Soho Korean & Japanese Street Food in Newcastle upon Tyne

Went out for my birthday. The service was terrible, waiting over half an hour for anyone to come take our order. There was a couple behind us that came in after us and they had their order taken as they came in. My food was lovely though, enjoyed that. Few of the party said the katsu curry was bland. They didn't bring items that we asked for and we had to ask 3 times for one of our party to even get a tap water. Attitude from the servers wasn't the best at all, and no management in the say anything too. We got the service charge taken off because we complained, which is optional anyways. Unfortunately, I won't be going back.

Omg what a terrible experience slow service waited 20 mins for a waiter. Starters were no written down by staff I never got my maki They took ages to bring a tap water to a member if our party. Said they took service charge (which is optional) off our bill Food was good though

Food is always to the highest quality, relatively fast waiting times, and staff are always extremely attentive.

What a fantastic find! The food was out of this world. We can recommend especially the Takoyaki octopus balls. They were divine and melted in the mouth. We also thoroughly enjoyed the Topokki and Kimchi pancakes, and the udon noodles too... in fact, we really enjoyed every dish we ordered. All freshly prepared and full of flavour, with a lovely ambiance, made all the more special by the super friendly staff! We'll be back :-)

Really enjoyed our meal. Good selection on the menu. I had salmon nigiri and korean spicy lamb. Both were excellent. Spicy means spicy though LOL

We didn't book a table but they found us a place 😁. Food was good and drinks were good too. Music was great and the space was calm yet buzzing. Hope they had some dessert options too.

Lush food, friendly staff, cosy/relaxed vibe.

Delicious yakisoba and beef curry as our mains. Excellent tempura and spring rolls for sides. Loved that rice came with the curry at no extra cost. Friendly, efficient staff. Good range of drinks. Central location and nice ambience.

👤Nice atmosphere and polite staff. ⏱️Food arrived fairly quickly 💰15-20/ pp. I paid £15 for a portion of the rice and pork ramen ✅ Food tasted authentic and was a filling portion size. ❤️Would recommend for the price and quality

No service at this restaurant but they will charge you 10% service charge.

Beautifully made sushi - very fresh! Expensive but high-quality produce. The service was brilliant.

food was 10/10. service was excellent as servers were very nice and attentive. will definitely be back!

Been here loads in the last few months and it’s amazing every time. Fire alarm went off this time, wasn’t a big deal at all - some people thought differently but that’s their problem - we had a lush time and they dropped 10% off the hill for the inconvenience which we’d have happily paid as it was as great as ever, lush scran each and every time. Staff brilliant and food unreal, we’ll be back asap

Currently my fave restaurant! Wish could go more often but live 45 miles away! We always order temaki salmon rolls, the soft shell crab and ox tongue on hot plate. Spicy kimchi ramen and salmon tartare are delicious too. Staff are always friendly and efficient. Considering everything is cooked to order, the wait time is relatively quick. Definitely recommend 👍

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First and last time sadly. Staff miserable. Couldn’t be bothered. We asked if we could order a side of katsu curry sauce as we had ordered too much rice. Said not possible. They sell Katsu Chicken as a main meal. We asked if they can do a side of noodles. They said no. They sell plenty of main dishes with noodles. Spent over £100 while entertaining friend from down south, and a very disappointing evening. Even asked if we could move to a seating booth, rather than a regular table, and told no it was booked (he sounded unsure) - and ten minutes later we see them give it to a walk-in.

Food was pretty decent, service reasonably prompt but very uninspiring and lacklustre..no real interaction or engagement with us, atmosphere felt a little bit canteen like and there were few customers

Our first visit to the restaurant and definitely will return . Incredible mouth watering Asian food, great selection and service with a smile . Definitely have to check it out.

Absolutely amazing food and lovely service. Food came fairly quickly, absolutely delicious with a large menu to select from. 10/10!!

It took +35 min to prepare the food, the music was so loud, no toilet paper at the female rest room, beef gimpap was delicious along with chicken ramen.. other dishes are average

I ordered the beef bulgogi but it has nothing to do with the real bulgogi, it's just some stew with no sauce, very expensive for some random beef. It used to be better. All the food is not cooked asian specific. It's bland and tasteless. Even the rice is tasteless with no salt or condiments

The bulgogi is flavourless, with no actual sauce, just stale marinated beef. Can't even be called bulgogi at that point. The rice tastes dry and old. The beef has been velveted poorly very powdery. A home cooked bulgogi by 90% of people is much better. The beef had a charred flavour(not the good wok kind just tasted bitter burnt). The salmon teriyaki is a lump of stale rice with the tiniest piece of salmon coated in flavourless teriyaki(?) sauce and the rest of the plate is compensated by vegetables that haven't even been cut properly.

