Izakaya Japanese Bar in Bristol, City of

Great food, amazing service and a lovely atmosphere. Worth a visit if you want to try some delicious Japanese food.

The best dining experience that we've ever had!! Great staff, gorgeous food and a lovely relaxing atmosphere!!

Fabulous 😍 loved the food and the service

The food portions are small, but the seafood udon and beef egg rice bowl are delicious and recommended. The price is on the higher side, and the environment is a bit dirty！The staff is friendly！

Great sushi and quite reasonably priced!

Called in to this little gem when staying in Bristol for Valentines. The restaurant itself is really small, yet it didn't feel cramped. The staff were great with recommendations off the menu. We had a nice window seat. Very reasonably priced!!! No complaints at all.

We went to the Izakaya restaurant at the bottom of Park Street. The food was delicious and the service top notch! Despite me accidentally booking a table for the wrong day, the staff managed to find me and a friend a table. Food was piping hot and so yummy! The pork ramen was my favourite and the broth so creamy. The only downside was that there was a lady sat on one of the high stools who was playing a show out loud on her phone and then she started facetiming someone and was really loud. I think this should be monitored. Other than that, we would be back.

Great place, recommend booking , good fresh and delicious, and reasonable price, seating undercover and heated outside if fine even when cool outside. Big thumbs up.

Good food and service however watch out for billing errors. I got charged service and then a tip! Not happy to pay twice without being told.

The best pork ramen I’ve ever had! Fabulous!

Great food, great price! Ideal for night out with friends. Soft shell crabs are simply amazing.

Best Japanese in town? Genuinely suspect so. Quick, unfussy, fresh, light, good value and authentic. There are restaurants which try to be the real deal and don’t do a bad job but, even though this won’t be as Instagrammable, I doubt its food can be bettered. Yummy.

Stopped here for dinner as my partner wanted sashimi. He was not disappointed! I had the pork ramen which was really tasty and there was a lot of it. Would recommend this place as everything was great

i love this place, i've been a couple times now, the food is so good and it's so reasonably priced for what you get. the food is light and really tasty, I brought a friend who's from Japan and he said the food was really authentic and good quality, will always recommend this place to people plus can't wait to go again~ wanna try their delivery 🚚🍜🥟🍘🍱

Best prawn croquette i have eaten in my life!!!!!!

Oh my god the food. The staff too but the FOOD. I've been to ALOT of different Japanese restaurants all over the place and this one is by far in my top 3. Authentic, fresh, genuinely tasty good food. The ingredients are fresh and the presentation is beautiful. Ate here twice in the space of 4 days. Cannot wait to go back to Bristol just to return!

The food is acceptable for those unfamiliar with authentic Japanese cuisine. It's essentially a Chinese-owned restaurant disguised as Japanese, using the name to capitalise on its popularity. It is falling well short of capturing the true flavours of genuine Japanese dishes. Any true Japanese person will tell you that it doesn't come close to the authentic dishes they prepare themselves in Japan. On top of this, the service was poor, with the staff being uncommunicative and rather arrogant.

If you want a fast version of Japanese food this is the spot for you. Ordered their Beef Niku Udon and a beer. The broth was bit salty for my taste, the beer was served warm. Not once did any of the 4 or 5 employees check to see what I thought of the food. But they did have time to talk amongst themselves about menus at other restaurants. Food was ok. If the service were more attentive, I’d add a star.

Absolutely fabulous Japanese meal out with family. Pre booked a group of five and we ate inside. Ate fairly early and by the time we left place was rammed. Big menu and covered our veggie and gluten free needs. Went with two children too who really enjoyed it. Every single dish was delicious. We shared the veggie and regular tapas style starts which were amazing. Between us we tried a lot of dishes and had sushi, udon, salad bowls and puddings. All of it was absolutely delicious and we were so happy to have tried it. Reasonable prices too, for such great food. Brilliant portion sizes and the taste was amazing. Order was quick and easy and the dishes arrived swiftly. Only downside was the toilet was not working and we were told to use the hotel over the road. Not ideal! But luckily the quality of the food and range of dishes made up for this!

A great selection of Japanese food, lovely staff, and speedy service. I’ve dined at Izakaya a couple times and I’ve always had delicious food. Their smaller plates are great for sharing with friends and they’ve got some nice tea options. The staff are friendly and make the ordering system really simple to use. The restaurant itself it’s nice, sitting outside in the summer is lovely, but it can be quite chilly in the colder months.

