This was our first time to Roy's. We have acquaintances who rave about it. We have found many rave about places since they are "status'" symbols or the places to be seen versus great service and outstanding food.

We each had a glass of organic sake, since unfiltered Nigori is not available at Roy’s. The explanation of our server was that they are unable to locate the right brand to carry. Since there is not a large variety of brands of Nigori available in the USA, this explanation did not seem logical to us.

I found the Unagi Nigiri served to me at Roy's average at best with average presentation and taste. Having travelled to Japan several years ago, I have seen, eaten and know what fine sushi is. Further, it was disappointing for us to have our sushi and appetizers arrive all at once, especially since we requested that they be served separately. Our server arrived at our table just before everything was served at once, explaining that everything may come at once since the sushi bar is very busy. This made no sense to us since, if the sushi bar is busy, why not wait on that order and put in the appetizer order or if both go in at once, logic would say the appetizer would have arrived before the sushi. We found this unacceptable when fine dining. It put us in the mood of casual dining atmosphere and left us very unimpressed and wishing that we had not driven so far to experience this when 40 minutes away, near our home, we could have had a fabulous meal at Zen Forest restaurant at a fraction of the cost. Don’t miss Zen Forest in New Port Richey, FL if you are nearby.

The filet & gorgonzola Sui Mai with Kim Chee & Namasu Cucumber, Black Bean Drizzle was good but I did not find much taste or bite in the Kim Chee, another disappointment.

By the crowd at the bar, it seems apparent to us that this is a hot spot on Saturday night 'want to be seen' crowd. There were open dining tables and no guests waiting to be seated. We realize folks like televisions all around them but when we fine dine, we prefer to concentrate on the 'fine' dining portion and prefer to have it more quieter with more attention to the diners than the bar hoppers and the televisions.

The Hawaiian Opakapaka entree was good. The presentation was nice but not necessarily memorable. An absence of fresh herbs was noticed, yet the seasonings were good. The Gorgonzola & spinach crusted salmon had more taste and would be recommended