JingDou Restaurant & Sushi Bar in Exeter

My husband and I lunched here every week for several months. Our main reason for returning was for the crispy chill beef. It was to die for. A few weeks ago, it changed. It was chewy and no longer crispy. We thought maybe the chef had an off day so, we gave it another try. Nope, chewy and not good. Unfortunately we won't go back. Perhaps they changed suppliers or chef. Our sincere apologies to the lovely lady, Lind, who took such good care of us but, we just won't be back. I wish I could message you privately as there may be an explanation but, there doesn't seem to be an option for that. Some advice, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Lovely sushi, very fresh! even lovelier staff, will certainly be returning. The price is incredibly reasonable for the quality, by far the best sushi in exeter 🤍( the pic doesn’t do justice as we had already eaten most of it 🤣)

the food was super yummy and the aunty who served us was really sweet and even gave us some free pieces of sushi

shame the katsu came with no sauce:( apart from that, really nice :)

Lovely sushi, really fresh sashimi. Wish they gave chop sticks though!

Excellent food this evening and friendly staff that served us. This is authentic Chinese food and way above a ‘normal’ takeaway so I can thoroughly recommend this one.

People have been commenting about the interior looking unfinished but to me, the atmosphere and aesthetics are perfect. Today was a wet and busy day so stepping into Jingdou provided the calm, soothing atmosphere I needed. Service was exceptional! I was immediately seated after the lady had taken my umbrella and showed me to my seat, upon which I ordered grilled teriyaki chicken donburi and iced plum tea. It did not take too long to arrive and when it did, the food was absolutely delicious! If you're looking for a good place to eat, Jingdou is by far one of the best I have visited at Exeter. Portions are reasonably priced and the place is very clean, plus food is hot and fresh. Lovely people, lovely food and location. A new favourite of mine!

Really tasty, authentic Japanese and Chinese food. Absolutely loved it, will come here again 😄

The food was lovely . Atmosphere was OK one wall looked half finished . Service wasn't excellent, but good the lady who served us was conversational in English but definitely not fluent . Overall, it was great

excellent sushi. great size very fresh. tasted amazing

Delicious food and very friendly , helpful staff. Tried tk go to goto but they were full. I now prefer here. A wide range of Delicious food at fantastic prices

Driver was great to find me even though I had the wrong address!

Good quality food but a bit expensive for these size of portions.

This place is probably just a bit below average. Ive eaten here once for sushi and once for noodle soup. The sushi is mid compared to Goto and Shimizu, the noodle soup was outright bad. Not the worst place, but wouldn't eat here again as there's multiple better options nearby.

What the restaurant lacks in atmosphere it totally makes up for in delicious food. The sushi was excellent and chinese dishes was delicious too. Prices reasonable. The service was also good and attentive. Our group of six went on a tuesday evening and the restaurant was quiet, but we had a great experience and would definitely go back.

Everything is good but a bit too expensive for some dishes

Very good Chinese food but SUPERB Japanese food, especially the sushi which I can highly recommend! It is made fresh to order by the staff. Whilst more of a café atmosphere, this place represents excellent value for money.

We love Jung Dou! The sushi is amazing and so fresh!

Very authentic Chinese cuisine and sushi

The sushi and Chinese dishes here are incredibly authentic with a great variety. Everything is high quality, and the prices are very affordable. Highly recommend!

Very delicious! Recommended~Ecun’s canteen🫰

Genuinely the best sushi i’ve ever had, everything was so fresh and tasted amazing. Would recommend

Fabulous authentic food. Full of Asian people eating. Always a good sign. Food was perfect.

The dry pot is fantastic with my favorite bacon and cabbage on top of the rice! So nice !

Quality of food is amazing and portions are big . Price are very affordable 👍🏼🤩🤩

Delicious food, we were served quickly and the wait for the food wasn't long at all - thank you!

Food was amazing!!!! It’s sooooo good here 🩷🩷🩷🩷

Amazing place ! Food was so fresh and tasty

I had the hotpot the beef slices and prawns tasted the best. This was my first time having a hotpot and I enjoyed it most

This is the 5th time we dined in here, plenty of dishes selection, both Chinese food and Japanese food are extremely delicious. Staff here are very friendly, Highly recommended to everyone!

We have been eating in this place many times with our kids and alone. The foods were delicious and authentic. Staff accommodating, kind and polite. If you like Japanese and Chinese food this is the right place for you. Some pictures attached of our foods. Highly recommend. We are for sure coming back again.

Super authentic chinese dishes, good enviroment and lovely staff, 100% recommend!

If you are finding a good restaurant with decent prices, I would recommend to try here .

This restaurant is one of my favorite restaurants in Exeter . It’s not only maintain the taste on their food but also the service is quite impressive. I usually eat grilled fish and Sichuan dishes . Would recommend to people who want to try the authentic Chinese cuisine.

Experience was great, was slightly skeptical at first but the service was wonderful and very welcoming. Food was very authentic and had me craving for more. Would definitely recommend

Delicious food, reasonable price, and cosy environment.

We had an excellent lunch here! Braised beef shin. And an aubergine. All very tasty. Seemed to be lots of regulars there.

