Sakura Sushi Bar

After reading all the good reviews in both English and German, I went to the all-you-can-eat on a Sunday night and was extremely disappointed. The all-you-can-eat is only available by the sushi bar conveyor belt in the middle of the restaurant and the sushi selection consisted of all ‘western style’ rolls with the seaweed wrapped on the inside. I wasn’t expecting authentic in Bremen (the place is run by Vietnamese) but they could’ve at least gotten some more regular ‘maki’ or rolls in the rotation and the attempt at ‘onigiri’ was laughable (they were basically 2 blocks of rice, sandwiching a tiny piece of mangled fish). To be honest, I could’ve rolled better rolls myself.

My real question and complaint was: where's the fish?? The rolls for the all-you-can-eat were about 80% rice and 15% cheap veggie filling and 5% fish. Eventually some traditional ‘nigiri’ showed up on the conveyor belt but were made of only cheap thinly sliced salmon. What’s a sushi restaurant with no tuna or yellowtail or even some shrimps? Was it too expensive for the cheap owner to put some out there?

I can’t really recommend this place at all, the owner’s dirty money-making scheme by filling the stomachs of unbeknownst German customers with so much rice is absolutely terrible. If I do come back, I will be ordering a-la-carte…or rather just spend the money at any of the Sushi Factories in the city, which are way better.

A typical sushi-bar in Bremen central.
I'm not a experienced sushi-eater, but even for my picky taste there is a wide range of tasty food.
The 'all you can eat'-offer is a good quality at that price, but when there are only a few people in the restaurant, the service won't put that much stuff on the conveyor band.
But if you ask for a special wish you'll get it nevertheless.

A bit distracting are the messy facilities.

Hello ! I have just come back from Sakura Sushi Bar. And In my opinion, it's one of the best Japanese Restaurant that I have ever eaten in Bremen. Good price (only 10,50 eu in noon) , fresh food, great service. You can find lots of traditional Japanese meals in this Restaurant : Sushi, Japanese noodles or Sake.
If you want to know about one of the most delicious Sushi dish, I think you shoud try eating Tempura Maki ^^.

It’s quite difficult to find good sushi places in Bremen. The Sakura, in my opinion, is one of the better ones (and one of the cheapest). I personally can recommend the “all you can eat” offer during the day. The variety is good and it’s not only sushi you can choose from. From Monday-Friday (12 - 2.30 pm) you merely pay 10,50 € and Monday-Friday + Sunday (5.30 - 10.30pm) you pay 15,50€.
The quality is good and I recommend to reserve seats if you plan a visit in the evening. It’s also a good idea to arive early so you can take your time enjoying the Japanese specialties.