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Nº 934 in 1625 in Cardiff

Nº 4 of 9 Japanese in Cardiff

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So nice to have this lovely restaurant back open in Roath!

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Hywel Adams . 2024-11-18

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Delicious food and lovely staff. Newly renovated restaurant- lovely atmosphere. The tempura is amazing!!

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Sarah . 2024-11-17

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Had the best Katsu curry and sushi platter here. Very friendly and attentive staff.

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Luke . 2024-11-09

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We went here to celebrate my friends birthday. Immediately, the atmosphere was amazing with lovely decorations. The waitress was lovely and kinds checking up on us. Most of my friends order the seafood/curry yaki soba and I order the Spicy chicken ramen. We got our food within 15mins and the food was incredible! I do recommend the Spicy chicken ramen in the winter.

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Thisa Jey . 2024-11-04

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Brilliant restaurant with great food, atmosphere, service and reasonable prices. Highly recommend.

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Gareth Dawson . 2024-11-03

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I wanted to love it but I'm not a fan of Mayonnaise, chilli sauce and more sprayed over good sushi. It was bang average and the ramen was disappointingly flavourless.

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Tom Cunningham . 2024-11-01

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The food here is awesome!Ten don is great!The fried king prawn is very fresh!The frying technique is very good as tempura is difficulty to make! The fried chicken is excellent!!The chicken is fried with a hint of Yuzu so it won't be very greasy!And the taste is like the one I had in Japan! The sushi rolls are very good too!Very fresh ! Atmosphere is great with a soft Japan music.Staffer here are nice and very attentive! Definitely will come back again❤️

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Fran Ng . 2024-10-25

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A very nice, calm and relax Japanese resturant. I enjoy having a comfort, delicious and nicely prepared food here. The fired chicken don with teriyaki sauce is excellent, the chicken is hot and tender. The rice, chicken together with the spring onion is amazing. Portion of both fried chicken and rice is good and enough. Fired chicken don (dish 101) is wonderful and it contributes a 5 star quality. Staff are nice and attentive that makes the service score a 5 star Music is soft and calm, seats are spacious. As is the 5 star atmosphere.

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Aray . 2024-10-23

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10/10 Japanese dining experience outside of Cardiff city centre.. amazing food.. great atmosphere.. just awesome!!

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Nannon Russell . 2024-10-20

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Nice place! Food quality so far so good. Not too bad.

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Bon Kwan . 2024-10-12

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Would highly recommend to visit. Such a lovely atmosphere, with great, tasty food. Everything was absolutely perfect 👌🏻

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Maryna Shevchenko . 2024-10-07

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I'm so glad the Ichiban team are back and in such a lovely new restaurant. Service was great as usual. Food was just as great. Oishii!

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Jay Britton . 2024-10-04

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Ichiban is a great spot for sushi! The food was fresh and delicious, and there’s a nice variety of options on the menu. The service was friendly and quick, which made the experience even better. If you’re looking for good sushi and a comfortable atmosphere, I definitely recommend Ichiban!

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Matthew Lee . 2024-10-04

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Ichiban is the best date night restaurant every ❤️

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Serena Cutler . 2024-09-27

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Best Japanese restaurant in Cardiff! So glad when Ichiban reopened after they relocated so I could get my sushi fix. Food was great and the service is always excellent.

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Winnie Jim . 2024-09-24

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Lovely staff, clean and tidy. Well presented food, highly recommend.

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Mathew Hatch . 2024-09-22

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Lovely, friendly staff - and huge thanks for squeezing us in when you were clearly v busy and full. Great food served quickly (beautiful rainbow maki) perfect for us.

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Paul Marsden . 2024-09-15

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Delighted they're back open!! Amazing food as always!

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Tom Sanders . 2024-09-06

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Been here countless times. Simply put - my favourite restaurant. Great service, brilliant menu, tasty food.

