Nippon Kitchen in Glasgow City

As polite as friendly the servers were the service was abysmal!!!! It took forever for someone to take our order…even longer to bring one of our drinks…our starters did arrive 25 mins after our drinks….after an hour of waiting for our mains I managed to get hold of someone (who very politely told me a party of 17 had arrived) the mains arrived…I’d just managed to take a photo of the food when someone rushed over and apologised and explained that this food wasn’t ours 😳. When our food eventually arrived mine was cold…called someone over again said they’d get it sorted…apologised that I hadn’t had my soup or sushi ;or water that I’d asked for an hour ago)….had my soup and sushi….bento box arrived (really poor taste….yes I know it was probably the first one just heated up) 😓. Overall all…disappointed…won’t be rushing back (and they had the cheek to add on the service charge!!!!)

Food is really disapointed. Meat are too dry. Raman is not even raman and taste like instant noodles. Tuna is bitter. Chicken karaga is the driest chicken I ever had. Surely there are better japanense food just next door. Probably best part is the Asahi beer I had becasue it does not require them to cook!

Overall OK! Food a bit expansive

This place was lovely. They accepted us for lunch without a reservation. The food was delicious and I loved the chopsticks. My son was happy that there was an option to use a fork. We will definitely be back.

Sushi had fallen apart all over the box with the sauce smeared everywhere and two rolls didn’t even have the fish inside. Received no response or refund after flagging this up

For the little gastronomic variety that you will find in Scotland, it is one more alternative. Personally "neither fu nor fa" the food. Calling him Japanese is audacious. The place, yes, very cool and the person with just the right kindness. Without further ado. They know that they still have it full. In Scotland, any cuisine other than hamburgers, nachos, pasta, pizza and fish and chips is considered a delicatessen.

stone cold. vile, went straight in the bin

We found this Japanese restaurant through Google and visited it. We were warmly welcomed and seated. The service in general is super friendly and we laughed a lot. The food was hot, not of course super tasty for Scotland, and the drinks were also good. So we decided to eat here again today and were not disappointed again. If you want to eat delicious Asian food, you're in great hands here.

Delicious food and friendly service

Still piping hot and very tasty

The environment is very comfortable, the food is plentiful, and it's a pleasant lunch.

The food was good, fresh ingredients.

Lovely dinner and Hazel was amazing and so kind. Thank you

Good quality, decent value for money, some things better than others Went here with a group of friends and had a jolly good time. Food was all prepared well, nothing exceptionally good, but all very decent. I had the miso soup to start, standard issue miso soup, what else can you say, 7/10 I shared the prawn tempura with two others. They were pretty good, but not terribly fresh. The sauce was nice though 6/10 For main course I had ramen with spicy soup and duck. It was very tasty, and the portion really filled me up. Didn't each much for the rest of the day, in fact! The soup was tasty, but didn't have the creamy bone broth quality to it that could have kicked it up a notch. 7/10 Variously, the rest of the table ordered, soft shell crab sushi, pretty good, but the crab had gone a bit soggy in the rice, flavour was so-so, 7/10 takoyaki, a little greasy, too much dough and not enough actual. octopus, 6/10 bento box, good vairety of flavours 8/10 chicken karage, 8.5/10 veg tempura, 5/10 Overall, food was good, but there's certainly better japanese food to be had. Service was OK, but a little slow. Also didn't appreciate the mandatory-but-not-mandatory service charge they snuck straight on to the bill.

Food amazing lovely environment and allergy safe Staff were inattentive and looked fed up unfortunately

The food is excellent, ramen doesn't get much better than this.

food was a bit bland, order got messed up and they forgot one dish wouldn’t recommend anyone who isn’t deeply masochistic.

Decent food but better in the restaurant. I order through deliveroo quite often. The packing needs to improve, every single time I order something that has a broth, at least 30% spills out. Usually the cups of broth are wrapped in cling film, but today I ordered and the cup wasn’t wrapped so everything spilled out… really disappointing after waiting for the food for almost 1h. The quality of the food I think also dropped a bit in the last couple of years..

