Akasaka in Milton Keynes

We went for the Korean bbq, for a first experience it seemed fairly standard nothing to write home about but equally nothing to compare it against, it seemed very expensive for what it was. Middle of the road.

I am leaving this review purely because of how lovely our server, Han, was. He welcomed us with a friendly smile and his warm, genuine energy made our anniversary even more enjoyable. The food was also delicious and served quickly.

Just as all the other reviews say this place was amazing. The service was really quick and the staff are really polite. The food was a bit pricey but for the quality of what you’re getting it’s definitely worth it. Everything we had was absolutely delicious. For starters we got Yasai Tempura which is vegetables in a light batter as well as some chicken gyoza. The tempura was heavenly and is probably one of my favourite things i’ve ever tried. My husband really loved the gyoza too. We both had Beef Dolsot Bibimbap, it came in normal and spicy. I got normal while my husband got spicy. (The whole dishes didn’t carry that optional flavour it was the dishes of sauce you can see in the pictures). I couldn’t finish all of mine but they had takeaway boxes which was really convenient. Akasaka has definitely become my favourite restaurant and I can’t wait to return.

We’ve had an amazing night tonight. Booked online and we chose our time. We were sent upstairs where the Korean bbq has been set up. Very busy but all in control. We have the beef, pork belly and pork bibimbap in bbq and side dishes are free and you pay for extra, Chicken gyoza, japchae and crispy squid. All delicious and fresh. Anisha is very patient and just lovely. Thank you for your help tonight! We recommend Akasaka MK if you fancy Japanese and Korean cuisine.

When the zombie apocalypse finally happens this is what all restaurants will be like. The sushi and sashimi was good, the teriyaki was bland and disappointing... the wait staff are polite, but my god do they know what they're meant to be doing? I've never seen a bunch of people so clueless, aimlessly walking around the restaurant floor avoiding eye-contact and most importantly, avoiding the customers. Who trains these muppets? It's like they've all got chronic fatigue syndrome. So in summary, a restaurant with ok food let down by a combination of poor staff training and comically low energy people. For this reason we won't be eating there again.

A nice little find near MK centre. We originally went for the k-bbq but unfortunately this is booking only. Despite this, the food we ordered was delicious and came quick. I got a bibimbap whilst my partner went for a few small plates. Service was great and prices were average. We will definitely be coming again!

Not a great experience in terms of food. Ramen broth could be improved. Great customer service and ambience.

We ate here for our last date night. We LOVE sushi and have eaten pur way around London and Europe. The reviews here seemed good so we were really disappointed with the poor quality and very high prices. We could have eaten lunch a Nobu for a similar coat. The sushi and sashimi was full of sinew which rendered most of it inedible. When asked to see if we could try the berry wine before buying a bottle this wasn't able to accommodated. There was little to no atmosphere. The katsu was thin and runny but tasty enough. Overall other than the sweet young waiter it.was thoroughly mediocre and that's bring generous. I honestly wouldn't bother.

Self cook barbecue good meat and extras

Not a lot to say. Food was ok. Service was average. I would go back but it is nothing special.

Service was good however food experience could have been improved

Lovely place and great food in the heart of Milton Keynes

Had an enjoyable meal here. The food was fresh and tasty and the customer service was good.

The food is really nice but I was waiting half an hour for a server to like take my plate and ask if I wanted to order anything else. I ordered a bit of sushi and wanted to order some more but waiters were like looking at me and walking past, a table next to me was serviced pretty much as soon as they finished their meals. I dunno if I'm supposed to like call a waiter or something but I felt very awkward like I was just sat in the corner and forgotten about. I also ordered a bottle of water and didn't get one until I went to pay and asked if I could get it when I saw it on the bill. I wouldn't come back again from this experience despite the food being really nice.

The food here is amazing. we had the Korean bbq with pork and beef. We cooked at our table, and the food was exquisite. we also tried the sushi gyoza and veg tempura. These were also 10/10. The vibe is cosy and relaxed, and the staff are fully attentive. Overall, it was a brilliant experience we will definitely return.

