Shijo in Newcastle upon Tyne

Amazing food and amazing chef Edu.

Brilliant food,brilliant people, brilliant service. Shout out to tiger brilliant man always making a bad day into a good one :)

Always came here after uni, the staff arw always so friendly. The service is really nice and I always I’m very full after the meal.

I come here often over work and the staff are always friendly. The chef has an especially good sense of humor, often joking with me about asking for no sweetcorn (but always makes the food just how I like, brilliant guy). Mistakes do happen occasionally but the staff are more than happy to remake food. Prices are amazing-I get my beef miso udon with dorayaki and a drink super cheap (under £15), great for a nice hot dinner after an exhausting day when I don't have the energy to cook. Food has gotten wayyyyy better and way more variety since I first came here in first year of uni too! (2021) I used to think it wasn't worth the praise everyone gave but they've definitely earned it since.

Good food and generous portion. Friendly staff

Great place and wonderful, fresh food. Very reasonable price. The staff there are lovely as well. I would 100% recommend

I recently visited Shijo and was genuinely impressed! I ordered the chicken katsu curry and it completely hit the spot perfectly crispy chicken, rich and flavourful curry sauce, and a generous portion size. It’s easily one of the best katsu curries I’ve had in the city. On top of that, the meal was incredibly affordable, especially given the quality. The vibe inside the restaurant was cozy and inviting, and the staff were friendly and efficient. I’ll definitely be coming back

Bobby dazzla shout out to the bossman

Best katsu curry in Newcastle, my go to spot for Asian food🔥

I’ve been going to Shijo’s for 10 years now & those years have been the best value for money on food & take-away with a variety of choice. Highly recommend the Takoyaki Katsu Curry to anyone in the Newcastle area & the best £12 you’ll ever spend

Honestly can’t describe how good the food, atmosphere . Come here almost everytime I’m in town. Definitely recommended

Great service, great food. Thank you Tiger for the good will gesture.

Great food with an even greater service 100% recommend

Staff are super friendly and quick literally the best of everything love it here

Brilliant food and friendly staff

The BEST katsu you will find I Newcastle!! Amazing value as well, and very friendly staff. Would give 6 stars if I could

Tiger was amazing! The food and staff is so great I always come back!

The ultimate reward is a visit to Shijo, I could graduate and be happy coming here.

Tiger was extremely professional,food was lovely and the service was excellent all the family agreed on that we text our friend and family to let the know about ur business and we definitely going to be coming to ask Tiger to make us more lovely food.

Great service and food. Thanks Taiga for his great service.

Great food, and very welcoming staff (especially Taiga)

Very nice place with great food and staff.

The chef is a TIGER in the kitchen and the vegan options are simply incredible. We literally come every week!

Great food, reasonable prices and great friendly staff! 5*****

Incredible selection of meals at, all at a good price. Highly attentive and welcoming staff, and consistent great food quality. I will always enjoy coming in for the Spicy Beef Udon.

Absolutely beautiful tiger food very good

Really nice food and friendly staff, close to the uni too so its one of my fave spots :)

The food is great with a relatively low price and I really like the ramen that they have is really nice

Food is amazing along with their exceptional service. Prompts to the beautiful tiger

Always great and quick food and service

I love shijo and I've been coming here for food for a while now but recently I keep being served the wrong order. I always get the same thing (pumpkin yakisoba <3) but the past few months I've been, ill get given pumpkin katsu curry with rice instead, which is still a great dish but not what I asked for and could be an issue if I had certain dietary requirements (thankfully I still get given pumpkin and not meat). It's not a huge issue but as someone who is a creature of habit and distressed by change its making it harder for me to come back here for food. everything else is pretty awesome though

All talk am I? Well i'd like to say this was a good meal. Good vibes, good food cool drawings. comin fo those spring rolls x

Ordered from here on Uber. They are a 10/10 customer service also. Hate to mention they forgot to pack an item but offered free meals and drinks upon arrival. Once got back the food was excellent. The hotpot was 9/10 which is good for the UK. Curry was (perfect) Amazing spring rolls Bao bun is to die for. And free water in the order which is unlikely from takeaways! Thank you!

Tried it after a my best friend has been recommending it to me for ages… Amazing food and staff, lovely atmosphere and pretty good prices

Great prices, lovely food and staff! Tiger was so nice :))

Love the music, the atmosphere and the food.

I highly recommend this business. Best one around the town. Newcastle upon Tyne.