We got a takeaway and although the quality of the sushi was good, the portion size was beyond laughable. For the price it was ridiculous. And worst of it was they didn’t supply any soy sauce, ginger etc and no chop sticks so sushi was dry. For two people it was almost £60 and we were still hungry.

Very nice restaurant with friendly staff. The food was excellent. It exudes a very Japanese vibe, even with little touches like the classic sliding doors upstairs near the toilets. All in all, a very pleasant visit to the restaurant. We'd love to come back for the next international match!! PS: Scottish football fans are by far the best

Missing items - no prawn in prawn noodle bowl

venimos aquí regularmente (al menos una vez cada 2 meses) y la comida siempre es fabulosa. El personal es tan amable y ayudará con cualquier modificación que necesite hacer a su comida. en todos los tiempos que he cenado aquí, nunca he tenido un problema. no puedo recomendar este lugar lo suficiente

Very good curry. I really enjoyed the dish. They also have some Japanese drinks like melon soda which I personally love. The garnish vegetables are also delicious.

Such a lovely place to eat. Stephanie our server was extremely attentive. We wanted something different tonight. We never eaten eel, which was suggested and WOW, what a treat.

It was nice inside, if a tiny bit dimly lit. Food was amazing, great options to choose from all made deliciously. Unfortunately our server was not the best we have ever had but they didn't do anything awful and rectified any mistakes immediately for us which was great. Only complaint I had was that there was a 10% gratuity added to our bill without anyone asking our permission. We were a party of 2, not a large group so it was unexpected. We would have tipped the 10% anyway but the fact we weren't asked or warned first made me uncomfortable. I'm sure I could have asked to remove it if I really wanted to but not everyone has the balls to say "take this off my bill". Feels a bit too pushy of the ownership of the place to be honest.

An interesting Japanese restaurant which is really popular and could always find people waiting for tables. Food was great, and surprisingly they put duck into Japanese Ramen. Really tasty and duck was so well cooked, just a great experience in trying Duck Ramen. Also we found the spicy Ramen tastes like south east Asian style rather than Japanese style, sour and spicy? Hmmm, still a great experience in trying that. A nice restaurant that is highly recommended if you fancy noodles in hot soup. One thing I didn't really get it that staff was pushing starter and drink so seriously and urgently. It's not that often we are having that much when only want to enjoy a bowl of Ramen.

Don't come here if you expect authentic Japanese food! Ordered teriyaki chicken and sushi platter as main dishes, both were awful. We waited more than 30 mins, rice was half cold and the chicken was like oven food. I suggest the chef to check teriyaki chicken on YouTube because pouring teriyaki sauce on cold battered chicken chunks doesn't make it teriyaki chicken. It's ok if you want to be creative, but the problem is the taste. Some of the sushi looked like vomit, they seriously need to improve food presentation. Only vegetable tempura and chicken dumplings were up to standard. At the end of the meal, waitress asked us how was everything, told her it was average then she just walked away. Why bother to ask if you don't want honest feedback?

Lovely cheerful service. Great vegetarian choice. Sensational flavours.

Proper tasty Japanese food, the place is comfy and full of customers. Dishes are generous. I think it's a little bit pricey.

Delicious food, highly recommended the chicken bento box, really tasty and good value. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere.

Vegtable Terriaki was very nice especially the mushrooms, but there was too much of the very rich sauce. Service was very quick, friendly staff

really lovely and yummy and stunning

Somos vegetarianos y no tuvimos problemas para elegir en el gran menú! El servicio era excelente y la comida deliciosa! Teníamos la caja de bento vegetariano y era una comida completa en sí mismo, pero nos entregamos con los deliciosos postres también! ¡Regresaríamos cuando volvamos a la ciudad!

Food is great but the delivery bag used is absolutely terrible and has ripped and spilt food every time we have ordered delivery.

