Based on 353 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 353 opinions finded in 2 websites
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Had a beautiful meal at Maido in Torquay. Staff were super friendly. And you can read manga whilst you wait to eat. Who doesn’t want that! Finished every last bit! Definitely recommend. I had the Yasai Yaki-Soba 😋🍜 . Gochisousama 🌸💕
Carisse Contagious . 2024-04-12
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Cuisine à la minute of Japanese specialties. Lots of care in the preparation and finesse in the quality of the dishes. Highly recommended for a change of scenery
Caryl Jeanrenaud . 2024-04-04
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Now my favourite place to eat in Torquay. The ladies were so polite, friendly and welcoming. Felt so homely like we were just eating in their kitchen! The food is delicious, with great choice and portion sizes all at really good prices. Highly recommend.
Levi Roper . 2024-03-30
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Very authentic Japanese food I'm definitely going back to this gem of a place at the heart of torquay, I'm slowly gonna work me way through the menu,,, but the beef curry and rice was top notch
Anthony Mumford . 2024-03-23
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Had the chashu ramen and the teriyaki chicken onigiri. Both were super good. Especially the ramen. The broth was rich and flavoursome, and the presentation was very good. The people there were super nice and very accommodating and super nice, my brother doesn't like seaweed and took it off/out for him. The atmosphere was nice and calming, would definitely be back again to try new things.
Sarcastic Graveyard . 2024-03-23
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The pork catsu curry was alright but would not recommend the ramen as the noodles were soggy and the chasu was very dry and salty. Its an experience but would not come back again.
chae laurents . 2024-03-21
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Love the beautiful pictures on the wall inside. Enjoyed the ramen, tastes good. Match juice is like diluted for me.
Nyein Ei Myat . 2024-02-23
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Delicious authentic food, with a homely cosy atmosphere and warm, friendly staff. Broth of udon soup was delicious 😋 id definitely come back again!
Elina Pen . 2024-02-03
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I've eaten here before if you have the tongue for it maybe your a thing but personally i didn't enjoy the staff were lovely and tried some Asian soda which was different, I cant give lower than a 4 because the food wasn't bad was probably just me
t “paxels” . 2024-01-30
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The best Japanese food I have ever eaten!It’s a great atmosphere and lovely people.
Louise Hall . 2023-11-25
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Food was so good. Will definitely go back. Even my kids loved everything we had.
Tanya Kennedy-Taylor . 2023-11-03
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Highly recommended. The lady who served as was very helpful and kind. She offered some suggestions but we ordered chicken teriyaki and was delicous. A really enjoyable place with fresh food and many options.
Julio Miguel M . 2023-11-02
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A nice surprise! We were looking for a Japanese restaurant and stumbled across this one, decided to give it a try because of the good reviews and it did not dissapoint! Was greeted by a friendly Lady, ordered Teriyaki Chicken rice dish and was delicious, all freshly made to order. Good price and great tasting 👌
K B . 2023-11-02
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A no frills restaurant/cafe..... but we'll worth the visit. I certainly will return again... Great service and food
david w . 2023-10-26
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Would highly recommend for anyone who enjoys authentic & flavoursome Japanese food! The Ramen was really good decent portion size as well & great for the price to - also had an aloe vera drink. The two ladies who were working there was really friendly as well on arrival and departure! Overall lovely atmosphere and great food therefore highly recommend, thank you!
Katie Hall . 2023-10-13
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We had okonomiyaki plus this picture. The ramen is very simple, instant noodles, hard overcooked eggs and mild flavour. I would not buy again. The gyoza is good as one from shop. I appreciate the okonomiyaki. The lovely ladies cook the food in front of you and they were very nice. Street parking outside
Eu FN . 2023-10-13
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We loved our meal at Maido. Food was delicious and the two ladies were the perfect hosts. Hopefully we will be able to return at a later date.
Darran Taylor . 2023-09-24
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My wife and I had okonomiyaki here a few months ago, and it was great - the real thing. Kyoko, the owner is super-friendly and makes you feel really welcome. Will definitely be coming back again.