Great food. Good service. Reasonable price. Worth a visit

I came in recently for a date the atmosphere was amazing along with the food I don’t know his name but I was served by a curly haired white boy and his service was excellent overall we had a great time and will defo be coming back

Went on a Wednesday night and it was fairly busy. Staff were a little slow to serve and our food all came out at different times which wasn't great. Had the beef ramen and was nice enough...not like traditional ramens with egg etc...more just a noodle soup but tasted good. Beef wasn't the best quality but nice enough.

Food really was so so, I could cook better at home. I had it once a few years ago and this was the second time, woould not come again. But service wise was decent with friendly staff

Good service and the meals prices are reasonable .

As a first-time experience, I HAVE to say how impressed I am. Excellent service and excellent value. The staff are very good, friendly and accommodating. My son has very specific dietary preferences, and they were very helpful. Highly recommended.

Great Sushi and sashimi but the service is awful. Taken to our table but not offered any water. Server didn't come back to ask for our drink order and eventually came back 10 minutes later and asked if we were ready to order drinks and food. The sever got our food order wrong and took to long to bring out the sake. One server took laps around which was off putting. Best sushi around but I wish waiting staff actually took their job seriously. When I was the age of the waiting staff, the only job I could get was road sweeping but I was the best road sweeper I could be.

I’m an avid Asian food lover and Japanese food is at the top of that list. Unfortunately, I did not have a great experience with Akasaka MK! Hot rice and sauce dishes and prawn tempura were just okay however, the sashimi, edamame (too hard) and sushi rolls were not good. MK seems to have limited options and this was apparently the best Japanese/korean restaurant in MK. It was my last night visiting with a friend and wanted to have a nice dinner. Very disappointed! Here are details of what we ordered: Edamame (spicy) — too hard and barely seasoned 2/5 Prawn tempura — best item we had 4/5 Hamachi Sashimi — not good 1/5 Prawn tempura roll — terrible tasted stale (ate 1 out of 6 rolls) 0/5 Spicy Chicken with rice — okay 3/5 Seafood fried rice — 3/5 Overall, I would not return or recommend this place!

Amazing place to go for a date food was cooked to perfection

authentic Japanese. Brilliant food and service

Excellent food fantastic staff karaoke brilliant

We had the Korean BBQ. Food and service was exceptional ! Amina is excellent, she made the experience fantastic with her constantly attention to everything. Will certainly come back.

📣📣📣 Zhongfu Zhongfu Zhongfu Ultra-thin eel rice with sprouts in teriyaki sauce on the iron plate... served with strange-tasting white rice... some sprouts were watery... It cost £22... expensive and hard to eat Very unauthentic Japanese food… never go again

I'm writing this absolutely stuffed to the most I could be. Went today, Saturday afternoon. We had the beef and pork. The service is great and while the Korean BBQ is on the slightly expensive side of a family meal, it's very good value for money overall. You will be satisfied.

A pretty nice place, not cheap, but food was good. I do recommend though I didn't go crazy for it. Maybe if i ordered something else I'd have been mind-blowing, but as it stands, its not too bad either

We love Akasaka, but this is the first time we've done the Korean BBQ there. It did not disappoint, with truly fab cuts of meat. The waitress was also very attentive, ensuring the BBQ was kept clean. If there's any negative was with all the BBQs running it got very warm indeed!

We had a selection of sushi and Korean dishes. The Japchae and soft shell crab rolls were the best!

Lovely food, lovely people only reason for a 4 star is it's a bit chilly in there.. A little too chilly so keep your jackets on

Stuff is very friendly, food amazing👌

May be slightly costly but that may be the case with all sushi places as I checked few more. Nice ambiance

nice sushi place, not the cheapest but you get what you pay for.

Excellent food and excellent service. Nice decoration also. Highly recommend

Amazing food! Soft shell crab starter is a must. The best sashimi I've eaten in a long time. Service was great; attentive, but not intrusive, friendly, but not over the top (Special mention to our server Abi!). Only gripe was the background music was a little loud, and occasionally intrusive. But when the food and service is this good, I'm prepared to put it down to my advancing years!

Restaurant with Japanese and Korean cuisine in a nice environment with very good service food very properly cooked with fresh products and affordable prices.

Restaurant with Japanese and Korean cuisine with a nice environment very good service with fresh and properly cooked products I recommend it.

