YO! Manchester Selfridges Trafford - Manchester

Saj

We visited Yo Sushi last Friday for date night, our first time back in a while, and we were excited to return to see if the experience still lived up to our memories. As always, the restaurant had its conveyor belt with a variety of sushi selections passing by, giving us the option to either order with the waitress or pick directly from the belt. We ended up doing both, eager to try some of our favourites and a few new items as well.

We ordered eight pieces of the Dynamite Roll, filled with creamy avocado, cucumber, and carrot, topped with crispy onions and spicy salmon. We also picked out the Popcorn Shrimp, perfectly tempura-battered and drizzled with sweet shiro miso and chili sauce. From the belt, we grabbed four pieces of the Popcorn Prawn Roll, a refreshing blend of smashed avocado rolled in chives, topped with a spicy kimchi sauce and crispy popcorn prawn. The Yo Fries were a nice side, Japanese-style fries with sriracha mayo and sprinkled with sesame and aonori seaweed, and we rounded out our sushi with eight pieces of the Crunch California Roll, made with surimi and avocado, topped with mayo, teriyaki, and crunchy onion. For drinks, we kept it simple with a Mogu Mogu Mango and a Sprite Zero.

While the sushi was enjoyable, we couldn’t understand why the prices had gone up so much since our last visit, especially since very little had changed apart from a few new items on the menu. In fact, some of the dishes were as expensive as what we’d expect from a fine dining restaurant in the city center, which felt excessive given the casual dining experience.

Another disappointing aspect was the lack of cleanliness throughout the restaurant. The table and chairs felt grimy, the floor had visible crumbs, and the menus were so sticky that we didn’t want to touch them. It gave the impression that upkeep was not a priority.

Overall, while the sushi itself was good, the high prices and cleanliness issues took away from the experience. It’s a fun place to pick and sample dishes, but the steep prices and lack of cleanliness make it difficult to fully recommend.

Roseanne Scott

Great service, really quick. Shannon was awesome. Well fed and very full ?

Ben

It's been a while since I visited a Yo! SUSHI ?...

I have to say i enjoyed every bit of it today. It made a nice change after several days of meat and cheese over the Christmas period..

From the freshly prepared sashimi to their grilled teriyaki kebabs, there was simply too much to choose from. Loved the spicey tuna egg rolls ? had a firefly kick!!..

Can honneslty say was completely stuffed by the time I left!!.. over all had about 12 dishes ( diffent colour plates ) plus a couple of drinks, and the price wasn't too bad at the end. £60.59. Felt it was about right for the amount food we had eaten!!

Plus, they also accept Blue light cards, so got a cheeky 20% off the overall bill.. score saved about £13 .. ?

Deffenlty will be returning soon to get our sushi ? fix again!!

Thyme Traveller

Food was ok, however staff who was making food was also delivering it and from hygienic point of view that's not too good as they would wear the gloves when they were making food then would touch all the things around them (fridges, chairs etc.) while still wearing those gloves. And there was that disturbing smell of dump and dirty cloth where we were sitting. I'm not quite sure where this was coming from but it was bad.

Claire Stanaway.

Really enjoyable experience. Me and my daughter went for the first time. You can order from the menu and then you pick what you want from the conveyor system. Everything is colour coded as to how much it costs. Be warned it can get expensive as the food goes round and you want to try it.

Will definitely go again.

Sarah Miller

Enjoyed a lovely evening here last night. Our server (didn’t catch her name) was absolutely lovely. She was super busy and it was hard to get her attention - felt like the place was under staffed. We really felt for her when she was so busy clearing tables, she accidentally spilt some food on another diner who was understandably annoyed, but spoke to her appallingly. He really belittled her, horrible man. It was really hard to watch. I hope she’s ok, and the company have not penalised her, she was visibly upset poor girl.

Brian Devlin

There’s always a long queue here so we’ve only ever got takeaway before which has been nice. It wasn’t that great - the quality is pretty average and the price really isn’t far off what you’d pay in Australasia in Manchester for a similar portion. Its a long time since I’ve been to a Yo but there’s a lot of stuff they used to offer that’s gone away - water taps at the counter, complimentary ginger and wasabi, it was all a bit underwhelming really.

Brandon :

Came here with my long time best friend and her parents and we wanted some sushi, we grabbed a lot of sushi and it was absolutely amazing. The chicken katsu curry was delicious and we also got some spicy ramen, the server was extremely nice and patient, I don’t have photos but trust me if you want some nice fresh sushi go here.