Kampai was excellent my boyfriend had an Udon dinner and I had the Sushimi bowl and both were delicious. I also have gotten the sushi platter for lunch and it was amazing. Great variety great options for people who choose not to eat raw fish and very friendly service.
Fresh vegetable in a light, crispy batter, served with sweet ginger-soy sauce `
$12.00
Tofu teriyaki
Marinated tofu with teriyaki mirin glaze, stir-fried vegetable & rice
$13.00
SUSHI BAR DINNER
Sushi & Sashimi dinner
10 pieces of the freshest sashimi mix and 7 pieces of sushi
$23.00
Sashimi dinner
16 pieces of the freshest sashimi mix served on the bed of sliced radish
$22.00
Sushi dinner
Fresh assorted 10 pieces sushi, 6 pieces roll
$20.00
Maki dinner
California roll, dynamite roll and a hand roll
$19.00
Chirashi dinner
Assorted sushi bar ingredients, sashimi and vegetable served on a bed of rice
$19.00
Spicy Sashimi bowl
Fresh vegetable, chopped assorted fresh sashimi served with spicy sauce
$17.00
A LA CARTE MAKI
*Temaki (handroll) is available for 1.00 less than the prices of the maki* Special Maki Entrees Big and Thick 8 piece of well decorated maki except Las Vegas 5 pieces
Kampai roll
King size lobster-tail tempura, asparagus, avocado, and fish egg with a garlic cream sauce
$17.00
Unagi Special (seaweed outside)
Lots of unagi, avocado, fish egg, crab meat, egg omelette, cucumber and ginger
$16.00
Red Rose roll
Tuna wrapped around unagi , avocado and cucumber
$16.00
French kiss roll
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado, smoked salmon wrapped with tuna, fish egg
$14.00
Black dragon roll
BBQ eel wrapped around California maki
$14.00
Red dragon roll
Salmon and avocado wrapped around a dynamite maki
$12.00
Green dragon roll
Deep fried shrimp, avocado, and fish egg wrapped with a bed of avocado
$12.00
Spider roll
Soft shell crab, avocado and fish roe with Japanese mayonnaise
$12.00
Lion king roll
Salmon blanketed over a California roll, baked in a garlic sauce garnished with egg
$12.00
Snow Corn roll
Red snapper blanketed over a California roll, baked in a garlic sauce, garnished with fish egg
$12.00
Rainbow roll
California roll wrapped with assorted fish and avocado
$11.00
Las vegas roll
An exciting fusion of fresh assorted sashimi with cream cheese, avocado & crabstick, deep fried in a crispy tempura batter (the biggest size of 5 pieces)
$11.00
Crunchy roll
Deep fried shrimp, avocado, crab meat, dipped in crunchy tempura bits
$11.00
Crazy salmon roll
Spicy salmon roll wrapped with fresh salmon
$11.00
Volcano roll
Spicy salmon, crabmeat, cucumber, avocado and fish egg
$11.00
Beef teriyaki roll
Beef teriyaki and crisp iceberg lettuce sprinkled with teriyaki and creamy sauce
$10.00
Jumbo California roll
Bigger roll of regular California roll with egg omelette
$10.00
Chicken teriyaki roll
Chicken teriyaki and crisp iceberg lettuce sprinkled with teriyaki and creamy sauce
$10.00
Dynamite roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado and fish egg
$10.00
Ika calamari maki
Crispy, spicy battered calamari, topped with our tangy soy sauce
$9.00
Philadelphia roll
Smoke salmon, cream cheese, avocado and onion
$9.00
Traditional Maki entrees
Good size for a bite, cut 6 into pieces for better taste, except futo maki 8 pieces
Futo maki
Big roll with cucumber, crab meat, egg, and assorted vegetable, 8 pieces
$11.00
Spicy scallop maki
Diced fresh scallops, fish roe, tempura bits mixed in a spicy sauce
$8.00
Unagi maki
BBQ eel and avocado with teriyaki sauce
$7.00
Hamachi or toro neki maki
Fresh yellowtail or tuna belly diced with green onion
$6.50
Spicy salmon maki
Diced fresh salmon or tuna, fish roe and tempura bits mixed in a spicy sauce