I've been here a number of times now, over 8 years or so, I usually get the same thing being Chicken gyoza and the Chicken curry udon. I've always had great food here and have taken my family and friends here too who also enjoy it. I really enjoy the atmosphere and setting inside, it feels a little classier than other Japanese/noodle bars where you have to share a bench because here you will get your own table. Staff are really friendly and attentive. I would say absolutely book ahead in advance for a table, even on a random weekday evening always book to avoid disappointment (this is from experience)

Unfortunately it wasn't good. Prawn tempura was rather battered prawns, sushi rice was overcooked. Far from authentic Japanese.Very expensive for what is it.

My husband and I had lunch here today and the food is fantastic as usual. I think they have the best shar han fried rice ever. I always have it.

Used to come here a lot years ago, recently returned to the country and it's a complete mess. The food was dry and flavourless. Despite being so empty, the servers weren't present at all. We had to get up and go to fetch someone twice. Then, would you believe it, they had the cheek to charge £4 as a service charge! They labeled it as 'gratitude charge' which I imagine is an ironic joke they came up with. Nippon Kitchen? Nippy Kitchen more like. Get a grip lads

This place is very fast and efficient with great food, I ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry, it was great and my wife ordered the chilli chicken noodles stir fry. Although it can be quite expensive and i do recommend booking in advance

Just needed a couple minutes in the air fryer and it was just as tasty as usual

Nice food and big portion. Tried curry chicken katsu and chicken cha han it tastes great. Just that the green tea is watered down.

Had the seafood bento box - it was fantastic!

The service was 5* the food was next level and the atmosphere was amazing

We enjoyed their sushi. Good quality plus great atmosphere.

Great service, authentic atmosphere, and their teriyaki duck is to die for! One of the best Japanese restaurants in the city centre.

Was very displeased as I was told it would be here by 6:10 and it did not arrive until 7:40. The soup was cold by the time I got it and half of the prawns were off and did not taste right.

I had the chicken donburi and it was absolutely delicious. Very generous portion and I was given loads of pickled ginger too. Will absolutely be ordering again!

Popped in for lunch and it was very reasonably priced and the food fantastic.Chicken Kara Age outatanding

My dreams were broken, as soon I came back to recover my food. The girl said the manager had thrown it away because he thought we weren't coming back... I left out thinking on the flavour of that delicious rice and the tempura vegetables which I left on purpose to finished it at home. I came back home with my heart broken. Anyway, the food and the service was really good. I d come back.

Just had birthday meal here food was amazing, sushi was lovely tasted fresh and salmon-y. I had the katsu as a main and sauce was perfectly balanced crispy katsu chicken and perfect sticky rice Service was excellent just the right amount of attention but not too much cannot falter Would recommend this place

Consistently superb. Chicken cha han or ha chan (cant remember) is awesome. Wife loves the sweet chilli chicken noodles as well. A pure staple of Glasgow at this point.

It was quiet and relaxed service wasn't rushed. Food was good. Would recommend.

Great food, this is our second time here and we love it. !

Un excelente lugar para parar para almorzar. Estoy seguro de que es agradable por la noche también. Tuvimos un almuerzo encantador - mi compañero del menú principal y yo tuvimos el almuerzo especial de 2 platos @ £ 15. 99 . Todo servido por personal muy amable y un servicio muy rápido. Justo lo que necesitas cuando tienes que volver a ir de compras. ¡Muy recomendable!

My friends and I waited a long time for our dishes. The sushi was falling apart and tasted bad. I don't recommend eating sushi here.

