Flesh and Buns in Camden

In term of the overall vibe and service it was great, nice buzz but still intimate and importantly no crazy loud music (pet peeve of mine haha), food was decent tho my partner found that the tuna maki rolls she got lacked in flavour and the miso aubergine poke bowl I got could’ve done may have been better with a flavoured rice instead of plain sushi rice. Spent £75 between he 2 of us which included a starter, 2 sushi dishes, a poke bowl, a desert and drinks which is decent though if the food was up to par it would have definitely been better value for money

Excellent all round - the Valentines menu was great value

I’ve been once before and was generally impressed so when l was looking to find somewhere to eat, having booked tickets to go to the Royal Opera House, l had no hesitation in suggesting same as Restaurant to my companion. She was a little hesitant because she does not have a penchant for Sushi. I suggested she would find other things she would like and, indeed, she did. We had a lovely time and had great food and great service. We decided it was a perfect venue for what we were doing. JD

Great find! Had the best time! Bao buns are soooo gooood!! And wine pairing was perfect.

We had a lovely meal. It was my friends birthday and all the staff made her day very special! Jammy in particular was very attentive, kind and smiley! Makes your experience all the better. Would come here again great food, generous portions and great vibe.

Food was amazing, especially the "crispy piglet belly" and the "Asahi-braised short rib" dishes. Service and atmosphere was on point as well.

Cenamos en Flesh and Buns at Covent Garden, 41 Earlham Street, Londres WC 2 H 9 LX finales de enero de 2025 un viernes por la noche. Ventajas: 1 ) El gerente era muy agradable y educado. 2 ) No mucha gente, solo un tercio lleno después de las 6 pm (probablemente comida o el servicio) . Desventajas: 1 ) Olor mostaza / rancio al entrar en el restaurante (vacío) (pero puede que te acostumbres después de un tiempo) 2 ) Los alimentos son solo promedio / por debajo de la media 3 ) Servicio apresurado (incluso cuando está vacío) 4 ) Podrían facturarte por artículos NO pedidos 5 ) No pida vino blanco - se “mojarán” con la condensación que se agota de la cesta de mimbre que sostiene el vino y el hielo. Flesh & Buns no son profesionales en los estándares europeos. Comprobé la factura solo después de un par de días para obtener el nombre de los cócteles pedidos y encontré que un artículo se añadió a nuestra factura (£ 15. 30) que no habíamos ordenado. Esto estaba encima de los 12. Cargo por servicio del 5 %. Llamé y hablé con el gerente que nos había atendido. Me pareció que el proyecto de ley fue preparado por otra persona. Él exclamó: “¡Me sorprendió como usted!” y dijo que es nuevo y que hablará con SU gerente y me llamará en dos días y tendrá el reembolso procesado. Nadie llamó. Después de unos días volví a llamar y otro gerente atendió la llamada. Él no parecía interesado y dijo que debía hablar con la oficina principal, pero se negó a darme el número y dijo que debía averiguarlo desde el sitio web (muy grosero). A continuación averigüé el número ( 020 7632 9500 ) a la oficina y hablé con el gerente de allí. Ella (con acento extranjero) es una oyente muy pobre y seguía interrumpiendo. Fue una lucha finalmente transmitiéndole que me cobraron de más y quería mi reembolso de £ 15. 30 . De repente se volvió grosera y empezó a hablar por mí. Ante mi insistencia, cuando pude conseguir unas palabras, ella accedió a contactar con el restaurante al día siguiente y organizar el reembolso. Ella no me preguntó el mejor momento para llamarme o decir que necesitaría los detalles de mi tarjeta de crédito. Dicho esto, cuando se lo pedí, me dijo que me llamaría cuando me convenga. Me pidió que le enviara los detalles de la tarjeta de crédito por correo electrónico, lo que dije que no haré por razones de seguridad. Para concluir la conversación telefónica, para verificar si había escuchado bien, le pregunté a Nancy cuál era el artículo que había dicho que me cobraban de más y cuál era el monto, ella dijo: “Esto es tonto” y me cortó. Muy grosero y poco profesional. Parecía que no se molestarían en reembolsar ya que parece ser un patrón con Flesh and Buns (bueno, tienen que hacer dinero). Esta fue la tercera llamada telefónica que hice en siete días y no valió la pena más de mi tiempo con ellos ya que no estoy llegando a ninguna parte. Todas las llamadas se hicieron tarde / temprano en la noche. Si va a cenar en Flesh and Buns en Londres, puede elegir tomar fotografías del menú mientras hace el pedido y consultar CADA artículo en la factura ANTES de pagar. O busca un lugar mejor (y honesto) para cenar. Carne y bollos saben que una buena proporción de sus huéspedes crédulos es de una cohorte de turistas que van allí de buena fe y pueden hacer dinero huyendo de los comensales, y si se desafían después de salir del restaurante, salirse con la suya con evasivas y / o groserías.