I was not allowed in even though the place was empty.

It says it closes at 10pm, i came at 8:42 and they were closing 😀

Not very authentic Japanese dishes. The grilled squid was nicely cooked but had no flavor. Korean pancake lacked flavor as well.

Excellent food and service. Disregard any 2022 reviews. Something has clearly improved. Great flavours and great value with no problems with times.

Outstanding! Eaten here before and invited friends to join us this time. Great food. Great service and never disappoints. The score on trip advisor is wrong. It's just not a true reflection of the quality and value

The staff were really nice, we planned to have food but decided we weren’t hungry so just got some drinks for my brothers graduation. They were very accommodating and even gave us some free sake, which was lovely. Deffo recommend and will come back soon xx

Spectacular food and a great venue. Went with family staff were friendly and food amazing. Thank you Soho

Visited here Sunday afternoon with my partner, we hadn’t booked but got seated straight away. Lovely calm atmosphere, great service really efficient. Food was absolutely great, recommend the chicken katsu curry and chicken ramen. Only feedback is that the wine is quite pricey, what was a ‘large’ glass of sauv blanc was smaller than you expect and felt overpriced at £6.50 for the size, beers and some other drinks are reasonably priced. Overall definitely recommend and we will be back :)

Food was lovely as always and whilst staff friendly the lady that served us was not very knowledgeable about the menu and service was exceedingly slow!

Just visited for the second time. Lovely venue and quality menu. It's definitely worth a visit.

The service and the atmosphere was really nice, but if you have a sensitive stomach I really do not recommend going 😭. I had chicken ramen and some salmon maki and my stomach is killing me 😭😭😭😭😭. The broth to the ramen was not really good and then the people I was with had chicken teriyaki which I wasn’t a major fan of but I think that’s down to opinion. However the waiters were so nice and the place is pretty it just spends what you want from a dining experience

Absolutely sensational, would highly recommend. If you’re a sushi lover then you will love this. Beef teriyaki also not to be missed.

Superb flavours across the menu. If there are 4 at the table order 2 sets and you will be full. Great kimchi bowl. Beautiful stir fry mains. All good

I went along with my son and his friends. We were asked to go down stairs to sit, and after taking orders we were moved upstairs. The food is good , the ambience is poor. Over all service could improve

I recommend SOHO Korean Japanese restaurant anytime for unique, classic cuisine. The staff and environment are excellent! 😁❤️😍

Amazing food, wonderful service, great atmosphere. I went with 2 close friends for a birthday celebration, we had some gorgeous food and a great time. I was so ready for the food the my photos are not as good as usual 😊.

Tasty food. Good portions. Staff is friendly. Got the seafood noodle soup for lunch.

Food delicious... Atmosphere not so good. Only a handful of people sitting at tables.

Ordered via uber eats. The “teriyaki beef” was horrible, deep fried, in an ocean of oil. Incredibly salty and flavourless. Avoid

Used Uber eats to order a birthday meal - we had been wanting to try for a while, perhaps it was good we hadnt...! Food is on the expensive side, but happy to pay for quality....except thats not really what we got. The momos are essentially gyozas - which is dissapointing and also misleading - expecting something steamed only to get something fried. The duck baos were good. Our main issue lies within the 2 curries we ordered - one chicken and one pumpkin katsu. They sent the chicken katsu with the advertised rice and as a curry dish - expect there were bits of undercooked chicken. The pumpkin one however came with no rice or sauce....so we called the restaurant to try and resolve. They said they would send out the full dish and pick up the pumpkin here - perfect - fine. Lady on phone seemed unbothered by undercooked chicken. 35 mins passes - they advise they will not be sending anything out - so the incorrect pumpkin we had actually recieved has now been sat in a tupperware since it left their restaurant an hour and a half ago.....so now cold and soggy? Again...no mention of the undercooked chicken. They have also only mentioned the pumpkin issue to uber- meaning the ticket is now closed and we cannot raise any other issues. Dissapointing - unfortunately couldnt reccomend food or service - which is a shame.

