Nippon Kitchen in Glasgow City

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!

Delicious food. A wee bit expensive.

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

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.

Never been here before but was recommended by family and I recommend it myself. Great service, great food and the drinks are beautiful. If you love cocktails like me I highly recommend the sunrise fizz. Cheap wee late lunch dinner place

I’m strongly recommended this place!!! We got a soup and it was absolutely delicious!!!

The staff were helpful and the food was amazing

I've been visiting Nippon Kitchen for a good few years and they never fail to impress. Amazing food with a very varied menu. Totally separate vegan menu too. Lovely staff and atmosphere. I'm not in Glasgow regularly these days but this is always my chosen restaurant when visiting

10/10 Jazzie was amazing and so were all the staff

Fantastic place to eat great food. Been here a few times now, but turned up without a booking on a Saturday (my bad) and they managed to find us a table. Brilliant 😊

Top marks for the staff at the restaurant, loses a star for joining the bandwagon of including a Discretionary Gratuity on the bill. It's for us to give for the service provided. On all occasions we've visited, it's been deserved.

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

Food is ace. Lunchtime menu is really reasonably priced as well.

Our server was so friendly and lovely, he really made us laugh and feel welcome. Sometimes seafood can make me feel unwell, but you could tell the quality of the ingredients were excellent and I had no issues. I had the mixed nigiri (egg, sea bass, prawn and tuna) and the duck gyoza, all very tasty. I also tried some of my friend's chicken bento box, which seemed like great value for money as you can try a bit of everything on the menu - the teriyaki chicken in that box was amazing, if I get to come back here I'll have to order that on its own. They also have a separate gluten free menu that has an impressive amount of options.

Loved it. Amazing. Reasonable too

I booked via 5pm, £15.95 for two courses. The place was quiet when I visited with a friend. The service was quick and friendly..The food was nice, I had a salmon dish which had an additional cost attached on set menu. Definitely worthwhile visiting if you enjoy Japanese food. I have been to better Japanese restaurants though.

Lovely place. Staff so friendly, food v special. Worth a visit

I went here for dinner on New Year's Eve wirh a friend. The food was gorgeous, though I think I may have ordered too much as the sushi platter mix was huge. I've been here a few times and love how fresh the fish tastes. The staff are really good, the waitress let us move to a quieter table in the corner and the waiter explained to my friend about the etiquette of serving sake 😀 Will definitely go back as the food and atmosphere are fantastic

This was our favourite place to eat, on special occasions. We would always order the 23 piece sushi platter. Was absolutely amazing every time. Have been coming for almost 3 years now. Sadly they changed the menu and the sushi was barely what it used to be. Standards aren't what they used to be ,food wise. Who adds philadelphia cheese in their sushi and add soy sauce? This was new...and disappointing. Can't go back now as the food isn't as good as it used to be. but it was amazing while it lasted .

Rude staff and terrible service. Messed up our order, didn’t bring us what we asked for and terrible food. Were told that new year’s eve means no one wants to work there so we should just accept bad service. Nice blond girl helped us eventually but would definitely stay away! Reply to owner: you couldn’t see on CCTV (cameras) if one of your waitresses was rude? Maybe cause they don’t record audio….? Advice to anyone reading this: DONT GO, staff is rude and clearly dishonest…

food was excellent, service was quick and great , good soop, really nice atmosphere

Disappointment served tepidly. Sad really. Last visit pre-Covid after many previous enjoyable meals. Perhaps my seafood dishes were yesterday’s remainders just about warmed up. Asahi beer 5* but that’s not the point. It’s not a bar, is it?

The staff were really lovely and attentive, great sushi and excellent drinks menu.

Went on new years, service was not good and staff told me they did not care because it was new years. Food also did not taste good.

Good selection of dishes Excellent service

Great food and fresh salmon, a bit more expensive but the quality is there.

Visited on a whim as seen many times on the bus on the way to work. Given how long there must be doing something right. Good food, great service and an excellent range of beers. Looks like we have more to discover, need to back soon 😁

Nice atmosphere and mediocre food. The rice was very meh and long grain instead of tradition Japanese rice. The food was slightly cold and came in confusing order. Too expensive for the quality of food. £18 for something I could've made for £6 and ate elsewhere for £10. Nice posh place to catch up with a friend but there are certainly many which are better tasting with a more reasonable price and similar upbeat environment.

Starters were amazing, but the main meals weren't as good. My teriyaki chicken was tough, like it had been over cooked. I couldn't eat parts of it, and the sauce was excessive. Overall really nice place and would recommend though.

Great sushi & sake. The chili pepper noodles with beef were amazing!

Delicious food but perfunctory service at best. One of our starters went missing, no apology was given, it was just plonked down on the table once we’d asked the server about its whereabouts. No one asked us how the food was, if we wanted any more drinks etc. They’d forgotten to provide small dipping bowls for soy sauce to have with our sushi, we had to flag down a server and request them. No one told us to enjoy our meal etc. We would expect this level of service at Wagamamas or Yo Sushi but not at a well established Japanese restaurant whose website claims “experience is everything”.

