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Amazing selection of Asian cuisine. I stuck to the sushi. They have a great selection of specialty rolls - some were quite innovative. The maki rolls were a good size and the fish was fresh. The decor is interesting so it's a great place to come with a group. Everyone in my group has different tastes so the large menu was a bonus. Service was a bit slow even though the restaurant wasn't busy.
Thier curry's are great. They also have sushi and regular chinese dishes that many would be familiar with. The concept is very unique and I've never seen an asian restaurant that serves multi asian cuisines without it being fusion or buffet. Food is great and real. The atmosphere is really what puts this place above the rest. They have literally captured the ambience of a small asian village complete with trees and rooftops. The decor itself is worth the visit.
I menu has great variety of Asian food. They have Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese food. We ordered Japanese food: sashimi, sushi rolls, teriyaki; and Vietnamese: rare beef pho. The food was very good and was presented so well. My favorite is the sashimi bowl on a bed of rice. We also ordered fish (I forgot what kind of fish) in teriyaki sauce and it was delicious. Their shrimp tempura were crispy and there were more shrimp than the tempura and that is always good. The service was not so good. Many of the servers don't speak much English, he couldn't even pronounce the Japanese dish we were ordering. We also waited a while to be seated. You have to go to the waitresses and ask them to serve you before they even ask if we needed help. But it also depends on who is serving you. One time we had a server who was very helpful and fast. He knew a lot about the food and what's in it. The place looks great from the outside and looks even better inside. The seats were comfortable and elegant looking. The place, however, is a bit small which is why it takes a while to be seated. I love the modern design washrooms and every time I go there it's clean. There is also shopping centers and a mall nearby.
I go to Axia whenever I venture out west, to Mississauga. If it were closer to where I live (North York) I would probably eat there everyday. I love their menu! I want to try everything on it, but I'd have to go there everyday for an entire year (maybe) in order to accomplish this. :p My girlfriends and I are always looking for good restaurants and Axia is one of our favourites. We usually order one dish per person and we share. The food is always delicious (and fast!). The servers are always very attentive and they don't seem to mind that we close the shop from time to time. My personal favourite on the menu is the Thai curry. They have a choice of mild and spicy. Both are tasty, but watch out - mild is spicy! I can't complain about this restaurant. I don't know what some of these people writing nasty reviews expect when dining out. If you're looking for 5 star food and service, be willing to go to a place where you need to shell out 5 star prices.
The outside and decor is well-presented and that's what attracted us to try out this restaurant. Also the reviews were 8 and above. After pre-booking, my wife and I arrived at the front desk, but no-one served us or even took notice that we were waiting. They should have a maitre'd at the front desk to usher the customers to their seats. Eventually we were shown to our seats. The ambience was good with the usual candles but I think the paper tablecloths spoilt the feeling of warmth and sophistication! We also had to wait a while for us to be asked for our drink order, so we decided that when the waitress did take our order, we would order our meal as well because if the service was this slow, we didn't know how long it would take to receive our meal. The restaurant wasn't even busy yet. My cutlery was sticky so I asked the waitress for another set. The food was not as great as I expected it to be.
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