I’m very disappointed. This is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in Glasgow but I don’t think I’ll come back. The rice was very cold (it should be room temp for sushi) and had a ton of tough grains, so it wasn’t cooked properly. It felt like they took the rice out of the cooker too soon and stuck it in the fridge to cool. It was super chewy and tough and their nigiri had too much rice for the thin amount of fish on top. Unfortunately, I couldn’t eat half my plate. I tried because I thought it was maybe just the pieces I ate. It wasn’t. I felt bad as this place usually has great food. I have anxiety and I was trying to find a way to mention it so I told the waiter it at the end but I guess I shouldn’t have worked up the courage and troubled myself since it felt like it didn’t matter as the waiter just looked at me and said “ok”, nodded and told me to tap my card at the top of the machine to pay. No care given at all and the restaurant had 3 tables. I would understand if the place was mobbed and she had no time. I thought that maybe she would at least try to speak to me about my concerns. And on top of this, a gratuity that’s automatically added to the bill that the waiter didn’t even bother to offer to take off. By this point, I was too anxious and a bit annoyed to ask for it to be removed, I just wanted to leave. Terrible experience.

I was looking forward to trying this restaurant given the popularity and amount of good reviews it had. Unfortunately, I can’t say my experience is the same. They put way too much sauce in their noodles which made it tastes really disgusting.

Solías conseguir auténtica comida japonesa aquí, pero en serio, no te molestes en volver. Qué completa decepción. La salsa teriyakki es en primer lugar, extremadamente espesa, sacada directamente de una botella, y no está segura de lo que sabe en absoluto. Dulce y enfermizo. Las brochetas de pollo deberían haber sido asadas a la parrilla, pero parece estar par hervida! El salmón era una broma completa, y en serio no te molestes. Suave. Insípido. Pedimos un sashimi apropiado y eso estaba bien, nada de lo que escribir a casa. Qué desgracia absoluta. Solía ser un gran restaurante y ahora? simplemente no te molestes

Fantastic staff efficient and friendly. Go over and above for your needs

Food was very good, really interesting, authentic oriental cuisine. Service was really slow though they weren't busy and they started clearing the dishes before we had even finished.

The ginger prawn noodles were really good, but the dinning experience was not great for the prices. We got brought the wrong dishes twice, the price mark-up on the gyozas was excessive, and it just felt like we were forgotten at our table several times. It's cool that they removed the automatic service charge on the bill when we asked, but it should not be there in the first place.

Comida y servicio brillantes también. Gran selección y para vegetarianos también. Utilizamos el comedor privado para una celebración familiar. Recomendaría encarecidamente

Been to Nippon kitchen for lunch today food was lovely Asked for the bill and on the bill stated almost £10 gratuity which is a tip for all the staff. when I asked the member of staff she said to me it was a service charge then it should state service charge on the receipt not gratuity. The member of staff stated the tip goes to all the staff. I am always very generous with leaving a tip where ever I go. For Nippon Kitchen to charge me and other customers for a certain amount of tip is a cheek without the customer even knowing or agreeing to it am sure a lot of people don’t check the receipt as I don’t always check mine just look at the total and pay for it. This should always been up to the customer to decide what they want to leave as a tip. Just to add it to the bill is out of order. What if I didn’t have the extra money to pay for the gratuity. And. Just had enough for. The meal I did decide not to pay for it and the member of staff removed it from my bill not happy about this at all

The tables are too close to the wall it's uncomfortable. Also too close to each other, makes it difficult to have a private conversation with friends or family as it's too loud. The service took forever. Very slow service. The sushi was of low grade and did not seem fresh. Charged a pound for a bit of mayo on the side. Won't be back.

Food delicious staff friendly and great service cant fault it

Food is delicious and authentic, staff have been friendly every time I've been in. One of my favourite restaurants in Glasgow.

Worst sushi ever. Dirty place at a table with a view into the filthy work area for food prep. Watched staff catch something crawling on floor. Server didn't know what they were serving us. Owners response was what I expected. Ask you staff what they captured of the floor in the handicapped toilet on the main floor and took away in a cup. We were seated at a table with a great view. Check your footage again

We had an early evening dinner here and were quite disappointed. Initially the staff were very prompt and helpful and out starters of sushi arrived very fresh and very quickly. The mains arrived promptly too but were not really that nice. The Salmon in the Donburi was overcooked and dry and the Duck in the Cha Han was mostly poorly cooked fat. Neither was particularly enjoyable sadly. As we finished our mains, the restaurant busied up and staff were much less attentive due to pressure of service. We had to wait nearly an hour for coffee and the bill, which was disappointing. We'll not rush back here

So bad, I recommend you don't go here as had a terrible experience. I think this place will close because the service I got was so terrible its undescribable.

