DOMO Japanese Cuisine in Harrogate

Have just returned from a fantastic evening out with friends that ended up at Domo. From entering, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful. As none of the group had been there before, we could have been taken advantage of however the staff really looked after us with lots of advice and suggestions on what to order. The food that arrived was, piping hot and of the highest order and was full of flavour. The staff were attentive without being over bearing. I couldn’t recommend this restaurant highly enough. A real hidden gem

Visited on Saturday 7th December 2024 at 6:15pm for the first time. Excellent, friendly service. Great ambience. The menu was superb. Highly recommended. We will be taking our adult children next time. Thank you for a perfect meal.

Arrived in Harrogate Friday for a week and left Glasgow early so I could eat lunch at Domo. Enjoyed steak bento box. Wonderful staff who always remember me and greet me so well. Paid another visit a few days later for the salmon bento box. Great food,great staff . Look forward to seeing you next time. Shelley

Lisa is a ray of sunshine! The food was spectacular and if I lived here I would hear all the time. Even the guests who don’t love raw fish were blown away. Thank you so much!

We got a last minute booking for this little place after finding our hotel food was a disappointment and what an utterly delightful find! The food was incredible, the staff efficient and friendly and there was a really nice warm buzz about the place. Can’t believe how lucky we were to find and eat here and only wish we lived closer so we could come here again. Thank you for a great meal!

We picked this restaurant as it was a short walk from the Turkish Baths & the food was amazing. We had one of the sushi sets, the cake board & tofu for starter - everything was really tasty & nicely presented!

Absolutely beautiful food and great service! Will definitely be going back 😀

Tremendous, delicious food. We rang in a takeaway order and the staff were very helpful and kind over the phone. Everything was packed well for the trip home, with broth and sauces separate from the mains. I've really struggled to find good Japanese food since moving to Britain and this might be my favourite meal here. I had the pork bone broth char siu ramen and it was amazing!

It was very quite when we first arrived but later it got busy , the food eas gorgeous but I asked the waitress about a sauce that I had & she hadn't a clue about it.

Briliant restaurant. We were passing by and saw this restaurant but it is above our expectations, from the friendly staff, briliant service, and briliant food. Will come here again. Thank you so much for the great service and food.

Delicious food and good service.

Really excellent food, lovely friendly people and a warm atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Wow what a wonderful find in Harrogate, such wonderful Japanese food and atmosphere. Highly recommend

Love this Japanese restaurant. The more authentic in Harrogate. Love the food and always a good vibe

Absolutely delicious food and very pleasant service, definately recommended. It's tucked in a very cute little street too. Varied choices on menu. The wasabi prawns and ribs are amazing

Favorite in Harrogate fantastic!!

Finally booked a table after mentioning it a few times, unfortunately the table service was poor, think it was down to it being busy, but if that's the case employ more staff or don't book out every table (work within your capabilities), food was okay.

We had two meals here while in Harrogate for a few days, both were excellent. The food was great, the staff were lovely and it was very reasonably priced. The sushi and the many hot dishes we tried were delicious. I wouldn’t hesitate to return or to recommend.

Excellent Japanese food. Very friendly service, and a relaxed but engaging atmosphere. London quality but not London prices - very reasonable.

Went for dinner last night and it was our first visit to Domo. The food was really tasty and worth a wait. We ordered sushi and some appetizers, the restaurant was full and the food took a little longer than expected but we were pre warned. Good service, reasonable prices, lovely food. I'd only say the atmosphere could have been a little better, maybe some music or different type of lighting but we were happy with our experience overall.

My partner and I have been to domo many times and the service and food never disappoints. We love that it’s a great local business and hope more people come to try the food!!

Had a delicious meal, food so fresh with plenty of flavour and well prepared. Service was excellent too

Strongly recommended; this is one of our favourite restaurants in the area. It never disappoints - the food is incredible, staff very friendly and accommodating, and the restaurant itself is an intimate setting beautifully decorated. We are moving away from the area so visited for the last time a few days ago and it lived up to our usual expectations. We particularly love the sushi boats, miso soup, spicy squid, salmon teriyaki and the Ramune Japanese soda drinks they offer (these are great fun!). We will miss Domo but hopefully will visit again at some point. (Photos from multiple visits!!)