$6.00
Spicy tuna maki
Diced fresh tuna or tuna, fish roe and tempura bits mixed in a spicy sauce
$6.00
Spicy white tuna maki
Diced fresh white tuna, fish roe and tempura bits mixed in a spicy sauce
$6.00
Alaska maki
Fresh salmon, avocado, cucumber, crabmeat and japanese mayonnaise
$6.00
Hess maki
Tempura salmon, avocado and crabmeat with teriyaki sauce
$6.00
California maki
Crab meat, cucumber, avocado and fish roe
$5.50
Tuna maki
Fresh tuna, green onion and sesame seed
$5.50
Salmon maki
Fresh salmon, green onion and sesame seed
$5.00
Salmon skin maki
Deep fried salmon skin and green onion served with sweet eel sauce
$5.00
Vegetarian Maki entrees
A variety of vegetable good size for a bite, cut into 6 pieces for better taste
Mountain maki
Deep fried sweet potato, avocado and teriyaki sauce
$6.00
Veggie maki
Asparagus, avocado, cucumber and sesame seed
$5.00
Cucumber maki or/and avocado maki
Cucumber and/or avocado
$4.00
Shitake maki
Marinated shitake mushroom in sweet soy sauce
$4.00
A LA CARTE SUSHI & SASAHIMI
2 pieces for nigiri sushi or 3 pieces for sashimi
Amaebi
(sweet shrimp)
$7.00
Ebi
(marinated shrimp)
$5.00
Hamachi
(yellow tail)
$7.00
Hirame
(fluke)
$6.00
Hotategai
(scallops)
$7.00
Hokigai
(surf clam)
$5.00
Ika
(squid)
$5.50
Ikura
(salmon roe)
$7.00
W Maguro
(white tuna)
$6.00
Maguro
(fresh tuna)
$6.00
Masago
(smelt roe)
$5.50
Saba
(mackerel)
$5.00
Sake
(salmon)
$4.50
Tai
(sea bream)
$4.50
Tobikko
(flying fish roe)
$6.00
Tako
(octopus)
$5.00
Tamago
(egg omelette)
$3.50
Toro
(tuna belly)
$7.50
Unagi
(BBQ ell)
$6.50
Platters for sharing
Please note that customized platters are available upon request at additional prices
I used to live in the neighborhood of this restaurant and would frequent it often. It is certainly not the least expensive Japanese restaurant in the city but I'd be hard pressed to find a better one.
The sushi is always fresh and well made, Maki rolls are seasoned with chives and wasabi. Gyoza and Miso Soup are good, as expected, two things that can't really be done wrong. In the past I've had their lunch bento boxes which are a good value and are of the same quality as their dinner menu.
Only complaints I'd have about this restaurant: Parking is not provided so you're at the mercy of the local pay lots.
Also, when the restaurant gets really busy it gets very tight as it is a small place, and service gets really slow, But with that being said the owners are very kind and friendly.
Overall, a very good restaurant with excellent food.
Just enjoyed a beautiful sushi boat with my date. We were impressed by the lovely presentation and . fabulously fresh, high quality fish. Perfect amount of food, absolutely delicious.
Service was perfect (prompt, polite, thoughtful) Thank you Susan!
Definitely will return soon.
I love the sushi here! Super fresh and tasty with wonderful service - we've kept going back for more! It's the best I've had, particularly the unagi. We've eaten many items off the menu including the largest sushi platter, tempura, miso soup - all of it was deliciously tasty. It can be expensive depending on what you order but it's very worthwhile.
This restaurant is my favourite in Hamilton. I have been 5 times so far, every time the food has been outstanding, delicious sushi and sashimi and the presentation is beautiful. The desserts are great too, try the tempura bananas!
I love the neat not too extravagant decor here and the service is among the friendliest I've experienced, even the sushi chefs smiled and greeted us and the waitress we always have is very nice, attentive without being in the way. A must visit for sure, in my opinion.