Very lovely place with lovely food, the staff are sooo amazing as well! Highly recommend if looking for a place to chill :)

staff are absolutely lovely the food smells and tastes amazing couldn’t recommend another place in the city centre to grab a bite. Tiger

The food is so Zaap, bro. Mr. Tiger's energy makes this restaurant crazy warm welcome 🔥🔥🔥

Cheap and delicious foods. Friendly and energetic staffs. Lively atmosphere. TIGER! 🐯

it is nice food and nice service Tiger Thanks bro

Best Chicken katsu curry you will get in the toon and for how quick you get it. Lovely staff highly Recommend. And also the rice is the best rice i have personally ever had.

This is the food amazing stuff or so kind definitely would recommend

Great vibe great food good potions and great value for money and a lot healthier than a kfc or McDonalds for your gut and your pocket meals around 8 .50 upwards

Been to Shijo many times, food was class as always and Tiger providing unreal service as usual, what a guy 🐯

Trusted from many of my close friends ordering from here decided to try it myself Staff were really polite and helped explain dishes Nice young guy called tyga helped me choose something he recommended So me and my girlfriend ordered same thing Portions were good sizes Food was super tasty and priced well Honestly more then happy to order from here again I recommend trying it definitely

Lovely staff and delicious, quick food. Highly recommend!

I've been coming to Shijo for some time now so I suppose I've become somewhat of a regular! I'm always treated warmly and always treated to extra portions, most recently I was given a Katsu Curry dish comprised of spring rolls, battered chicken, beef, egg, rice, carrots and green beans all for the insanely low cost of £7!! Could not recommend this place enough, get yourself down there for some of the most delicious food in all of Newcastle! :)

Food is amazing. Tiger is a top top guy!

Food is top tier. Tiger is the goat 🐐

First time trying here tonight after it has been highly rated by my husband back in his student days and it did not disappoint! I went just before closing on my way home and they had already shut the tills but were super friendly and helpful. Food was delicious and you get a lot for your money!

I was there yesterday and had the best ramen ever! The staff are so friendly and the food was gorgeous! 🙂

Located in the Haymarket area, Shijo is a small eatery popular among students. It offers a concise menu with items priced around £5. While not necessarily authentic Japanese cuisine, it provides a quick and affordable lunch option. The chicken katsu curry is a customer favorite, featuring freshly fried chicken with a generous portion of rice. However, some reviews suggest that the menu could benefit from more variety and authentic flavors.

Kastu Chicken Curry is chicken cooked in a rich, spicy gravy. The balance of heat and savory flavors is perfect, making it a delicious choice for curry lovers. Absolutely satisfying! Thanks staff

The Katsu Curry with beef and with crispy chicken and a rich, flavorful curry. The portion is generous, and the service is quick and friendly, making it a perfect spot for a satisfying, speedy meal. Thanks kwan

Great value quality food. Ideal for a quick hearty lunch. Tiger chef 👌🏽

New favourite spot in Newcastle. Service was excellent, the staff were ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. The katsu curry:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The mono bun:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The takoyaki:⭐⭐⭐⭐ Atmosphere was insanely cool. I even drew a picture of chopper on a post it note and stuck it on the left side. Atmosphere:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Definitely coming back

New customer here. Absolutely love the food and the customer service. Really friendly and welcoming. Chef Tiger

It’s a good to for a quick meal, always great service from tiger.

I went to Shijo around 5 PM on Thursday. As a vegetarian, I asked the staff at the counter about the student deal for vegetarian gyoza. However, the employee gave me a chicken one instead. He seemed more focused on chatting with a friend than paying attention to my order. When I returned the bowl and informed him that it contained chicken, he simply removed the top layer and handed me back the same bowl of rice, which was already contaminated with meat. This behavior is completely unacceptable and shows a lack of respect for customers. He looks like Thai / Chinese. I would like the manager to make note of it .

Downfall of the century. I miss getting actual chicken when ordering a Chicken Katsu Donburi as opposed to whatever slop you get nowadays. The vegetables are a downgrade too. Stay clear. Whoever owns the google page seems to like to get sassy too with their replies, why not use the effort to get your food back up to quality standards instead?

If my customers repeatedly told me a key ingredient sucked, I'd apologise and try to fix it. Rather than engaging with genuine feedback, you resort to condescension. Picking fights and dismissing paying customers experiences as “hiding behind a keyboard” is a pretty poor look. If this is how you handle criticism, it’s no surprise the food reflects the same lack of care. Improve your attitude - and your menu.

Love the pork belly miso noodle soup and takoyaki so much, perfect spot 🩵

Great looking, authentic Japanese curry shop vibe to it, quick service and comfortable, let down by the garbage food - their idea of Chicken Katsu is a processed battered chicken dipper, the sauce tipped a bit on the sweet side..