Had the spicy broth soup with udon noodles and chicken this evening as well as the chilli squid. The squid unfortunately had very little taste and was extremely chewy, made worse by the fact that it was lukewarm. The broth soup was incredibly disappointing, it was spicy but had an odd sour tang to it. It tasted more like spicy minestrone. The chicken in the broth was also pretty unappetising and had that slimey soft texture often found when chicken is either cheap or past its best. I was very disappointed as the meal was quite expensive and my last visit a few years back had been decent. The upside however was that the waiter was very friendly and service was prompt.

This place is absolutely brilliant: the service was 10 stars (friendly, quick, helpful) and the food, wow: sashimi to die for, best miso ever, sea bass absolutely perfect… cannot fault it. Will be back no doubt. Hidden gem in Glasgow!

After raving about this place to my parents for a long time we came here tonight for my dad's birthday and was pretty disappointed by everything. When the starters arrived they were lukewarm, the karaage chicken was just dry fried chicken. The gyozas were also lukewarm. The prawns were great though, really fresh and tasty. We let the lukewarm starters slide as we were all starving and these things happen sometimes... however our mains came out and i had ordered the teriyaki chicken which just did not taste right at all. The chicken was either really cheap or off. The sauce was tasty but the taste of the chicken was over powering and off. My mum ordered the katsu chicken which was also lukewarm and dried out, both the chicken and the batter. My dad had the katsu prawn which was really nice though. (prawns in both the starters and main was good)... i would not order anything other than the prawns here if i came here again which i feel now is very unlikely... i doubt i will be back. Expensive bill and the food was not great at all. Not worth it

Reallly pleasant dining experience,staff were attentive food was good.

Great Japanese food. For starter I had Salmon, Tuna and Mackrell sashimi, lovely fresh fish. Main was Spicy broth bowl with chicken, yaki ramen noodles. It was packed full of flavour and heat from the spices.

Waiter was fab, handled our table of 7 so well. Food was delicious and we had a great time.

Food was nice, good selection and good that some of the meat is Halal. I'd have preferred more labelling of items that were halal and also the fact the soy sauce on the table contains alcohol but there's an non alcohol alternative available upon request. Other than that it was a nice meal.

Was my first visit, but definitely not my last. Fresh, tasty food at fair prices and amazing, friendly service. Can't wait to go back!

Went there for a Christmas party and just loved the food and service. Loads of vegetarian options which was good to see (as i am veggie).

I would recommend this restaurant if you happen to be anywhere near Glasgow. If not, I would recommend travelling. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, the restaurant is spacious and well prepared, the atmosphere is just right, last but not least the food is fantastic.

Made the mistake of going out on a Saturday just before Christmas without a reservation, they received a cancellation as we walked through the door and were happy to help. Food was excellent, wish I'd eaten more.

I go to Japanese restaurants often and this one has by far the best Japanese food. I had a Japanese ball with vermicelli noodles and chicken. The seasoning ginger garlic Everything was just so on point. I need to come here again very soon.

Great food, excellent sushi and the chilli udon is a must have!

Amazing food, friendly food, exceptional service🇯🇵 Gluten-free and diary-free options are amazing too.

Absolutely delicious and portions are huge and the service is so friendly, can't wait to come back.

Really good food, the ambience and service was warm.

First time in this restaurant and it was a good experience. Although we booked via 5pm the deal we had was the same as if we had walked off the street. Food was good but not sure if the balance was right between main course choices. One was small the other large, but both were good.

First Japanese restaurant I've been to. Excellent food and portions

Delicious tasty food and friendly service, we will be back :)

Food fabulous as always, went towards the end of a night and the staff obviously couldn't wait to get home so weren't as attentive as usual. Plenty of people still there when we left but we couldn't get a final drink as the bar was shut.

Had a few types of nigiri - fresh , good quality fish in the perfect temperature and not fishy at all- rice was seasoned well.The fish roe nigiri was a bit bitter but the rest were delicious.The staff were lovely and the service was one of the best I’ve seen. Questions about the food were answered in a welcoming and patient way and dietary restrictions were accommodated for (allergies and a swap in soy sauce (for one that doesn’t contain alcohol))- was given a small bowel of warm water to dip my fingers before eating the nigiri. I highly recommend going - will definitely be back again

Food is great, but we visited on a Friday night (advertised as open until 11pm), and were rushed out the restaurant by 10.20pm by staff who clearly couldn’t be bothered to work to time. Disappointed. Don’t think I’ll ‘bother’ to spend my money here again.

Food was lovely, Ewan who was serving us was so nice :)

Amazing dinner with good prices and lovely staff

Great time was had by all (8) ... except the bill!

Came in because we saw that they had a separate vegan menu. We were not disappointed. Chilli vegan stirfry was fantastic and the avocado rolls were nice too. Serving staff were efficient and friendly. House sake was good too. Japanese green tea had free refills which was nice on a cold wet afternoon.

