Nara Japanese Restaurant in Southampton

Delicious food, friendly service, clean - what more could you want? I recommend

Lovely food, came quickly and had very reasonable prices.

Amazing food and good prices :)

Amazing food and inexpensive compared to similar places.

Good quality food, nice cosy restaurant, friendly service! Tonkotsu ramen broth and pork was great.

Excellent tofu don, lovely little place and very reasonable prices!

This place is AMAZING! Amazing food for a really good price too. We ate way too mush but don’t regret it at all. Highly recommend!!

Great food. First Japanese restaurant I have visited. Lots of veggie choices.

Delicious everything 😋 Recommended 💯 %

Good food and good prices. Service was a little relaxed, dishes were served very staggered to each individual and took a while to get the bill.

A very good selection of Japanese cuisine

Ordered the duck bento box. Very unhappy, most of the duck was pure fat and there was a black curly hair in my sushi. Unimpressed to say the least.

Food is delicious and the price is affordable. The staff are always really friendly and quick. Love it.

Excellent food and service. Very good value for your money. The portions were a goose size. husband who is a little fussy wants to go back soon.

Beautiful restaurant l, always a pleasure

Very nice food, Yaki and Sushi with lots of Asahi. The only downside was the atmosphere. While the aesthetics are very nice, the staff were rather rude and unwelcoming to us (We didn't arrive particularity late and it wasn't overly busy). So we felt more like and inconvenience being there which prompted us to eat rather fast and leave. A shame because nice decor and good food without the welcome negates the first 2.

Cosy and small but great good regularly visit when I am in the city!

Food serve quite fast, and miso soup still hot

Went during lunch on a weekend which was very quiet. There's a large selection of dishes to choose from. Service was quick and polite, and food was served quickly and was delicious. My chopstick skills need work however.

Good Food, the Sushi and all other items wer excellent.thr ambiance is good... but should need more improvement. A better designed Japanese interiors will make it beautiful.

Food was incredible, beautifuly created food in a warm welcoming setting, very good value for money

To start, the atmosphere is rather nice; pleasant seating arrangements with a nice interior and exterior decorative finish. There is a nice range of food, albeit quite expensive for some of the dishes offered. For example, the Yakitori was not traditional and between the 4 skewers, they had about half a chicken breast worth of meat (all for £6.50!!). Furthermore, the sushi was very disappointing. The duck sushi roll was nice, but it did not include any cucumber (listed within the ingredients outlined in the menu). Also, the Nara special was also a disappointment as the roll comprised of over 85% rice and was quite bland. However, I will give props to the chef as he did customise the dish, as requested, and the food was served very quickly (the restaurant was half full and the food was still served pipping hot within 10-12 minutes). As for service, I don't want to criticise the waitress, as she was quite obviously new (we all have to start somewhere!), but she was very polite and friendly. Personally, I most likely will not return here as we have had far better experiences at Sakura, which is directly opposite.

I had crispy duck don and fried prawn dumplings. Great atmosphere and helpful staff. Quick service as well.

Very convenient location with good service and excellent menu and delicious food. Can only accommodate a limited number of diners but excellent value for money.

Lovely little restaurant and somewhere we love to go as a treat before the theatre. It is small, so we tend to book our table in advance. It is always busy. The staff are always attentive and friendly. The food are always at a top standard and by far the best price we have come across. We love the the authenticity of the place. The decorations are always interesting to look at, as well as the crockery. We are big fan of the Bento Boxes.

Really amazing sushi i highly recommend it. The service is amazing and the design of the place is really cool. The restaurant is quite small so if you want to eat you either have to make a booking or get there early. A lot of amazing options to choose from as well.

Great place for an authentic Japanese dining experience. The food is excellent and very decently priced, especially with their student discount. Not too much seating inside. Really cool decor inside. Highly recommend

Amazing food, not expensive worth a visit. Staff very attentive and happy to help. Food piping hot and full of flavour.

Nara is a great place for Japanese food, An extensive menu at reasonable prices. The service is really fast so if you're off out afterwards you won't be late! The sushi and sashimi are really good. Nice, unpretentious decor and pleasant service. Love this place.

Love the food and the service. Excellent!

Good atmosphere and service with a young lad. However the food is not as good as 4 years ago before Covid. The food is a testament of the chef not being a Japanese! A lot had happened since then especially after Covid! Sad!

I love Japanese food but I'm a bit picky when it comes to it and I really liked everything I've ever had in this place, especially the raw fish and seafood dishes 😋 🥢 🍥 💕

Amazing food and great service. Well worth the money and a favourite we keep coming back to.

Incredibly fresh and authentic Japanese food at a reasonable price.

Very tasty raman soup. Great place if you are hungry 😋. Big plate and tasty food. Recommended. 🍲🥘🥙

It was a quiet night but the food was good if the atmosphere was dead. Donburi was a little underwhelming compared to others but cooked well. Sushi top notch.