The sushi and sashimi are fresh though there is not much variety. The tempura is not up to standard. The service is great with smiling face.

Great food. Keep coming back for more.

Slightly mixed bag, but an overall positive experience. The starters weren't that great. Miso soup was just ok (neutral experience) but the tempura vegetables were much worse than some I had the pleasure eating recently. The pieces were too large and thick and were very hot inside, even after some time, which detracted from the taste. However the subsequent salmon teriyaki was very tasty, and I appreciate the option to choose seafood fried rice as modification. Then the sushi set had very soft and high quality fish and well done rice. The staff was very professional and I enjoyed the overall Japanese atmosphere. I see myself visiting again (and skipping the appetizers).

I had the deluxe sushi platter (between two of us) with the rainbow roll and chicken gyōza, and it was absolutely excellent.

This place is lovely and serves fresh food. It was my first time going there, and it exceeded my expectations. The food was delicious 😋 Their sushi is the best sushi I have ever had. I will go back for their sushi. They have a wide range of Korean dishes to choose from. We enjoyed tasting different dishes. The restaurant is very neat and has a good atmosphere. It gets busy in the evening so I would recommend booking in advance.

It is a bit expensive otherwise all fine

An amazing place to enjoy food. By looking at the reviews I took my family for dinner here. It was amazing. We liked all the food. The restaurant is clean, very friendly staff. Food was delicious 😋. We ordered katsu dishes. My son really enjoyed it. The super attraction was Punky from the desert menu

This will have been my 5th visit, I've always loved it. Unfortunately this time it's a 4 star as the food service was slow. They were very busy mind you. And my prawns were overcooked. They did offer to change the dish, but firstly I'm a pig and will eat it. I also hate to waste food. So we still paid in full, we still tipped. I still recommend it highly, but perhaps go on a weeknight for a better experience.

Firstly, the location of this restaurant is so weird, you'll definitely miss it if you're not looking for it - and you might still miss it if you ARE looking for it. But everything else is brilliant. A delicious menu with helpful staff to guide you through the various options. It had a nice peaceful atmosphere with plenty of space too. Maybe it's a bit pricy - but it was a great experience.

The food is of a high standard and the environment is comfortable

Food was average but restaurant was too cold to enjoy dining there.

I Moved to Milton Keynes 5 years ago and I've only just discovered this place. A hidden gem, tucked away beneath office blocks. Only a small sign outside to let you know this place exists but most people will just walk past it. With many options to choose from, they serve Korean/Japanese food which was delicious and the portions are just about right. Staff are professional and polite and the restaurant is very clean. My only negative is that if you dine here during winter and you come in around the opening time, the restaurant is very cold. A small issue but a great first impression overall.

The server amina was real nice n restaurant aesthetic was really good

Wonderful experience, very friendly and helpful staff, but the strong point here is definitely the food, I don’t think I need to mention specific dishes, if you can, try everything..!!!! If I am again near that area I will definitely be back for more… greetings from Amsterdam folks..! 🙌🏾😌🙏

Honestly love this place! Definitely has become my go to spot when friends and family are in town. Food is always amazing and the vibes are always good :)

Great restaurant away from crowded mk center in exchange house we booked for few people and kids staff was friendly and food delicious i would recommends,lovely place

Really good Japanese and Korean food. Staff were friendly and service was quick, despite it being busy.

Have eaten here twice now and will continue to return. Beautiful restaurant with a lovely ambience. Fantastic service and fabulous food.

Fantastic little restaurant, good food, good sake and a good atmosphere too. The sushi is quite good for gluten free but most of the main dishes have gluten, still managed to find a good meal.

The normal soy sauce is far too salty for sushi. Special sushi soy sauce is easily available in supermarkets. Disappointed you couldn't provide the correct soy sauce for sushi.

Food and service was phenominal! I went here by chance as it is slightly hidden away and I do not regret it. The best dessert I have tried too which was black sesame ice cream

Delicious food and desserts. Friendly staff and no tips forcing, I like to give tips myself depending on how I was served and how good the food was. Not regretting tipping more than 10% as so far everything was perfect.

Seems like it's changed hands, wasn't anywhere near as good as previous visits. Slightly more restricted menu and sushi without garnish, seeds, spices etc. Unlikely to come back again. Spent 80-90 but would have spent more if the sushi was better.

