Legend One Japanese and Chinese restaurant & sushi bar in Milton Keynes

Best place to eat in Milton Keynes. We love it here. Have only ever had the Japanese food (they do lots of Chinese too) and it is fresh and perfect. Felt the need to write a review when I read some poor service ones because we have only ever had great service every time we go. Defo worth a visit.

This might be hidden away from all the other restaurants in the Hub area. It certainly is tucked away behind Sainsburys and next to Cauldwell estate agents. From the outside you wouldn’t get an idea of how big it is. Plenty of seating over two floors. There is a massive choice of food. Huge portions too. Slightly pricier than similar places in MK.

Went for dinner and liked it so much went back again. Good service and delicious food. Teriyaki chicken, Singapore noodles, katsu chicken Don, chicken noodles and bang bang chicken Don, are all dishes we loved.

Chose this restaurant based on the great reviews and wasn’t disappointed. Everything we ordered tasted fresh and absolutely delicious! We particularly enjoyed the maki, chicken gyoza and spicy tuna rolls. Yum! Great value too. Will definitely be back. Thank you Legend One.

I've visited Legend One several times over the past year or so and it has become my favourite place to eat in MK. It's relaxed and informal, the family staff are always kind, welcoming and efficient, and the food is delicious, straightforward, authentic and excellent value. Highly recommended.

Excellent experience. We walked in for a quick lunch. Freshly cooked, delicious food with great service: ordered, delivered and eaten in less than half an hour. This is a hidden gem and well worth a visit. We’ll be back, thank you!

I loved the food, I'm half japanese so I have high standards, the staff were very friendly and I loved the takoyaki, agedashii tofu and the sushi was very very good! well done !

Walk in on a Saturday evening, no issue getting a table. Staff were very friendly, but the highlight really is the food. We had the Omakase platter and a number of hot dishes, and EVERYTHING was exceptional. Freshly made, well presented and so delicious. The best sushi I’ve had in Milton Keynes.

Horrible customer service. After 40 min of waiting for the takeaway, I asked for an update, and they asked if I could wait another 10-15 minutes. Five sushi rolls; come on can’t be that hard if the restaurant was almost empty when I placed my order. I canceled the order and left and the waiter did not care at all.

One of the female staff was rude. Bad experience. Not going back. Food was nice, small portion though.

We walked into the restaurant and were immediately greated by a member of staff that led us to a lovely modern Japanese table. after we had ordered the drinks it was about a five minute wait until our food arrived. and we enjoyed all of the food this was five vegy gyosa five chicken gyosa and chicken chowmein the noodles 🍜 were especially good 👍.Plus some sashimi and sushi 🍣 I appreciated all of the services provided I tried to think of improvements but I can't fault it 😋 good food and left us happy I can rate this an easy five stars!

There were mixed reviews so we were unsure what to expect, but so glad we went - we had a fantastic meal. The restaurant does not have onsite parking but it is around the corner from Sainsburys which has 3 hours free parking ;) We arrived at 12.10pm and the restaurant had only 1 other customer. (By 1pm it was very busy) 2 of us ordered from the sushi menu and 2 of us from the chinese menu. The drinks and food came in good time. The rice and noodles were lovely. My husband and daughter loved the sushi. It was so beautifully presented and it was a really lovely, special meal. Not as expensive as expected either - we would all recommend it.

The food tastes nice, but one male staff member, presumably the owner, is terrible enough to push the balance out of favour. The food is delicious and all his female employees and his male counterparts are friendly, but just one bad apple is sufficient to ruin your experience. He is extremely rude and complains about his customers behind their backs (even pointing fingers at them, as I have witnessed), sometimes even blatantly. I would not recommend a visit to this restaurant unless you fancy giving your hard-earned money to a business that ill-treats its regular customers. Furthermore, the wait times are horrendous, and you'll end up awkwardly staring at staff members as you wait (nearly half an hour) for your order.

