Bonzai in Nottingham

Delicious food and friendly service. Great value for money, I can’t recommend it enough

Super friendly staff and amazing food! 🍱

Booking ahead at Bonzai Sushi and Noodle Bar in Nottingham ensures you'll eventually get a seat, but you may still have to wait until one becomes available. The restaurant was quite busy on a Saturday evening, with the staff making a genuine effort to accommodate everyone and serve meals promptly. The food arrived in a tapas style, with dishes coming out at different times—our mains even arrived before my starter. The noodles I ordered were delicious, as was the tofu, but my partner found the sushi good, though not exceptional. Overall, it wasn’t quite the ideal spot for a special birthday meal. However, with its potential in terms of food quality, the restaurant could thrive if they focus on enhancing their customer experience.

I went here with a friend and we shared three different rolls, as well as the tofu appetizer, and we absolutely loved it all! It's definitely the best sushi I've had in Nottingham!

Good food (including ramens!), friendly and helpful stuff.

Great food especially enjoyed the teriyaki unagi in the bento box. The octopus starter I had was great even though I have forgotten their name. My advice is be careful the portions are generous and I over ordered even though I ate it all anyway.

Really good sushi. Recommended is the platter of sushi.

Visited with my sister on Bank Holiday Monday, service was really friendly and attentive and food was delicious for such a good price. Well worth a visit

Best ever. Took my boyfriend there for his birthday and he said it's the best sushi he has ever had. He loved the bento box 🍱 he got. The atmosphere is really good It has some Japanese art. I think it would really add to the atmosphere if they played some soft Japanese music in the background instead of the popular American or British songs. Still loved it

First time visiting and was very impressed. Excellent sharing platter for starters and delicious sushi. Friendly staff and good value for money. Will definitely be making a return trip soon.

We visit Nottingham for our wedding anniversary and stopped at a near by hotel, We found Bonzai on a late night wonder of the lace market, The food and service were both fantastic, The had the Spicy Beef Udon and the Godzilla Sushi and can truely say i wouldn’t change a thing!!! not gonna wait until the next big anniversary to revisit.

Been visiting Bonzai for 2 years now and can hands down say it’s the best sushi!! Would 100% recommend to anyone! Special mention to the Green Dragon Roll 😍

I always come for the soup noodles with udon, amazing every time Generous portions too very big! I've tried the spicy beef noodles 10/10 The BBQ pork noodles are also 11/10 so yummy and lots of veg Next to try for me will be the crispy duck noodles :) The staff are always so friendly and my udon was served fresh and hot as usual Would 100% recommend They also have halal options :)

Love this place and the food is amazing! Staff are really nice and friendly, absolutely no complaints 😊

Ask for bill..waitress standing there with card reader, no card receipt provided. Not sure if I'm the only one, but it's happened a few times for me and my colleague .Last week i was on a date and asked for the bill. The waitress comes over with the card reader and receipts that says the total price £55.40 for two alcohol drinks and foods .Me and my colleagues ask for the card reader receipt and the waitress just told us she cannot provide those receipts because the reader is belong somewhere else. But of course, as she's awkwardly just standing there, I feel pressure to just hurry up and walk out to restaurant. I don't want someone standing around while I try to calculate a tip, Just give me a receipt so I can make sure it's all can be claim .(which has happened a few times)

The food was good, but I had a disappointing experience with the sauce. I asked for a simple sauce to dip my food in, as it was quite dry without it. The sauce wasn't listed on the menu, so I didn't expect to be charged, but I was surprised with an extra charge for a very small portion. The issue isn't the cost—it's that I wasn't informed beforehand. It would have been nice to know in advance. Also, a smile from the staff would have made the experience better. Please work on communication and customer service.

Excellent food and service. I had the bento box, everything was really tasty from the rice to the generous amount of tempura. 100% would dine again

The best Japanese restaurant I've ever been to. The food was so good that we ate at this place twice in one day. I have nothing to complain about 10/10! Excellent price-quality ratio!

Food and service excellent, green dragon very tasty and big portion, sumo platter sushi on a wooden boat adds a extra special touch towards it.

Dan - The service was excellent, he helped us understand the menu better and it was a great experience. Would highly recommend.

Love visiting this place when in the city for some delicious authentic Japanese food

Yesterday I've took a trip from from Lincoln to see your place and celebrate my birthday. Food was amazing, young lady and young gentleman at the front very welcoming and friendly. Strongly recommend lunch set. Be careful with ordering extra starters as portions are VERY generous! If you can not eat all - ask for a takeaway - they will provide containers. Just perfect! :)

Went for lunch with my friend to celebrate my birthday and it was amazing! Sushi was devine, we ordered 3 different types of Futomaki and some edamame beans and it was just perfect. Can’t wait to go back and try more. Absolutely delicious.