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Joseph Whale . 2023-10-02

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My all time favourite restaurant in Cardiff. Family run, with a wonderful warm welcome and atmosphere. The food is superb and I recommend the Sashimi, Chirashi don, Tako Su and the various Teishoku. Over the 15+ years that we have been visiting Ichiban, the staff have become good friends. Visited on Saturday for my birthday and I had Happy Birthday sang to me for nearly every course - Hugely embarrassing and really appreciated! The current venue is closing on the 10th of Sep and I’m going to really miss it. Hopefully a new venue will be opening very soon, as it’s easily the best of its kind in Cardiff.

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Richard Wood . 2023-09-04

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Great place, highly recommend it for anyone who loves Japanese cuisine. I hope they find a new place soon

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CitizenSnips . 2023-09-02

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We just exited from dining here. If we could give negative stars we would. The ramen was just a water broth - zero flavor. The maki rolls fell apart no flavor again. Terrible wait staff. No creativity, authenticity or flavor. Just awful food and ambience. Suffice to say will never dine here or order anything from here.again.

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VeeRay Ramakrishnan Hariharan . 2023-09-01

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Enjoyed their food - highly recommended. Definitely coming back again 👍

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Paul Pycroft . 2023-06-24

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Sadly I’m at mcdonalds after trying to eat here. Ordered sashimi deluxe, waited a good 20 minutes past my wife’s food being delivered. What was then brought to the table was the most disappointingly small and poorly cut sashimi I’ve seen. Asked them to rerun the order but gave up after waiting a further 30 minutes. Of course they still charged us full price (£50!!) even though we didn’t get to have a meal. This should be a hard avoid for everyone just so you don’t get disappointed too.

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Gareth Delaney . 2023-06-02

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Lovely food, friendly service, I always love eating here.

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Jackie Hockley . 2023-05-07

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This is my favorite restaurant! Best sushi I ever had! And yes fair enough I never been to Japan, but I had sushi in many many places around UK and Europe and even Dubai, but nothing compares to Ichiban in Cardiff! I come at least once or 2wice a month and I am not a type of person who regularly come to any places. I like trying new things, new restaurants every time, but I just can't stay away from Ichiban. I'll give you tip for perfect order: set meal 101, one portion of inari nigiri and one portion of tobiko nigiri. You'll leave full and satisfied as well with a portion size as variety of the meal. However if you're not a fan of those things, they offer wide selection of sushi and other japanese dishes so everyone will find something for themselves. Texture of rice and slices of fish are rich and perfectly balanced. There's a slight issue with heating in winter, so it can get quite cold, but I assure you it's worth it.

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Sharkie . 2023-04-29

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The place was nice, but the prices are too high for quality. The rice was not sticky enough, the Nigiri was falling apart. But the service and atmosphere were really good

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Bassem Salem . 2023-04-18

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If I could give it more stars I would, this place is seriously underrated given how easy it is to get a table for some of the best food you could want

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Ryan Graham . 2023-04-15

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Really friendly and efficient service Food is absolutely amazing, Always hot food and full of flavour Service is very quick and cleanliness is 5 ⭐️ Relaxing atmosphere Would recommend to everyone.

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MurphyC Abraham . 2023-04-08

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Friendly staff, great food! Definitely recommend the crispy salmon maki and chicken teriyaki maki. Will return soon!

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Steven W . 2023-04-07

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Tuna nigiri looked off, smelled off and it tasted off! Fish roe tastes like some sort of plastic or bleach.

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Yenong Gu . 2023-03-31

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Probably my favourite place for sushi in Cardiff, and I consider myself somewhat experienced including multiple trips to Japan. Sushi is my favourite food and I always come here for my birthday. Only lost a star as it was really cold last time had to keep my coat on!

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mcdowallcm . 2023-03-12

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lovely food, my favourite restaurant!

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Jasmine . 2023-02-08

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We seemed to be the only customers to start with,however, on a Tuesday night it soon filled up and warmed up. Staff were helpful and friendly. The food was delicious and I loved the fact that it wasn't as loud as most restaurants these days. We will be back

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Katie Baxter . 2023-01-11

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Our absolute favourite restaurant to visit. The food is delicious. The staff are incredibly friendly. I can't fault it at all.

