Best Japanese Restaurants in Royal Oak

Server and food was excellent as always. The food is always consistent.

Dined here at 7:45pm on the Sunday of Valentine's Day weekend. Not too busy and loud. My fiancé and I came here as a belated Vday dinner. The restaurant has a warm and moody ambiance. Perfect for a date night. Feels upscale but not pretentious. Our server, Larry (Lawrence) was amazing. He was charismatic and accommodating. I ordered a Metropolitan, which is an alcohol free drink. I was impressed by the flavor. My partner ordered a Black Orchid per our server's recommendation. We had a half dozen oysters, Boston clam chowder, lobster fra diavolo, scallop "coquilles Saint-Jacques", blue crab and cheddar potatoes, and a stone crab claw. Y'all, the food here is excellent!! After every dish we ate, we both couldn't stop raving about the quality and preparation of the seafood. The clam chowder may be the best I've ever had. It's thick with what felt like clam in every bite. The oysters were on the smaller side and had no briney taste whatsoever. They tasted fresh and clean. The scallops were incredible. They were rested in the cheesy mushroom sauce, surrounded by the whipped potato. The texture of each scallop was remarkable. Perfectly tender with a crispy and crunchy crust on top. My fiancé's lobster gnocchi was delicious. The pieces of lobster plus the amount they give is worth every dollar. We wanted to try the octopus, but they were unfortunately sold out. Guess we have to come back. 😆 On top of the amazing food, Larry shared stories about Joe Muer's history surrounding the food. Felt like just more than eating at a restaurant. This was an experience all around. I cannot recommend Joe Muer in Bloomfield enough. If you are looking for an approachable high end seafood restaurant for your next date or gathering, look no further. They don't skimp on their portion sizes.

The only issue was there wasn’t much room at the hibachi table. We were bunched up and basically up against a wall. Everything else was absolutely perfect

Very good experience! The place was extremely nice, very well run establishment! We certainly Recommend it for a great dinner experience!

Food and drinks were good. Enjoyed Happy Hour promos with cheap drinks and deals on apps. Spicy margs were great! Ate the beef tips, empanada, two sushi rolls, two tacos, and gelato and affagata for dessert. Highlights were the beef tips and the grilled halloumi taco. Sushi was very good as well Disappointed in the mushroom taco, which had a very heavy mustard/horseradish flavour with the sauce and the salted caramel chocolate gelato, which tasted more like chocolate brownie ice cream. Server started off very strong, then didn’t see him much and waited long towards the end of the meal. Hair on my espresso cup, which he saw me pull off. Asked for sugar with it but replied that most people don’t ask for it. Drank half without and came back to offer sugar, which I no longer needed. Artwork on walls is cool, but ambiance feels kind of cold. Reminds me of a bowling alley almost, for some reason. Overall, a few small issues but would visit again as the positives outweighed the negatives.