Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya

Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya: dining at EPCOT — location and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.5· 2,158 Google ratings

People say this Japanese restaurant offers delicious sushi, unagi don, and octopus balls. They highlight the authentic Japanese flair and design, and the beautiful lake view. They also like the friendly and accommodating staff.

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The MouseHub take

Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya sits on the second floor of the Japan pavilion at EPCOT, in a room built around an open sushi bar and grill where the chefs work behind the counter in full view. The theming runs on Japan's seasons and festivals, and a cultural representative from Japan walks tables through whichever one is current: Tanabata in the summer, moon-viewing dumplings in the autumn. Windows look out over EPCOT and the World Showcase Lagoon. One a la carte list covers both seatings, lunch from 12:00 PM to 3:55 PM and dinner from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

The menu is the thing to plan around. Disney bands both meals at $15 to $34.99 per adult, and a table ordering nigiri by the piece clears that before any entree lands. Prices run from $6.00 miso soup and $7.00 nigiri to $88.00 wagyu steak and a $300.00 sushi boat, so parties who share plates get more out of it than parties who each order a main. Kids get two options, both Japanese. Anyone wanting chicken tenders or a fast meal between rides is in the wrong room.

At a glance

Best for: Groups who want to work through a table of sushi and izakaya plates together, and anyone who wants an hour of air conditioning with a lagoon view
Skip if: Picky eaters after chicken tenders or plain pasta, and anyone who needs to be back in a line quickly
Worth ordering: Kobore Sushi*, Dragon Roll*, Kara-Age Chicken, Agedashi Tofu, Unagi Don A
Reservations: Disney calls a confirmed reservation for every member of the party, regardless of age, highly recommended at in-park table service, and books this as one. My Disney Experience offers no Join Walk-Up List for Shiki-Sai, so there is no in-app fallback. Reviewers report dinner filling before lunch does, and the card on the booking carries a per-person fee for a no-show or a late cancellation
Value: The restaurant page bands both meals at $15 to $34.99 per adult and the menu runs well past it. Nigiri is $7.00 to $26.00 a piece, special rolls $8.00 to $30.00, rice and noodle bowls $22.00 to $43.00, and the wagyu plates $77.00 to $88.00. Reviewers praise the fish and flinch at the total

The good

The chefs work in front of you
The room is built around an open sushi bar and grill, with the counter in view from the tables. Watching the sushi come together is part of what the seating charge buys.
The second floor comes with a view
Disney's own pitch for the room is the sightline, and the windows look out over EPCOT and the World Showcase Lagoon. The fireworks sit in that same view, which is why there is a package built around them.
A Japanese festival runs through the room
A cultural representative from Japan works the floor and walks tables through whichever celebration is current, Tanabata in the summer and moon-viewing dumplings in the autumn. The room is themed on the same idea, scenes of Japan's seasons and festivals.
Servers talk you through a long menu
Waitstaff explain the shareable plates and the seasonal items, which matters on a list this size. Attentive service is one of the steadiest things reviewers mention.
The raw fish is the reason to book
Reviewers keep coming back to the sashimi and the special rolls rather than to anything off the grill. The Fune boat, a $300.00 premium assortment served as a boat, is the version built to be photographed.
The kitchen cooks plenty that is not raw
Kara-Age Chicken is $12.00, Chicken Nanban $16.00, Beef Yaki Udon $28.00, and the Kushi Assorted skewers $30.00 for six, two each of beef, chicken, and shrimp. A table can eat well here without touching the sushi case.
The room stays quiet
Reviewers describe it as a break from the World Showcase crowds, a seated space at a pace nobody hurries. That is unusual for EPCOT dining at dinner.

The bad

Disney's price band undersells the bill
The restaurant page bands lunch and dinner alike at $15 to $34.99 per adult, and the menu passes it in three directions: rice and noodle bowls at $22.00 to $43.00, wagyu at $77.00 to $88.00, and the large sushi presentations at $100.00 to $300.00.
The cooked plates trail the sushi
Diners rate the grilled and fried items below the raw ones and describe the hot side of the menu as ordinary. The gap is wide enough that it shows up across the rating range.
Kids get two options, both Japanese
The children's menu is a Kids Bento at $20.00 and a Kids' Plate at $14.00, salad and fruit and proteins arranged on a bullet train. The bento also carries the raw or undercooked asterisk, which is worth knowing before it arrives.
Window tables come down to luck
The dining room has a limited number of seats against the glass, and most parties land at an interior table. Nothing about a standard reservation reserves the view.
Dinner is the lunch menu
One list runs under a single lunch and dinner heading, and the restaurant page prints the same price band for both. An evening booking buys the room after dark rather than a bigger meal.
The package rules are stricter than the meal
The fireworks package allows no modifications once confirmed and charges or forfeits the full price for a cancellation inside 24 hours, against the ordinary per-person no-show fee on a standard table. Dining plan meals are not accepted on it, and Disney does not guarantee the fireworks will go up.

Veteran tips

Book it, then read the cancellation policy
The card on the reservation is charged a per-person fee for a no-show, or for a cancellation or modification outside the policy, with the terms in the confirmation email. There is no Join Walk-Up List for Shiki-Sai in the app, so the reservation is the whole plan.
Nothing opens here before noon
Lunch runs 12:00 PM to 3:55 PM and dinner 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, so there is no breakfast and no morning stop. Slot it into the middle or the end of an EPCOT day.
Share one large presentation
Sashimi Moriawase is $50.00 and $100.00, the Hashi bridge $100.00, and the Fune boat $300.00. They are built for a table to work through together, which is what the izakaya format is for.
Ask for a window table at check-in
Put the request in at the host stand rather than hoping. Staff work with what is open, so an off-peak seating improves the odds more than asking twice does.
The fireworks package is a fixed menu
It runs $120.00 per person for ages 10 and up and $60.00 for ages 3 to 9, before tax and gratuity, covering an appetizer, sashimi, sushi, and a dessert and drinks sold with nothing else. Check-in is 60 minutes before Luminous The Symphony of Us and the seating ends when the show does. Booking opens August 27, 2026.
Order a flight instead of a round
The beer and cocktail flights are $25.00 each and the sake flight $30.00, against single pours at $11.00 to $18.00. Three cocktails ordered one at a time cost more than the flight that samples them.
The mocktails cost $12.00 each
Violet Yuzu Lemonade, Melon Ball, Okinawa Wave, and Calpico Dragon are all $12.00, the same as the cheapest draft beer. Reviewers single them out, so they are the drink order that does not need alcohol to justify itself.
Flag an allergy when you sit down
Disney's line here is to speak with a cast member about an allergy-friendly request, and to ask for a Special Diets Trained Cast Member on arrival. Most of the sushi list is marked raw or undercooked, so the conversation is worth having before you order.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed August 9, 2026.