I can't understand the high star ratings. We had chicken ramen. The broth was the best part. The chicken was dry and tough, there were no vegetables with it, the egg was absolutely unappetizing. Definitely the worst ramen I've eaten on many trips so far. But the service was good. The atmosphere could be made a little nicer.

Found this place off a quick google search Was perfect for what we were looking for, quiet ambience with plentiful space and seating. Most importantly amazing sushi and reasonably priced Definitely recommend!!

Incredible hospitality for a large group. 8 of us were promptly seated and the menu explained. Staff talked through their recommendations and answered any questions. Food was excellent I ordered the bento box.

Very good food, okay service, I expected something more from the atmosphere, honestly, a little too gloomy... I will return to try other dishes, recommended.

Delightful place . Food was excellent too. Highly recommend

A very warm welcome the moment we walked in, very nice server. He was very attentive and refilled our tea when he noticed it was low without waving him down. We both ordered the duck ramen, one spicy. On the menu it lets you know that the duck is battered, which is fine. However, I think I'd prefer it not to be battered as it's in a soup and it gets soggy. The bottom of the duck had a gooey/jelly texture (4th pic). Nevertheless the flavour was great and the portion was big (a lot of meat). The spicy soup kind of reminded me of tom yum soup. Nice bowl of hearty warm soup noodle, perfect for a rainy cold day.

Outstanding place, food was insane, staff were absolutely fabulous. Party of 6 with an autistic/adhd 7 year old and they couldn't have catered to our needs anymore if they tried! My daughters birthday lunch was just bloody great! So much so we're planning a trip back so others who weren't there can experience the brilliance :D

Excellent food and service... I arrived late in service on a mid-week evening, so it was quiet, but very pleasant atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Fresh food😋, well presented dishes😁, very good service🤗 and fair prices ✨👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯!!

I was in there a few days ago and I was served by Ada , they were super helpful and the service was fantastic. Enjoyed the food and would be back again.

What amazing service, had a fairly late booking of 10+ and the lovey staff were extremely accommodating, food was fantastic and arrived very swiftly and our server Mark was nothing but pleasant and helpful, will definitely return

Great atmosphere as soon as you walk in. I started with salmon sushi set and was very impressed. Fresh and delicious. Salmon nigiri stood out for me. My main was a chicken bento,The portions are generous and was not expecting so much. Every aspect of the meal was great. Finished with banana tempura which was phenomenal. Service was very fast. All dishes came out quickly and at the same time considering I was with a large group.

First time visiting and first time eating Japanese, and I loved it. The staff were very friendly and professional. The food was outstanding, particularly in love with the King Prawn Tempura 🍤 Can't wait to come back for another visit to try more dishes, thank you!

To be fair it was a Monday night however, as always, the food was superb. A brilliant waitress (sorry didn't catch her name) was a perfect delight, attentive and helpful around my guests allergies. Nippon is a must do treat every time I visit Glasgow and never disappoints. If you like Saki and a taste of Japan, can not recommend a better place to be

I took my girlfriend here as we both love Japanese cuisine, the food was absolutely disappointing, the chicken isn't fresh (obviously frozen) the noodles are the same. I've eaten from some very well established Japanese restaurants and this one was a disappointment. On top of all that the food wasn't even hot, it was like warm. Definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Japanese cuisine....

The worst Japanese food you can find in Glasgow. I have no idea how this place is still in business it is a disgrace to Japanese cuisine. The sushi was bland and tasteless, the chicken karaage was not cooked properly and tasted more like chicken goujons. The teriyaki salmon was just grilled salmon with Tesco teriyaki sauce given on the side. A complete and utter disgrace

Great food, amazing staff! Will go back for sure.

