Wagyu Suki Markham Review – Disappointing Premium All-You-Can-Eat Experience – Overall EV Score: 5/10

The Experience

As with most modern AYCE restaurants, ordering is streamlined and efficient. The menu offers a broad range of options: nigiri, sashimi, specialty rolls, premium wagyu sushi variations, cooked dishes, soups, seafood, and desserts.

The appeal is variety. You can try foie gras paired with wagyu, uni-topped sushi, grilled lobster, lamb rack, and multiple wagyu preparations — all within one sitting.

But with a premium buffet, the key question isn’t “Is there variety?” It’s “Is the execution worthy of the price?”

In this case, execution was inconsistent.

Foie Gras with Wagyu

5.5/10

If you enjoy foie gras, this will appeal to you. The foie gras itself had the smooth texture and rich flavour you’d expect. It was properly fatty and pleasant.

The issue was the wagyu component. It was overcooked, which immediately defeats the purpose of serving wagyu in the first place. Premium beef should be tender and melt-in-your-mouth, not firm and overdone. The imbalance between a nicely textured foie gras and overcooked beef held this back.

Grilled Mayo Lobster

5/10

This was one of the more disappointing dishes. There was nothing particularly special about it.

The biggest issue: the meat was stuck tightly to the shell. With properly cooked lobster, the meat should release relatively easily. When you have to struggle to extract it, it raises questions about freshness or cooking technique.

For something marketed in a premium setting, this felt average at best.

Japanese-Style Lamb Rack

5/10

The lamb rack from Wagyu Suki was overly peppered and slightly overcooked.

Lamb rack should be juicy and tender with a balanced seasoning profile. Instead, this leaned chewy. I didn’t even finish it, which says a lot considering this is an AYCE setting where you want to enjoy what you order.

Miso Soup

5.5/10

Below average.

The broth felt underseasoned and lacked the umami depth you expect from miso soup. In a premium Japanese restaurant, even a simple miso soup should feel well-balanced and comforting. This didn’t.

Nigiri – Sea Eel

4.5/10

First time trying this type of eel. I much prefer traditional unagi.

The texture wasn’t very tender or soft. It lacked the pleasant richness and smoothness that makes eel enjoyable.

Nigiri – Unagi

4/10

This Unagi nigiri from Wagyu Suki was overcooked.

You could see it immediately. Instead of that glossy, velvety texture unagi should have, this looked dry — and it tasted that way too. For a Japanese buffet promoting premium ingredients, overcooked eel is disappointing.

Nigiri Assortment with Uni

5.5/10

The nigiri with uni from Wagyu Suki was limited to one order per person.

Essentially, it’s standard items topped with uni. It was decent, but not memorable. The uni didn’t elevate the pieces significantly enough to feel “special.”

Sashimi Platter

7/10

The best dish from Wagyu Suki of the night.

This platter featured thick, well-cut slices and a solid assortment:

• Hamachi (Japanese amberjack) – refreshing and clean
• Tuna – flavourful
• Sweet shrimp – enjoyable
• Salmon – tasted fresh
• Scallops – very good

I didn’t care for the conch or squid, but overall, this was the most consistently enjoyable item. The thickness of the cuts stood out positively.

If you’re coming here, focus heavily on sashimi.

Specialty Rolls

6/10

Foie Gras + Unagi, Green Onion Wagyu, Yaki Hotate, Torched Tango.

These were actually solid. Nice flavour combinations and decent execution. Not extraordinary, but enjoyable enough. In a buffet context, these were among the safer choices.

Wagyu Sushi Assortment

5/10

A5 Wagyu (raw), Torched Wagyu + Garlic, Truffle, Caviar, Yuzu Pepper.

This was one of the biggest letdowns at Wagyu Suki.

These are supposed to be torched wagyu pieces. Instead, they didn’t look properly torched and were served somewhat cold. The texture wasn’t as tender as expected either.

When a restaurant builds its identity around wagyu, this category has to shine. It didn’t.

Seafood Udon Soup

5.5/10

Average.

Minimal seafood, standard broth, nothing particularly memorable. Not bad, just not premium.

Desserts

5/10

• Black sesame ice cream – good sesame flavour
• Matcha ice cream – standard
• Red bean & matcha mochi – tasted like supermarket versions
• Crème brûlée – plain, understandable for a buffet

Desserts felt mass-produced, which is expected in a buffet, but again, this is marketed as higher-end AYCE.

Overall Impression

Wagyu Suki sets high expectations. Premium cuts. Luxury ingredients. Upscale branding.

But in execution, it feels closer to an average AYCE experience rather than a true premium one.

Strengths:

• Sashimi quality and thickness
• Some specialty rolls
• Variety

Weaknesses:

• Overcooked wagyu
• Overcooked eel
• Mediocre lobster
• Underseasoned soup
• Inconsistent texture execution

When you attach “wagyu” to your name, the beef has to be exceptional. When you charge at the higher end of the buffet spectrum, the execution needs to reflect that consistently across dishes.

It didn’t.