This is a very good find. Best Chinese restaurant I have been so far, I’m comparing this to restaurants I have been in Chinatown in London. Food looks and tastes great! Really good.

Great! ! ! ! This is the best sushi and Chinese restaurant I have ever eaten! ! ! ! All the sushi is great and affordable! ! ! ! ! I would like to call it the most delicious sushi restaurant in EXETER! ! ! ! ! !

Hands down the best sushi in Exeter. The ratio of salmon and avocado is really good The rice has grape flavour compared to a lot of places in Exeter. From eating in to Takeaway, 👍👌please check my reviews on the other places in Exeter. You’ll see what I mean.

Food was better and more delicious than expected, lunch dish portion is economically smaller, 2 people £25.

Absolutely fabulous sushi, and very cheap! Soft shell crab, tempura prawn rolls, temaki, all the good things. Will definitely go again!

I had a Chinese spicy hotpot and a stir fried beans today at the restaurant. Overall it was a normal experience but the cashier was completely rude when I was about to pay. The cashier has demanded me to pay the discretionary service charge if I needed to pay in card. As this is not complimentary, I decided not to pay but she will tell me to pay by cash in order to have the “free discretionary service charge”. Unfortunately I did not bring any cash therefore I will needed to go to the nearest ATM I can find to pay my my bills. At first, the cashier told me that her colleague will be following me but later on she told me to left my documents in order to let me to go out to take cash. I felt scared at that time but only I can do without make any more troubles. I googled and check the regulations that. IT IS NOT MANDATORY to pay a discretionary charge but the cashier kept explaining that the card company will charge them money and making up lots of excuses. I left my details behind just to take money but also I am afraid that they might be taking my personal information for further use. Also, I have been trying to cope with the situation but really the woman cashier made an impression to me that she is trying to threaten me or making me to feel frightened that I could not pay my bills. I said couple of times and repeat myself that I will be paying the bill but what she have force me to pay the discretionary fee if I have to pay it by card is totally unacceptable. My bill was £51.1 in cash and £56.XX if I pay card. I gave them £60 but just £7.9 in change which wasn’t the full amount of change. It was a terrible experience from the payment. I recommend asking more detail in advance in order to protect consumer rights before dining in this restaurant. I am just a 21 young adult who just in Exeter but I felt I am misled and bullied while in the payment situation.

Not bad better than other sushi places in Exeter.

Sushi was great, as was the chicken katsu. Unfortunately the prawn dish had a hair in it - looked like a pubic hair too - so we won’t be ordering from here again.

The service is good but the food is not so good. Yes, they are authentic Chinese taste, but not the right taste for the right plate.

Absolutely delicious sushi, so much to choose from on the menu. Highly recommend. My favourite place to get sushi in Exeter!

Very friendly environment, food was aa good as expected and I loved every part of the service I got.

Tasty Chinese food with brothy soups, wok style noodles, spicy Northern Chinese items and sushi place. Would recommend for food. Reasonable prices.

Went here because I saw the reviews and was curious. It was exactly as the community pages say: workers here are rude and the food is not the best, nor the worst. It is sad that the attitude of workers here are not as good as I expected. The food is a hit or miss, the tempura tasted like mouthful of oil and the sushi pieces tasted metallic. However the spring rolls were alright. I don’t think I will come back here and I do not think I will be recommending this restaurant to people.

Decent. Could find better around the area. I wasn’t too impressed by the service here and by the response of the management to reviews I can see why. Some reviews on here are not accurate it seems as they are placed by the workers themselves to indirectly criticise others and be petty. The food is ok though.

The food tasted okay but it was mostly the service that did not make the experience as enjoyable. Me and a few students visited and a few of us had allergies, we couldn't have chicken as we were sharing the food and they confirmed that what we ordered was completely chicken free. However 30 minutes later, my friend had an allergic reaction and began struggling to breathe. We add to inject her with an epi pen once we left and they still charged us service charge

Don't come here if you have allergies, me and my friends came and were assured it had no chicken. There was enough traces to make me feel very sick

Had a great meal today with some old friends. The flavours in the beef dish and the aubergine dish were exceptional, rice cooked perfectly and clumped to make it easier with chopsticks, definitely coming back soon!

So so good! Favourite sushi place in Devon. Excellent choice and quality. 10 different rolls ready in only 20 mins, fab.

Unfortunately we didn't get to try anything here. I ordered chicken udon noodles and asked if the waitress could check with the kitchen that there was no dairy in this dish. She didn't know what dairy was so I explained butter, milk etc. After around ten minutes of discussion with the other two members of staff, she came back and told me there was dairy in the oil they use. We chose to eat elsewhere instead. The atmosphere was awful - there was a family with children watching videos on a phone at a very loud volume. I wouldn't go back and would certainly not recommend it to anyone with any sort of food allergy as they were clearly unable to understand this concept.

My family and I visited Exeter for the first time at the end of august and we found this restaurant, which I have to say is the best Chinese restaurant we have ever been to. It was very clean and pleasant inside. Extremely friendly and welcoming staff. The food was a very high standard both in taste and presentation and plenty of it. And the cost of the meal was very reasonable. All in all, we will be revisiting next summer when we go for a summer break. I highly recommend this restaurant you will not be disappointed.