Food was ok, Would want to give it another try again though. Customer service was also mediocre, With one waitress she seemed to grow impatient that we didn’t know what drinks we wanted and kept coming over to the point where eventually a waiter came to get our drinks.

Cramed in a small space Extremely loud Otherwise perfect tasty lovely food Lots of options Sushi is amazing Shame it costs a fortune, otherwise would come more often. Date night costing around 180 minimum

Yemekler kesinlikle muhteşem. Çalışanlar güleryüzlü ve ilgili ancak bazen çağırmakta güçlük çekiyoruz, göz teması kuramıyoruz. Atmosfer fena değil.

We did karaoke here for my husbands 40th birthday and it did not disappoint ! Staff were so friendly and the service was amazing

The food is very good. If you want high quality Japanese or Korean food then this is a wonderful place to go. The atmosphere however is lacking. Great lengths have been gone to to create a visually striking restaurant - it looks fantastic. However the this is juxtaposed by the anxious looking wait staff. The moment they walk away from the table their smiles turn to frowns and you can see them gossiping their distain from behind the bar. They're not especially busy, so i'm not claiming they're not attentive, however they do look miserable. You dont have to love or even enjoy your job... But it did take away from the three times i've been to akasaka The food came quickly, our questions were answered about the menu, although there were lots of occupied tables, the ambient noise was low

I had an amazing dinner here with my partner tonight, the service from Adeline was brilliant. Will definitely be back again! Back again after a few months, still had the same wonderful service from Adeline, the food was delicious!

Food was great lovely fusion, would highly recommend. Friendly staff and good atmosphere. However it was quite cold where we were seated.

Really nice place, food taste amazing and the service we had from Adeline was great. portions are also always good for what you pay.

Had a very nice meal here. Great food, friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Recommended!

Been so many times I've lost count, wonderful food, great service all round top restaurant.

Possible best Japanese and Korean fusion foods I've had since moving to the UK from West coast of the US. Service is attentive and you are well looked after.

Nice place with nice decorations. A bit disappointed as we waited more than 45 mins while the place was not busy at all (on a Tuesday evening). The sushi quality is fine but not excellent, the California rolls with crab sticks were very low quality though. Service was good apart from the wait. Expected a bit more from this place and based on the other reviews!

Everything was perfect, not much to say :) I'm just sorry for the server that had to clean a broken plate 😅 The food was great, the servers were available, friendly and the atmosphere was really private and cozy.

Lovely place, food is great but a little on the expensive side.

An amazing restaurant situated in Central MK. From stepping through the doors, Akasaka delivers - with a beautiful bar and pink cherry blossom trees. The staff and service was fantastic exemplary from start to finish. We had the Karage Chicken, Spicy Tuna Rolls and Salmon Maki to start. The Tuna Rolls and Salmon Maki were brilliant, but the Karage chicken a little disappointing. It was the crispiest chicken I have ever eaten, but it wasn’t very flavoursome - even with the dip. We followed this with Beef Bibimbap and Salmon Bibimbap. Both of these were brilliant - the hot beef comes in a searing hot iron bowl and continues to sizzle the whole time you’re eating it! The flavour was fantastic and it was nice to be able to ‘self sauce’ to personal levels. We’ve had takeaway from here before, but will definitely come back to eat in also in the future!

Ate here for New Year's Eve, food was fantastic and the staff were very friendly. My family and I were seated under the fake cherry blossoms, such a pretty area to enjoy food and conversations. 10/10 Thank you so much for the amazing service! 🥰

Dropped in for lunch. The staff are friendly and attentive. I love the atmosphere, relaxed and intimate. We had a couple of bento boxes and a eel dish. The portion size is perfect and it came with all the trimmings. Service timing was spot on even though they were busy.

Great food. Great service. What's not to love?

The food was nice when we visited last time two years ago. The teriyaki black cod with rice tasted authentic although the portion was a bit small. However, the quality has gone downhill when we returned again last week. I ordered teriyaki grilled tofu with udon this time. The tofu came out as tempura (fried) tofu, instead of “grilled” as stated in the menu. The whole dish was very greasy and salty. Luckily, the udon was served in a bowl separately. I think they should update the menu. Even those little details are essential especially for those with dietary restrictions or requirements.