Absolutely unreal scran every time

fantastic food, fantastic service! max in particular was lovely, charming and friendly. couldn’t ask for better service, will definitely be back. peace and love

Really lovely lunch. I had the mixed tempura which was hot and crisp and very delicious. Then I had duck noodles which were superb, plenty of duck which was tender and flavoursome and lovely soft noodles with a little chilli heat and picked ginger. The service was attentive without being intrusive and the staff were friendly and helpful. Can thoroughly recommend, in particular for the top notch food.

AMAZING 👏🏻 Always fantastic! My husband and I have been coming here for years, and recently, we brought our two year old son. The food is spectacular, and the service is always brilliant. Every staff member is so accommodating and helpful!

Food was okay but would not recommend in the slightest if you have allergies/dietary requirements as ordered something that was clearly labelled vegan and it had egg in it and nothing was clearly labelled when it arrived so we just had to guess, could be dire for someone with serious allergies as it was hidden so didn’t notice until started eating. Both noodle boxes had an egg in it so it wasn’t a mix up in boxes on our part.

Amazing restaurant for Japanese food. There are a lot of options on the menu. Great service, and beautiful interior!

Good selection of food and drinks. Generous portions of food. Clean toilets. The only downside is there's a mushy smell.

Delicious food. A wee bit expensive.

Our visit to the restaurant today was extremely disappointing, and we were shocked by the level of service. The waitstaff completely ignored us, forcing us to get up and search for them to get the bill. Even after paying, THEY DIDN'T RETURN OUR CHANGE !!! While the food was decent, it was far from the best. I strongly advise against visiting this establishment due to the unacceptable service we experienced.

Do not recommend. Not a welcomining place. Staff were rude. Manager was rude. Wanted us out of the restaurant. We were served food and two minutes later were asked if we wanted anything else because they were closing the kitchen. Bizzare experience. Food was fine - nothing special. Pretty fried and heavy. Much better Japanese places out there and so many more places in Glasgow are more welcoming and customer focused.

Terrible. Do not recommend. Food was tepid and fatty/heavy. Tempura was undercooked leaving it cold and hard and not a light batter at all. Chicken was fried and hard not succulent or flavoursome. Nothing tasty about this. More like poor cold fast food than Japanese. You could make nicer at home. Staff were rude and management were rude. They did not want customers and made that very apparent. As our food was served food we were asked if wanted anything else because they were calling last orders in kitchen, 1hr 20m before it closed. There was no mention of closing when we went in. Manager told us it was a slow night so wanted to send their staff home. Staff cleared up restaurant started beside our table, instead of opposite side of room and left wash cloth and spray on the table beside us to clearly indicate they wanted to clean our table, all whilst we were still eating. All in all a terrible experience and led to sickness from a terrible meal. Choose somewhere else. Much much nicer places to visit in glasgow.

Food was absolutely delicious and cocktails are lovely , brilliantly garnished too. Service was great, I took ages to eat my main as the portion sizes are large and never felt rushed. Highly recommend coming here :)

Used to be my favourite restaurant in Glasgow for years, no idea what’s happened but it’s done a complete 180. Last time I went a week or so ago I was served RAW chicken in my Gyoza’s and was made to feel awkward when sending it back. Main meal was totally different to normal as well and yet again made to feel incredibly awkward by what I’m assuming is a supervisor or manager (middle-aged women with a slight accent) when I didn’t want to eat what was a strange tasting plate of food. I was interrogated as to why I didn’t want it, truly shocking service. To their credit they removed the cost of this which I wouldn’t have been paying anyway but that saved yet another uncomfortable conversation. This was on my 30th birthday as well and totally took the shine off the day. Not sure if it’s new chefs, new ownership or something else but this place is not what it used to be at all. Teach your staff basic customer service and cook your chicken thoroughly this is basics, won’t be back.

Food is delicious and the service is great.