I'm new to Hamilton, and I noticed that a lot of Japanese places are cruddy all-you-can eats. So it was nice to find a half-decent normal place.
I got an elaborate, Unagi-based maki roll, that was really good, nicely balanced.
My girlfriend, however, got the tempura, and I'd say it wasn't technically up to snuff. Not crispy enough, and the vegetables seemed a touch bland.
The salad was also a bit dull. The miso soup was ok.
I'm from Peterborough, which had two little sushi places that are really quite good, so my standards are pretty high. Some people think that going to a big city will yield better food -- I'm fairly sure Kampai is one of Hamilton's best, but it couldn't compare to Peterborough's worst.
But you can tell that this is a good place. NO PRIVATE DINING ROOMS. If you want this experience, GO ELSEWHERE. However, the service is much better than I'm used to at other Japanese places, and it's a far more casual atmosphere.
I tried many sushi places in toronto and north america.
this restaurant is cozy and small.
but in japan , most sushi restaurant is this size.
they have wonderful service and authentic japanese food.
sushi was really great.
tempura shrimp was really crisp and big.
we will be back for sure.
The sushi was okay, but the sashimi platter fish were not really fresh. Miso soup was okay, a little more taste would be better. Tempura was okay. service was slow and below standard.
The best Japanese in Hamilton, hands down.
I had a day off and decided to try this place for lunch and was completely impressed by the food, service and presentation. There's at least three all-you-can-eat Japanese places downtown, but if you want a proper Japanese meal, you have to go to Kampai. It was worth every penny.
The soft shell crab appetizer was cooked perfectly crisp and beautifully presented. I always order the soft shell crab at Japanese restaurants as a way of gauging the quality of their food and I was completely impressed.
The teriyaki salmon bento was gorgeous, fresh, and delicious. The unagi (eel) sushi was made with big, thick slices of grilled eel. Authentic style, not like the skinny slices they give you at all-you-can-eat places.
100% worth the price. I can't wait to go back again some time soon.
we had never tried a place like this before and...
we had never tried a place like this before and were pleasently suprised! they welcomed us with open arms and the other customers were friendly too - everyone helped us with our chopsticks and now we are pro. the food was excellent and the chefs/employees/hostesses were very nice and helpful in helping us choose what to order! we are going to go back soon because we loved it.
I'm naturally a picky eater, especially with my sushi. Been to Asia and had sushi/sashimi and to be honest, this place ranks up there with the best. Highly recommend this place for both expert sushi eaters and first timers. Great service and top quality food.
PERFECT! Amazing food, even more amazing sushi and grade A service. The Teriyaki Chicken Box is amazing and the most amazing Miso soup is included with your dish...Ive yet to have the perfect dinning experiance but I would say, this would be it! Service is fairly good and also gets a 10. Decor is authentic and really makes you enjoy your experiance. The food is pricey, but super fresh! Im really excited to go back and literally, eventually try the ENTIRE menu! Its funny that I cant find enough things to write about Kampai...but its a must try for any sushi lover...or even the health concious.
Friendliest, most courteous service in town (very...
Friendliest, most courteous service in town (very refreshing compared to the lack of proffesionalism in the service industry these days). Food is impeccable, and made to order. Overall a great evening with friends, even those who assumed Japanese just means sushi!
PS, I lived in Japan for a year and this was impressive.
Best sushi and Japanese food in Hamilton. Very cute and clean restaurant with super friendly service. Always greeted politely upon entry and many thanks received when leaving. Service is always prompt. The food is amazing. Always fresh, always great portions of good quality. I've visited many times and not been let down yet. The last time we visited we had our meal for take out and even the way things were packaged, everything was kept very hot and fresh by the time we got home. The avocado rolls are simple and refreshing and by far the best I've ever had of all the maki I have tried elsewhere. If happy had a flavour, it would be the food of Kampai, because I always leave that restaurant feeling great. Thank you Kampai!