Well priced and really tasty. The bun platter was outstanding and the sushi was really tasty too

First impression, this is a busy restaurant during meal times. There are 2 levels of sitting. The main level which is busy, and the basement, which is kinda sad. Remember to ask for the main level table. Wide range of Japanese and Korean food on the menu and we tried both. Overall, the tastes were pretty authentic. The portion was quite big also, so do ask the staff if you had over ordered. The bulgogi is a bit too dry to my liking but the ramen is on point. Also had some warm sake and I find the price quite comfortable.

i went there two nights (pretty close to each other) and the quality of the unagi (eel) rice dish changed drastically. one night was 5 stars then the next was 3 stars max. the playing sides for the same exact dish were also different. my friend got the beef bulgogi the second night and found it fairly unseasoned. the passion fruit mocktail was amazing both nights.

Amazing food, great customer service. Kimchi to die for would recommend for any occasion.

Love it here top notch food and drink staff were excellent too well worth a visit even got a suprise birthday cake off the staff very much appreciated

Brilliant food and lovely service, they went above and beyond for us and stayed open a bit later so we could eat after an event. Took a preorder over the phone ! Thank you. We loved our food! Great portion sizes. Nice salmon and lovely flavours.

Such a lovely place! Came here on a recommendation and don’t regret it, thanks so much to the server who brought out a free cheesecake and sang happy birthday to my dad on their own accord - such a nice thing to do! Will definitely be returning. 😊

Great friendly staff. Quick service. Food delicious. Turned up, no reservation and the found us a table.

Great place to visit, friend staff lovely food, we will be back again

Tough one. My ramen was a bit underwhelming – really bland, just a tiny bit of pork and bulked up with tinned sweetcorn. BUT my friend had the beef teriyaki and that was incredible. Loads of tender beef, hot sticky rice, just the right amount of heat etc. Other reviewers have mentioned the loud music which is a bit much but they did turn it down when we asked. Prices very reasonable so I’ll go back for the super beef.

Absolutely loved this place. Great food, service and atmosphere. We are so lucky to live close by, can't wait to go back!

Unagi rice bowl was mediocre, the chicken wings were so bad, it tasted like the chicken was cooked ages ago and it was only reheated. Not crunch, not crispy, was super super soggy.

The staff here has never been very nice, but today they were straight-up awful. Once we ordered our food, the waiter came back and told us we had to change our order because the kitchen was busy and it would take too long to make what we wanted. We have been coming here forever and we've never had a problem with this dish before. The manager lady got all pissy and just turned her back on me and walked away. Then, they brought out everyone else's food, but mine was nowhere to be seen. I waited for like 5 minutes and then I asked about my order and was told the kitchen was still making it. I asked to speak to the manager who did not come to see me. When my food was ready, the waiter just threw my plate on the table without even looking at me. I was so offended, and they didn't even have the decency to apologize. Honestly, I've never come across such a rude staff in my life. But, at least the food was good, I guess.

Nice food and good portions. Kimche pancakes were very tasy

Lunch with my daughter. Really fab food; recommend the Bill Gum Bap & Soba Pork. Good prices. Good service. Food arrived quickly.

Fantastic food and great staff.

Excellent lunch at Soho. Party of 4, had starters, mains and dessert with drinks. All food and drink was first class. Service was excellent too and great value for money. Will definitely return 👍

We came for my partners birthday and we had a fabulous time. The food was amazing, atmosphere was lovely from the music to the overall decor so welcoming and a really lovely place to be so thank you! We would definitely recommend thank you so much for making our night so special!

The food was really not good and over priced, the kimchi stew didn’t have any kimchi in it it was just a spicy stew with no flavor ;(, I also ordered del dragon sushi and that too wasn’t good, rip bbq was just ok, the only good dish was chicken ramen only… I drove all the way to this place based on reviews said that the food is good and disappointedly it was not at all

Felt expensive. I would stick to the grill. Probably book in advance. - King prawns (BBQ on sizzling plate) looked impressive, but even though they butterflied them, they left the poop sac in so they were bitter. Not worth £14. - chicken wings had the inconsistent temperature distribution and fall-off-the-bone texture of wings that had been reheated in a microwave. Gochujang flavours were great though. - spicy lamb noodles were alright. The lamb was tender but I’d have preferred thinner noodles. - The nigiri platter was nice but the wasabi tasted cheap, the ginger wasn’t great and there wasn’t premium soy sauce.

Food was great and lots of it. Staff really friendly.