The tasting menu was a great experience, dessert could have been a little bit better! The manager was super lovely ☺️

The food was great, people serving were wonderful, perhaps the service was a bit unorganized although they were all friendly and trying to help each other. Overall a great experience and would go again to try different plates.

Really tasty food & the staff members were all friendly and helpful

Excellent food and service, top quality restaurant 👏👏👏

Great place, awesome food & service, highly recommend!

Great food and epic wings and buns! Service also excellent - only complaint is the toilets needed a clean 😄

Lovely restaurant, very quiet when we arrived but the atmosphere built . Food was okay for us , a bit of a journey of discovery, as we don’t normally eat sushi. Price was high per person, but I suppose you have to expect this given the location .

When we arrived at the restaurant on time, they took our place without keeping us waiting, but the options that came with the Japanese grilled chicken and the stuffing in the pictures were very small. The maki sushi and the mix sushi plate were nice. We ordered beer, we had to remind the waiters to come every time. I think the number of employees should be increased, you can try it once, so don't have too many expectations.

Interesting range of food with good service. Not keen on the greasy rice with a fried egg on top would have much preferred more Bao Buns. Menu could possibly do with a little more info for those that haven't eaten there before.

We went here for on a Saturday night for their tasting menu and everything was great. Our waitress KT was also great too. Highly recommend!

Second time here. Very good food and surprisingly generous portions.

Strong recommend. Food is excellent. Restaurant is downstairs and big. Slightly difficult to create an amazing ambience if it’s not busy

Very good experience. I love the food and the service

Food is always solid. Service started well and really tailed off. We had to ask several times for drinks and for our food to come to the table.

Situado a poca distancia de Seven Dials, Flesh and Buns se esconde por un tramo de escaleras en una zona de comedor sótano de techo bajo. El interior está muy bien decorado, pero las mesas son estrechas, dejando poco espacio para la comodidad. Al sentarnos, el camarero nos pidió de inmediato que pidiéramos bebidas, a pesar de que no se nos proporcionó un menú de bebidas, un comienzo frustrante. Optamos por el menú pre-teatro de £ 30. Desafortunadamente, el sushi fue decepcionante. Tanto el atún como el salmón estaban mal cortados, y el atún en particular carecía de calidad. Los recipientes de salsa de soja en la mesa estaban vacíos, un descuido que debería haberse abordado antes de sentar a los invitados. Las brochetas —pato y pollo— eran abrumadoras. El pato era demasiado graso, con un regusto juguetón que era desagradable. Mientras que el bao de pollo era agradable, el bao de pato no estuvo a la altura de las expectativas. Como nota más positiva, las papas fritas fueron excelentes, al igual que los buñuelos de maíz, que destacaron como los aspectos más destacados de la comida. En cuanto a las bebidas, el Umeshu Negroni estaba bien elaborado y agradable. Lamentablemente, el servicio fue desatenta y apresurado, probablemente debido a lo ocupado que estaba el restaurante. El menú parecía simple para el precio - no lo volvería a tener como por debajo de la media a los artículos medios distintos del acompañamiento adicional. Esto restó valor a la experiencia general.

The restaurant was really empty so we were worried about why but the food was reasonable and the green tea was good. Would I go again , I’m not sure as the atmosphere and vibe was disappointing. I can imagine it obviously would be better if there were more people in the restaurant

We all enjoyed our meals. The staff was attentive and the food was delivered in a reasonable time.

Sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter und toller Service. Essen war top

Loved the food but the service was also outstanding. The staff was extremely friendly - and that was on NYE, so a big shoutout to them!

We went for the NYE menu, when we arrived we were told they would give us 2 hours. Which is fine... however we were rushed a bit despite having 2 hours. Food was rushed out, the main came before we had finished the small plates and there was not much room for it. The food was really nice and the restaurant is nice too. More positive than negative and I would visit again just need a balance with the service, even if it is NYE.

