Sushi Rock and Grill Review: All-You-Can-Eat Sushi in Altamonte Springs
If your idea of a good night out is ordering sushi until somebody at the table finally waves the white flag, Sushi Rock and Grill in Altamonte Springs was built for you. This is an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant — but not the steam-table, heat-lamp kind. There is no buffet line for the sushi. You sit down, you order from the menu, and the kitchen makes it and brings it to your table, round after round.
We have been twice now, most recently with a large group, and that is honestly the best way to do this place. More people at the table means more rolls landing in the middle, which means everybody gets to try a little of everything. Both times, every one of us left with a full belly. Here is the honest breakdown — the good, the very good, and the two things we would warn you about before you go.
Location, Hours and Prices
Sushi Rock and Grill, 525 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. Phone: (407) 229-9888. Despite the ‘Orlando’ in its web address, the restaurant sits in Altamonte Springs, just north of Orlando — an easy drive from Oviedo, Winter Park, Maitland and the rest of north Orlando.
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM, Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM, Saturday 12–11 PM, Sunday 12–10 PM.
All-you-can-eat pricing: lunch is $22.95 per person (Monday–Friday, 11:30 AM–3 PM; kids 3–6 $9.95, kids 7–11 $15.95) and dinner is $35.95 per person (kids 3–6 $11.95, kids 7–11 $20.95). Prices can change, so check the restaurant’s site before you go. A few house rules worth knowing: it is dine-in only with no to-go boxes, the whole table has to pick all-you-can-eat or à la carte (no mixing), wasted food can be charged, and an 18% service charge may be added for parties of six or more.
Not a Buffet: How the All-You-Can-Eat Works
The phrase ‘all-you-can-eat sushi’ usually conjures up a sad buffet line. This is not that. Sushi Rock is table service: you order from a big printed menu — sushi bar appetizers, sashimi and nigiri, maki and hand rolls, a long list of chef’s special rolls, plus skewers, hibachi, teriyaki and tempura — and each dish is made to order and delivered to the table. Finish a round, order the next one. The only buffet-style element in the whole place is the small self-service dessert bar, and we will get to that.
The menu is genuinely huge for an all-you-can-eat deal. Dinner adds the full chef’s special roll list — Rock Roll, Viking Roll, Captain America Roll, Tropical Salmon Roll and a couple dozen more — on top of the basics, which makes the dinner price easier to justify if specialty rolls are your thing.
Bring a Group and Order Everything
Our standing recommendation: go with a large group. All-you-can-eat pricing rewards variety, and a big table ordering a variety of different sushi to pass around and try is simply more fun than two people dutifully working through their own rolls. We ordered wave after wave — nigiri, maki, several of the chef’s special rolls, skewers off the grill — and everybody got to sample far more of the menu than any of us could have managed alone. The dining room is built for it, too, with big booths and room to spread out, and the restaurant takes reservations for parties of seven or more.
The Sushi: Very Good, Honestly Rated
Let’s set expectations the way we always try to on Monkey Vacations. This is not top-of-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth, special-occasion sushi — and at $35.95 for all you can eat, it would be unfair to expect it to be. What it is, is very good: fresh-tasting fish, well-seasoned rice, generous portions and specialty rolls that punch well above what most all-you-can-eat spots serve. Across two visits and a lot of orders, the quality stayed consistent, and nobody at our table had a dish they would warn you off. For the price and the format, that is a win.
Beyond the Sushi
Not everyone in your group has to be a sushi person. The all-you-can-eat menu also covers hibachi (steak, chicken, shrimp, scallop, salmon), teriyaki, tempura and katsu, izakaya-style skewers, soups and salads, and appetizers like gyoza, fried calamari, takoyaki and the pork bun. There is a full bar as well — our table took a cocktail break between rounds.
A Room With a Samurai
The space itself is half the fun. A full-size samurai statue stands guard in the entry, the dining room mixes booths with glowing wave dividers and paper lanterns, and overhead, light-up fish swim across a vaulted wood ceiling. It is lively and a little over the top, in a good way — the kind of room that puts a group in a good mood before the first roll even lands.
Service
On both visits the staff was friendly and accommodating — patient with a big group firing off complicated multi-round orders, quick to clear plates between waves, and happy to keep things coming until we called it quits. At an all-you-can-eat place, the service makes or breaks the experience, and here it made it.
Two Honest Warnings
First: it is cold in there. Both times we have been, the AC was on high and the dining room was genuinely chilly — bring a jacket, seriously. You will thank us by the second round.
Second: skip your dessert expectations. The self-service dessert bar is the one weak spot — little pastries and those small cardboard cups of ice cream, the kind you remember from high school cafeterias. It exists, it is included, and it is not great. Plan on filling up on the sushi instead, which is easy to do.
Our Verdict
Sushi Rock and Grill is the all-you-can-eat sushi night we would send friends to: table-service ordering instead of a buffet line, a huge menu, very good sushi for the format, friendly staff, and a fun room — as long as you bring a jacket and keep your dessert expectations low. Go with a group, order a little of everything, and pace yourself. Everybody at our table left full and happy, twice.
Good to Know
- All-you-can-eat lunch: $22.95 per person, Monday–Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM. Dinner: $35.95 per person. Kids’ pricing is lower (ages 3–6 and 7–11).
- Table service, not a buffet — everything is made to order except the small self-service dessert bar.
- The whole table must choose all-you-can-eat or à la carte; no mixing, no to-go boxes, and wasted food can be charged.
- Reservations are available for parties of seven or more; an 18% service charge may be added for parties of six or more.
- Bring a jacket — the dining room runs cold.
- Last call for all-you-can-eat is 9:30 PM Sunday–Thursday and 10:30 PM Friday–Saturday.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the all-you-can-eat sushi at Sushi Rock and Grill?
Lunch is $22.95 per person (Monday–Friday, 11:30 AM–3 PM) and dinner is $35.95 per person. Kids pay less: ages 3–6 are $9.95 at lunch and $11.95 at dinner, and ages 7–11 are $15.95 at lunch and $20.95 at dinner. Prices can change, so confirm on the restaurant’s website before you go.
Is Sushi Rock a buffet?
No. The sushi and everything else on the all-you-can-eat menu is table service — you order from the menu and each dish is made fresh and brought to your table. The only self-service part is the small dessert bar.
Where is Sushi Rock and Grill located?
525 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, just north of Orlando. You can reach the restaurant at (407) 229-9888.
Is Sushi Rock good for large groups?
Yes — we recommend it. The dining room has large booths, the menu is built for sharing and sampling, and reservations are available for parties of seven or more. Note that an 18% service charge may be added for parties of six or more, and the whole table must pick all-you-can-eat or à la carte.
What are Sushi Rock and Grill’s hours?
Monday–Thursday 11:30 AM–10 PM, Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM, Saturday 12–11 PM and Sunday 12–10 PM. All-you-can-eat last call is 9:30 PM Sunday–Thursday and 10:30 PM Friday–Saturday.