Food was OK.. service could have been better..just a clipboard put in front of us we were told to tick boxes..we had questions but the young lady didn't seem that interested

The food was not served warm, and the broth was a tad bland. Overall, it was quite a mediocre veggie meal. The veggie options are quite limited. I think potentially the meat options could be better. I would not really recommend for any veggie to come here. I sat at a window table so it was quite nice viewing a street at the heart of Bristol city. Staff were very friendly as well.

Loved the food so much ✨ Really fed my soul with sushi, takoyaki, and tonkatsu pork ramen ✨ Absolutely fabulous. Service is excellent. Quite quick I must say. Only problem is the table is too small if you order too many food items 😅 Overall highly recommended 💯

Having spent 5weeks touring Japan, I’m happy Bristol has a Japanese restaurant to remind me of my time there. Whilst not quite providing that intimate feel you get from izakayas in Japan, the food and service made the experience a lovely visit. I had a salmon sushi set with a Kirin Ichiban (“number one” or “the best”) larger. The beer paired well with the sushi set, cleansing the palate of the soy and wasabi after a few bites. The sushi was fairly fresh, more so than sushi from the premium supermarkets/convenience stores you find in Clifton. There was no fishy flavour or smell, just what you want when looking for good sushi. Whilst it appears a little pricey, the salmon set with a larger is good value for money. I’d recommend for solo for small groups looking for a quick bite to each whilst roaming Bristol.

Food was good but this place looks very cheap and not comfortable we just eat and straight away go out

Spring rolls tasted like the free ones you get at my local Chinese. Katsu Chicken, was bland, it wasn't bad. Just Okay. I had the pork raman. Again. Okay. Nice people serving and also good atmosphere in the restaurant

Tried the sushi boat which is a good amount of sushi shared between 4 people. Good way to enjoy a range of different sushi. Get a side if you’re hungry!

I spent two weeks in Japan last month, and I can say that this is really a lovely Japanese restaurant in Bristol. Great ramen and udon, kind staff, and clean dining environment with air conditioning provided in this hot weather. The green tea ice cream tastes also very good. If icy drinking water is served that would make it even more like an authentic Japanese restaurant! But even without that, I’m satisfied with what I’ve got at Izakaya 🥹

Always love coming here and the Clifton branch! Great sushi, chicken karage and curry.

5/5 experience everytime we come here. We've been coming here over the years and still have yet to try their Clifton branch but we love this place and think they sell the best Japanese food in Bristol. Their food taste so authentic and are always packed with flavour. I always recommend their okonomiyaki skewers or their tonkotsu udon (I think this has been taken off their main menu now and is now a specialty and comes on the menu every now and then....Izakaya, if you're reading this, please bring it back) and if their tonkotsu udon isnt available, I would get their Tuna Poke which is probably the best tuna poke in Bristol! The restaurant is a bit small and intimate and everytime we walk past, the restaurant always looks so full! - Which is a testimony of how good their food and service is :) So i always recommend booking!

Izakaya is one of the best Japanese restaurants in Bristol. The food quality is fantastic and full of flavour! The staff are very accomodating and friendly.

This was our second visit to this lovely sushi restaurant just around the corner from The Hippodrome Theatre. Service, food and atmosphere were spot on. Wish we had an extra stomach for this one.

Excellent food, great drinks, quick service! Well worth the price!

Nice place to dine outside and do a bit of people watching while enjoying a selection of sushi dishes. The menu is a good size, so you won't feel overwhelmed with options, but all the main stays are there with a few other unique options. I also like that some of the sushi options come in two sizes, 4 and 8, so you can mix and match if you're dining solo.

Fabulous food and service. We were a party of 4 and it was someone else's choice to go there. What a great choice! The nicest meal I've had in a very long time. The service was also exceptional. I would have no hesitation in going back, and recommending to others.

Great service! The vibe of the place is very nice, the chairs were fairly comfortable, and the food was AMAZING, the menu also had so many different options, I came for the ramen, but unfortunately they only had pork which I couldn't eat as a muslim, despite that, they were super enthusiastic about making a chicken ramen work, by using the broth from a different dish, and they even offered us 2 broths to try and taste to see which one we want on our ramen, and were even afraid of us not liking it, but it tasted amazing! The waiter definitely loves his work.