Last minute find for a late sushi dinner. We had the Korean BBQ wings, scallop yaki skewer, dragon roll, and charred cucumber salad. The dragon roll was warm and cozy more than spicy, so I loved it. My friend wanted more spice. The Lucky Cat was a drink experience with sparkles and delicious. We were so full there was no way to do the nap justice, so we will have to go back for that!

Usually a little better but think it was down to being Xmas period. Still good and worth visiting

Nice dining experience- $38pp great deal for a good amount of food.

Wonderful as always! Love the lamb and the chocolate fondant is the best!

The best meal we ever had. The service was excellent. The quality, quantity and values were exceptional. My kids said it was the best meal they have ever had and already requested to come back soon. We had few starter plates and few sticks and tried the salmon and duck buns. Not to mention the amazing s’mores dessert which was the cherry on top of the cake as my daughter described

We really enjoy the pork belly bao combo and it was great value. I would offer 3 baos instead of 2. Also ordered the maki £36 set for 3 rolls. The best was the dragon roll. I wouldn’t order the Devon crab roll again. Great service.

Lovely sharing menu we really enjoyed the Virgin experience.Staff very helpfull in what was what!

Very nice. Attentive service. Good vibe. As always with London dining these days, hard to give full marks to value.

Horrible experiencia y caro. Llegamos tarde lugar era tranquilo. Solo fuimos allí porque no pudimos encontrar ningún otro lugar para comer debido a las reservas de la fiesta de Navidad. Los entrantes y el sushi estaban bien, pero el precio no está justificado incluso para esta ubicación. Los calamares fritos estaban demasiado cocidos y su aceite necesitaba cambiar. Los platos principales fueron una decepción, habíamos ahumado ternera de chile que se llevó a la mesa y mezclado por la camarera, encontró que extraño! Pero nos dimos cuenta de que mientras comíamos no había carne en el plato, más bien un plato de verduras ahumadas con un montón de hongos que confundí con la carne de res. Tomamos cócteles suaves y todos eran insípidos con un vaso lleno de cubitos de hielo. Tan decepcionante

The food & cocktails were very good quality & the lighting was nice.

The food was very bad and we waited long enough standing up for the table to get cleaned.

Food and service were really good, servers were attentive and really friendly. Highlights were the Yaki and pork rib boa buns , s’mores looked amazing but didn’t get chance to try so definitely on the list for our next visit !

Super busy but they kindly moved our group from a very cramped shared table. Teally great food, this is always a great experience

A bit empty for a December lunch but nice food and service.

Food was very decent, and not wildly priced for central London. Service was fine but surprisingly slow given we were one of three occupied tables.

Warm welcome. All staff who attended our table were friendly, helpful and efficient. Really relaxing and enjoyable experience. Consistency is always present @ F & B hence why we return.

This place is a gem. The food was great(everything we ordered tasted great). Particularly the Korean chicken wings, and chicken bao buns. Sashimi is decent size but doesn’t come with rice. It was a birthday and they made an effort. Thanks very much to everyone who sang ! Will come back soon

We organised a dinner for friends with a surprise birthday included. The staff were extremely accommodating and helpful. They were attentive and someone was always available to see to our table. Super helpful with the birthday organisation, hiding/bringing out the cake and taking photos of us all! Thanks for a great evening!

Excessive wait to order drinks and food. Toilets in a very bad state with loo roll all over the floor and locks not working on the loos. Very busy we appreciate but food was not cooked to usual standard. Disappointing experience for somewhere that we regularly like to eat.

This place is just epic. Stop reading the reviews and get there.

OK, Saturday early evening, service so so, food was ok, not amazing just ok

Loved our festive tasting menu at Flesh & Buns! It was so busy on the evening we visited but our service was still fantastic and the food was brilliant and came out at a great speed for us; not too fast, not too slow!

The food good be better. The duck especially and the desserts

Cracking food, Roshana was looking after us, and she was incredible. Customer service is somewhat lacking in the majority of restaurants in London, however she was fantastic! Friendly, fun, and attentive. Thank you Roshana for a lovely evening xx Ps the potatoes are to die for!

Very consistent. Food is tasty, service was good. Value okay.

Lovely food. Tables very close together, service a bit hit and miss. Lovely food but expensive for the combined experience.

Lovely staff, great choice of food. And food was devine!

Great service. Yummy food. Kids loved it and asked for seconds!

A dungeon, so the noise stands out. Good is good, but pricey. Would go back.

The food was delicious, the service friendly and the s’mores came with a sparkler because it was my birthday :-) the tables were quite close together and it was moderately noisy because it had lots of people in, but we loved the bustling atmosphere.

