Nippon Kitchen in Glasgow City

Starters were a little on the cold side. My chicken dish felt like it was a chicken breast less than half a centimetre thickness and really dried out :-( Was hoping for a lot but was left disappointed

The food was pretty ok. Nothing special. Just generic "Japanese" food. Super expensive for what it was... Nice waiters but some barely spoke English. And for some reason we constantly had a different waiter.

Very good food, quick service and nice staff.

Nice interior. Food was average at best, nothing special and quite expensive, all the sauces tasted the same in the chicken bento - bland and uninspired. The katsu was overly sweet. Service just gave off a very odd vibe and were generally inattentive, a discretionary tip was added to the bill at the end so something to be aware of if you don't enjoy asking for that to be removed. The server was quite awkward when we asked for it to be removed. It's on par with a wagamamas (i'd be surprised if most of the ingredients were not prepackaged frozen food), not a good Japanese dining experience.

Been here many times, the food is always excellent.

I'd a delicious lunch here today of veg & tofu cha-han & edamame. The dish was really tasty, fresh and piping hot.

Touristy and not very delicious. Really nice interior and vibe. The food didn't match.

Just two of us without booking any table for lunch. Great menu. The food was delicious very impressed. Good cocktails too.

Best Japanese food I have tasted and the staff were fantastic

A vegan menu with too many choices to choose from and the rest of the menu was vast too. Tempura, gyoza, Curry udon were all excellent.

Great Japanese food. well worth the visit

Nippon Kitchen is a nice place for lunch. The lunchtime menu is good value and offers a decent selection of dishes within it. I found the tempura slightly disappointing - it felt too greasy and was overly salty. My friends enjoyed their chicken dishes.

Food is always lovely and staff friendly

La comida y el servicio era genial como de costumbre. El personal es siempre tan amable aquí y el ambiente es brillante. Venimos aquí mucho y volveremos!

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

Of all the times I’ve used this app to order food. The service I’ve received today has to be the worse. Food was nearly 2 hours late and had to be reheated when it arrived. Very disappointed and will be seeking a refund for the poor service.

Amazing food and service. Extensive vegan menu. Highly recommend

Nice food- I really like the spicy noodle bowl! Unfortunately not the best service. Not all of the staff were rude however we had a particularly rude waitress this visit, which has really put me off. Shoutout to the guy with the ginger hair and bun, he made our last visit much more welcoming…

Places is always quiet, which should have been a clue. Got a table easily. Menu is okay, food just lacks... Flavour. Under seasoned. Chicken fatty. Veg starter was only half battered. Main, Teriyaki sauce was bland. Also Took my young son and the waitress didn't stop a second after putting food down for me to ask for a fork to help him with his dinner. Adds 10% service charge without notice on menu. Definitely didn't deserve that.

Refused to seat us because my daughter has a sesame allergy. Made no effort to accomodate

Great Japanese food in central Glasgow, mixture of rice, noodle and sushi dishes. Lots to choose from and it's just very good, no other way to put it. Any time we visit Glasgow this place is on our list. The staff and service are also efficient and fun

Food was good, arrived quick, good value for money

Amazing quality. The best food in Glasgow. A little bit expensive but worth it.

Order was over an hour late, soup portion too large, too watery/thin and served in a card bowl! (ridiculous!) chicken not great quality, overall a negative experience and would not order from again.

Really good meal. I just had Katsu Chicken Curry. Beer was nice but pricey (£7.75 for a can).

Best sushi I've had yet in Glasgow, and the chicken gyōza is amazing.

Very good experience 👌 The food is tasty and fresh Friendly and helpful staff. Recommended

Came across this Japanese restaurant by chance on my visit to Glasgow. Had yakimono with tuna and spicy sauce. The tuna was fried just right. The food overall was absolutely delicious. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. Also great ambience. I would come back at any time.

Lovely staff that were all so kind and helpful

45 minutes to receive our bill while other tables got served much faster!!!!!!!

the food came and the bag had fell through due to poor packaging, the broth has spilled everywhere all over drivers bag and all contents fell on the floor had to be scooped back up into bowl so not to leave in the apartment building. driver was apologetic however not his fault.