Nice atmosphere, took a while to get any food. Sadly very limited for vegan (menu outside is misprinted) And some items weren’t available. Curried vegetable and udon soup could be made vegan. Realistically the only vegan main option. I’m sorry, but stir fried vegetables and rice is not a main meal.

Once again, superb. A quick lunch with my daughters (7/11) who insist on trying new things while also re-ordering Domo classics. We much enjoyed: * Miso * Bento box with Korean BBQ beef (listed as spicy, but I'd rate it as medium (just right)) * Tempura vegetables * Chicken yaki soba noodles * Salmon nigiri * Chicken gyoza All excellent as ever. Lovely staff who welcomed us as returning customers and made us all feel most welcome. :)

Such friendly service. Stars of the meal wasabi prawns and seaweed salad

Lovely meal, lots of choice maybe too much! Staff very friendly but it was very busy and service was a lot slower than I'd normally expect. My wife's salmon teriyaki was lovely and sizzling hot but my beef noodles were a bit lukewarm. Nice Japanese whisky but only two choices, Suntory Toki was good. Recommend the Gyoza as a starter.

Took the family for our first try of real sushi Amazing food and amazing staff. Very accommodating and friendly. Will be back

We visited DOMO recently for a family get together, and as always the food and service was amazing. One of our favourite dishes is Volcano and we would highly recommend it to anybody visiting. I would also like to say thank you to all the staff, because they are all so friendly and welcoming. 😊

The service was excellent and the staff was very helpful. The food was superb and we will call again when we next visit which is usually 3 times in a year .

If you're reading this review, stop it. Time spent reading this review is time you could spend ordering from here! It's immaculate in every way! The food is good, the service is great, the aesthetic is amazing! Order here, you won't regret it!

I first went nearly a year ago and have come back very often. Every time I have family or friends visiting, I insist on bringing them here. They love it, and I love it too. It’s definitely my favourite restaurant from my favourite cuisine.

We ate outside. Service was outstanding. We're veg and got some great suggestions. Food was a delight. We"ll be back.

Absolutely lovely restaurant with outstanding staff, the food was incredible, well worth the price. I would highly recommend the Teryaki Salmon and Volcano Sushi Rolls. Very quiet and relaxing with calming background music. If I could give more stars I would, definitely a must if you have never been before.

This is a gourmet restaurant hidden in a small city. The moment you enter the door, you feel like you are in a small restaurant in Japan. The atmosphere here is great, the service is very enthusiastic, and when you have questions, the waiter will explain to you about the food on the menu. I chose the teppanyaki teriyaki chicken and the char siu ramen pork bone soup. It is hard to imagine trying the very Japanese teriyaki sauce and char siu in the UK. It's a pity that I forgot to take a photo. I hope I will have a chance to visit this place next time I come.

Really a great treat for all of us! Can’t recommend this little gem more. Good atmosphere, attentive service, great value, best presentation, can’t fault anything. Cheers!

Great sushi! Good staff and service. They do takeaway too - which is just as good.

Fantastic food, attentive service. Book beforehand to guarantee a table as not a large place

Don't normally post poor reviews, however. Was ignored upon arrival, after I got a seat, took over 10mins for anyone to ask me if I wanted a drink. Chef was watching something on his phone with the volume so loud it was disrupting everyone's meal. Then Chef, lit a cigarette behind the counter in plain view of everyone, and proceeded to walk into the kitchen smoking! Food was ok, portions were very small for even start portions. Won't go back, especially given the hygiene concerns.

Disappointed. We visited Domo based on reviews expecting something good. Upon arrival, without a booking, they had enough room for us, however had run out of sushi for the evening. The food and service was underwhelming. The table hadn't been set, we were only given a single fork, and had to grab cutlery from other tables ourselves. The portions were small for the price, especially the chicken yakisoba which contained very little meat. The staff were disinterested and the kitchen seemed understocked for the amount of customers that evening. Hopefully just an off night for them but won't be returning.