Este es un buen lugar para comida asiática ligera la comida era encantadora con algunas salsas encantadoras los bollos bao son algunos de los mejores que encontrarás son como comer nubes allí tan ligero el personal era todo amable y podía tener una risa y bromear con ellos las bebidas eran agradables también

Firstly unaware that we were charged for a bottle of water - waiting staff should specify that water is not complimentary (otherwise they should offer tap water). Staff unwilling to budge on menu item - chose this place as we wanted to try the sharing platter (which on website, had chicken option), on the menu in the restaurant, chicken option had been swapped for salmon (which neither dining guests like), we why the sharing platter was different and we were told that it had recently been changed. We asked if the salmon could be swapped for the chicken and were simply told no 🤷🏻‍♀️ we felt this more of a “we won’t” situation, rather than “we can’t”. Squid starter was delicious - both main items also very tasty - “cucumber” salad, needed more cucumber in it to be classed as a cucumber salad, tasted like wet, warm grass and very unpleasant. Carrot “pickle” on one of the dishes, needed to actually be pickled, (was just grated carrot on the side of the plate)! Found the staff to be a bit overbearing, overall. Food overall was nice, service let it down so would not go again nor recommend to others.

Very good food, good service and environment. Slightly overpriced for the quality and size of portions, but overall I’d recommend giving it a try.

We had an amazing time! Food is incredible definitely some of the best I’ve ever tasted! Service was top notch too, everything just running so smoothly and calmly. It’s so refreshing to be somewhere that does everything they do to such a high standard. We had tasting menu, which was exceptional! Hard to chose favorites but the broccoli was such a surprise and seriously one of the best things iv ever tasted! Obviously chicken wings and pork belly also amazing, succulent. The attention to detail and all the sauces and condiments too, really thoughtful and all such a perfect balance of strong Flavours. We will be back I am sure! Thank you so much!

Nice atmosphere and great service. However food was very salty and not great value for money

Second time here. Friendly service. Good choice of delicious food and drinks, including cocktails and soft drinks. Ideal for groups and families. Lovely desserts too.

Delayed getting seated even though reserved. Whole bottle of water spilt down us - no apology. Food not great. Had to constantly ask for things - no attentiveness (bill, drinks etc). Pricey for what was served. Cocktail not nice - spicy tuna roll was abnormally spicy

Really tasty food, nice dimly-lit casual-chic place to celebrate a birthday or meet a friend, bao buns are the highlight (if you order a few in the middle to share with a big group make sure to order extra buns!). The staff were really kind and accommodating of our requests for the birthday, however sometimes a bit slow where we needed to follow up and ask several times when making a request - in fairness it may have been because we were one of the last tables and they were preparing for closing. Fair value for money - we ordered a variety of dishes to share amongst 5 people and paid ~£40 each excl. drinks. HIGHLIGHTS: - Starters: sushi platter & padron peppers - Mains: Lamb, wagyu steak, aubergine bao buns (add all the veggies and sauces to your bun!) - Dessert: Miso French toast with whiskey ice cream (WOW - although the ice cream got divided responses..) - Drink: Lucky Cat cocktail - peachy & summery

Food was delicious, our waiter was absolutely great. All staff were super polite and friendly. Would definitely come back.

Great pre theatre menu - really great food and reasonably priced. Service was spot on and food arrived speedily.

Food, staff and chef top tier. Specially the desserts must try. Thank you to all to the staff of flesh and buns Covent Garden for a great time. Highly recommend

One of my absolute favourite restaurants in London but wow did they let me down big time on my last visit. As always the food was amazing and I can’t recommend it enough, however the service was shockingly bad. It was a special occasion for me and my wife, as we were treating two other family members to dinner having raved about this place. We sat down and no one came to take our order for about 20 minutes. We had to flag someone down to get them to take our drinks order. Drinks kept being forgotten or not delivered at all during the night. Even getting the bill took us 15 minutes just to grab someone’s attention. So disappointed with the service, made us look foolish in front of our guests.

Visitamos muy temprano por la noche y tuvimos el £ 30 Sunakku 'almuerzo". El lugar es subterráneo desprovisto de ventanas con una cocina abierta. Parece tener un menú oriental de fusión que es bastante difícil de conseguir su cabeza alrededor. Teníamos una combinación de atún, bollos de setas, pollo. Todo bastante difícil de describir pero muy sabroso de todos modos. El restaurante es un lugar inusual y vale la pena visitar, pero no es del gusto de todos. La cuenta funcionó a unos 60 libras cada uno con bebidas mínimas y sin postre que me pareció caro, especialmente con China Town cerca.