John C . 2023-09-10
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The food was so amazing and the prices are reasonable. The staff were friendly and helpful. I will be going back and would definitely recommend to any wanting to try Japanese cuisine or just looking to try something new. A+++
faye willicott . 2023-09-09
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The food was so amazing and the prices are reasonable. The staff were friendly and helpful. I will be going back and would definitely recommend to any wanting to try Japanese cuisine or just looking to try something new. A+++
fayewill84 . 2023-09-09
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Closed until September 8th 2023
Lorna Forse . 2023-08-26
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Amazing food, served nice and hot, quick service with a smile and reasonably priced. Fabulous!!
Heather Bruck . 2023-08-10
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Love it here, everything is wicked, staff are lovely
George Melton . 2023-08-06
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Great food, lovely staff Would recommend to anyone who loves authentic Japanese food !
Tyler Bell . 2023-08-05
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Beautiful authentic Japanese food! Hidden gem
Nuay . 2023-08-05
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I ordered the chasshu ramen and absolutely loved the taste. Very soothing atmosphere and loved the service.
Megha Nair . 2023-08-03
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Delicious, fresh food and such a friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended
Alan Delmonte . 2023-07-30
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Absolutely fantastic! Came in with my work colleagues for a team building day where we were taught how to make sushi. Koko and Aya were brilliant! They even showed us how to write our names in Japanese. Taught us how how make maki rolls, California rolls and tofu pockets. We all left with plenty of sushi and all had an amazing time making it. Would highly recommend to any business looking for a team building experience. Thank you!
L3636RWlucyp . 2023-07-25
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Osaka style, authentic Japanese food by two friendly and enthusiastic ladies
Bob Noise . 2023-07-18
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Would recommend! The food is lovley, and the atmosphere and staff are also very pleasant, visited with a friend to try something different and definitely going again soon! :)
Fiona H . 2023-07-15
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Some of the nicest food I've ever head since branching out into more oriental food. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys this sort! Super friendly staff! Will 100
O H . 2023-07-08
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25. Osaka Special - Beautiful 😍
Paulina Joanna . 2023-07-07
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Always good to have authentic Japanese food in the UK. Lovely food and top customer service. Have been here regularly and will continue to support them. Thanks for your business!
Maritana Diary . 2023-06-24
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Delicious authentic Japanese food, served with a smile in a lovely homely resturant.
Ash Evans . 2023-06-23
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Went there and had the ramen and some sides. Really enjoyed all of the food and the best Japanese food in the area. Portions were a good size and all priced well not expensive. Service was very good, food came quick and would definitely go back.
terrancethedog . 2023-05-13
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A very new experience for me and my friend.
Michael Mann . 2023-04-26
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We really enjoy the lunch, excellent service. The food was great.
Antonia Gazquez . 2023-04-10
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Excellent Japanese restaurant with a good variety of dishes. We came for a quick dinner before going to the theatre and it was perfect. Gyōza, ramen and katsu curry were good.
Anastasia . 2023-04-09
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Came here for lunch and the two women who worked here were so welcoming and helpful the whole time— the decorations inside make the whole experience of dining inside so comforting, it was a really good experience. I personally didn’t have a favourite dish from what we had ordered but food was good!
Sofia Contini . 2023-04-09
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Edit: Decided to update as I've done as promised and returned a few more times. Have yet to have anything that wasn't an absolute delight, today was the Omu Rice special, a huge dome of tomato rice with veg and chicken inside, covered in a thin omelette and surrounded by a moat of just right beef curry. Would recommend to anyone who loves Asian food as it's fresh cooked and universally wonderful. Old review: Stopped in for lunch, wonderful resteraunt slightly off the beaten track that was a lucky Maps find. We had the Osaka special bento box which was lovely, generous amount of everything that was just right as a slightly large lunch, and even came with fruit as a nice cleanser at the end. Really nice overall menu selection of Japanese dishes that left me wondering if there was anything I wouldn't eat (answer:no) so must go back there again.
Andy Spencer . 2023-02-16
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1st meal of many here - really lovely food and Koko is so accommodating. Great selection of food, most of which we hadn't tried - a great find in Torquay :)
Charlotte . 2023-02-02
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Service was a bit slow, but then we saw that as a good thing as they were busy, including quite a few local Japanese customers, which we also saw as a good thing. The restaurant itself is small (I'd guess less than 20 covers), but the atmosphere is good, and the food really fresh. Glad we found it (recommended by others whilst we were travelling).