The taste of food is not quite authentic, service is not good.

The restaurant definitely suffers from being severely understaffed. As sushi lovers, we've tried a lot of it throughout the world, and here it's quite average but does the job. However, the food gave both my husband and myself stomach ache... The real problem is that the restaurant is very small and gets overcrowded and very noisy. The food comes out sporadically and we had to wait for around 45 minutes to an hour for it. We were warned by the waitress but at that point we had no choice cause it was too late to go somewhere else and we had booked the day before. The ladies working there try really hard, to the point where I felt very bad for them because they were obviously highly stressed, literally running around, trying to please too many people at once. This is not sustainable and seems like a very stressful environment. As a customer, I come to a restaurant to relax and enjoy the meal, not have people running hectically next to me. I also don't like to see staff so overstretched. Thank you for the effort, we did appreciate your politeness. We hope you can get more staff to support your business cause you definitely need it. Finally, please don't do Deliveroo if you have one chef and your customers in the restaurant have to wait an hour? Something's got to give. Other places pause Deliveroo when they are very busy.

Food is ok. Service is really good. Atmosphere is not authentic and decor is mildly offensive like somebody just Googled "Japanese stuff". It's still a comfy dining experience, but too slow to be considered Japanese style. That said, the staff is really friendly and attentive. Honestly I don't think most people will notice the cons of this spot unless they've actually spent some time in Japan. Four stars because I still think it's the best around.

amazing food and friendly service, felt very homely:)

Wow! Just wow! When you google something different and think ah they close in an hour? Stuff it let’s go! Husband and I, lovely wine and beer, the food…. It’s a long time as a couple in hospitality can say that this food was nice or lovely, but outstanding! The pumpkin croquettes my husband ordered I thought personally was weird but no! They were bloody lovely! I had the teriyaki chicken, super tasty and tender and even the sesame seeds were toasted! Mains husband went for duck I had the steak, waitresses said a customer had mentioned the duck was tough….. pppffftt no it was not! Both exceptionally good! The egg fried rice with mushrooms… not heard of that before, could have eaten bowls of it! I will and husband agrees would drive an hour from where we live for this food! Staff were excellent, chatty and very knowledgable! 100/100 from us!

Best Sushi in England. Arigatou gozaimasu, Itamae.

Excellent food and friendly efficient service

First visit but hope to be back. Good food, atmosphere and service.

Very tasty and Authentic Vegetable Curry Udon Noodles and Gyoza. Will have some more soon!

Exceptional sushi. Nice presentation and high quality made fresh in house. Staff were friendly and welcoming and able to assist with menu recommendations and suggestions. Wait time wasn't long for service and food comes to the table in an "as its ready" fashion. We had an early doors table so the restaurant was a little quiet, however people I was with stated when its busy its a very good atmosphere inside Would definitely recommend, well worth 5 stars.

A great find ! Lovely atmosphere and authentic, delicious Japanese food.

This hidden gem is a proper, proper Japanese Restaurant. The food is all kinds of awesome & each time you step in, you step into another world. Book a table & go. You'll be so glad you did, as Domo will become your new special, secret place to eat.

Went recently for a birthday meal, able to walk in a given a table straight away, the array of food is delicious.

Absolutely loved it here! Some of the best Japanese food I've had and great for vegetarian/vegan options (I particularly recommend the vegetable gyoza!) Highly recommended!

Always a friendly welcome and excellent service at the Domo. Food is exceptional, best Japanese restaurant I ever tasted! Booking essential as always busy. Best way to contact I found is through the website message service 👍

We went here one evening without booking but we’re still able to be seated. The food was unbelievable, genuinely some of the best Japanese cuisine I’ve ever eaten, and the staff were really friendly and attentive. I will definitely be returning the next time I’m in Harrogate, but I’d suggest booking to not have any kind of time restraint as it gets busy.