Food was incredibly soggy and incredibly sweet. I had the teriyaki chicken and rice. Insane amount of fat. More fat than chicken. When I seen how the chicken was prepared I was shocked to see bags. Small bags heated up in the microwave. This resulted in me throwing up after I left the place. Would never ever recommend this to anyone

Iba allí para recogerlo ayer por la mañana 10: 30 pero la puerta está cerrada, y después de 5 minutos alguien vino y abrió la puerta este tipo se comportó muy raiz comida era tan görebil

Ordered chicken katsu curry and it was amazing! Very generous portion for £7. Vegetables were fresh and nicely cooked, rice was cooked good too. The breaded chicken + katsu curry is one of the nicest I have tasted in a long time and would definitely get it again. Very nice and fun inside too, staff polite and friendly. Overall would highly recommend!

Katsu curry is still an all time favourite!

Really nice atmosphere and friendly staff. I had the beef teriyaki, which was very tasty. The steamed vegetables created a nice healthy feel, but would’ve preferred some seasoning with it. Perfect portion size and atmosphere; would come again!

Lovely little place to eat. Saw it when passing and decided it looked like a good place to get some low calorie food. Menu isn't huge.. But there is plenty of variety. Cost is really good! With portion sizes being very generous. Very tasty food at a great price. Will be going back. Highly recommended

I have ordered from here 15+ times and it is absolutely wonderful. The quality is always perfect, and delicious. The desserts they give you as part of your meal are my personal favourite! The staff is the kindest staff I have ever come across and I cannot wait to keep ordering from here :) also comes extremely quick!!! very cheap!!

Esto es para el 'Shijo' en el Sindicato Universitario: evitar a toda costa. El personal no tenía ni idea, tomaron la orden 3 veces y cada vez volvió después de 5 minutos para decir que se habían agotado. Cuando la comida llegó después de 25 minutos (y después de que un miembro del personal se había ido) estaba mal y era vil. Lo envasamos ya que nunca había probado tal 'pasado es mejor' grumos grasos de 'aves de corral' hervidas, no era comestible. Como la dirección de correo electrónico de Shijo está rota, su línea telefónica desconectada, y la otra tienda en Haymarket está cerrada, voy a arriesgarme y adivinar que oficialmente Shijo ya no está corriendo, y que alguien está iluminando la sucursal de la Unión como una compañía zombi. El próximo trabajo es llamar a Salud Ambiental, su anunciada calificación '5' es claramente una obra de ficción.

Tried this place for a quick bite, great food, great atmosphere. There's loads to choose from on the menu, I played safe and went with katsu chicken and rice, I wasn't disappointed, I just wished I made it into town more often. Very informal, I'd highly recommend.

The food was absolutely amazing, well worth the price. Order came on time and was still warm

First time eating here today. I ordered the Beef Yakisoba and it was amazing. I ordered it to go, but was still hot when I got home. Full of flavour, beef was tender and practically fell apart, fresh vegetables, noodles were well flavoured too by the sauce. I will 100% be going back to try other menu items.

I originally wrote this review 7 years ago, saying how great shijo is but unfortunately has dropped in standard drastically. The last couple of times I have been the food has been terrible and therefore will not be returning though this was one of my favourite lunch spots. Initally got the chicken katsu with the chicken so hard it was inedible and the most recent time getting the pumkin katsu in which the pumkin was cooked on one side of the batter and white raw on the other, which I can only assume this came from deep frying two frozen ones stuck together? On top of this the shop looks very run down and grubby as well as while waiting in the queue heard the cooks complaining that the beef had accidently been undercooked in multiple of the meals which is pretty off putting. Real shame, hope they lift up the standards soon

It was a lovely visit the taste was good ordered seafood temp yakisoba

Great and cheap place to eat. One of the waitresses even gifted my friend and I a bottle of water (seeing that one of us was coughing) as we didn't have cash to pay. Really kind gesture! Definitely will return!

My beef curry was great,proper brasing beef and had some squid and pork balls excellent, a tea.my good friend Ryan had chicken katsu,hmm reformed chicken strips not good at all .chicken nugget feel to it.i was over the moon he was a bit miffed,I look forward to eating the beef curry again 🍻

If we could have got a table we would've had more, got veg gyozas and they were really tasty. 👍

Ordered tofu teriyaki there. There was barely any sauce at all which also wasn't teriyaki, the beans and carrots were out of the freezer and didn't taste like anything, just watery. The tofu was okay but it was like 90% breading. My friends also had to wait way longer for their food than me, for about 15 minutes. As they apparently were out of tofu after I had ordered, my friend had to pick dyoza instead... she also received rice instead of noodles though, so she ended up with an entirely different dish than she had ordered.

Great food and quick, friendly service makes it an excellent place for a meal when you’re on the go.

