Amber Upper East

Reviews

• Katherine K.

  star star star star star_border 26 May 2026

  I stopped by here with a large group very late at night, and they were able to accommodate all of us just fine. It's overall a nice and decently classy spot with pretty good food. It's nothing to rave about, but the menu has lots of options. Everyone I was with seemed to enjoy everything they ordered and the food came out quickly especially with the large number of us that were there. If you want hot dishes, those are available, if you want sushi, that is also available. The prices are fairly reasonable and the portions are pretty large especially for the hot dishes.
  
  I personally ordered the Golden Eye roll, which was great quality, though a bit on the expensive side. Considering it had uni and tuna in it, it makes sense for it to cost a bit more. The presentation of the food is great, and hits the spot when you are feeling slightly nicer than Asian takeout. Some of my friends ordered other sushi rolls, pad thai, and chicken cutlet, which they all enjoyed. Would recommend stopping by if you are looking for somewhere to eat in the Upper East!

• Adalidya L.

  star star star star star 24 May 2026

  My best friend & I had an itch for sushi & this place hit the spot! The Manhattan tempura was so good & the staff were very friendly, the waiter was extremely helpful with the sushi that I wanted as I asked for a specific sushi that I usually get here in my hometown. Highly recommend & whenever I go back to New York I will go back for sure!

• Meredith S.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Good for grabbing a dinner with friends. The backroom is pretty cool as they have sky lights and lots of plants back there. The food is above average and the price point is average for the area. I would have liked more spice options, though. They have a wide variety of cuisine: sushi and more classic dishes. Service is friendly. Lots of families and elderly upper east siders seem to frequent this place.

• Samuel S.

  star star star star star 17 May 2026

  Awesome Japanese food, and extremely awesome pad Thai. Whether you are eating in, or taking out, Amber is always a go too in my opinion. I have always found the staff to be very friendly and the overall vibes of the restaurant to be very nice as well.

• Elisa H.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 May 2026

  The yellowtail toro were yummy but a bit fatty as toro always tend to be which reaffirmed my love for a clean white fish- stick with regular YT here on out. No baby, no king or belly- just regular schmegular basic yumminess.
  
  The king salmon had a deep glorious orange hue and was full flavored. Their rice is good too. The ikura was a bit winey for me somehow. I had the sushi go with their "crunchy x3" app- which essentially is chopped tuna? N various fish loaded on top of a seaweed cracker. Not bad- it was huge in terms of sushi size- imagine 3 or 4 pieces stacked on top of another to equate to 1 of these 3 monstrous bites. If you love spicy tuna- this is a steal and a must. Too bad it's on the bottom of my list, but hey, I'm belly full from 4 pieces and a gargantuan app!