LEE W . 2023-01-30
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Food is amazing. came all the way from Exeter just to have a taste of Japan i. Torquay
Gene Abad . 2023-01-21
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I love the food here, its high quality and affordable. Incredibly friendly owners!
Ashton Harvey (Big Toe Gaming) . 2022-10-08
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I came here to dine with my partners brother, I dine here regularly but it was his first time. The food was spectacular, as usual. It is one of the most amazing, wonderful, hidden gem restaurants in the South west. If you are looking to try somthing new, or if you know you already like Japanese cuisine then you have to give this place a try. This place is authentic and friendly, I can't reccomend enough.
phillip stockton . 2022-09-25
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Good food but the dining experience was marred by uncouth customers who were tolerated by staff at the expense of other diners. Having a family meal with two children should not be accompanied by loud expletives which erupted literally every sentence on the table behind us. It's only a small place and, although customers were made to feel uncomfortable by two men in their late thirties/forties, the staff did not seem phased at all by them. The dining experience is a large part of why we eat out and this was one that I won't risk repeating if I have the kids with me. A pity as the food was very nice.
Neo . 2022-09-24
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Absolutely amazing food, with wonderfully friendly owners. Can't recommend Maido enough if you want to try authentic Osaka Street food. Will definitely return again and again.
Jeremy Gratton . 2022-09-10
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They were very kind and welcoming. The food was outstanding! I definitely recommend it. The place is quite and pleasantly clean.
Bai & Cel Youtube TV . 2022-08-27
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We visited for lunch to celebrate my sons birthday as he loves Japanese food and katsu curry. We ordered the katsu curry and the Japanese beef curry. Both of these sauces were the same and very very close to oxtail soup, or tinned curry. The gyoza were served and an empty dipping sauce dish, no nice fragrant dipping sauce, just to pour in the cheap soy sauce which was sat on the table. It was over £50 for a couple of plates of curry and rice, £7 for 2 cups of green tea. Very poor value for money, didn't find the service good, won't be going back.
Q5067NEsarahf . 2022-08-11
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10 out of 10 the food was amazing thank you so much we will be back xxxxx
Richard Rendle . 2022-08-06
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The best Japanese place I've been in the whole country! Amazing prices, the food is incredibly delicious, the owners are wonderful, and I couldn't recommend it enough :D
max beer . 2022-08-01
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Lovely experience for first time in Japanese authentic food, lovely service as well. Highly recommended!
Valentin Maier . 2022-07-29
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Excellent food and friendly service. Really authentic dishes! All round fantastic experience
T English . 2022-07-11
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Always a delight dining here, wonderful food and a lovely atmosphere :)
Bonnie Minnett . 2022-06-30
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My partner and I had a delicious lunchtime meal at Maido. She spotted the Okonomiyaki on the menu outside and simply had to try it. We've been looking to give it a go for some time now and we're glad we happened to walk past this restaurant and spot it! She upgraded to the Hiroshimayaki which was a small price more and includes a noodle base. The restaurant itself feels very homely and inviting. The two ladies cooking there when we went made it feel like a welcoming, warm, home cooked meal. The food itself was fresh, hot and delicious. A selection of various Japanese drinks can be bought there too to accompany your meal. It was a fantastic experience to try some real Japanese food, I can only recommend you give this place a try if considering it.
Thomas Beech . 2022-06-18
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If you love Japanese food you must visit this place, small Cosy cafe type restaurant and meal prepared fresh.
Suraj Kc . 2022-04-28
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Best authentic Japanese food I've experienced. Everything was freshly cooked, tasted amazing and when we couldn't eat it all was packaged up in a nice bundle so we could take it away. Staff are friendly and easy to book an appointment, highly recommend this place
Talon Silver . 2022-04-07
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Amazing authentic Japanese food ! Friendly staff and owner ! Highly recommended!
Christopher Nakamura . 2022-03-18
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The unassuming outside hides an excellent eatery run by a lady from Osaka who produces delicious Japanese food. Many UK Japanese restaurants are owned by Korean people, so this authenticity is quite uncommon. I had the Osaka special: a mixture of dishes bento style as I couldn't choose just one. I had noodles, okonomiyaki, sushi rice in sauce, egg omelette and a little fruit. All of it was delicious. The other diners all looked like students; this food definitely deserves a wider audience to appreciate it.
