Sake Cafe

We have frequented Sake often. Unfortunately tonight will be our last. I placed a to go order for $ 80 worth of sushi. This does not include a tip. When I asked for ponzu sauce I was told I’d have to pay $ 0.50 for each plastic (small salad dressing) to go container. Keep in mind we would need many small containers for 4 people. The person taking our order said this was a new policy to prevent people who have small orders and take all of their sauces. I then asked if we were eating at the restaurant would we be charged. She said «no». I asked to speak to a manager. She then repeated the same information and added their sauces were made in house. I explained to her that we were getting a large amount of food and I didn’t think it was right that we’d have to pay for a sauce that we would receive with our meal if we were to be eating there. She refused to let go of the policy. I told her to cancel our order and that we wouldn’t be back. The manager seemed to be fine with that. Seems silly to me to forfeit an $ 80+ purchase and customer over $ 0.50 ponzu.
The night was saved! We then ordered the same food from Wasabi (pretty much across the street) which gave us delicious sushi, service, and free sauce.

Very very good. Clean, fast, courteous. You can’t go wrong with anything on menu! Me and my girlfriend got an appetizer, 2 drinks, bottle of sake, 3 rolls, sashimi, and a hibachi entrée for $ 55.

Décor is nice but lighting is very dark for the lunch hour. Service is good but slow. Dining are was neat and appeared clean. Order 4 different types of sushi, a side salad and hot tea. Very small portions for the price. The fish did not smell the freshest. The greens were wilted on the salad. Not a good first impression.

The décor and setup is not all that great but the food here is amazing! Everyone is very nice and hospitable, we tried the gyoza (pork), the crawfish spring roll, Volcano roll, and the southern miss roll. We also had the fried cheese cake, everything was simply amazing. They do have a cocktail bar with a decent selection and of course they have saki. I would recommend this place to anyone.

This review is just for habachi, as I haven’t tried their sushi yet.
I’m slowly making my way through all the habachi restaurants in town (seriously — what is up with Hattiesburg and habachi?!) Anyway, Sake Café doesn’t cook in front of you, which is nice if you don’t want to deal with the show. Let’s be honest, a girl can only take so many onion volcanoes and shrimp in the hat flips. The steak & shrimp habachi wasn’t as great as other places in town, but I will come back. The appetizers we tried were delicious, so I’d like to give their sushi a try. Ambiance is 5 stars compared to other places. You can’t tell from the outside, but it has a nice intimate bar, cool lighting and great music. Would be a good spot for a date.

Flying Dragon roll… get in my belly.
Who puts cilantro and red bell pepper in a sushi roll? These guys!
Beautifully delicious combination.

I usually rate sushi restaurants according to their hand rolls and chirashi; however Sake Café is the exception. Décor is great; presentation of food superb; best bento box in Hattiesburg. The chirashi and hand rolls are low quality, but this is balanced with above.

Not great, nor was it bad neither. I guess it’ll do for Hattiesburg area. Most of the dishes were on the salty side for me, especially the udon. The Who Dat roll was good, sort of on the sweet side due to the riped mango.

I tried sushi about ten years ago and now thats pretty much all i eat. Sake Café is hands down the best sushi in town !

Very good sushi, especially for Hattiesburg. I agree that the Bento Box is the best deal going. I like the dynamite roll better than Sakura.

Best sushi in Hattiesburg… Lunch value is very reasonable if you get a «bento box».

This Japanese restaurant, an offshoot of a small local chain from Metarie, LA, is hands down the best place to get sushi in Hattiesburg, MS.
It is located in the shopping center behind Chick Fil A and Backyard Burger and between Kohls and Target.
I have never, ever had a bad slice of fish from the sushi chefs at Sake Café. That is rare to say for a sushi place that’s not located directly in a coastal area! They have many set sushi sets as well as an extensive a’la cart menu for the sushi, from rolls to sashimi.
Beware: the sashimi plate is sometimes served on a boat!
They have a few cooked dishes like your traditional tempura choices and teriyakis that come out on a sizzling platter. Udon, a noodle soup, is great for cold days.
Also try their bar. My favorite was the Sake San: a $ 10 set of sakes — One bottle of hot sake, one glass of a cold unfiltered sake (slightly sweet) and one glass of cold pear sake.
I can’t rave about this place enough. I really miss them now that I’m living in Jackson, even though we have so many sushi places to choose from up here!