Lovely place, great food , atmosphere and service:)

Very disappointing sushi delivery today from Bonzai, sushi quality really has declined . We used to frequent this place and delivery used to be okay as well. Sashimi is not fresh. Shibuya was a signature in this place - today tastes awful and soggy. Expected more from paying £30/person. Will not order again.

The most recommended is the signature fried udon! ! ! A must order every time I come here! It's the kind of thing you want to eat every once in a while, and the salmon and sweet shrimp are also very fresh. Treasure Japanese Food Shop! Strong recommendation!

A restaurant that aims at minimising cost on food...

Went on a date with my boyfriend today, the food was delicious and we loved it so much! The service was amazing and the staff were so accommodating and friendly to us and the customers around us. Will definitely be visiting again!

Terrible food, not authentic at all

Really great place I have been here 4 times now and every time it has been lovely. Really good service too and nice and quiet on a Monday afternoon. I would recommend the chicken karage it’s the best!!

Very nice calm place. good food that taste so good and they bring the food on time

server was literally that guy n the food was bomb

Delicious food, kind and fast service. Thank you so much for our meal 😊

Everything is so fresh and delicious. Food comes quickly .nice staff

Very quick service and food was unbelievable.

Absolutely outstanding set lunch menu.

The food I had was awesome. I will definitely go back. I recommend it to friends and family 👪 🧡

Great sushi really loved it very big hard to put whole thing in mouth

I have been here many times now and have always enjoyed the experience. Staff are friendly and professional and give you your space when you are eating (which I prefer when dining - compared to the one billion check backs you can expect in other eateries). The prices are great for what you get. The food is always delicious. Tonight, I treated myself to the ebi ten udon (which comes with tempura) and then some sides of takoyaki and gyoza which were both delicious. I will of course be returning (I go on average once a month as a treat)! My friend accompanying me enjoyed her meal (it was her first time) so we shall both be back!

I have been multiple times and their food is great. However, our last visit has changed our opinion. My partner and family members are vegan. The menu says dishes are vegan but what the staff/menu don't tell you is that vegan and vegetarian foods are cooked in the same place and oil as meat/fish products. We found this out as the server informed my family member when we were taking food to go at the end of our meal. He said "I tell everyone this when they're ordering vegan dishes." We had already ordered and eaten our "vegan" food. We did tell him that he didn't inform us about this information today or any previous occasions, and he looked down and quietly but with no lack of care "oh, I'm sorry about that." Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't eat there if you're vegan or vegetarian because of the cross- contamination with meat/dairy/fish.

Good option for Sushi. Really tasty food with something for everyone. Good prices and speedy service.

Really tasty food with something for everyone. Good prices and speedy service.

Meal excellent staff friendly and helpful just the staff do.

Was served by a gentleman named Dan. Dan made the experience worth remembering by going above and beyond the expectations. Every restaurant needs a Dan. He is him.

Little gem of a place. Haven't been for many year but decided to retry after a lot of stuff new competition opening up in Nottingham Food was really good, could have had a few more Sake options, but to be honest that was the only minor quibble

I cashed in my loyalty card and got the complimentary bento box, choosing vegetarian/ vegan options. A nice treat to myself

Still one of the few places where you can get a set meal for just over a tenner. Food is great too.

100% recommend Bonsai, service excellent and really friendly. Nice comfortable surroundings, really good value for this level of food. My daughter had been before and suggested it, glad she did because the sashimi was about the best thing I have ever eaten (seriously) and the miso soup was the best I have had. The only problem is there’s so much I want to try on the menu that I’m going to be in there far too often now!

Amazing no frill place with fantastic food and brilliant prices and you get a lot ! We went for the lunchtime deal . 3 course £11.99 Couldn’t eat it all so we took some home . Thank you

One of our favourite places to eat in Nottingham! I’ve lost count how many times we’ve been. I would recommend to anyone!!

Large portions, delicious, fresh, and cheap! marvelous!

Sushi excellente ! Front of house guy very accommodating, professional & friendly made the experience for us. We’ll be back !

