Kiko Sushi & Yakitori in Tunbridge Wells - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I had a wonderful lunch. The service was excellent.

Fantastic sushi, good value and always really fresh! Been many times and has always been consistent. Will be back again soon.

The food is reliable and exceptional. We are extremely fortunate to have such a great Sushi restaurant in Tunbridge Wells on par with THE BEST London Sushi restaurants. Highly recommend Lava Roll, Spicy Lava Roll & All the KIKO Specials with 💙

This menu was very well presented and very tasteful. We have attended with our kids this afternoon. The service has been excellent. The flavors have improved since our last visit. The food was remarkably good.

Brilliant Service, even better food. Katie’s service on Sunday was exceptional! Would highly recommend.

Absolutely delicious food and great service, would 100% recommend

Very nice service and food We loved the sushi

Such great food and at such a reasonable price everything is so friend and staff are really friendly and helpful!

Some of the best yakitori I've had outside of Japan. Friendly staff and yummy sushi. We'll definitely be back.

Great service, amazing food and reasonable set menu

Food was fantastic, staff really friendly and helpful.

I always bring people here to celebrate a special occasion as the food is extraordinary, the vibe takes us back to our holiday in Japan perfectly. Either dine in or take away, Kiko Sushi & Yakitori is my favourite spot in Tunbridge wells.

The food tasted great and had a platter with a selection of items. Although we could not try everything on the large menu this visit, we’re looking forward go another visit soon and we’re confident it will all taste amazing.

Delicious food, great service. Only ever sat downstairs which is quite small, looking forward to seeing the upstairs.

Kiko is our favourite restaurant - the food is outstanding every time. Fabulous, fresh and tasty sushi, the best sashimi anywhere, the special rolls are absolutely delicious, as is the tempura, and the grills. We have never had anything less than excellent food there. Service is also great - Andrea always does us proud!

Always an amazing experience at Kiko. The food is incredible - the best sushi I’ve had and the staff are so friendly.

Wonderful meal - took my 11 year old son and we had a fabulous time together. The food and service were amazing. Highly recommend!

A delicious and clean place to take a break

Came here for my sister’s birthday last weekend and cant believe I haven’t checked it out before! We ordered a selection of dishes to share and everything we got was incredible. The service was fast and professional with lovely friendly waitresses! We had this truffle chicken sushi which was out of this world. I can’t wait to return, a must try in Tunbridge wells!

Our second time coming to Kiko and honestly the service and food were just as amazing as we remembered. Helpful staff, really quick service and incredible food!

Great food, amazing staff very helpful. Great price.

Andreea is brilliant. Taught me how to use chopsticks which was a game changer 👊🏼

Lovely food .. we had a selection of different dishes and enjoyed all of them.

Great food!! Friendly staff lovely evening

Love this place & highly recommend. It was simply superb as ever. Especially as it was a family event. Service & food was fabulous

A sushi treat for my son's 12th birthday. Food and service were amazing. Will definitely be returning and can highly recommend.

First time dining here and what a delight. Will not hesitate to return. Loved everything we ordered and enjoyed the sunken seating style upstairs too. Great place.

Best sushi in the area by a mile, really tasty and delicious every time. Excellent attentive service.

Great authentic experience and delicious food accompanied with great customer service. Highly recommended

We had a lovely afternoon out at Kiko. Sushi was amazing. We loved all of it! Staff was lovely and accommodating to our dietary needs & was a lovely setting. And was super affordable including drinks! Left full & will definitely be back. x

Brilliant food & friendly staff. Fair prices also.

My go to for amazing Sushi. They also cater for Gluten Free customers. Highly recommend!

Excellent lunch experience at reasonable price Sashimi was fresh. The rolls were delightful The rice texture can be improved One minor bad thing is the wasabi was not real one Excellent service £20 per head

The sushi was very nice, the sashimi and the noodles not as much, everyone was polite but the place is a bit chaotic, quite expensive.

Kiko is our favourite restaurant, we have been many times and each time is just as amazing as the last. The food is outstanding and staff are lovely and helpful. We are already planning our next visit. Thank you :)

Fantastic what else to say lovely dinner with my daughters on Father’s Day I haven’t been in a while great service with a smile from the lovely lady

Loved it will definitely come again!