Magnificat075 . 2022-03-18
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this place is amazin. havnt a clue what we ordered .could do with more visual pics on the menu as who knows japenese. but what we ordered was amasin ... very well placed price def going to be a place to eat again .. great food . this is far from a noodle bar . this is japanese street food at its best
wayne205 . 2022-02-13
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Lovely restaurant and lovely food. Everything is freshly made and the owners were lovely too :) also loved the idea of the origami corner :)
Cristina Frusi . 2022-02-09
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LOVE this place ❤ Food is great, nothing fancy just authentic Japanese dishes. They dont have any fish So that said the sushi is all vegetables. Not expensive. If you plan on going on a Saturday you would need to book. Yummmiii xx
katyt162 . 2022-01-31
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As a vegetarian, Japanese food is limited for me and I lose weight when visiting the country itself. In this establishment, however, the choice is good and the flavours are fabulous: umami and kokomo abound. The food is beautifully present and all the staff are excellent, polite and nice to chat with. You order at the counter and they bring the food to your seating place. This ‘Osaka’ style food has become my favourite eatery since moving down to Torquay. HIGHLY recommended.
Yaegeki . 2022-01-30
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Really overrated food, would give a 2.5 if possible.
Joshua Rumble . 2022-01-30
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I had Okonomiyaki for the first time and it was so yummy! Definitely gonna come back and try the other food they have. The staff are really friendly and make the nicest matcha latte. I was so full afterwards.
alexrU5746WQ . 2022-01-23
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Great underrated place, solid prices and amazing quality and portion sizes.
Ibrahim Nouri . 2021-11-19
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Place is lovely, food is amazing and the staff are nice. You can actually really taste the food unlike alot of places you go to... They do takeaway (worth ordering a little bit before hand) and eating in but I'd definitely recommend 👍👍👍
Chris . 2021-11-17
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My 14yo daughter is mad about all things Japanese so when we saw the great reviews we thought we would try Maido during our visit to Torquay. We absolutely loved it! Super fresh food, friendly welcome and a manga library to read while you wait = very happy daughter (and all of us!). Wish we lived closer - we would go every week and work our way through the menu.
78nicolak . 2021-10-24
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とても美味しくて本格的な日本料理です。雰囲気もいいし、女将さんたちもとても親切です。また来るのを楽しみにしています!
Will . 2021-10-10
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Excellent food, great service, and very affordable prices. Amazing value for anyone looking to try out Japanese cuisine
Jebediah Kennithson . 2021-09-19
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After spending days eating the usual rubbish you eat when on holiday I was in need of something fresh and tasty and I was absolutely thrilled when we stumbled across a previous review for Maido and headed in their direction. The food was prepared fresh to order and tasted AMAZING. The staff were lovely and friendly too which made the whole lunchtime experience fantastic. Yes its slightly off the main strip but well worth a visit :-)
Lisa M . 2021-08-28
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Went there today for some lunch with my buddy. Food was fresh and delicious. The Gyoza are to die for. Lovely calm and warm atmosphere, great service, and very nice and clean. Will defiantly be coming back.
Patrick Diviney . 2021-08-15
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Great little find. Food was delicious! Staff very friendly too. Would definitely recommend. The katsu was lovely.
M7086NBlauraj . 2021-07-18
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We all loved our food and very friendly staff
Jane lewis . 2021-07-15
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Lovely food at great prices. And such nice people. We will be regular customers.
Simon Hennesey . 2021-07-04
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Very nice food and they're friendly. Highly recommended! 😊
Danica Haban . 2021-07-02
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Lovely soup noodles and dumplings tonight. All great. Many thanks to the two lovely ladies doing all the work.
Rick Hustwit . 2021-06-24
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Great little family run restaurant, delicious food, made there and then, helpful, polite and good value for money
jan lilley . 2021-06-19
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Good food and wonderful service
Mckenzi Brinkley . 2021-05-01
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Fantastic food and wonderful service in a difficult lockdown!