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Kristian Barrett . 2022-12-21

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The service here is absolutely great and lovely food a little bit expensive but still fabulous with the service

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Tuula Tanti . 2022-12-10

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Okay. This is probably the most authentic Japanese restaurant in Cardiff. One of my Japanese teachers, born and brought up in Osaka, even comes here and says this is the closest you can get to homemade Japanese food. The prices are decent and they serve really good alcohol. I definitely will be returning.

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Drishtee Johar . 2022-12-08

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Amazing food, friendly staff and great atmosphere. Food didn’t take too long to come out and was reasonably priced. Really helpful with vegan dishes, showing which items can be made vegan and which ones can’t. Highly recommend!

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Tom Wickens . 2022-11-11

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When I tried it everything except for sushi was really salty, sushi were ok.

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jiaqi gai . 2022-11-10

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I am absolutely in love with it all. The people, the place and omg, the FOOD! I've been going to Ichiban for almost 10 years now and it's always amazing. My favourite restaurant 😍

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Amalia Barrett . 2022-10-20

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We got food poisoning from our dinner at Ichiban last night. My friend came to visit from London and I took him there for dinner. Food tasted good as usually but ended up both with stomachache and diarrhea until now...not good!!

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Chancha S. ULLOA . 2022-10-16

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Great place, friendly staff and delicious ramen

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Rhys O'Keeffe . 2022-10-07

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If you're looking for a decent environment for a meal, this restaurant is fine. If you're looking for a good, thoughtful Japanese meal, don't bother. I got the chasiu ramen and a tori karaage. The ramen is one of the worst i've had in the UK, and the vegetables inside tasted like they borrowed it from leftovers from a nearby chinese restaurant, the shoyu soup is ridiculously sweet, and very unbalanced. The karaage skin is only slightly better than KFC, which isn't saying much given how awful KFC is in the UK.

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James Ng . 2022-09-24

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This place has fed all 4 generations of my family including my 9 year old daughter. We love this place and by far the best in Cardiff! Staff are extremely helpful and friendly and the food is amazing and fresh. Might order tonight!

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Jodie Davies . 2022-09-15

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Have been here numerous times, service is excellent and food is fantastic!

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F A . 2022-09-11

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Good sushi 3.7 for the sushi Okay vibes Very good service Well priced

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h M . 2022-07-30

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Amazing food... Cooked well and served straight away

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Mike Smith . 2022-07-19

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Lovely food at a decent price. The staff were friendly, catering and attentive! We asked if they could bring a birthday cake out, which I’m not sure if they usually would do this but they did anyway and we appreciated that very much. Would go again :)

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Coral Hughes . 2022-07-19

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Great go-to for your quick Japanese food fix! ❤️

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Deneice Tueres . 2022-07-01

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We had such a lovely time at Ichiban. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The menu is extensive and has so many different options such as jellyfish, sea urchin and eel. We ordered some sushi, crab fried rice, edamame, octopus balls and teriyaki chicken with 2 pints of beer. This was more than enough food for 2 and cost £50 all together.

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Abbie Deacy . 2022-07-01

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The staff truly cares about your experience. Good ambiance and most especially the food is absolutely amazing. Thank you The Ichiban Sushi & Noodle Bar Japanese Restaurant. I just want to make a request, would it be possible to add on your menu a Ramen that has thick soup?

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Nalwyn Frialde . 2022-06-19

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It was my granddaughter's choice, she live sushi and we went as birthday treat. Food quite nice, wouldn't be my choice, but 10 year old loved it.

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Jane Macdonald . 2022-06-16

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Nice place. Enjoyed the dinner and vibe. Staff service was very fast and catered to their customer needs.

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Shastika Angdembe . 2022-06-11

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Fantastic Japanese food. Great service, thoroughly recommend.

