Mike Hama (of Bangkok Thai Cuisine) has transformed the old Melting Pot into a bright, beautiful Japanese restaurant.
(513) 533-4444
3520 Edwards Rd
(Erie Avenue)
Cincinnati,
OH
45208
39.1405
-84.443
Neighborhood: Hyde Park
Hours:
Mon-Tue 5pm-10:30pm
Wed-Thu 5pm-12:30am
Fri-Sat 5pm-2am
Price:
$$$
Beluga Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Last updated 9.29.09
What People Are Saying About Beluga
The Owner
Beluga
Owner
Beluga, opened in 2000, sits in the Hyde Park Square and quickly developed a loyal audience. Recognized in Cincinnati as innovative and modern fine dining restaurant with bar and lounge spawned a trend, often imitated. Beluga stimulates the senses with award winning food, an extensive wine list, chic decor, lighting and music. Beluga's sushi and sashimi are premium with precise, thick cuts and artful presentation. Our raw bar includes myriad oysters from Prince Edward Island and Washington State. Our fresh fish selections are flown in daily from Hawaii. Beluga prepares award-winning,…
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – Young, hip Hyde Parkers sample sushi and sashimi from the traditional sushi bar, which features clams, shellfish, roe, maki rolls and vegetarian maki. There are 10 sushi dinners, all served with miso soup. Tekka don is tuna over a bed of sushi rice, and mixed makimono vegetarian, a plate of sushi with avocado, served with thin slices of pickled ginger and wasabi. Eclectic main entrees include grilled duck, stuffed lobster and Cornish hen. –
Great Place to eat relax and Enjoy !!!
by jonflux
I went to beluga a long time ago just out of curiosity. The place was very nice and very up to date. The service was wonderful and very knowledgeable about the food and drinks there. The place is very relaxed and I very much enjoyed myself. The drinks are a bit pricy but it keeps the frat douches out. The seafood and steak there is very good. The management is very nice and tries to take care of you as much as they can. After 9-10ish it gets a lot more people because of the DJ?s that begin spinning. Matt Ice and Thaddeus are kick A$$ DJ?s and I always attend when they are there. Great time always!!!!!
- Pros: Relaxed and very enjoyable.
- Cons: Seating
Best Vodka Sushi in CInci area
by chrisottsr
Great service, wonderful food. Drinks a little pricey, but personalized service more than makes up for that. After midnight on Friday and Saturday night...best sushi in Cincinnati is HALF PRICE!...
Great places, reminds me of NY or LA !
- Pros: great people great food
- Cons: pricey drinks
Awful Everything
by hy1
I took my friend from NYC to Belgua last night for dinner and agreed it was the WORST meal we had in ages! She raved about all of the other restaurants and bars in town we visited this week when she was here on business, but was DISGUSTED by the experience at Beluga. Until last night at Beluga, I never had a meal in my entire life where absolutely everything was bad. The previous evening we enjoyed a flawless dining experience at a different sushi place in town (that had way better prices) and we wished we would have returned there instead of mixing it up. It took over an hour before we received a morsel of food. We ordered appetizers that arrived last, the entrees arrived first and I still can?t figure out why it took over an hour for us to get our soup. I had to get out of my seat on two occasions to get our serves attention, and each time she told me she would be right out with the item and did not follow through. We did not have forks to eat our crab cakes and salads and we asked for forks when we ordered, and then again when the food arrived, only for me to have to go in and get our own flatware!! In my estimation, our server was either high or a simple airhead. My friend?s sushi roll was made incorrectly twice. All of our rolls were far more costly and appeared sloppy compared to the place from the night before. When I asked to speak to the manager who was less than apologetic, I asked to have our bill adjusted to AT LEAST remove the charge for the incorrect roll after waiting over and hour for a nightmare dining experience at a slow time early in the evening, she simply said, ?I?ll take care of it? then returned with only 20% reduced from the bill and the incorrect $14 was STILL on the bill. When I asked to speak to her again to have the roll removed she said she was not going to and wold only take that small percentage off the bill. Not a friendly atmosphere.
- Pros: location near other more enjoyable places
- Cons: poor service, lack of hospitality, more costly than better places
The Details on Beluga
What to Drink:
Wash the sushi down with sake, chilled and warm. There's infused sake, including raspberry and hazelnut, plus beers such as Kirin, Asaki and Sapporo.
Message from Beluga
- Sushi Bar
- DJ On the Weekends
- Hyde Park Square
Beluga, opened in 2000, sits in the Hyde Park Square and quickly developed a loyal audience. Recognized in Cincinnati as innovative and modern fine dining restaurant with bar and lounge spawned a trend, often imitated. Beluga stimulates the senses with award winning food, an extensive wine list, chic decor, lighting and music. Beluga's sushi and sashimi are premium with precise, thick cuts and artful presentation. Our raw bar includes myriad oysters from Prince Edward Island and Washington State. Our fresh fish selections are flown in daily from Hawaii. Beluga prepares award-winning, French-influenced cuisine, choosing the freshest ingredients available. While seafood is the focus, the menu also includes steak, lamb, duck and pasta. Portions are generous, Our desserts are appealing from light, palate-cleansing sorbets to rich, decadent chocolate souffle, perfect for sharing.






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