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😒 3/5 - Last night three of us went to Sushi Bar Montecito.
By 👻 @David V., 03/02/2023 3:00 am
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This was my second time, having gone a few years ago after they newly opened. The core concept was largely the same (16-17 pieces of nigiri over a few hours) but the experience was very different. They still have to meet in the lobby of the Montecito Inn for a welcome drink. This time they were ready and offered a non-alcoholic option. Last time, we had to call in a special request and it seemed kind of out of their way to specially make this drink. They also had mocktails available for dinner which I think shows how progressive the industry is becoming. One complaint I had about my first visit was how over the top and "car salesman-y" the dish presentations were. I was glad they shuffled some people around and now the descriptions are still fun and energetic but toned downed and shortened a lot. We also had new chefs this time and the one that served us was great and struck a good balance between letting us converse but also interjecting with questions and comments.The meal was overall very good. I love all types of sushi so I am happy if I am served very traditional pieces or super fusion-y nigiri. I think if you are a purist, you might be turned off by the different accompaniments to the fish. But that's the thing, I think this is what works in SB an what people think of when they think of expensive sushi places (you can blame Arigato, Sakana, etc for that). I don't think there was a single bad bite except with one piece I experienced a really strong bitter flavor. I am not sure if it was the powder they topped it with or because I had a sip of my shiso lemonade before the bite and it interacted poorly with an ingredient.The meal lasted over two hours which is both surprising and not. 17 bites sounds like a lot but each piece of nigiri is tiny. I didn't leave hungry but I certainly wasn't stuffed. I could have probably eaten the entire menu again. The pacing was pretty good too. Some periods between bites kind of went long but never terribly so.What left me with a really bad taste in my mouth was how they chose to handle their price increase. My friend made our reservations almost 20 days before our meal. On Tock they announced they would raise the price of the meal 18% on March 1st. Our meal was exactly on that day. You would think they would charge the new price for reservations moving forward, not ones that were made pre-announcement, nearly three weeks prior. But no, they charged all of us an additional 18%. We emailed them before the meal, but they didn't make any adjustments. They also had just one seating that night (the late seating was canceled or people just didn't book it). So they could have easily done the right thing and honored the original price. It would have affected ten seats?It's hard to say if the experience was worth it at the original price of $140 but it's an even harder pill to swallow at the new price. I enjoyed by food but I am not sure if this is a place you visit yearly or even every 3 years. Or not at all? With Yochi's and Ama in town offering omakase/kaiseki there's stiff competition at a lower price point. If you just love rolls and nigiri and like the interesting flavor combinations, you can eat a lot of it by going to Arigato and spending less money.
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