I went to Soba for my birthday with a friend and thoroughly enjoyed every second. It was hard not to with the amazing decor (I kid you not, one entire wall is a water feature; it was insane). With the dark lighting I knew I was in for a fancy meal.
We ordered the rock shrimp tempura as an appetizer. It was very spicy, but I enjoyed it. Somehow the tempura batter stayed crispy after it had been tossed in the sauce.
We split a spicy tuna roll with the pad Thai. The sushi was fresh and bright. It was a great tuna roll! The pad Thai was also very yummy; the sauce was the perfect consistency that coated every noodle--it was just as pad Thai should be. I didn't enjoy the texture of the chicken that much, but that is probably just a personal preference. I wish I could've switched out the protein though!
The best part of our meal was the service. It was my birthday, and when we ordered the chocolate pretzel stack for dessert (very richly chocolately, loved the crunchy pretzel bits, but far too rich to finish) and it didn't arrive with a candle, our waitress went to get me one within seconds. It was that touch that really made the meal special.