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Mark Webster . 2022-06-03

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Sadly I didn't eat at the restaurant as I got it delivered to my house. I got the chicken katsu ramen with some sake and I had to share as I absolutely loved it. One of the best meals I've ever had. Also sorry about to bad picture

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Jamie Tainton . 2022-05-27

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Just had a lovely fresh and tasty meal from Ichiban. Great food and lovely friendly staff 😊 highly recommended!!

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Mathew Vaughan . 2022-05-15

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Lovely staff, great food and excellent value. The staff were very attentive and helped us order as we had not eaten in a Japanese restaurant before. They suggested that we might like to share different dishes and provided an amazing variety of different things to try. Will definitely visit again.

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Matthew Ash . 2022-05-15

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Fantastic food, great price, amazing selection of dishes something for everyone will be returning

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Kaeti Ash . 2022-05-14

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Very good menu and no here cider drinks

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Sam Dennings . 2022-05-08

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Friendly service and plenty of variety

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Harold Deeming . 2022-05-01

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Top quality food, great staff, never had a bad meal!

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Jacob Sanders . 2022-04-29

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Really tasty food A little let down by the scruffy interior and sticky tables

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Ali . 2022-04-21

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Excellent sushi and temaki. Friendly staff and brilliant service

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Alan Levi Personal Training . 2022-04-07

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Some of the most authentic Japanese food I have found in this country. They were unable to do wok fried dishes the night we were there, but we were still spoilt for choice. The ramen was delicious as were the teishoku set meals.

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Janet Leedham . 2022-04-02

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Excellent service and quality we all had a really good night thank you!

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Cardiff Piercing . 2022-03-09

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Staff were great and the food was amazing! Will be going again in the future

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Atlanta Vallard . 2022-02-12

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Tasty nudes and delicious meats

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Kirin Sepahpour . 2022-02-09

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Love this place, friendly staff, very tasty food. And generous portions. Highly recommended.

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andrew . 2022-01-31

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Had a great meal here last night.

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M James . 2022-01-15

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Very good food, excellent staff whose efficiency was only matched by their pleasant demeanour and willingness to get everything right. Wonderful evening, highly recommended restaurant.

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Barrie Francis . 2021-12-06

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Always a lovely experience & amazing food.

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Mari Vaughan Owen . 2021-12-06

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Food is good, staff very friendly.

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Keith Wan . 2021-11-30

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Fantastic restaurants and asset to Cardiff. I have had multiple incredible meals here and have never been disappointed. I always make an effort to order something different, and always enjoy the great flavours in every dish. Staff are always lovely and willing to help! I would recommend to anyway who wants great flavours and friendly atmosphere

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Jennifer Preston . 2021-10-21

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Decent sushi, friendly staff (incl delivery driver) and wide selection of dishes.

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M. R. . 2021-09-17

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I came here to try sushi for the first time and immediately loved it! There's loads of choice of sushi filling (fish and veggie) and style (maki/temaki/nigiri etc) to please everyone, plus other dishes like ramen, noodles, stir fry and rice. The staff have always been very polite here too and the prices of most items are very reasonable. To top it all off, the interior is beautiful! P.S. If you're a lager fan, I recommend that you try the Asahi.

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Molly Delooze . 2021-09-06

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Love the service here excellent food thank you chef's!

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Kanlaya Griffiths . 2021-08-09

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Amazing food for vegetarians and meat eaters. Lovely staff

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Katy Little . 2021-07-24

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Ordered for delivery for the first time, definetly not the last! Food was delicious! cant wait to try the dine in experience soon.

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Matthew Lee . 2021-07-21

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Not like it use to be salmon teryiaki no sauce very dry, veg looked gone off not good!

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Bartosz Kosiewski . 2021-07-19

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Not as good as was before (2 years ago) I ordered salmon teriyaki, no sauce at all, salmon was dry No ginger and wasabi with sushi Very disappointed I'm not going to order again

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Monika Kosiewska . 2021-07-18

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Very very good ! And amazing service !

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Lina BEKKOUCHE . 2021-07-14

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Fantastic authentic cuisine and excellent service.