So great place for chinese food in Bristol, nearby the cathedral. So tasty roasted duck and pork!!!. We did enjoyied so much!!

I didn't want to rate Izakaya five stars, as then everyone will know just how amazing it is! But since we decided to dine there twice on our long weekend in Bristol, it's definitely worthy of the five stars. First up, the atmosphere is cute and cozy, with Japanese artwork on the walls and a nice breeze coming in from outside - I often get too hot in restaurants so the temperature here was just perfect. The waiting staff were incredibly sweet and kind and couldn't haven't been more attentive and lovely. We ordered quite a feast with my other half going for a Katsu curry and an oyakodon for myself, alongside a selection of sushi and sides. Every dish was cooked to perfection, perfectly seasoned, and beautifully presented. It was clear that real love, care and attention to detail goes into all the dishes and even the bowls and plates used were beautiful, which made our meal feel very special. The oyakodon was sublime! My other half sampled it for the first time and declared it so good, we returned the next night so he could order it for himself in a case of food envy! Everything else was also absolutely delicious. On our second night we tried the croquettes which were deliciously crispy and bursting with juicy shrimp. We washed everything down with some cold, crispy Hitachino beer which complemented the food beautifully. I'm sure we will be back to Izakaya on our next trip!

Great food and service. Highly recommended

Pretty poor food. Having lived in Japan several years ago, I know what good Japanese food tastes like, and this is not it. Having a hankering for some Yoshinoya nostalgia I ordered some gyudon. Of course I didn't expect It to be as good as my memories of Japanese food but I did expect It to vaguely resemble one, instead I got a bowl of gloop.

Stay away. Went here with my fiance for lunch and we have both been up through the night with severe food poisoning. Not pleasant Service wasn’t great either as we to ask for ginger, wasabi and bowls for the soy with the sushi. Feel like that is a given when you order sushi. Although it was friendly enough Place felt dirty

Honestly I want to come back again tomorrow, the food is so good. We tried the spring rolls, the squid and the chicken katsu curry and its probably the best one I've had. So tasty. Service was quick and the staff were friendly and efficient. Also the prices are not too expensive. Really worth a look.

Interesting concept for a restaurant. Marketplace in the morning and restaurant at night. Very friendly staff and good sushi. The casual atmosphere and gathering customers around one big table gives a comfortable feel to the place. The music and the dark ambiance energises the vibe.

Ordered off Uber eats and everything was cold and was very unenjoyable

I would say probably the best traditional Japanese restaurant in Bristol. Really good food. Prices are reasonable. The place is a bit small and lacks a bit of ambiance. Overall highly recommend the food!

We went to Izakaya Clifton as a celebration of one party member finishing university, what a disappointment. Lumpy rice, play-doh avocado and Taylor Swift, not quite the authentic experience to justify a £60 light evening meal.

Delicious food, only issue was that we ordered a dish with no tomato due to allergies and they forgot to leave them off. We just left them on the side as we had concert tickets and couldn't wait for it to be re made

I eat here regularly. Great varied menu, friendly service and inexpensive. I'd definitely recommend if you haven't tried it.

We were absolutely ravenous after a long drive. No booking, sat down and were served quickly. After surviving on green tea-we wanted as many calories as we could get. Katsu was one of the best we've ever had. The teriyaki chicken didn't look as good but the taste was amazing. Never had takoyaki before and it had amazing presentation including t tuna shavings- not our favourite but nothing wrong with it. The soft shell crab looked amazing and so did the squid which was a little chewy but well seasoned.

Lovely place to eat in the heart of Bristol! They even have seating outside in their heated tent. It can get quite busy towards the evening so come early

I came here because I read through the excellent reviews and thought it was going to be a great new find, but how wrong was I.... My husband had the ramen and I had the gyuudon and neither are what we expected. The ramen was bland, and the gyuudon was greasy and the meat was not thin strips of beef as you would expect. It was more like shredded beef out of a can. I had a few bites, and I didn't finish it. Two waitresses came by (separately), saw that I barely touched my dish, asked if my meal was okay, and I said to both that it was not good at all, but no reaction. Here's your bill, thanks for coming. Needless to say I won't be returning. Not only was this place overpriced for bad food, but there are plenty of infinitely better Japanese restaurants in Bristol, including Wagamama, which used to be rock bottom on my list and has now been replaced by this place.