Absolutely incredible food! Amazing service! You MUST book in advance, it's very popular (and for good reason!) We were seated within 10 minutes on a busy Saturday after the rugby Came back one year later with the same group of friends, and once again they did not disappoint! Ive been thinking about eating here ever since last year, and I can't wait to come back next year again!

We went last night and this place has went downhill. Waiting staff were not attentive (manager a little more so but still not good enough), with one waitress particularly looking like it was all a chore. Chilli squid started very good, but wish i sent back the tempura - it was not light and looked more like a battered sausage from the chippy - suspect it was twice cooked. DO NOT ORDER! Sashimi was very good; however the service lets this place down, and the lack of standards before releasing food (really annoyed I didn't send back that tempura). The service charge is pointed out, and I think the servers take this for granted and don't try very hard. Like previous reviews we asked for 2 mins to finalise our order and despite the place being a third of capacity, it took 20 mins for the waitress to come back. I won't be back, this place needs to change. Overall for the money, I would not recommend.

We went here for a team lunch today without a booking. There were nine of us and they accommodated us at the one table (until a tenth turned up and we had to split tables but we totally understood) which I thought was great at such short notice. They do a £15.95 lunch deal which many of us took up, 2 courses, and I chose starter and main. The food was lovely as always and the server was friendly and attentive. It's the second time I've been here and always enjoyed it.

Great location. Lovely high ceilings and columns. Think it’s a little cool because of the size but well worth a visit. The menu is extensive. We had the wok pan fried noodles and the temaki. Both were excellent. We then had mango mocci and green tea to finish.

absolutely stunning ramen with a rich and umami broth, just the right amount of spice, and a lovely bouncy noodle. the sushi was impeccable, flavourful, and fresh.

Collected after work to eat on the go on train. Was ideal. Collection really easy. And food still hot after waiting on train arriving. Would recommend!

First time going to Nippon Kitchen and will definitely be back! Food, Staff and Atmosphere were all phenomenal! The servers were very attentive and lovely while serving you, the food itself was amazing, although i have to say my favourite items we had were the Crab Karage and the Chicken Gyoza, but all items were great regardless. The restaurant itself was spotless and the decoration is very nice and relaxed yet still feels quality. All in all, would definitely recommend giving this place a shot :)

We had a lot of difficulty getting the dishes explained to us, not due to the language barrier but because the waitress didn't seem to know much about what she was offering. We asked which spaghetti was suitable for children and he suggested the curry noodles, despite my doubts he insisted that it was enough to ask to remove the chilli pepper, obviously they were very spicy. We had been offered a half portion for the child and instead we ended up paying for it in full, and to be honest the curry noodles were extremely overcooked that they broke when you pulled them up, immersed in a heavy curry sauce that doesn't even sound Japanese. semblance. A bit of fusion is fine, but this was in dubious taste. Even the sushi and sashimi had a bland taste, very unsatisfactory. You can see that the place was once beautiful, with high-quality stucco and wood paneling, but now it has lost its charm and is very dark and a little shabby. We felt like we were spending too much for the quality offered

Great experience, great food and the Sake’s House Flight is a must.

Really good selection of food. Everything we ordered was very tasty and portions were good. Service was fine but could have been more attentive. We spent quite a while waiting for anyone to take our order and saw people coming in and having to stand at the entrance while staff ignored them for several minutes. Not sure if we went on a bad day. Will definitely consider going again to sample more of the menu.

Genial como de costumbre, aunque esta vez algunos de mis langostinos no habían sido veneados correctamente. sus cócteles temáticos eran brillantes como siempre! y el personal muy amable. siempre recomendaría este lugar

Service was not engaging and the servers whilst not unpleasant, seemed to lack any interest in their job and no interaction with customers. One exception was the server who greeted and sat us, he was engaging and helpful. To say service was poor is harsh they just were not happy. This would stop me coming again as this was a birthday treat, which was a flat experience.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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)

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.