Having been to Kiko well over a dozen times now, we enjoyed another stellar meal here in June 2024. Excellent quality ingredients, delicious sushi, and friendly service - what more could you ask for?

Beautiful, fresh and delicious sushi, and more. The set lunch is excellent value and the service friendly and quick. I'm looking forward to my next visit to T Wells - this place will be the main reason to come!

I've only been once, but I am a sushi fan and this experience did not disappoint. Excellent fresh food and good selection of drinks. We had a birthday celebration meal and the 4 of us were happy. Edit: went again. There were 5 of us. Amazing meal upstairs.

A great Sushi and Yakitori restaurant ! Fresh food prepared just in front of you. Really nice service Lovely place

Excellent little gem in Tunbridge wells with high quality Japanese food. Always delicious.

Legit some of the best sushi iev ever had

Amazing food. A bit rushed though.

Only used it for take away, food delicious, staff busy but friendly. Couple of side dishes were cold though but overall fantastic grub.

Kiko is a lovely little sushi restaurant, here’s some of things that I think makes this place a winner: 1. The food is prepared fresh and surprisingly quickly too (everything tasted incredible). 2. The staff are helpful and approachable. 3. The restaurant itself has a really nice vibe, it’s not a big restaurant so it doesn’t get super loud and they really tried to make it feel like Japan which I think they succeeded at. Would highly recommend this place to sushi and Japanese food lovers

Hands down the best place to come in Tunbridge wells,if not Kent!! Great service,the most fantastic food & even if u don’t think u would like Sushi… u will if u come here. Just give Kiko a try.

My brother in law was back from Italy and fancied sushi, we decided on Kiko Tunbridge Wells, the food was exceptional, and was super fresh and tasty, The staff are fantastic, friendly, and helpful! I will definitely return and recommend to friends!!!

I love sushi, have been to many sushi restaurants, predominantly in London, this is possibly my favourite sushi restaurant now. I rarely leave reviews but the food at Kiko is straight-up sensational. The smoky complexity of the lava dragon roll is mouth-wateringly delicious and I'm going to return again and again to sample as much of their menu as I can.

Me and my friends had a great experience last night food was amazing the service was excellent Andrea and Mimi were friendly And very helpful they really know how to take care after costumers x cant wait to go again

Food is delicious and great service. Always love coming here.

Very traditional feel, delicious food.

Love this spot for safe coeliac/gluten free eating. They have a dedicated gf frier and most of the menu can be done gluten free. Their sister site Kitsu is also highly knowledgeable about allergies however don’t have the dedicated frier so has less selection

Loved it, good food, good vibes, good staff!

Always amazing food, friendly service. The quality of the food is top notch, not just the taste!

Delicious food and friendly staff - we'll definitely be back!

Excellent food, reasonable price, good service; tables very difficult to get into and almost impossible to get out of

Fast pace sushi yakitori kitchen. Nice staff on site. Nice flavors, nice decoration. Condescending and rude for booking it on the phone. Otherwise all good

This is a lovely restaurant for Sushi, it was absolutely delicious!!! We really enjoyed it and I would return. The seating could be really difficult if you get the wrong table. You have to kind of lower yourself down to floor level as your legs need to go into a cut out area under the table. Fine once you get there (although no backrests) but tricky getting down and then getting back up again if you are middle aged like me!!!!!!

Food was ok.. too much fried fish in a dish that should be naturally RAW ( Japanese food!) . What I really did not appreciated was the fact that we were. 4 ppl who ordered different food and we ended up eating in a common plate .. ( like dogs) . No point ordering different dishes if everything gets served in one or two pots and you kind of struggling to remember what you asked for ( it is not a chicken a rice dish .. names can be complicated to remembered ) I am Italian and I tried MANY MANY Japanese restaurants; this is definitely a place I will not come back again.. Last but not least … it is advisable to NOT set time for dining.. I found it quite rude .. although I knew about this clause. I tried, I did not like it and if you guys are looking for a long night of chat relaxing with some good food, go somewhere else. They give you the count down ( you got 20 mins left…)

Everything is good but just a bit pricey.

Very good indeed. Excellent dinner with family. Small but fun layout. Food and service excellent. Incredible value for money!

Never had Japanese food before. It was amazing. Great restaurant.