Food was great, as usual, but the service was abysmal. From walking in, we had to wait 10 minutes to even be seen. Service was very slow and the place looked understaffed. At the end, the waitress brought the bill and disappeared, we waited 20 minutes to pay as we had to leave. No one came. Very poor.

once again our visit was fantastic our waiter and KT the waitress were very polite and freindly nothing was too much trouble for them, they are a fantastic tribute to Flesh and Buns and we hope to see them again when we return. Regards Steve Snell

Great food as always! Slightly disappointing that the waitress did not know much about the menu when asked questions

Amazing food and amazing service! Only thing is you can’t get signal in the restaurant but they do have WiFi

Top quality food and it was great to hear more about sake!

Beautiful food, the tables for two are quite cramped but still a lovely experience

Perfect pre- theatre fixed price menu. Great value, great food, great service.

Saida was amazing and did a great job. Food was good and service was good

Great basement restaurant, nice vibe, excellent service. Food delicious, portions on the small side. Had the yuzu margarita- really good!

Great food and ambience. Service very pleasant but we had to chase up a couple of orders.

Very good food and service but a little pricey, had the pre theatre menu

I love this place. The pre-theatre set menu is such great value and all the food is delicious.

Delicious food with a great choice of options including vegan, attentive service, central location.

The food has changed some our last visit. As we went for the tasting menu. It was very good but too many plates of food at the same time. Maybe one less plate as by the time we worked round the food it started to get cold.

There were 5 of us food was great except for the squid which was a little disappointing

We absolutely love this place. We’ve been going there for my son’s birthday for about six or seven years and we wouldn’t have it any other way. The staff are always absolutely lovely and the food delicious.

Food was okay but the price was not justified. Small plates were nicer than the buns so would recommend having more of them and there was not a lot of sushi in the sushi set. The overall vibe was good and drinks were nice but did not receive a birthday dessert when we requested it beforehand.

Fabulous experience! Lovely welcoming staff from the get-go, cool atmosphere, loved the music, not too loud. Food was incredible, esp the Salmon Teriyaki Buns! We also had the mixed set with sashimi, maki and ceviche. The ceviche was super spicy! Sashimi was outstanding. Scallops were also delicious, as was the eggplant miso rice. Kids had the Smores for dessert, they loved the fire that arrived at the table! Service was attentive and friendly. Only thing that could have been improved was that the serving platters were enormous! Would have liked a bigger table. I think when you have kids, a booth is really a must. Would have kept us a bit more contained and provided a touch more space for all the food! Highly recommend, I hope I get to go back again!

The dishes vary, loved the chicken wings but the yakitori starter was tiny. We all got poke bowls and all found them too salty. I’ve been here twice before and had much better meals so maybe we ordered poorly this time.

Always an amazing experience! The squid is absolutely incredible. One of my favourite dishes and the doughnuts… WOW they were so so good. Service is excellent and always feel taken care of.

We had the best time at flesh and buns and Saïda was serving us and she was wonderful My daughter enjoyed her 22nd birthday to the maximum the sparklers were fun

Really lovely staff. Can’t complain about anything really. There was a toilet out of order, and you’re sat extremely snuggly next to other diners.., food was great and so was service.

Awesome evening with excellent food and wine. Great atmosphere and service.

Customer service was really good as we were celebrating a birthday and they decorated the cake we gave them when bringing it out.

Excellent service and very friendly staff, the food was fantastic and came really quickly. Very enjoyable dinner for any occasion if only alittle pricey with a big service charge

The food was delicious (so many amazing dishes to choose from we will be back). Great and friendly service.

We were surprised we were able to get reservations for a Saturday night. My family and I visited London for 4 days and this was my personal favorite restaurant we went to. Fun cocktails and amazing food. Our server Archie was the best. Would love to go back if we get to visit London again! Cheers!

Great food and excellent service.. Only criticism is that I would prefer thinner slices of sashimi.. Highly recommend!

Yummy! Went for the tasting menu, and each dish was exquisite. Such an explosion of contrasting flavours that made me happy to the last bite. Would definitely recommend! And shout out to the staff who were super friendly and attentive, it made all the difference to our experience x

Average experience for a Londoner that eats out a lot but I can totally see that would not be the case for a tourist