text: Takara is one of the worst sushi/sashimi restaurants in town. Not only was the food disappointing, but the ambiance was rather lackluster, with cheesy 80s muzak playing in the background. The biggest annoyance were the prices; without question, you are not paying for the quality of the food, but rather for the high rent the owners are forced to pay at Les Cours Mont Royal.   \n\nI cannot comment on the entire menu, but I can comment on the dishes that my friend and I ordered:\n1. Seaweed salad: rather bland with a thick tasteless \"ginger\" dressing on the side.\n2. Soup (don't remember the name): the taste  of the buckwheat noodles and a single tempura shrimp in broth was actually not bad, although not worth the price. \n2. Sashimi: too thin and poorly sliced with a few bones here and there. Some of the pieces looked as if they were torn off of the fish -- which goes against traditional the Japanese art of food preparation .\n3. Hand roll: fell apart upon carefully picking it up.\n4. Green tea: tasted like the cast iron pot.\n5. sake: well, can't go wrong here (thank goodness)\n \nIf you want to pay the same high prices, I would suggest  Zenya, located near La Baie -- it's less traditional, but you'll pay the same price for better ambiance and delicious, well prepared Japanese cuisine.  If you\"re not limited to the downtown core, Maiko on Bernard and Mikado on Avenue Laurier are also very tasty.