as they have two locations. After verifying the correct number, they said they would make it right and get my order in 10 minutes. So I have them my order again figuring it would be done no later than 1927. Well was I wrong the order finally came out at 1937. Almost 50 minutes after the original order. Then they made me pay the full price for the order without a sorry. At this point I asked to see the manager who said his name was Tony and he said he was not sure how the order got missed but he would make it right the next time I came in. What makes him so confident that will happen? Very unpleased with this visit. The customer service was really bad this time around. I’d say try other locations in Middletown if you have the time to travel.

Bustling little restaurant. They’re food was tasty and loved having Thai and Japanese in Chestertown.

Went here today for lunch. It was really good, we just a had a few rolls and I had a yummy seaweed salad. Waiter seems to want to hurry us out, it wasn’t crowded at all. I really dislike when restaurants take away your glass and bring the same one. Picky I know. I just think when you get a refill, it should come in a clean glass

We frequent café sado often and as far as sushi goes, this place is one of the best. Their sushi is to die for, however when it comes to their other menu items, they leave me wanting more. A bowl of ramen noodles with shrimp for $ 11, not really much to it, certainly not mind blowing. Ordered the Kobe burger today which also comes with ‘Sado fries’ which seemed like fries with old bay or some form of seasoning. The fries were delicious; I ordered the burger medium rare, however it came out more towards medium/​medium well. The burger was OK, it was relatively juicy; it was just missing something, again, not super delicious or mind blowing. For their sushi being so delicious, I guess I just expect more from their other menu items. I have a few more items I want to try out and maybe they can redeem themselves. Four stars because the sushi is so good… all in all, if you are looking for some delicious sushi, put this place on the top of your list.

I have to start by saying that I love that Chestertown has a sushi restaurant! For years and years, the closest sushi was in Middletown, DE, but no more!
Sadly, Sushi Yama in Middletown is still much better than Café Sado. True, Café Sado is not exclusively a sushi bar, so it should be judged with its other food as well. There are several Thai dishes which are decent, but I still haven’t found them great. The pad Thai, a benchmark which I judge all Thai restaurants, was middle of the road, with decent flavor, but too much sauce. The Thai lemongrass soup is a good spicy seafood soup, but it is very spicy so watch out if you can’t handle spice.
The «special» sushi rolls weren’t all that different from the regular sushi. I thought the fish tasted fairly fresh, but the presentation was rather bland. There just wasn’t the same attention to detail and care that the chefs at other places (cough Sushi Yama cough) have.
I really admire Café Sado’s effort, and I’m very open to going back to see if they improve. Until then, I can’t justify giving anything over 3 stars.

While visiting family in Chestertown, we decided to have dinner at Café Sado on Sunday, December 6, 2015. There were 5 in our party and everyone commented on the food as being very good to excellent. The service was also very good and attentive. I paid the bill and everyone agreed that it was a wonderful evening. I realized the next day there had been a 15% gratuity added to the bill which I failed to notice and I had included a nice gratuity on top of that. It is a rare occurrence in this country for a gratuity be added to the bill unless there are unusual circumstances. We were a party of 5 seated in a booth very comfortably. If an establishment has a policy to include a gratuity, it should be mention when taking the orders as a courtesy to the patrons.

Outstanding sushi. The quality and freshness of the fish is excellent as is the buy-​one, get-​one pricing. I stick with the real Japanese nigiri and maki rolls rather than the Americanized versions, like CA rolls, so I can’t comment on those. The salmon nigiri sushi is especially sublime. I’ve always found the service to be attentive and pleasant. The sushi is made to order and it’s delicious so I don’t mind waiting a bit. It’s not a fast food restaurant.

Not what I was expecting, service was great. Our server was very attentive. Orders were placed and the food came quickly. Drinking glasses seemed to never empty. Value for the money? And then some. Four people with drinks and sushi for just under $ 100. I can’t believe it. An absolute delight.

Decent enough. Service was good so don’t know what that other reviewer was talking about, in fact. staff count was huge. Sushi was good but not great. A bit disappointed about the size of the sashimi pieces. about ½ of what other restaurant sells. The Uni (Sea Urchin) could have been a bit fresher and was a little bitter. very nice décor and special occasion restaurant possibilities. Other items like Steak and Tempura on the menu for those who don’t want exotic Asian specialties. Good size Saki served for $ 6. Very welcome diversity to a generally boring dining scene in Chestertown.

My wife and I went there 17 Jul 2015. I’ve heard that the place has bad service, but good food. Our food came pretty fast. Server was very attentive, and it was a great evening. I had the Salmon rolls and my wife had vegetable rolls *eye roll*. Prices are so-​so. Probably the only thing that wasn’t perfect.

My favorite sushi place hands down, I’ve never been to the one on kent island but the buy one get one free deal is AWESOME and the food is normally as fresh as sushi can come. I’ve had maybe 2 bad experiences where my food didn’t come fast enough but that’s out of about 35 times eating here.

Sushi comes to Chestertown! Café Sado brings much needed diversity to a beautiful town. The sushi rolls are delicious, and the green curry chicken is wonderful. They are a new business, which means that they have some wrinkles to iron out. However, I am thrilled to have this new dining experience!

Have eaten at this new location twice now — for dinner and then just today for lunch. Although I was quite excited by the relatively nice décor and overall ambience in my first experience there for dinner, I realized how disappointed I was after my lunch experience today, both with the food, pricing and service.
First, the food: on the one hand, the vegetarian sushi dishes (avocado and cucumber rolls) were OK — at least, it met my expectations for a Japanese restaurant. Indeed, they were quite good considering that no Japanese or even Asian-​looking people appear to work there. (This is Chestertown, after all.) However, the Vegetarian Noodle dish, which is described in their menu as «Fried tofu stir fried with egg noodles beans sprout egg» for $ 6 at lunch, literally looked like something that came out of a Chef Boyardee «Spaghettios» can with some goopy, tomato-​based sauce smothering a handful of noodles and some fried tofu. Even worse was the taste: salt, salt and more salt! Not exactly the healthy vegetarian dish I was hoping for, based on the description. I felt so thirsty and crappy after eating it. But the final insult was the bill: the waiter charged me an extra $ 2 for the fried tofu, which is the main part of the dish!!! Total cost for the salty Spahettios: $ 8.
Second, this place engages in classic nickel and dime-​ing. One might assume that a small pot of hot tea served in an Asian restaurant would be on the house, but I was charged $ 3 for my tea at lunch. Yet nowhere is the price of tea disclosed on the menu. Same with the cup of seltzer water my son ordered — I wasn’t expecting to pay $ 2 for it, but at least it was cheaper than the little pot of tea. I guess they figure if you don’t ask, then tough.
Third, their service simply isn’t up to par. Had to wait a long time just to be seated at lunch and then we noticed that the waiter was in such a hurry to close down as lunch time was ending that he never bothered with the usual niceties, like «how was everything?» Too bad, because I would have told him about the salty Spaghettios.
My advice: stick with the vegetarian sushi and don’t order anything else. Don’t even ask for tea unless you don’t mind paying $ 3 for a tea bag and a little pot of hot water. And WAC students or anyone on a budget (who isn’t?) — be ready for sticker shock when you get the bill. The «buy one get one free» sushi roll deal turns out to be a tease; they make up the profit with the nickel and dime-​ing.