Watatwa is one the most beautiful restaurants in ditmars and they have one the best lunch special. The service is always so quick and friendly. The sushi is usually fresh sometimes there can be a bad piece but very rare. I always enjoy coming for lunch!

I used to eat here once a month or so, introduced to it by an old friend. Fast forward a decade and a major renovation later and, well... It's still great. It's airy but warm, having swapped bright blues for deep apricot tones in a relaxing but upbeat space. The waitstaff is an ever attentive army, but go about anticipating guest needs in an easy, unhurried way. I took The Wife and John the Greek to an introductory dinner of the place I was excited to reacquaint myself with over chicken katsu, sushi platter, grilled eggplant and unagi don, all of which were fresh, perfectly made and tasted as good, if not better than the first time I was brought here. Reasonably priced, relaxing and delicious, put yourself in the capable hands of the chefs and staff of Watawa - enjoy one of the best restaurants in not simply Astoria, but the City as a whole.

I've heard of this spot and read the reviews, so it has been bookmarked on my end. I saw a line out the door, so it led me to anticipate the sushi restaurant. However, it was for the seafood spot next door. That place was packed with people outside and inside. Once you walked inside, the decor of the place was nice and trendy. There's a pool and tables surrounding it all, and behind the red curtain are the bathrooms. Anyways, regarding the service at watawa, it was good. Now food wise, I got the Watawa Wasabi Roll. In it was the spicy tuna, topped with four kinds of caviar. I didn't really taste the tuna too much, maybe because the caviar overpowered it all? I had some of the chicken teriyaki, which was a large portion, so that filled me up. The fried green tea ice cream was great. Overall, it was nice, but I wish the entrees were tastier.

Locatio: Astoria Queens NY Ambiance: very clean and nice set-up inside and 2 or 3 tables i believe outside extension. Service: always good can't complain. Food: I tried their ramen before but I think It was the udon with veggies it was a little bland for me but this time I ordered the lunch box (bento) with the shrimp and miso soup and all the stuff. So so so good. Highly recommend. 19 for takeout but since i changed dine in it was 20 and change haha.

My friends and I wanted to find a lunch special in the area on a weekday. Since the menu on the website doesn't share the prices, I called in to check the price of the lunch specials. I was told they are $17, but it turns out it was $19+. Not a huge deal, but wanted to call that out. Still, $19 for 3 rolls is a good enough deal ($15 for 2 rolls or $19 for a lunch box set, about $22-26 for other lunch specials). My friends and I got the rolls lunch specials. I ordered the eel avocado, spicy tuna, and spicy salmon rolls. (Spicy rolls are usually never spicy enough for me so gotta default at spicy). Service was good; when we asked if they had a spicy dipping sauce, they brought this spicy mayo type dip. I enjoyed the spicy salmon rolls; it comes with a small piece of salmon that is visible in the roll with some crunchy ingredient too. The piece of eel was quite small in the eel roll, but at least the avocado chunk was big. All the rolls had minimal rice though which I also appreciated; it didn't overwhelm the taste of the fish. My friends ordered different rolls as well, and I really enjoyed the spicy crab roll they ordered. The yellowtail had a good texture but lacked flavor aside from fresh fish. This restaurant is pretty room and there's multiple different dining spaces. The front area is a more casual vibe that also has the sushi counter (and counter seating), while the second room is a bit more elevated and there's even a back area that has a pond next to the tables with what I think was a skylight! I enjoyed this meal and would come back, especially for the lunch specials!

Watawa gets an automatic five star rating due to how terrible that joke Tokyo Ya was. Also, their sushi prep was fast which is how it should be. Not to mention, this place is far more spacious with nicer employees. I'll prop up this business and drag down another that deserves it. I do not care.

This has been my goto sushi spot since it first opened up. It's insane to see how much they have expanded over the years and how the business is flourishing. My favorite things here are the lunch special, pauline roll, and rock shrimp. Every time I go, I have to get those two. I will say it has gotten much more expense compared to other sushi spots in the area. The service is always great here and I always leave happy. The pond area in the back is a great spot for a date!

Good food. Felt pretty clean eating it. The wasabi sushi was very intense. Make sure you enjoy wasabi for me. It was a first so a lot I once but everything was really good.

This place was bustling with people who sat all around the restaurant on Friday afternoon genuinely looking like they were enjoying their afternoon lunch like I did! Went here with a co-worker for lunch and we shared the 3 any roll special and a side salad. The rolls were fresh and we were stuffed at the end not even really having the opportunity to finish it all. The server we had was Z and he was so kind...only thing missing about this place is that they didn't have Kirin Ichiban! It's all good though, next time...

Amazing service & fresh sushi/rolls right on your fingertips! The dragon roll was so delicious, probably the best dragon roll I ever had. The eel & the sauce was dancing on my tongue like a "i don't want this to ever-end" feeling. The service was superb & accommodating. They have inside and outside seating so you can choose! I appreciate the interior design of that place; classy & relaxing. I peeped the menu & saw h their lunch special; I am definitely coming back to try that. On a side note, a little expensive to your average sushi price, but it's worth it, trust me.