Hono Izakaya

Pam

5.0

Hono deserves all the accolades it's gotten. & no wonder why reservations are a must.
Beautiful warm space filled with tables for 2, big groups & counter seating in the back to watch all the action.
Plates are meant to be shared & to continuously order so that you're not left waiting too long for another amazing bite.
We tried mixing up yakitori with bowls so that we could get a variety.
In order of what we enjoyed were the
Butabara pork belly skewers (decadent & melt in your mouth) we ordered it twice ,
Pickled veggies (radish & cucumber) to cut through the fatty bits,
Chicken skin skewer (I don't know how it's not slippery oily & how they made it into squares, witchcraft, I swear)
Sashimi (yellow tail, butterfish, salmon) the seasonings they paired with each individual piece was so thoughtful. That Butterfish was buttering, yum!
Pork dumpling with chili sauce (perfect acidity & spice) I drank it up!
Miso & maple creme brulee (love the thick sugar crackling on top)
Pork rice bowl with miso soup (reminiscent of Japan's beef bowl with pickled ginger)
Quail eggs in dashi sauce (it was good, but there's no seasoning in the eggs)
Salmon shrimp croquette (good fried bite)
Chicken thigh skewer (moist, but it didn't have as much flavor as the other bites)

We thoroughly loved our food from beginning to end. Service was exceptional & kind. They were nice to explain in English everything we ordered.
We even loved the yuzu lemonade!
You can tell the chef thought very carefully about which pairing would be perfect & then elevated it even further.
It's like a love letter to Japan.
So happy to have ended our Quebec stay at Hono.

Jmpayo

5.0

On s'était fait vanter la place souvent & on confirme que les bons commentaires sont 100% mérités. La nourriture est excellente & l'expérience en groupe est vraiment la meilleure option pour partager les plats & goûter à tout. Nos gros coups de coeur qu'on recommande sans hésiter sont les légumes marinés, la soupe miso & le poulet karaage. Chose certaine, il va y avoir une deuxième fois assez vite.

Tahina

5.0

Une excellente adresse, nous avons adoré tout ce qui nous a été servi !
(Mention spéciale pour la crème brûlée au miso)

Brenda

5.0

An unbelievable gastronomic experience combined with exceptional service. I am a huge foodie & this place is just WOW!!
Our server thoughtfully guided us through the menu, making recommendations based on our likes/dislikes. Very much an interactive selection process, which we greatly appreciated. Everything we ordered was amazing, so much flavour, layers of flavouring spectacular & presented so beautifully on the plate.

We ordered: quail eggs, Momo (chicken thigh skewers), Beet salad, salmon, King Eryngi (king mushroom skewers), Karaage (fried chicken), Pork steamed dumplings & Waygu. Dessert Creme Brule Miso & Erable & black sappporo forest cake with black currant. Everything was unreal!! Oh & my Margherita was one of the best I've ever had.

Somehow we lucked out & got the best seats in the house, right by the prep stations. What a spotless & organized kitchen. You can just see the pride the staff take in preparing & serving these dishes.

Make sure you make a reservation days in advance so you won't be disappointed.

Camille

5.0

Super resto avec de belles découvertes culinaires !
La formule de plats à partager est super intéressante & tout est excellent. Gros coup de coeur pour les Yakitoris King eryngii & Sake miso.

Justin

5.0

Marvelous! Wonderful flavors, masterfully combined. Yakatoris were excellent, particularly the salmon - however we also tried the chicken sausage & mushroom confit, both delectable as well. Okonomoyaki was a delight. & don't sleep on the miso crème brûlée.

Judy

5.0

This was the best meal we had in Quebec City this visit, & one place we went to was $600 for two. Hono Izakaya was 170 for two before gratuity, including a few unique cocktails & we had a lot of food. So it is saying something. The food here is very good & it has good vibes & service. Standouts were the miso salmon & mono yakitoris, & the crème brûlée, but everything was good. Fair warning the okonomiyaki were pretty huge so don't order both if there are only two of you (lesson learned haha), also the meat one has very strong smoked fish flakes on it that was not our cup of tea but can understand some people may love it if smoke fish is your thing. Anyhoo thank you Hono Izakaya for restoring my faith in the Quebec food scene 🙏 I will go here again! Side note it's across from a big Eglise de Scientologie which is also a bit of a novelty to see for those of us that are small town folk at heart.

Louise

5.0

Reservation is required- we saw lots of people who tried to walk in but the restaurant was fully booked, & our table was booked after we were done, which is why we had a limit of 2 hours.

We liked everything but the sashimi, it didn't live up to our expectations because we eat sushi a lot. But everything else tasted amazing, we were eating the marinated vegetables in between our bites (it was a good palate cleanser). The marinated quail eggs were good as well as the miso salmon! We were going to order more food but we had to order the butabara twice because it melted in our mouths & couldn't help not to take another bite haha. We weren't really a fan of salmon skin until we had the sake harasu, the skin was crispy & the salmon was cooked perfectly! We ordered all their desserts & the crème brûlée was really good.

I'd also like to note that the waiters teamwork was really good, I think everyone worked together to make sure that there won't be any complaints from the clients.

Our cocktails were really good as well- I think the best one was Yu-Gin 2.0 & the La Mer Noire. Would definitely come back here & try their other dishes.

Jacques

5.0

Formidable expérience pour les papilles. Le menu fait de petits plats raffinés, le service rapide & sympathique, tout se combine pour qu'on garde un excellent souvenir de notre visite. Notre coup de coeur: les brochettes de saumon au miso. Le plateau dégustation de 4 sakés très différents permet de découvrir de nouvelles saveurs. On peut ensuite prendre un verre de celui/ceux qui nous sont séduit.

Cindy

5.0

The dishes & vibes were so on point that one would have assumed the chef to either be Japanese or trained in Japan.

We love the izakaya style as you can order multiple dishes & share them. We enjoyed the grilled mushrooms, the salmon belly, & assorted sashimi. The prices were very attractive for the quality & freshness of the dishes. The only dish I didn't enjoy was the asparagus as the miso sauce overpowered the vegetables.

Friendly service overall. Reservation is a must as the restaurant filled up very quickly within 15 mins of opening on a Sunday night.