Enjoyable meal in a nice restaurant with a decent environment. Starters were really good and would recommend the sushi and the tempura. Unfortunately our noodles were way to saucy and almost sickeningly sweet. Really enjoyed eating here in the past. And would probably still give it another chance. Just a shame on this occasion.

Food was nice, service was good, but not very happy that they charge 10% compulsory gratuity. I normally tip about 10%, but I like it to be my choice.

Visited with friends recently and had a lovely meal and drinks, great service. They had a separate gluten free menu, which had many dishes on it, also they brought out gluten free soy sauce for me. They seemed to really understand allergens.

Been coming here since the restaurant opened, over 10 years! Love visiting, service is really good and food is great. Would recommend a bento to try a little of everything. The sushi is great and love their tempura. Usually for a lovely Japanese style cocktail too. 😍

Fantastic restaurant great place to go and get some lovely Japanese food

Great experience! Awesome sushi options and my wife liked the chicken bento box.

Great place usually but the set menu for large groups was very disappointing in price and quality. Three members didn't finish their teriyaki dish as the sauce was so unpleasant.

Great food, really helpful staff. Lovely Japanese feeling. Not quite zen but enroute

Delicious food and lovely service, thank you!

Very nice and kind service, very good and very authentic japanese food. This was awesome, we'll be back.

Lovely food and very pleasant staff.

My first visit was with my father and my sister, brilliant food amazing service had duck with rice and those mini seaweed sushi rolls with salmon and mayonnaise and green tea ice-cream. Food was delicious and fresh & they were kind and accommodating to my gluten free needs. Today got for takeaway the mini ones with salmon mayo again and something I hadn't tried before the Moriawase. Again delicious and fresh I would definitely recommend.

Our food was good... seafood gyoza to start (the plan) was good but a bit mushy. Probably because it sat too long waiting to be served. The entrees were both hot and tasty. A chicken shoyu was loaded with chicken and noodles and the broth was excellent. My wife said her chicken ginger noodles was worth ordering again. High compliment from her. Overall, excellent entrees, but a starter gone bad by sloppy service. It's a bank holiday today...you should give them a chance...just for the excellent food.

I got lots of allergies, the staff was very kind and happy to help me decide between their available options. Also, they were able to slightly accommodate a dish i wanted to try. I loved the tuna!

Food only ok, the most painfully slow service I’ve experienced in a long time, despite a mainly empty restaurant the staff were just standing around chatting

The service was really great. Food came in quick, and staff was amazing. Serving size was quite big. Although the place was quite dark.

Always a good time at Nippon - unlimited green tea and the food is to die for, and unparalleled service. 10/10 strongly recommend

Ordered a delivery from here for my sisters birthday. The driver spilled two of the dishes. The restaurant did not help as they said it was an issue with Uber eats and can’t do anything. My order was for 9 people so we had spent quite a lot to have a nice meal which was then ruined. I reordered myself then on Uber eats and it took over an hour for the remaining food to arrive. When I spoke to them on the phone they could have at least tried to help or sped up the second order knowing it was half delivered but the attitude was it’s not my problem.

Fantastic, can highly recommend

Staff were pleasant and efficient, food was spot on and piping hot at table for all 6 of us, presentation was excellent.

It’s yummy food, but only order as you want the food. Otherwise, it’s “Japanese McDonald’s”: they just bring everything you order - entrees, mains… Also very noisy, so think of this place as Japanese fast food, not a restaurant. Good food though!

We were spoilt for choice with the vegan menu! Lovely service and good portions of great food.

This is one of my favourite restaurants. No complaints about the food, always love the teriyaki duck and ramen. Presentation and atmosphere is always superb and I’ve never had issue with service. However, I haven’t been in a while and I’m rather let down that there’s a mandatory tip. I remember there being one just after the lockdown which I thought was fair. Why is there one now? I had thought about leaving one because of the really nice server Ewan only to find that they’d already put on 10% (which is a pretty big tip imo). Mandatory tipping culture has no place in Scotland. What is on the bill should be what I owe and should never include bonuses. It should always be up to the discretion of the customer as an extra thank you (especially considering we’re in a cost of living crisis with less to spend). If you want to pay your staff more then put your menu prices up. I’m sorry but I’m less likely to go here now.

Had a really great meal. The team are so brill, Euan was serving our table and was so nice and welcoming. Thank you.

Get yourself the bento box D and enjoy.

Early table so not to busy. Good and quick service. Food was excellent 👌

Felt the portion sizes are tiny for the price :( went on a date here and had to wait a long time on my food but my bf was served much quicker so he had to awkwardly eat his food while I had to watch until I eventually got mine after he was already finished 😂 would rate a solid 4/10 cause the staff seemed nice !

This is one of our favourite Japanese restaurants. The food is always incredible, and the atmosphere is lovely. Would always recommend the fried rice dishes and the curry udon!