Difficult to rate this place. Welcome was ok but not especially warm. Surroundings more like a cafe and the menus I found very confusing. Waiters explanation was not very helpful - difficult to understand size of portions. Chinese and Japanese menus took a long time to browse. Food was generally very good and fresh but I doubt I would return.

Today I went there with my family for dinner at about 5:30pm. The staffs were friendly, but not explained very well that we had to wait long time for the food as they had to serve a big delivery order first, so after we placed our food we were waiting quite long before they let us know, when we asked how long we still had to wait, they said about 20 mins, at the end we were waiting for an hour before our food arrived. And my mother said that the other desk had served food before ours. The food were quite good, just the time of waiting and the lights made us feel very sleepy.

Terrible service, rude staff! Arrogant and patronising! I wouldn’t step in there if you paid me!! Avoid like the plague!

Visited with a friend after meaning to go for a while as I’ve heard good things. Small point to make was that I tried to book via Facebook messenger, no reply. I mentioned this on arrival and the lady said that they don’t check it. I suggested they put an auto response on it to let people know. She didn’t seem interested. This lady’s officious attitude was the main issue throughout the evening. We were presented with 3 menus, parts seemed to be duplicates. The lady said one was for takeaway, my friend repeatedly asked which one we needed to use. We were left with all 3 and we struggled to work out what was going on! During the meal plates were swiped away the minute we had lifted the last mouthful. Water was poured on top of my lime and soda without asking. I didn’t realised I hadn’t finished my drink until I sipped it and tasted diluted lime and soda. My plate was cracked in several directions across the middle but I only noticed it when I had nearly finished eating. We split the bill and I added a bit on for tip. However, the lady took the amount I stated and when my friend returned from the bathroom she charged her the difference without asking. Therefore, missing out of the tip, which I think may have been a good thing in retrospect. The waitress was so brisk and without customer service I felt totally unable to address any of the issues. Food was very much average and my friend and I agreed that we thought you could do better at Akasaka or Mi and U.

5* we visited for my husband’s birthday. Food was delicious, service was first class along with the helpful & friendly service. Best customer service we’ve experienced in a long time. Sushi was fresh & tasty. Couldn’t have asked for more. We will be returning 😃

Legend One is now my absolute favourite place to eat in Milton Keynes, we first discovered this place in May 2021 and have come back at least 10 times since. The staff are incredibly kind & so attentive, the decor is lovely and the FOOD!!!!...

My sister took me here once and my life has never been the same since. It’s our number 1 place to go and genuinely my favourite restaurant on earth. The sushi is SO delicious and fresh with such a variety of options and all the...

Great food. We ordered teriyaki chicken, egg fried rice and chicken yaki soba - DELICIOUS and hot, attentive service and quick supply, as we mentioned we were in a rush. Yes there was a tip already put on the bill but didn’t mind as would...

Been several times and food is always fantastic. They do need to learn that starters should come out before mains. Putting the heating on would be good, so many people wrapped up in hats & coats while eating. Lastly get rid of the service charge,...

Ordered take-out, was some of the best sushi I’ve had and would definitely order again. The staff were a little rude and wouldn’t let us eat in saying the last sitting for lunch was 2pm (it was before 2pm), however, the quality of the food...

Have only eaten their food through takeaway but everything always seems fresh and delicious, and always arrives promptly too

A bit of sushi, a bit of Chinese, perfect combo for my palate! Wanted a quick meal before picking up our daughter from a birthday party. The kids love sushi, so we took our son for a quick meal, and chose to try Legend One...

if you want 10/10 sushi and Japanese cuisine, outside of London this is one of the only places that you will enjoy amazing Japanese food. Despite the basic interior, Myself and my family come here at least twice a month, its our favourite place in...

Gorgeous food, so many options. We absolutely loved this place and would recommend to anyone. The service was great, lovely atmosphere and the food was fantastic. The honey chilli chicken wings were amazing and we loved the sushi too. Definitely not going to be our...