The food at Kiko is delicious, and we felt it was reasonably priced. We loved the ceviche (great presentation!), and the agedashi tofu. We also had two types of uramaki roll, and the seaweed salad; all very good. We liked the upstairs seating arrangement (though in Japan you would be expected to remove your shoes before climbing up onto the platform!) Despite it being a very wet winter night, the restaurant was nearly full, and there was a good atmosphere. I didn't get particularly friendly vibes from the servers, but service was certainly efficient, and food came quite quickly.

Best sushi in town, highly recommend

Best food in town. Highly recommended.

Pretty great small sushi place. The service was professional with some personal touch. The food was fresh, well presented and to our taste. We are pretty regular here now.

I rarely write negative comments, so please take it as constructive criticism. Granted, I didn't expect authentic Japanese cuisine in this part of the UK, yet the food was simply too salty. Focusing on just the tuna Gunkan sushi. I couldn't even taste the tuna. Meanwhile, the chicken skin wasn't served in a skewer, instead it was served in a dish like cereal in heavy seasoning. The presentation wasn't too pleasing, and I didn't finish it. Hopefully, you guys will resolve the salty issue soon.

Amazing food and good service and reasonable cost. Will be going back. I would advise you try

I came with my mum the other day and loved it! We’re used to good sushi restaurants but this really took us by surprise. The salmon carpaccio was the highlight, but we also had temaki hand rolls, uramaki and miso aubergine which were all great too. I’m gluten intolerant and they offer heaps of different options, so if you’re worried about being fed as a coeliac, don’t be! Super friendly staff too, and attentive service from the waiters and waitresses. We didn’t have to wait long for our food, or to be looked after. Couldn’t recommend enough! 5/5 stars ⭐️

Very good 👍 my favorite restaurant !🫡 I will always choose restaurant. One of the best for our family.

Let’s just start by saying what an awful experience we had…. What a shame, as we have come hear many times for a year or so. We have booked a table of 4 to meet with friends and we was placed on a bad table by the door staring at a gray wall…. The resturant appeared very busy and the poor staff were over worked.. we sat down and orderd started and a drink each and was left unattended 40 minutes without them clearing our plates, when asking to order our main dishes manager then told us we couldn’t order anymore due to “time” but could get a takeaway (we came to have a meal not get a takeaway) the manager then became very rude and was unprofessional towards us. We booked and came for a meal and left with hungry stomachs and a ban to come back to KIKO … what a shame I would not recommend this place, the food was very overpriced. Not happy with the manager at all…. Be professional next time.

Best sushi we have found locally

Incredible food, great service, great ambience. Hits the spot every time!

Very nice restaurant and the food are really good

The food in this Japanese restaurant is superb and I have always given it 5 stars in the past. However this visit was marred by the fact that were served an incorrect bottle of wine, not what was on the menu and the waitress, the supervisor and ultimately the manager tried to tell us that Pouilly Fume was the same as Pouilly Fuisse, the latter being a French White Burgundy and the former being a French Loire Sauvignon Blanc wine which I particularly dislike. Clearly the manager of the restaurant had no idea what she was doing, because she said that the wine supplier had said that they were the same. We ended up with a perfectly satisfactory Planeta Etna from Sicily but that did not prevent me from being extremely irritated by having to argue with the staff. Not as good as it used to be.

Our favourite restaurant in Tunbridge Wells - always excellent food of the highest quality flavours and presentation - highly recommend

Great sushi experience. Generous portions and fresh rolls prepared with high quality ingredients. What I didnt like is the seating setup/design upstairs. Not comfortable and if I was still pregnant at the time we visited, i wouldn’t have been able to sit on those seats. Also, something i saw that i didn’t like which is one of the waiters standing on the cushion on the seat to clean the table! Photos of seating attached

Outstanding. Great local business .

The food is always amazing here and the staff was very lovely. We came here a lot for lunch and dinner.

Thank you for a pleasant evening and delicious sushi. I adore Kiko Sushi. Incredibly good submission. It feels that each sushi is made with love and professionalism.

Great dining experience upstairs with Japanese style sunken bench seating. Very relaxed atmosphere. Sushi and Yakatori were delicious and the noodle dishes to end equally good. Couldn’t really fault it. Will definitely return!

It's absolutely amazing. Superb food, which is beautifully presented. It's probably the best Sushi I have eaten.