Quite disappointed with the size of the 20-piece set which turned to be small and quite overpriced. The food is nice, but nothing special or outstanding.

Nice dishes, authentic Japanese restaurant in Bristol.

Very good Japanese restaurant across the street from the Marriott. Long line, so you may want to make a reservation. Everything was good

Delicious food in trendy Bristol

Food is not nice at all. Ramen is not hot and no taste, the sushi platter used cheap ingredients and cost £27. Food is overpriced and I don’t recommend at all.

Delicious food served by welcoming and friendly staff

OMG!!! This place is amazing! Had the best experience, and the atmosphere is incredible. I am not even going to start on the food, impeccable! 100% recommend!!!

Food was lovely, we had sushi and mains and it was all very fresh and tasty. Also very reasonable prices, can't wait to go again.

Really enjoyed the whole experience tasty food nice range of drinks I live for Japanese food and this place some great offerings worth stopping by if your are in the area

, a very lively and welcoming place. The service team of the little girl in the store is very courageous and dexterous, allowing customers to enjoy very good and efficient service. The sashimi is fresh and the fried batter is very crispy. The flavor combination of beef rice 👍👍👍

Very good shusi, fresh and tasty. Well located. We also tried the tempura fried crab and another battered chicken dish. All very good. To add a but, one of the waitresses was a little curt when she told us that she couldn't bring out a plate of tuna makis when there was still a long time left before closing and then they continued bringing out more kitchen dishes.

Tasty food, quick and good service

We definitely had a 5 star experience at Izakaya in Bristol! The team was extremely kind and helpful! The food tasted amazing! The bill considering the amount of food we ate was extremely affordable and value for money!

Fun place, great food and decent prices

Everything about our experience here was great! The food was fantastic and came out really quick! The mint lemonade was also very delicious 😋 Dropped a star because the table was dirty and it was very cold inside, due to the door being left open a lot. But this was soon rectified by the staff.

Lovely friendly staff . Very helpful. Food was amazing very tasty..we orderd squid /ebi katsina.starters..Pork ramen for main..and of course we had to have some sake was'nt very expensive .will definitely be back. When we visit Bristol...

Such a great place! We were visiting Bristol for the weekend and were lucky we could book a table for 2 pretty last minute, as it gets busy! The staff was nice, the service was quick, and the food was really delicious!

The outside tent isn’t great, it’s not Covid sort it out. Food is brilliant

Incredible. Always worth a visit when I'm in the centre

Authentic and delicious Japanese food, wide variety of menu options, lovely fresh sushi and a great selection of Japanese spirits and drinks. It's a nice relaxed environment with friendly staff. A great way to get over our post-holiday blues after a trip to Japan - we'll definitely be back.

The sushi was good but the beef in the donburi bowl was too fatty.

This small space serves up some good food and have a great selection of Japanese dishes, that will satisfy your craving for this cuisine. It is quite busy and because space is limited, atmosphere is less of a relaxing restaurant with a great dining experience and more a fast food cafeteria. What really let down our experience was had a booking at 6.30 pm and were already being asked to vacate the table at 7.15 pm for next customers...we had to remind them that our booking said we had an hour at the table and felt like we weren't even expected to have that. Unfortunate experience, hope next visit is better as no matter how good the food is, if you don't feel like a welcome customer, you're not rushing back for that experience.

Friendly staff. Food is good but not great. The rice in the salmon sashimi bowl is far from warm.. and it is not seasoned with Japanese vinegar. So it is not very authentic. But sashimi is fresh. Eel rice is nice and it is the best main that we had. We also had ramen which we think it was OK. The Japanese barbecued pork is lovely but the egg is extremely salty.

Placed an order and got an email with confirmation of collection time. Arrived at collection time and they said ‘we’re so sorry we’ve only just seen your order and it’s going to be another 20 minutes’ unfortunately we had theatre tickets so didn’t have an extra 20 minutes to wait. Only option was a refund and no option to get dinner. Disappointing.

Food was okay, visited approx 5pm weekday so perhaps it was early but portion size of chicken in katsu was quite small versus all other past visits. I'll put this as an off-day, hopefully it's back to the usual high standards on a different visit.