Caroline Hughes (Caroline) . 2021-04-03
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Love it! Very quick and professional service
Ewa Ziubryniewicz . 2021-03-14
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We were looking for something to accompany an online Sake Tasting and noticed a Japanese Noodle Bar in Torquay. We ordered a variety of items and were happy with everything we tried. The service was friendly and efficient, and the prices were reasonable. Now we've...
MellowMeanderer . 2021-03-09
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Really fresh and tasty food, we had a family meal from here and although two in the family aren't very adventurous with food we all absolutely loved it! It was a great introduction to Japanese food for us and we will definitely be having more!
Zac Chandler . 2021-02-27
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Really delicious food, we had the Hoshi set menu, was really fun tasting everything and trying things we've not had before. Staff were really friendly and the packaging and presentation was cute and effective
hollie williams . 2021-02-12
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Had a takeaway. Really lovely. Staff so friendly and helpful.
Angela Clayton . 2020-12-19
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Beautiful food from Maido, first time getting their food and ordered ahead. The staff are really lovely and so accommodating. Had Beef Katsu and Chicken Karaage, both were very hot and packaged very well for takeaway. A time slot was booked in advance to ensure Covid protocols were adhered to, very impressed. Thank you Max
Max Thomas . 2020-11-21
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Went here for my birthday meal. They made us feel really welcome and communication was excellent. Food was lovely and they went out of their way to wish me a happy birthday! Thank you
alicesJ8439XM . 2020-11-15
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Me and three other friends heard about Maido and we went in to eat, however there wasn't enough space (because of covid reasons). One of the staff was very friendly and put another chair at the bar so we could all eat, I had one...
MythicJake . 2020-10-23
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Well waggamamas has been put in its place! After many trips to asia and the love of oriental food maido caught my eye whilst visiting my fishing tackle store. The lovely Lady who runs maido came into the tackle store and handed me a work...
N7157FIdavidm . 2020-10-03
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Great service, clean and efficient! I had the Okonomiyaki and Gyoza - Absolutely delicious.. My wife had the Chashu Ramen and Niku Dango Meatballs which she thoroughly enjoyed! - Our first time but we will definitely be back when we are in Torquay again.
Peter Fleming . 2020-09-29
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First time in a Japanese noodle bar and what a lovely experience Great change from the usual food that we all get used to. Very clean environment. Good and informative advice given by the two ladies in attendance that helped with the menu selection and...
Darrandurus . 2020-09-25
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So glad we found this place! Amazing food and very friendly atmosphere. Don't even like thick noodles so not sure why I ordered udon. I was wrong!!!! So delicate and tasty!!! Don't forget to order gyoza!!!!
840martynaw . 2020-09-20
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I ordered Chashu Ramen and Chashu was too dry and slaty. It seems being made few days ago and they just reheated the meat. The portion was very small and cheap ingredients. It's quite pricy comparing what you get.
J L . 2020-09-20
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Expensive for the portion size and cheap ingredients (dry, salty beef slices in the ramen). We were only customers on a Saturday evening so it seems others agree.
Alex Hunt . 2020-09-19
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Delicious, fresh food. I don't even know why I took udon noodles as I am not a big fan of thick noodles but this was so delicate and tasty!!!! I highly recommend this small restaurant! Gyoza!!! I forgot to take pics so one will do!!! Ladies there are super nice!!!! Will 1000% be back and back and back....
Martyna Wilk-Nowicka . 2020-09-19
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Absolutely amazing food. Definitely our favourite place to eat. Very friendly atmosphere and extremely professional staff. The food is so tasty!!
Ryan Ashley Martin . 2020-09-06
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went here for lunch on my 21st birthday with my dad. Service was impeccable. Very clean establishment. Simple yet fantastic. And the food is to die for. I cant recommend this place enough! 10/10 will be visiting again.
jasminemE3709TH . 2020-08-24
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So pleased to find this place Lovely food and a well needed break from far too much fried food . The service was good , we eat Japanese food fairly often and were pleased to be able to try some different dishes.
bunnyglasses . 2020-08-24
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Very tasty ramen and okonomiyaki. Great service. I'd definitely go again.
ank__ . 2020-08-16
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Beautiful, spotlessly clean, calm, delicious food. Great for coeliacs
Alyson Hawkins . 2020-08-14
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