text: I have been wanting to eat at Nobu since I first learned about the NY location when I was in high school Now my age has doubled and I still never thought I would get to try it My dad was here for NAB in April and in front of him Eric R surprised me for my birthday we had a staycation reserved at Nobu Hotel and Nobu Restaurant I was beyond excited supposedly we got preferential seating if we were hotel guests but I never figured out what that meantnnThe restaurant entrance is right next to the Nobu Hotel lobby so it was easy to get dressed up and walk to the front We were seated immediately in the back of the restaurant very close to another top where we could easily hear the next partys conversation so we were forced to chat with them sometimes Service was very slow though our server was nice we were surrounded by huge round tables with parties of or more and it was hard for us to get his attention at all Eric R had whiskey and and I got the cracked basil cocktail with soju yuzu juice and pink peppercorns tasty but tiny for nnSince this is a onceinalifetime meal we decided to order for ourselves rather than do Omakase The server suggested we do cold dishes then hot then sushi then dessert We started with cold dishes yellowtail tartare with caviar and beef newstyle sashimi When the tartare arrived it was doused in wasabisoy dressing very overpowering and not noted on the menu Eric was able to eat most of the top part that was not sitting in the dressing and I ate the rest The server tried to convince us to order another one without sauce no way The new style sashimi was amazing thinly sliced beef topped with chive and sesame seared by hot sesame oil accompanied by yuzu juice and soy It was so good that the ladies next to us then ordered itnnOur next course was hot black cod miso and nasu eggplant miso They came together perfectly flavored The cod was delicate and the eggplant skin crispy but soft inside Our third course sushi was ordered in increments toro scallion maki nigiri hamachi belly salmon belly scallop saba with kelp amaebi with fried head ikura fluke uni anago big eye tuna temaki yellowtail jalapeno negihama salmon skin with avocado The big eye was sooo fatty and amazing All of it was amazing actually Fresh and delicate served with tart yuzu soy Lastly we ordered the banana harumaki for dessert banana dulce de leche in spring roll with passionfruit sauce it came out with a candle and Happy Birthday scripted in chocolatennThe next morning we did Nobu inroom dining for breakfast I had zosui rice soup with tofu mushroom egg and Eric R had the breakfast okonomiyaki with egg batter Osakastyle It was very good I really enjoyed my special birthday staycation meals and if I ever went back to Nobu I would sit at the sushi bar for sure