We visited Nottingham yesterday afternoon for my child’s birthday treat. We spent 30 minutes walking past restaurants - struggling to make a choice. Hidden behind some scaffolding was Bonzai. I recognised the name of the restaurant from my pre-trip Google search so we chose to eat here. Now, here is a lesson in don’t judge!!! When we first walked in, I felt unsure - we were seated next to a busy table so I opted to sit next to my child, but was asked to move seats by the waitress and we then placed our order. We struck up a conversation with the waitress, and probably kept her attention for too long actually. My child is learning Japanese and since the restaurant is Japanese, really wanted to know where the waitress was from - sadly, not Japanese! But very proudly Vietnamese, and super impressed at our language learning. Our food arrived - one dish at a time, and I don’t like eating before everyone has their food. The food was very good, my child opted for a pork noodle broth ramen, and declared it ‘incredible’! I chose Katsu chicken curry rice bowl, it was very nicely cooked and tasty. In all, our waitress was fabulous, very friendly, very polite and just lovely! I think she enjoyed our visit as much as we did. Customer service shouldn’t just be about standing around and checking if food is ok, creating warm connection in this way boosts the experience for me. My child was smiling all the way home! So, I didn’t take her name - but please tell her thank you so much! 💐

My girlfriend and I came here for a quick dinner and loved the food. We both like sushi so ordered the massive sushi platter (Yokozuna) - which amusingly came as a decorative boat! It was all delicious with great flavours, was fresh tasting and we'd definitely visit again! I had the Aloe Vera juice which was very refreshing, give it a try.

Came with a friend - I had beef, udon noodles and spicy Korean sauce; she had duck, rice noodles and satay sauce. Excellent and clean restaurant; friendly staff and great portions. Definitely felt very authentic and gave me vibes of when I was in Japan. The create your own dish is defo worth a shout; good prices for students 2!!

First time food was delicious and service good too.

We were sitting in a cafe with a friend, ordered a set of sushi, there was a very thick salmon skin in one of the rolls, I thought I was going to throw up. Not very nice

Great food all prepared fresh and so tasty. It gets very busy on a Saturday evening but is worth the wait.

Food was amazing very fresh sushi and great tasting noodle dishes, staff were super friendly.

Really good food for a decent price, we came for my friends birthday and had a lovely time

Amazing. Perfect service, while very busy. Great food, great staff, great price. I would recoment to anyone. A Nottingham must.

Very happy with the service and food!! Food was very tasty 😋 Staff was very helpful, accommodating and friendly especially DAN, I highly recommend him. He is amazing! My son has spelt his soda and he was so helpful making sure that we are okay and comfortable. Dan was a huge asset to your business. Very hardworking gentlemen. Thank you very much..God bless !!!

reserverved a table for valentines in advance, did not get past the front door, stuck in the rain for a good hour before we left to go to a different sushi place, whoever managed that night needs to get schooled on reservations, thank you for reading. Truly beautiful experience P.S I booked it 2 weeks in advance.

had a table booked for 1 month valentine’s day at 8pm. arrived at bonzai at 7:45 in which there was a queue where people said they had waited over an hour in. we assumed this was for walk ins as obviously we had the reservation at 8pm but we are later told they had triple booked and we would have to wait in the queue. they offered to take our phone number and call us when it’s ready so we could get a drink somewhere. however, we never received a call back and when going back to the restaurant to speak to someone at 9pm not one staff member approached us and we were stood there for an additional 20 minutes. at this point we decided to leave as it wasn’t worth any more of our time. we were looking forward to trying this restaurant however are now really put off.

Great food and reasonably priced. Visited about 6 times over the last 2 years and its now mine and my sons favourite restaurant. Waiting staff are pleasant and friendly and love their level of service.

Food was amazing and service was great. The chicken/ beef is halal however they do mention that they deep fry it with the pork.

Never been before, but will definitely be coming back, everything was spot on

Very nice service. The food are great, reasonable price and many choices on the menu. Would like to come and have dinner again.

The restaurant was really cold, even the men in our party were chilly which says something! The sushi platter my friend had was incredible. I chose the Teppenyaki option and although it was good value it wasn't particularly mind-blowing; just standard food you might get from any place. E.g. spring rolls/samosas that were akin to Tesco frozen ones. The main reason for ordering this was that I am vegetarian and the menu is HUGE, and not very well labelled - I had no idea if my choice would be vegetarian or not so went for the safe option. Having said this, the young guy that served us was great and I should've just asked him what the sushi options were for vegetarians. The edamame beans come in their shells - don't be an idiot like me and eat it! Not good! You have to essentially pop the beans out of the shell, but of a faff and all the flavouring is on the shell. Basically if you're going to go here, take a jumper and order the sushi!