We had a lunch in the Legend One with my wife. We found the place accidentally as it quite hidden. The stuff was so polite and helpful. The food and the tea was amazing. We definitely will come back again. Highly recommend Asian restaurant in...

Found this place by accident and glad I did. Only a takeaway this time but excellent food and reasonable prices.

Me and my friends love sushi, I'm not a fan of Yo! cause it just doesn't come up to the mark of freshness and quality you want. Not only is the sushi at Legend One superb, but the experience provided by the staff and venue...

We found it without reservation at last minute. The service was really good. Good environment, respectful with the new COVID-19 rules. Clean and safe for everyone. They offer take away and dinner in with a variety of Japanese and Chinese dishes. The staff was kind...

This review is purely written about food which was fantastic. Easy to moan as service was chaotic - to few staff and as eat out to help they were fully booked. But the sushi and sashimi was gorgeous.

We visited Legend One a few times before lockdown and really liked it. On this occasion, the sushi was as good as before (although I was baffled by the plastic bird adorning our serving platter). However, the Chinese food was incredibly salty - only just...

Hugely disappointing experience at Legend One Sushi Bar tonight. Booked for half eight, finally seated just after 9pm. Having had a good half an hour to peruse the menu we were very excited and knew exactly what we were going to have only to be...

Booked the table online 1 month in advance. Got there and they didn't have our booking. Said they didn't do online booking despite us having a confirmation email that we showed one of the staff members. Didn't see that staff member again as he was...

very expensive. Low quality. Small Diet Coke costs me 3.50 and two small bowls of rice cost me more than 6 credits.

When we arrived we were told they didn't have our booking...then they asked if we'd booked on their website, which they said didn't work, so not to book in future on the website, but rather to phone instead. The staff are pretty manic, and not...

Food was delicious, however it took about an hour an half for us to get our sushi. The service was rushed & unorganised with waiters/waitresses being hard to access or spending little time to communicate with you. I also booked online & I got a...

Had the best meal today at Legend one, food was absolutely gorgeous. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Will be back soon

I was so pleased when I saw that Legend One has reopened for delivery and collection and we had to order straight away! The sushi was as good as ever and I also loved the nasu dengaku (miso aubergine). Thanks again Legend One, we’ll be...

Due to the recent pandemic, dining in has been discouraged. This new start up has had to adapt to providing a takeaway service very quickly and I was impressed! Very well presented food and polite service.

Our second trip to Legend One - this time we went for lunch and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was 20% off the Japanese menu at lunchtime! We had loads of sushi and sashimi, once again everything was fantastic. Promised myself next time...

came for lunch, fantastic, will be back! great service, professional, not pushy. Great food, really authentic.

I have tried Japanese food - admittedly, not in Japan, but in a number of countries including the USA and Canada and up until this particular evening it always had left me feeling rather "meh." That was until I went to Legend One in Milton...

We came here at lunchtime, and decided to try the Chicken teriyaki and Sushi sashimi box as well as a couple of sushi dishes, we were not disappointed. All the food was well presented and tasted delicious. It's so nice to have somewhere local that...

I took my Mom here for her birthday, from a recommendation. I have to say it didn’t disappoint. The flavours in the food were sublime, I couldn’t stop eating, even though I knew I was full to bursting. 😃💕 I will be back.

Always on the lookout for new japanese places to eat locally so was keen to try this place. I personally find the chinese / japanese combination a bit unusual - but to be clear it's not fusion food but both served, so we stuck to...

Best sushi I’ve had in a long time - since I lived in London actually. The special rolls were incredibly good, I loved the Red Tiger roll and the Legend One roll. The service was also excellent, they were so friendly and kept topping up...

Fantastic food - so much choice of sushi and sashimi. My favourite was the Tuna Tataki. Great friendly service. Go!