Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in Arlington

Delicious food, fantastic service and great ambience. The owner is often on-site saying hello to everyone and making sure they are having a great dining experience. A wonderful place!

Delicious! The food came out fast and everything has such great, fresh flavor. We would love to go again.

Excellent service and food. I would definitely return.

Great food and service. And the hostess was very friendly and helpful. The menu had items to please everyone in our party.

This is such a lovely, delicious, friendly, authentic-meets-innovative, cozy, and service-oriented omakase spot. We enjoyed 18 courses over 2 hours on a Friday night, including their elevated sake pairing. Each course was explained in detail (including the origin of the fish), artfully prepared, and mouthwateringly good! The service was excellent - they kept the food coming at a regular pace but without making us feel rushed. They were so helpful with recommendations on sake and very patient and friendly as we shared stories from our visits to Japan. (Insert eye-roll here!) Besides the excellent overall quality of the food and service, what we appreciated so much was the fact that Umami Omakase accommodated (and on short notice) one of our party who is a vegetarian and has a couple of food allergies. I don't know if there's another omakase place in Boston that will do so - - some of the other new "hot spots" will not account for allergies or substitutions and tell vegetarians not to bother making reservations. At Umami Omakase, our vegetarian enjoyed both variations from the regular menu as well as unique dishes. Tempura, noodles, vegetables, soups, oh my! The chef and waitresses were so kind - continually checking to make sure all was okay and offering to replace any dish that wasn't a hit. (Note: They were all amazing.) If there was any complaint, it was that there was too much food! We ended the evening with a mango mousse that struck the perfect balance of tart & sweet, fruit & creamy. We sat at a regular table (really nice) but might try the sushi bar next time - that group looked like they were having a great time! Easy street parking on Mass Ave in Cambridge. Delicious, authentic food with a twist. Top-notch service that puts the customer first. There's a reason Umami Omakase is so highly rated and is one of the more established omakase spots in Greater Boston!