Some of the best Japanese food we’ve had in the area. Great veggie options - the gyoza are delicious, as is the vegetable katsu curry! The only downside was the somewhat stressful atmosphere, especially as we were sitting by the counter.

Lovely little place in Harrogate, one of the best options for Japanese food! Would definitely come again and recommend to friends 🙂 the sushi was great and fresh, and the tempura delicious.

Lovely little place in Harrogate, one of the best options for Japanese food! Would definitely come again and recommend to friends 🙂 the sushi was great and fresh, and the tempura delicious.

I had never eaten sushi prior to this occasion, so my boyfriend and I happened upon this lovely restaurant in the heart of Harrogate. We tried pretty much everything on the sushi menu and every dish tasted divine and was presented beautifully. Such a fantastic first experience of Japanese cuisine. I can't wait to bring the rest of the family here. Please visit this little gem, will definitely be back!!!

Amazing food!! Best sushi I have had in a while and the place has a great atmosphere. Shoutout to Ruby for amazing service 😊

Stumbled across this little place while out for a walk and decided to try it that evening. Managed to book a table no issues mid week although we probably could have walked in off the street. Chose a selection of sushi, honey ribs, a salmon teriyaki dish and bbq pork with rice and all of it was delicious. Service was quick and they had a good choice of Japanese beers. Finished the evening off with a mochi dessert which was usual but tasty. The staff were super friendly and chatty and made us feel quite welcome. We enjoyed it so much that we’re planning a return in the next few days.

Wonderful experience, really tasty food! We had a table for 6 ages 12-38 at 5pm, it was nice and quiet at that time, the food arrived as it was ready and very hot! Everyone enjoyed their meals and the staff were lovely 👍

Really amazing! Super tasty and not just for sushi lovers... I dragged my husband along who is not a fan and he loved the selections we made; tempura wasabi prawns and soft shell crab to start (he's not a fan of wasabi and loved the prawns, so a win!) and then some amazing noodles and 2 other dishes for main, along with a couple of Japanese beers each. The flavours, quality and service were all outstanding - fresh prawns and really cannot fault anything... fabulous and we'll be back. Happy to recommend. Thank you.

A small, tucked away Japanese restaurant with attentive and super friendly staff with delicious choices of foods. We had quite the selection and it went down a treat! Would recommend and if we venture to Harrogate again, we will make sure to revisit.

This place is amazing , Food was delicious Staff wonderful,and very helpful . A must if visiting Harrogate , Will definitely return . Loved it , to all concerned there a Huge Well Done ! for an amazing restaurant.

Absolutely the best sushi and lovely staff. We would recommend this place to anyone - and we do!!

Always love our trips here. The food is always first rate and the staff lovely. Very lucky to have a restaurant of this quality in Harrogate.

Excellent restaurant, very good sushi, very fresh and some of the best I've had in the UK. Definitely would recommend

Fantastic restaurant, some of the best ramanweve had outside of Japan. Great service, price and quality. We can’t wait to return ❤️

Good Sushi. We ended up here unplanned on one of our evenings in Harrogate and enjoyed our meal. Recommended for a visit if you enjoy Japanese food!

Really excellent food, no complaints and already craving more food from there! Also really loved the matcha ice cream as dessert!

What a fantastic restaurant. Our waitress Lisa was lovely and the food was excellent. Even my Japanese husband was impressed. We’ll definitely be coming back 😘

We read a few reviews online prior to our visit and the ones we read were all very good so we decided to give it a go. It was my partners birthday so we went on the Thursday night. It wasn’t too busy but had a decent amount of people in already. The hostess was very friendly and came to us immediately and showed us to our seats. She handed us the menu and explained a few things and gave us time to look and make our own choice for the food we wanted. When it came it was very delicious and we was very impressed with the speed in which it arrived The staff were very friendly and were very helpful I would highly recommend this restaurant

First time visiting this amazing restaurant and it certainly won't be the last! The staff couldn't have been more friendly and gave great recommendations as to what to order. Our favourites included the Spicy Tuna roll and the Pork Ramen. Can't wait to go back when we are next in Harrogate 😍