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Lucy Abberley . 2021-06-29

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First experience and it was a great experience. Both my partner and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Wonderful food and service whilst maintaining the COVID guidelines. See you soon.

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NS Photography . 2021-06-24

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Lovely restaurant, great food and service but food can be a bit pricey

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Angel Remot . 2021-06-23

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Ordered a takeaway from here. Much better than other Japanese style restaurants I have tried in the Cardiff area. Food generally I would say good value for money, not overpriced by any stretch of the imagination. Thoughtfully packaged and the sushi in particular was excellent as well as the marinated pork with sushi rice. Would recommend this to anyone that wanted a fairly priced good quality Japanese style meal. I’m sure it’s even better value and nicer food if you dine in too

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rupert h . 2021-06-11

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Lovely tasty fresh food. Good service and prices. Would recommend!

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Beth Livsey . 2021-06-01

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Beautiful sushi and teriyaki dishes. Very friendly staff.

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Shaun Dixon . 2021-05-30

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Excellent food and customer service.

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pitchblack6666 . 2021-02-28

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Cold food, personalisation not followed, 9.3% price increase in a month I used to love this place. Not keen any more - I'll be looking for somewhere else to get my takeaways from in future

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cpomroy . 2021-02-26

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What a disappointment !! Had been recommended by a friend so I had high hopes. My son had a sushi platter which he liked. My husband and I ordered warm food, which as it turned out was as cold as the sushi. We pre-ordered as it was a Saturday night. However, after a couple of phone calls when it didn't arrive on time,it eventually turned up almost an hour and 15 minutes late. The food would probably have been acceptable when it left the kitchen, but after being driven round town for an hour and 15, then warmed up in our oven for another 15 minutes, it fell very much short of acceptable !! It wasn't cheap either !! I was offered 10% of a return order, but obviously that's not going to happen !!

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Jacqueline Dimech . 2021-01-30

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Very nice indeed. Great food at decent prices

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Kierkegaard's Kool . 2020-12-19

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So delicious and reasonably priced. The Spider Maki and Rainbow Maki are especially delicious and the tuna rolls had a generous amount of tuna.

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Sioned Young . 2020-12-09

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The best sushi from the best people, Very friendly staff who helped me chose the right delicious dishes. The place looks very clean with great decor, will definitely dine in after lock down. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed.

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Tommy Chong . 2020-11-25

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First time going here after many people suggesting me that this is the best sushi place to go. What can I say.. haven't had such a delicious Japanese in long time and would recommend anyone to this place. The staff were friendly and the décor was nice and made me feel welcome from first sight.

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Gavin lin . 2020-11-25

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The best Japanese restaurant in Cardiff, wonderful and friendly staff. Highly recommended. Top notch everytime.

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Jenny Chong . 2020-11-25

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Food is peng! I don't get some of the reviews left dissing the food, maybe those Karens should ask the helpful stuff behind the counter for recommendations next time? Best sushi in TOWN!!!!

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Benny Dover . 2020-11-25

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I expected a lot more quality for he money paid. Ordered online (which may make the product suffer) and found the food not as good as expected. Did not eat most of what was delivered. The fried tofu had some strange gelatinous layer...which was unappetising, the salad was shredded lettuce and Marie rose sauce (most average salad possible and doesn't seem fitting with the menu).

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Leila da Cunha Soares . 2020-11-17

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Absolutely incredible service and staff. They were always polite, friendly and willing to offer help or guidance with decisions. Food was beautifully presented and tasty. Love it.

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Jade Foley . 2020-10-30

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The best restaurant in Cardiff. We've been going for years and the food is consistently of an excellent standard. I've taken a few friends who have lived in Japan and they have all said it's the closest thing they have had to being back there. Amazing Sashimi, Sushi and Tempura. The staff are delightful and always make us feel very welcome. Takeaway meals are superb too. I'd eat all my meals there if I could afford it!

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R Wood . 2020-10-03

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Absolutely adore it here. Their bento boxes are a dream! my go-to Japanese restaurant.

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Jacjac . 2020-09-30

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