I was in Bristol for an event, and googled for a Japanese restaurant to eat before heading out. I timed my arrival well here, got a seat at the window bar and ordered. Within 30 mins the place was full and turning away people without reservations. The staff were friendly, indulged me when I spoke my poor Japanese, and made me feel welcome. The food arrived quickly, and was delicious. I had the Chicken Katsu, chicken yakitori skewers and edamame beans with house sake. The chicken Katsu was great, and the yakitori skewers were a delight. They strongly reminded me of being right back in Shinjuku and eating out in Japan. I loved them! Will definitely return if ever back in Bristol. ありがとう ございます

Fast service, friendly staff and warm atmosphere. The spring rolls and katsu were great! Food was delivered after ordered in under 15 minutes!

Amazing, authentic Japanese food. Service was quick. It's not the prettiest restaurant, but that adds to it's charm.

Not a great experience. On arrival our booked table was already available but when we sat down we noticed iit was dirty so we had to ask someone to wipe it. The food was ok, nothing special. I suspect it depends what you order. The tapas were nice - gyoza, pumpkin croquettes, salmon mini sushi rolls but the mains were not the best - we tried teriyaki chicken, katsu chicken, and oyakodon. Katsu sauce not the nicest, teriyaki lacking in flavour. Generally the chicken in the dishes didn’t seem good quality and one piece of the chicken karaage definitely looked undercooked. The sushi platter delivered to the next table did look good, as did the poke bowls, so I think if you stick with sushi and tapas then it’s probably ok. Service was fine and we didn’t have a long wait for food, restaurant itself seemed a bit lacking in cleanliness but that would have been fine if the food was really good as it is a street food restaurant. Just a shame it wasn’t better - disappointing overall.

The best experience in Bristol ever. Top quality of food (and sake of course ) ,top level of service. I love it!!! Thank you

Nice food,but we asked for water twice no one gave us.

What a wonderful place, delicious food with amazing and friendly service and really tasty food. Will definitely return.

Had the teriyaki chicken poke ball and the izakaya signature sushi, both were fantastic! Finished off with an excellent coconut mochi

Brilliant experience and will definitely return. Came to Bristol for a day trip and it was worth the random stop. Pretty impressive and good price.

Lovely homemade Japanese food. Recommended!

Super mid. Service was friendly and the place was busy, but the food was disappointing. The Tonkotsu Pork Ramen was “not bad”, but not at all great. The broth didn’t taste particularly homemade. The pork itself was yummy. Have had way better for more affordable.

My partner and I had been planning to come to Izakaya for months since planning our trip to Bristol. The reviews were excellent and the menu looked mouth watering and super reasonably priced. We were not disappointed! We order a few things from the menu, including the Taboyaki, which for me was the show stopper. We had pumpkin croquette, ebi katsu, assorted sushi, gyoza, and lots more. Everything was perfect and delicious, we didn’t wait long to order or eat, and the staff were so lovely and friendly. I can’t wait to come back to Bristol again and visit Izakaya. ❤️

Delicious food and amazing atmosphere

Went here on a Saturday night. Beautiful food, chilled out atmosphere and staff so helpful. Service was very quick. Will definitely come back here again

Very good quality!! The service was great, they helped us and explained the dishes. Highly recommended if you are in Bristol! And also economical.

Best sushi restaurant in Bristol and Gloucester 👍🏻👍🏻

make sure to reserve before coming because it gets crowded! reservation gets about 1h 15 min of eating time, i got the salmon sashimi don for 15£. salmon slices itself was nice and fresh, though i found there to be too much rice for the amount of salmon given, left with too much plain rice. perhaps offering a teriyaki sauce on the side? gyudon was tasty

Lovely place nice food good people.

Food was really good. Defo be going again.

The food is very average. Nothing awful but nothing particularly good either. You can do better. The tent outside is warm enough but a bit of a mess. Given that it's there every day it would be nice if they built something a bit tidier.

Very tasty authentic food! The service was efficient and staff were pleasant, food was also served fast. We were able to book a table online and the email responses were quick and we managed to tailor the booking to be able to sit indoors on a busy Saturday night. We definitely recommend booking in advance!

I had the beef Niku udon and it was amazing, best udon I’ve ever had. It was very scrumptious I really enjoyed it. Highly recommend.

Really enjoyed a meal with a friend here. The food was good and the staff were really helpful. We particularly enjoyed the chicken wings which are on the special and the sushi!

Very helpful staff to accomodate our reservation. The food was delicious, we enjoyed it a lot. Service very nice and efficient, and price/quality relation very good. A place to enjoy Japanese food in a warm atmosphere.