Superb place! We love our Japanese food and this place had amazing food and such a warm, lovely atmosphere. Really friendly staff and we will definitely be returning whenever we are in Harrogate

We went for lunch during a romantic weekend in Harrogate. We came here for lunch and were not disappointed! Lisa served us and she went out of her way to explain the munu options and we picked the Bento boxes. I chose the teriyaki beef and my partner chose the chicken. We went at the right time because it soon became busy and every table was full. The miso soup arrived first and the flavour of this little bowl was incredible. The bento boxes came next and not only duid they look incredible each item was beautifully cooked and so full of flavour. We washed it down with a really nice chardonnay that matched the food perfectly. We finished off with a scoop of match ice cream which was subtle and a lovely end to the meal. I can't rate the service from Lisa and the food highly enough. We will definitely visit next time we are in the area. Fantastic place! Five stars 🌟

Incredible sushi and service! The tuna tataki was “to die for” and the sashimi mmmmm! Thank you for a wonderful evening x

The food was the best I have ever had. My daughter has just come back from Japan and confirmed the menu is as good as in Tokyo.

Excellent restaurant, great service and atmosphere. Food was absolutely delicious and the service was prompt. We will definitely visit again soon!

Exceptional authentic Japanese food..amazing Ruby and staff/ Chef so friendly. I used to work in Japan…this is the real deal! John /Karen

Authentic, fabulous food and service. Will be back. We had an amazing meal . My partner used to work in Japan and he agreed that the food was completely authentic as well as fresh and flavourful. Wonderful restaurant

Absolutely fantastic, the sushi was amazing (the sashimi in particular was phenomenal) and the service was without fault. Cannot rate it highly enough.

My husband and I found this place by accident as we wandered through the streets in Harrogate. We love Japanese food and were delighted when we called on a Sunday evening and they could squeeze us in. The menu is varied and well priced so...

Amazing sushi and fabulous service. Wait staff excellent and we took a takeaway box with the leftovers- highly recommend

Easily the best sushi in Harrogate! It is absolutely fantastic food. The sashimi is divine and the ramen is deep and rich in flavour. The chicken yakitori are a must try and the gyoza are also delicious. This place is quite reasonable as well in...

The best sushi in Harrogate by far! The service is wonderful too. You really get well looked after by the team. It is a must try.

It's the best Japanese restaurant in the UK)))

We booked a table for 5.15pm so that our children could eat early & then get trains home. We were the first to order but our food took an inordinate time to arrive. Indeed, my starter & main courses arrived almost together but my wife...

Authentic and well presented food, cosy quiet atmosphere at lunch. Quite expensive (£30 pp for lunch) but that’s sushi

Incredible dining experience. Food was brilliant and staff very kind and welcoming. I told them I’d proposed and they made everything very special! Thank you

Delicious chicken teriyaki. Better than anything I had eaten while in Japan and I had some pretty nice things there too. So 10/10 for me.

My partner and I have been wantong to come since we heard it was opening, but havent found the time until now due to childcare. The experience did not disappoint. The food was exquisite. We had the Gyoza (best I have eaten by far, ever!),...

Best Japenese food in Harrogate, with really great staff

Amazing food, lovely welcoming staff & environment. You also don’t leave smelling of cooking either which is a bonus! Would 100% recommend

We had the ramens and some appetisers. WOW great food and a very homey atmosphere. 100 percent recommend to other Asian cuisine enthusiasts. Staff also super friendly. Great to see it dog friendly too.

First time dining here and went based on reviews of others. We were not disappointed. My partner is not a lover of seafood however there are plenty of other dishes to choose from. We had the duck cha cha, chicken skewers to start and the...

Absolutely delicious! Highly recommend the Sushi Set B and the aubergine miso appetiser. The quality of the food is very very high

Great food, friendly staff and well priced.

Trying new places we haven’t been before , and definitely weren’t disappointed ! Apart from sat very close together it was perfect , we ordered chicken udon noodles , chicken teriyaki , and beef ribs they brought the spicy bbq beef which we said to...