Fantastic sushi! I’ve been to this restaurant a few times now and it never disappoints. Consistently great food, averaging at about £30 per person. This time, we had two soft drinks (I’m a fan of the plum tea), and five dishes. The standouts were the beef niku, and the salmon and tuna sashimi. The ambience is great, love the decor, and it’s usually not too busy so you can get a table and it’s not loud. The service is also great, very prompt and professional

This place had a whole load of good looking options for vegetarians, and from the ones I had, they were delicious. The tofu was so well cooked (not something I can often say sadly) and all of the flavors were enjoyable and well balanced. The price was pretty decent considering the quality. Absolutely no complaints.

Great food. Great asmosphere. Reasonsble prices.

Food amazing ，Top service，very clean restaurant

Amazing food, and such a good price.

Food is nice but it often comes on a plate with a weird upward convex that makes the food look plush even though there is not a lot of food on the plate leaving you feeling robbed. I left hungry. Also communication with the server was difficult as he didn't speak very good English. My Recommendation. Go to sakura across the road, it's a bit more expensive but it provides better food in larger quantities.

Really tasty food, felt very authentic. If you are a sushi lover, Nara will not disappoint! The service was a little slow, though I think the server was new to the job.

Unacceptable customer service. I enjoy some of the food but the situation that made swear to never return was when a waiter mixed up my order twice and proceeded to shout at ME for getting the order wrong. As someone who has ordered from here for the last 2 years, I am extremely disheartened that everytime I have gone there physically I have had to endure poor customer service. I felt extremely disrespected and was not apologised to. Please do better.

The one restaurant in soton I keep coming back to. Can't recommend this place enough.

Excellent food and service. Pork ramen my favourite.

Awesome vibe, and great sushi and Udon!

Really nice food and nice service.

Wonderful restaurant and will go again, food was brilliant. Marked down on atmosphere as we were put in the back room which was cold and we were alone making it feel very different from the front room

I really enjoy the Chicken Teriyaki Bento box! Food is always good here and the service!

Amazing place,delicious food,5 star customer service!

I arrived to an almost empty restaurant, but things filled up and I had a good experience. The ramen wasn’t bad, but I’ve had better broth. The service was good, but also had to wait a while for the bill. I’ll be back though.

Great restaurant. Friendly and efficient service. Food was superb and good portions all reasonably priced. Will definitely return in the future.

Great food and service, and good value for money. We had a lovely meal and will most definitely be visiting when we're next in the area!

Never had a bad experience Been going for years Fast, fresh and delicious Lovely staff Brilliant prices Had both lunch and dinner as well as delivery, collection and eating in

Great service and a lovely restaurant. The sushi and bento box was delicious. Cannot fault the service or the food. This is the second time we’ve been as we’re not local but is definitely a restaurant of choice when we do visit.

Excellent sushi, sashimi and other hot dishes. Small and characterful and not too busy on a Wednesday early evening.

Great little sushi spot. First time here and will be back!

Excellent japanese food. Come here everytime I visit my daughter. Great service, good quality food, excellent ambience.

très bon restaurant la nourriture est excellente, le serveur à l’air un peu dépassé par les évènements a cause des commandes deliveroo mais c’est pas grave, accueil gentil et servie rapidement je recommande! peut-être vous vous sentirez un peu précer mais ils sont maladroit et il n’y a pas de soucis avec sa 😅

Très bon restaurant japonais, la cuisine y est excellente. Par contre, le serveur devrait prendre plus le temps avec les clients... C'est bien de faire du : a emporter ! Mais ne négligez pas les clients qui sont venus manger dans votre restaurant, ils sont plus important que les Ubers et autres commandes a emporter.

The food and place really amazing

the bento boxes have great variety and are very affordable. the teriyaki tofu bento was our favourite, having returned a second time to have it. we also had some medium sized sushi rolls that were very worth the price. watch out if you order the tea for 2, pouring from the tea pot can get messy

The food looked ok, but it was greasy and the tuna tasted weird. Both me and my friend found it disappointing. Still, the service was ok.

Lovely food, nice staff, and a convenient location!

The best sushi I’ve ever had, the mochi balls are delicious, delivery was quick as well. Amazing.

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Lovely noodle soups. Well recommended

Good food and reasonable prices

Absolutely beautiful restaurant of Japanese design, even going to the toilet is cool. And the food is very very good.

Best sushi in Southampton! Great place. Friendly staff.

Amazing sushi and friendly staff and atmosphere was nice too, 100% recommend!

Good Japanese food and would highly recommend it. I'll still give Nara a 5 star for the quality of the food. However, my expectations were quite high as on my previous visit I had been to Sakura which was brilliant and I had a lot of options. To anyone reading this, try both. Both are good in their own right.

Was trying to find another Japanese restaurant that has changed into a Chinese restaurant. Fortunately Nara was in walking distance. I was there at lunch and there was just one other table with 3 young women occupied. I enjoyed some excellent sushi and particularly liked the pickles that too many Japanese restaurants do not seem to offer in the U.K. Well worth a visit

Lovely food and very warm friendly service.