Fantastic sushi every time cannot fault it

Amazing restaurant! Staff are friendly and efficient and very helpful. Beautifully served sushi and every bite delicious. Absolutely sensational. A real treat. Would love to come back!

I called in the afternoon to make the booking, and let the staff member know we had a young child - no problem it seemed. When we arrived the waitress gave us an extremely cold welcome, quite literally sneering at our (well behaved) 2 year old son. We were told we could only dine upstairs, and there was no option for a high chair. Needless to say we had to leave and find somewhere else. Given the largely positive reviews, this was a staggeringly poor experience. Maybe the food is good, but we didn’t get that far. Clearly not a family friendly experience.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, quick service, authentic design and the food was incredible. Never felt so full leaving a restaurant

Wonderful food cooked by a very busy bunch of talented chefs, friendly and helpful staff, can't recommend it enough. Had an amazing Okonomiyaki and Tempura prawns.

Best sushi in the area, drive all the way from Maidstone for this ❤️.

Best Japanese food ever, awesome value, service and quality

High quality food served in a beautiful way, could eat here everyday

Amazing food so fresh and so worth the money! Lovely staff and food is served very quickly! Cannot compare to Yo Sushi, I am never going back there because this place is amazing! Thanks

I took my son for his 16th birthday meal to Kiko and he loved it. As a sushi fanatic, his favorite, until last night, was a very high end chain. We had the prawn katsu, which was the best we've had, and a large selection from the sushi menu. The food was delicious, couldn't fault the service and, overall, one of the best dining experiences we've had.

We were very lucky to get a place for two walk ins at 7pm on a Saturday night and luckily we were seated on stools at a bar near the door. The waitress noticed we were cold and closed the door for us. After we navigated the enormous menu the waitress took our large order. We ordered several dishes from the menu to share and they all arrived one after the other as we ate. Every dish was great and some were exceptional, highlights are the pork belly yakktori, mixed fish ceviche and okonomoyaki. The venue has a great atmosphere, service was brilliant, food was cooked wonderfully and everything priced very reasonably. This is maybe my favourite Japanese restaurant now. Portion sizes were huge, some of my photos are taken after half was eaten, kept forgetting as they looked so good we just dove in. Thanks for an awesome meal and evening! Book in advance….

We had a great time at this restaurant, the atmosphere was great, the service was lovely and the food was absolutely delicious. The chicken Katsu and Takoyaki are an absolute must try! We will soon be back!

MUST GET THE A5 WAGUUU SPECIAL, it’s so so good !!!

Best Sushi in kent...quality and quantity is amazing!

A Disappointing Experience at KiKo Sushi & Yakitori in Tunbridge Wells We recently visited KiKo Sushi & Yakitori in Tunbridge Wells, hoping to find an authentic Japanese dining experience outside of London. Unfortunately, our experience left much to be desired. From the moment we opened the menu, it was evident that the restaurant catered to European tastes rather than the discerning palates of Japanese or Asian diners. We decided to try the Katsu Don Rice with Chicken (GBP12.8), Teriyaki Don Unagi (GBP18.5), and the Soft Shell Crab Tempura (GBP12.8). Regrettably, the rice dishes were a letdown. They were overly salty and lacked the true essence of Japanese flavors. The quality of the rice was disappointing, lacking the softness and fragrance that one expects from authentic Japanese rice. Even the choice of vegetables seemed more aligned with Chinese cuisine rather than Japanese. I couldn't help but suspect that the chef and ingredients used were not truly authentic Japanese. This experience reminded me of an article I read, where Japanese people expressed their dissatisfaction with the quality of Japanese restaurants in many Western countries, often operated by individuals with no prior experience or expertise in Japanese cuisine. It's a disappointment to see this trend reflected here. Despite the high ratings I noticed on TripAdvisor, I can't help but feel that many of these positive reviews are from local patrons who might not have the same exposure to or understanding of authentic Japanese culture and cuisine. It's essential to recognize that the preferences of English and local customers can differ greatly from those with a more nuanced appreciation of genuine Japanese flavors. All in all, I won't be returning to KiKo Sushi & Yakitori. My search for an authentic Japanese culinary experience in this area continues. I hope that future visitors will find a more genuine representation of Japanese cuisine that truly lives up to its reputation.

Awesome sushi in Tunbridge Wells, up there with the best in London

Great service, friendly and very helpful. Served by Andreea. Thank you very much.