Have very good time staff service n atmosphere was really great.

Very nice food. A little bit cold in the side seating area but we moved and it was then fine. Very friendly staff and very nice food.

Service was very slow and not very customer friendly ...not sure as it was 2 pm

So delicious! Great vegetarian options too

Big portions of delicious food, great service, nice and polite staff, very pleasant atmosphere. Very good restaurant.

We had our little one on our date night and the fire alarm kept going off...not cool having it constantly ring in our ears especially the baby... it went off twice...service ok! Food ok! Sushi rice was a bit thick...atmosphere quite dull.. restaurant kinda hard to locate as its in a building and not on the main road. Lastly we were like 10 minutes late after trying to find the place and the manager put us down as "no show" lol wow Young black couple who know & enjoy food especially sushi- overall review 6/10

A genuinely nice little place in Milton Keynes. Food is very good (couldn't finish mine I was so full), highly recommend the plum wine too, paired nicely with how rich the food was. Polite and friendly service with a very pleasant decor that wasn't too much, really loved the cherry blossoms near the entrance. Food would have got a 5 star if my partner's dessert had been made fresh, rather then something that had been pulled out of the freezer. Would highly recommend if you're a Weeabo

Set us down then forgot about us, we left after 15 mins when they starting serving tables that arrived after us.

Absolutely average restaurant. Dirty bamboo table mats and super dirty windows, kinda sad to look out of them. Impatient service, who under 6 minutes 5 times came back trying to pressure me to take my order. I was confused as I thought it was a restaurant not a fast food place. Silly me who used to live in Japan though the menu is just like there, with pictures. How wrong I was...So getting my phone to have a look at their website, what kinda different that in the restaurant menu card one. When I tried to ask for reconditions, I didn't get any, she just straight away took the last what I asked. The steamed algae was very nice, but my noodle soup was a big surprise, as I have no idea what's roasted (burned) pepper and massive chunks of onions doing there? It's supposed to be sea food, but instead just some burned vegetables scared with frozen octopus, mussels and mini calamari rings poured up with chicken broth. So yeah, kinda disappointing. Drink wise I asked the waitress do they have any tonic water as it isn't listed on the menu card, she looked at me like I am a weirdo. I asked for Roku gin what is my favourite. On the receipt was counted as an extra pound because Japanese. Lol, no comment. Getting the drinks, from other restaurants you get the spirit on the rocks in the glass and front of you they pouring the mixer drink from the mini bottle. Here not, just straight away together as it comes. Oh and don't bother asking without lemon, because you are getting one either way. So Akasaka restaurant did not become my favourite one. Once and last. Easily can be forgotten.

Fantastic food and great atmosphere. This is one of my go to places for a great evening out. My only ask would be that they add some vegetable side dishes to the menu. Apart from that , I love it !

We have been many many times and the food and service is always excellent. Highly recommended.

Really good food but it was really hot in that pot.

A very mid experience overall, the sushi we got didn't have anything other than the main filling inside (no cucumber etc) and it was quite stodgy because of this. The starters were much better though, the chicken karaage and fried squid were very nice. The atmosphere was strange, it was vaguely Japanese/generally asian inspired but they were playing 2000s emo/rock music? Others at the table enjoyed their food and for some it was their second time going, so it's really a matter of preference.

Akasaka has a very delicious selection of menu items. I find myself trying something different every time and enjoying each one. On my most recent visit, I also used the karaoke room which was great fun! I'd definitely recommend for any small-medium group size to have a sing song together

Guy at the entrance needs to improve his greeting and allocation of seating when communicating with guests. Had 2 different chicken starters which were ok, a little bland fried chicken sauce. Main chicken katsu very poor and bland again. Beer stir fry very good. Only offered one drink during whole visit of one hour, sat with empty drink whilst restaurant is quiet. How can staff be so bad? What are they actually doing?

Service lacking but the decor and atmosphere is vibrant. The food is good but not my favourite sushi.

Good food, service was great and they were well equipped for the kids.

Awesome food, staff were so lovely and friendly, and the karioke room afterwards was just perfect!