Akayu in Portlaoise

Quality of the sushi wasn’t great. Imitation crab meat cheapens it and one piece of fish was not fresh. Unfortunately can no longer recommend.

Everything is nice, apart from Ramen. Have visited Akayu for a few times. Ramen is not authentic, the both is very plain. And the ramen egg was just simply as an boiled egg, it should be a marinated egg. Sushi was fresh, and quick served, good location in Portlaoise.

Update: We visited Akayu recently as we have not been able to go in recent months .OMG, it’s as good if not better. Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder. The sushi platter, chilli chicken and duck in hot herb sauce are outstanding. As always, we received a warm welcome followed by friendly attentive service from Cindy and her team. Highly recommend this restaurant. Love Akayu. It is our favourite restaurant in Portlaoise. Cindy and her team are excellent and the food is delicious. Highly recommend the sushi platter and also their hot herb sauce is excellent. Top class service and top class food.

I'm a different foods lover but sushi is a different level in there. If u are around Portlaoise you have to come in,sit down and try menus there .

Absolutely Delicious! If you are new to sushi, suggesting you to start with chicken grilled sushi (norimaki) and teriyaki noodles. Here are some pics of these:

Food is nice Always like sushi there. But after last visit there we said we won't coming back here again I don't know what was wrong with staff , was sooo ignorant, not polite, specially woman who is manager or supervisor i dont know. If you have bad day or you dont like what type of people comes to your restaurant dont work this job then. Stay at home with your mood. Thats a place where you cant bring your mood with you.. thanks and see you never again

An absolute amazing spot in Portlaoise, the food was delicious, the staff were nice and very attentive to our needs! Definitely highly recommend!

Today was my first time at Akayu there was a very lovely waitress called Valeria. Who gave me a really good suggestion of smoked salmon. It was delicious! I would highly recommended getting it!!

I come to this restaurant around once a month for lunch, and have been doing so for around 2 years. Consistently good food !

Great staff, unbelievably tasty food, beautiful place and a lot of consideration to one's dietary requirements 💯