Super cosy place, the food was so nice! I got the chicken katsu donburi and sides of chicken wings. The dons were flavoursome and the wings are soft and juicy! 4 chicken wings were £7 but worth it! The dons were £6 each as it was a special offer if paid by cash. Thoroughly recommend, the staff are very friendly and informative too!

Gave me free springrolls what a guy

Incredible customer service. Ordered through Uber and they left with only half the food! The restauranteur personally delivered our remaining food when Uber refused to help. Can't overstate how lovely they were.

Chicken was inedible, vegetables looked like they came from frozen. Only half decent thing was the sling rolls.

Wonderful oriental food, more than fair prices, and attentive staff. I will definitely come back every chance I get to have lunch here. The beef noodles were one of the best dishes I've ever had in my life. I highly recommend it to everyone passing through Newcastle.

Visited Saturday morning. Food was served quick and was way better than expected, server was friendly. Would go back any time I'm in town

Been going to this gem for years now and it's so damn good, it can get really busy though and it's quite a small place but man it's worth the wait.

El chili de pollo Ramen estaba muy bueno incluso si el caldo no era 100 % de mi gusto. Sin embargo, parecía que la mayoría de las personas estaban consiguiendo curry, así que tendrá que intentarlo la próxima vez!

If you want a chicken katsu curry I would maybe go somewhere else because for the same price I think you could get much better. The rice isn't the nice short grain sticky rice and the chicken was so bad I couldn't eat it all. The sauce itself is nice but the chicken isn't properly breaded or anything it's just these battered chicken nugget type things. The batter was really stodgy and weird textured and I thought maybe I'd been given the wrong thing because the chicken didn't really taste right. Considering its in city centre you could probably get better elsewhere

Bust little sit in or takeaway restaurant, used a lot by students and shoppers. Ideal as its located within Haymarket metro station.

Tasty, vegan options, good value, friendly service :) Also we didn’t realise until after we left that we sat inside to eat when technically they were only open for delivery. Sorry!

chicken in teriyaki looked undercooked, spring rolls were soggy, food was over 1h later than original time stated of 17:55 by arriving at 19:00. pricing was okay, delivery driver was good, however food left a lot to be desired and was deemed inedible by the time I finally received it. Not worth visiting again, won't be coming back

Customer Service has really gone down hill and so has the quality of food. Real shame as this was my favourite place, but last time I was there I waited to order, and when the male worker came to ask for my order, the female worker shouted at him and for some reason made a point to ignore me and the long cue that was forming. They seemed very focussed on the deliveroo orders they were packing. Which is fine, but maybe speak to the customers and not ignore them. It just felt really insulting. The female worker has been quite rude to me in the past, but I didn't mind it before as it felt more like boredom rather than maliciousness. For some reason on this day it really hit me hard, especially as it felt she was purposefully ignoring me as I was right at the front waiting - no eye contact, no "sorry, we're really busy, we'll be a few moments" - this stuff feels so basic in terms of customer service. I walked out in the end pretty upset & feeling like a POS. Food-wise, tastes great, but there is a miniscule amount of vegetables these days with a ridiculous amount of rice and not much sauce sometimes. Not particularly consistent either in flavour as I usually only get one of two dishes. Not sure what has happened to the business, but wish it was like before.

Asked if the prawns are fried in the same oil as all the other stuff (chicken, meat, pork, etc.) and the workers in Haymarket said yes. Then went and asked on northumbria uni campus Shijos and they said yes and then said no. Then they said they will have a meeting etc and let us know. Just felt really dodgy with the differing answers lost my trust a little bit and now go to Kato where they ensure that their halal and fish products are stored, prepared and cooked seperately without me having to probe into it. Felt more trustworthy. No good saying X dish is halal when it's cooked in the same oil as pork and other non-halal meats! And then not agreeing on whether or not it's cooked in the same oil... just felt like they'd end up lying and saying they cook it seperate when they don't. Also the breadcrumb is not the same consistency but Kato was panko. Not just about the religious dietary requirements but imagine someone is allergic to prawn and then they eat meat prepared and fried in the same oil as prawn. Could cause a serious allergic reaction. Would love some confirmation/evidence about this issue and more confidence in the workers and if things are right then I'd update this review and maybe even go back there!

Love this place. Friendly staff and delicious food. Great that there are vegan options. Decent sized portion. No loo as it's a small place.

The service was great but the food tasted like premade stuff and was served with a wooden fork

Quality went down drastically lately. I have ordered a miso soup and the server had no idea what I want (there is a photo of it on their wall I was pointing to), managing to serve me some sort of beef soup with spaghetti masquerading as ramen. Frozen day old stuff. Sad. Avoid.