Hands down the best Japanese restaurant in Nottingham. Have had sushi at this place for at least 5 times and they never disappoint. Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for Japanese! 🙌🏻

I've been visiting this place for years and it has been consistently fantastic!! Flavourful honest Japanese authentic food, the menu is large but I always go for the dragonroll sushi, salt and pepper squid (packs a punch!) and the noodle dishes. You also cant go wrong with the Bonzai platter to share....satay chicken is next level I could eat a bucketful! Thanks again for the wonderful service, the chef in the kitchen are fab!! Keep doing whatever it is that you are doing :D

Being a sushi addict and having tried most sushi restaurants in Notts, Bonzai is by far the best! I wouldn't think twice about going anywhere else for sushi, always 10/10 food and service, Dan in particular is always very polite and chatty. Favourites - Korean beef ramen, white tiger sushi roll, bonzai salmon & avo, sushi, red dragon sushi & beef terryaki noodles.

I used to love this place but I feel the food and the attitude of the staff has gone downhill unfortunately

Wonderful menu choice, delicious food, excellent service. Looking forward to visiting again.

Noodles and Rice just fine. Don't expect you can have fresh sashimi there.

Good fresh food, nice ambience and attentive staff. Will visit again

Bonzai is a total gem. We loved our lunch - Szechuan pepper prawn noodle bowl, miso soup and some amazing sushi. Tuna was incredible!

You pay proper Japanese restaurant prices but get takeaway food quality. Sushi tasted not any better than what you get on a motorway services WHSmith. If you want good Japanese, go to Nan Tei or to Sosu.

Been here many times whenever I visit Nottingham. Sashimi is absolutely incredible, service is excellent today we were served by Dan he was super helpful

Been here many times whenever I visit Nottingham. Sashimi is absolutely incredible, service is excellent today we were served by Dan he was super helpful

Went to Bonzai Sushi with work colleagues on Wednesday 29th November. The food and the atmosphere was amazing! I really enjoyed trying everyone's food. I enjoyed the Red Dragon and the Spider Soft Shell Crab Futomaki, the vegetarian sushi was great, the gyoza's were lovely! The Yasai Harumaki were huge and so filling. Tori Teri Raman was delicious. We enjoyed room temperature Sake and when we return, we are looking forward to trying hot sake. I will be returning with other people to Bonzai for sure. Thank you very much

Bonzai is a hidden gem for Japanese cuisine lovers. The intimate ambiance and minimalist decor set the stage for an authentic dining experience. The menu, a fusion of traditional and contemporary Japanese dishes, impresses with meticulous preparation and high-quality ingredients. From sushi rolls to sashimi, each bite reflects the chef's dedication to authenticity. The staff's attentiveness adds a personal touch, making Bonzai a must-visit for those seeking a refined culinary adventure in Nottingham. I always order dragon rolls such as green, golden and mango dragon. Also, l love seafood rice noodles.

Best sushi in Nottingham, amazing service, very fast and delicious

Great buzzy place, fresh sushi, good service and fun presentation of the food.

Knowing that this restaurant is very popular we booked 2 weeks before our visit. On arrival (on time) we were told that we would have to wait for half an hour as they had let too many walk-ins in. Not good enough.

the food is amazing and service was very fast! i only think they could improve on seating and extending their restaurant since the food is so good it is a shame that it is very cramped and the door always seems to be opening.

Really sweet little place with lovely food. The takoyaki is perfect.

Unfortunately on a Saturday it is a cash only restaurant but once we had fixed this issue the food was absolutely lovely. The service was a little slow but the sushi, tempura and katsu curry made up for it. Delicious lunch, great value and will return. As a practical note, the women's cubicles are absolutely tiny!

Absolutely lovely place, amazing food, and really friendly staff, definitely coming back!!!

Good food and good portion size what more could I ask for

I love bonzai. I've been there multiple times and it's always one of my choices when I go to the city.

Lovely spot, great food, pricier than other options in town but lovely as a special treat.

The food is excellent. The staff are friendly. It falls down a bit as it could be cleaner and could do with a decorative facelift.

The best ones are the golden and red dragon sushi if you like fried shrimp. It is expensive but the fresh quality doesn’t disappoint

It's okay here but not the best. My beef and rice bowl wasn't hot and a very mild flavour with very little seasoning. My partner enjoyed a sushi, and nigiri platter. Not a cheap night out.

Amazing! Stumbled across this restaurant when we were in town for an event and we enjoyed every youthful. The mango and cream cheese sushi is surprisingly light and delicious. Highly recommended.

Have visited this place several times over the years, and it’s always good. Super polite and helpful service, freshly cooked but relatively quickly, and a good range of dishes not solely Japanese but other Asian options too. Bring cash to pay for service/a tip!

Great little place. Fab sushi menu. Very speedy service. Keep us coming back. Thanks again.

Was a little apprehensive about going as I'm veggie but found there was lots of choice. The food was delicious and well presented and arrived quickly. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Quite expensive but good quality. I would recommend

Such a lovely place with some of the best sushi we have had. Our server Dan has been fantastic every time we have been & the overall service has been amazing! :)