Found by accident whilst shopping. Delicious lunch, quick service,good size portions. 👍

Food was incredible! I’ll definitely be back! 🍤🍣🍱🍘🍛🍵

Best Chinese I have had in a long time!new favourite Chinese! Food was fresh and soo tasty! It was perfect

Okay so here we go, I am a Chinese uni student who enjoys their Chinese and Japanese food, I came here in hopes of a good new restaurant but i could not have been more dissapointed at the result that sat infront of me at my dinner table. The classic, KungPao chicken had a portion size that could barely feed the chicken that was cooked. The flavour that should there was simply not there, was not flavourful as it should be, I also got a sweet and sour chicken on rice, the chicken was not sour and died for no reason. I would not reccomend this place to anyone since it is a disgrace to Chinese AND Japanese cuisine despite having a chef for both. Do not come here, go to Shimizu sushi or Ifood thai, thank you for your time Sincerely, a proper Chinese foodie :)

The sushi was good but the crab deep fat fried and chicken gyoza was to to much to stomach for me atleast

Lovely experience and wonderful food

Very nice for the price! Enjoyed my tofu donburi, came out within 10 minutes. The Miso soup was alright. And the extra charge was under £2 so I didn't fork out too much. Very sweet little restaurant. 💕

We recently tasted their Japanese menu and this is deeply not recommended. The sushi rice was overcooked and the quality of the rice itself, contrasts with the pricing. We had originally ordered 4 pieces of salmon sushi, however were just presented with 2 pieces. We also question the hygiene of the restaurant due to the clogged toilets and the dirty surroundings made this an all together unpleasant experience and meal. To reiterate, we really do not recommend this restaurant.

Please avoid. I don’t even have time to be writing this review but I feel like the local community should know not to go in here. They get your order wrong because waitress genuinely don’t understand nor speak English. Atmosphere is just overall awkward as well as a man stands and stares at you while you are eating. They won’t be around much longer. Please don’t give them your money. I really regret going here because my hard earned money went down the drain one day when they got my complete takeaway order wrong and as I alluded to before, once I ate in and I was made to feel very uncomfortable.

My favourite restaurant in Exeter 😭😭the chickens are AMAZING

The food and service was perfect. Highly recommend!

Very nice sushi. Was promptly and attentively served on. Very casual. Has quick a large menu: split down the middle of japanese and Chinese.

Lots of choice on the menu and at a good price. The food was delicious. Great service and a lovely relaxing atmosphere inside.

We’ve eaten in twice since opening and have been more than happy both times. The quality of the food and the skill of the chef are excellent. The first time I had lamb with cumin seeds and it was absolutely fantastic. The meat was cooked perfectly. The second time I had beef with black bean and again it was delicious. The menu has a lot of choice, with both Chinese and Japanese food. There are adventurous dishes like intestines and jellyfish, but also the usual stuff like sweet and sour chicken etc. so there is something for everyone. Dietary requirements were catered for and the staff are very friendly. Wheelchair access was fine, there is a permanent ramp at the door, and plenty of space inside to move around, however the toilet is down stairs.

not that much good，the sashimi is fresh

Food was average at best, timing of dishes was very off and they forgot about my partner’s main. Unfortunately we both got food poisoning after eating here. Won’t be back.

Fried chilli beef only contained occasional traces of beef. Mostly batter, but as far as batter goes, it was expertly cooked. Chicken and cashews was tepid and bland. Table was sticky. Apparently it's fine to vape in here too, which didn't really enhance the experience. Fried rice was ok. Spring rolls were very good.

Terrible service attitude, no food served for an hour, even give water after multiple requests

Bit over priced for what you get. 3.50 for a bowl of plain rice per person gives an indication!! Food quality is not bad though. You won’t be upset by what you eat, maybe at the final bill

Cold customer service and £7.5 device charge auto-added to the bill. £12 for a mear plate of sea-food fried rice which made me shocked! The taste is so ordinary.

all dishes are great. 👍🏻 nice and good atmosphere.

Excellent food,amazing costumer service. Good price. Best sushi option 🖤

Friendly , accommodating , polite staff. Food tasty portion and price good value.

三个人一百多镑吃不饱，菜量非常小，味道一般 寿司稍微好一点点，刺身的金枪鱼已经氧化发黑了，口感也很散

Good food, straightforward service. Plain interior, spartan table dressing. 10% service charge auto added to bills.

Just the best ma po tofu, great dumplings, great service and not in Sidwell Street! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amazingly fresh and tasty food. Has a really good vibe. Staff are great too. What’s not to like!

Really nice and fresh food! We enjoyed all of it! And the staff is so friendly! Will definitely back !!

The food was fabulous. Especially, I loved the fried king prawn sweet and sour, which reminded me of korean style fried pork haha. It was so tasty.

Amazing food and great service, will definitely be back soon! Highly recommend.

Very nice service and amazing food . A huge variety of choices from Chinese and Japanese food .