Really good simple food and excellent value. The delicate flavours of Japanese cuisine shine through. Service is also good.

Lovely atmosphere, the food was incredible and the staff were all so lovely. I had the maki sushi set and my partner had the salmon teriyaki bento box, both so so good. They even offer an NHS discount! Will definitely be back soon!

They forgot to add cutlery / chopsticks. Clearly stated on uber eats…

Me and my partner visited this restaurant for a quick lunch. Omg… absolutely loved all the food! Definitely visiting again

Fresh and tasty food every time

Never been here before but chanced it, and it paid off. Really nice sushi - especially the dragon roll - and also enjoyed the wakame, veg tempura and chicken gyoza. Would have given five stars but the service was a little wonky. Had emailed to book, then followed up with a phone call to be told “no more emails”. They seated us happily when we arrived but then were confused and said they didn’t think we were the right booking. However we had an early seating so it wasn’t a problem but I’ll remember this for next time if there’s more of us.

Ordered a chicken bento box on deliveroo from nara and safe to say I’ll never be ordering or dining here again. The chicken was uncooked and soggy and slimy. So was the spring roll and gyoza. Never been so disgusted in my life. The chicken has so much slime coming out of it. Imagine if I hadn’t of torn them open and just continued eating them but I knew something wasn’t right.

Best sushi in Southampton!! Recommend the takoyaki, crunch salmon roll and dragon roll!

We ordered the family sushi set to take away with the Chuka Wakame Seaweed Salad as an extra. Amazing value and fabulous quality, great selection of fish which was all very tasty. All clearly made fresh to order, it was on time ready for collection and very well presented too!

A hidden gem in Bedford place! Excellent food and fantastic Japanese decor inside. Plenty of veggie options available. Reasonably priced. Would highly recommend!

My daughter and her friend went there for lunch. They’re only 15 and both had a fairly cheap lunch and they wanted to pay half each on their cards. The restaurant refused, saying they had not spent enough. I run a business and credit vCard companies charge by a %; so it matters not if you are charged 2% on £15 or 2% on £7.50 twice. Just poor service really. The food wasn’t much good either.

I buy for the. Through delivery. The delivery has a accident and I I reorder I they didn’t accepted my order!!!!

Great food. Service was outstanding very friendly. Helpful to explain what the food was. Will definitely be back as all of the family really enjoyed the experience.

Was OK... overpriced i felt . No choice of dessert to speak of. Probably wouldn't go again

We’re struggling to find somewhere to eat after 9pm on a Saturday night and thought we’d try Bedford Place. I’d heard good things about Nara so was pleased to get a table there. My friend and I went for the bento boxes, which were excellent value. We both had chicken katsu with curry sauce (the sauce came in a bowl on the side), neither is us like sushi so we asked to swap out the sushi rolls that were included. The chicken was cooked with the skin on so was really moist and tasty. Our other friend had noodles, which she also enjoyed. Will definitely be back.

Food didn't come out together, not really any quality, poor communication, kinda expensive for what it was.

Best delivery taste and service! First time ordering will not be making mistake by not ordering again utterly delicious.

Love the food and the staff are so friendly. Not to mention it's pretty cheap. Come here all the time, it's one of my favourites :)

Nara never fails to deliver, amazing food.

Chirashi don: sushi rice very good texture, a bit not sour enough for my taste but this is very subjective. Fresh seafood and wasabi of top quality. The tomakoyaki egg a bit meh. Takoyaki: no criticism. Crab tempura: ABSOLUTELY MINDBOGGLINGLY BRILLIANT Chicken karaage: Excellently prepared both in taste and texture. Eat while hot as this would lose a bit of the crispiness once cold

Honestly the best Japanese I've had, and I'm quite picky about my japanese as I don't eat seafood or like vinegar but the food here was amazing. The fried rice, ramen, nigiri, everything. Also has some really nice selections of japanese alcohol, one of which is my new favourite ever. The place is comfortable, the toilets are pretty and clean and the staff were very friendly and funny. I highly recommend.

I tried Nara today with three friends and we were impressed by the food. It was all fresh, authentic and delicious. Despite this, I think the man who served us needed more staff on though, as he was a little all over the place. My friend ordered a Ramune, only to be served a Sprite instead ... Not a major issue but if you don't have Ramune then just tell us. There were also a few items which were unavailable on the menu. Our drinks came with the plastic bottle, including Green Tea and Aloe drink, not exactly what we expected. There was 30% off though, so it did feel like good value. Just a few things need tweaking for it to be a better experience.

The chicken yakitori and pork ramen are superb!

Brilliant service. Yoko is such a charm. The food is fresh and delicious, presentation is very photogenic. They offer 10% for NHS staff and 30% at lunch time. Definitely recommend it and will go again.

Fantastic food and very friendly staff. Great selection of sushi and other food options. Great range of Sake available too