A most pleasurable dinning experience

Great atmosphere and staff were great and nothing was too much trouble. We had the set meal which was very tasty and lots of it! Well worth a visit

Incredible mouth watering Asian food, great selection and speedy service. The wine was also lovely for such a reasonable price! Definitely have to check it out.

We ate here last night and although the food was lovely the service was terrible. We were sat at a table next to a speaker that was blasting music, to the point we couldn’t hear each other talk. I had to ask for it to be turned down. The doors were also wide open where we sat which made it very cold. Two of us ordered a set menu and the other two a small plate for starter and then mains. At first, both small plates arrived with both mains. We asked them to take the mains back so they could eat the starters. About 15-20 minutes later the first part of the set menu arrived, which meant the other two guests had finished their starters. This theme repeated when the mains arrived for the other two guests but the main part of the set menu didn’t arrive until the other two guests had finished their mains. This meant throughout the meal, only half the table was eating at a time. At one point I asked if they could check when the rest of the set menu would come and the person never came back to tell me. We were also never offered extra drinks, we had to flag someone down to ask. The same for cutlery, one person was sat with their starter for a while before we could flag someone down to ask for it. The food was really tasty but unfortunately the service really let the meal down and would prevent me returning.

The restaurant is clean and visually appealing- really nicely decorated, you definitely can feel like you are in a higher end restaurant and it is a very pleasant experience simply just sitting at the table. When it comes to prices, the menu offers cheap and affordable options which is greatly appreciated as it can fit all budgets. What caught my attention was the intriguing fact that this restaurant offers a split menu with Japanese and Korean food which is a nice option to have in Newcastle when you can't decide which cuisine you would rather enjoy that day. Another reason this restaurant caught my attention was because they have Ja Jang Myun on their menu, which in my experience is a difficult find. Despite this fact, I have actually not ordered this meal during my visit and have instead ordered Yuk Gae Jang and a Tuna Temaki Roll which are both pictured in my photo. The soup has stayed hot for very long and it made me fall behind when eating this dish so the company I had with me had to sit there waiting for me to finish- even so, I had to take the rest of the meal back home. The soup did taste nice, not as flavourful as I wanted it to be but the spiciness level was pleasant as it was not the type that you need to chug milk after. The temaki was also tasty and fresh but I feel like it could be more flavourful in some ways. I have not come back yet to this restaurant despite the pleasant experience, however, writing this review has made me wonder why haven't I visited again? Unable to find a reason as to why I decided I definitely will be coming back soon to try the other dishes their menu has to offer and I am looking forward to it.

Service was alright and the atmosphere was ok but the food wasn't very good. It was prenstented well, but lacked seasoning and flavour,the sushi wasn't fresh. It was not as authentic as it claimed to be, which was evident by the clientele. An overall disappointing experience.

Had a table booked for 6pm, had to wait ten minutes for it to be ready and then ordered five meals straight away with a member of staff, from the table. By 6.50 we asked when it would be ready and explained that if it didn't arrive soon we would have to go as we were on our way to a football match. We were told our order would be the next out of the kitchen - which it wasn't as I could see other orders coming out of the kitchen door. When we were eventually served, over an hour after we had arrived, only three of the five meals we had ordered arrived! There was no explanation why, no apology and no attempt to rectify this. Appalling situation. I feel sorry for the staff as it was very busy, but the restaurant should not take bookings for diners on match days if they cant cope with high volumes. The staff were running round like headless chickens - I watched one waiter carry a plate of soft shell crab around the place and in / out of the kitchen three times before finding the right table. The table next to us were given a random starter they hadn't ordered but did not get their mains, again with no explanation. Never again ...

Good food and service was great. A bit costly though.

Love this place, it never disappoints!

Great place to eat in the city for those that like Korean and Japanese food. We had very good service and amazing food for a very decent price.

Excellent restaurant in a good central location in Newcastle. Menu includes the usual things like Teriyaki but lots of other interesting Japanese and Korean dishes. I opted for the Korean grilled squid which was excellent, perfectly cooked and a generous amount. Great value for money, great food and service.

Come here all the time with my partner and occasionally birthday dinners with friends. Lovely place, lovely staff and amazing food.

Food is horrendou, the seafood platter is a complete rip off, dont waste your time and money

The place looked clean. Waiters were helpful and discrete. Location is easy enough to get to from Eldon square and from any of the Multistory carparks. My friend who came with me will probably have noticed I was not overly excited over the food. Maybe we were chatting too much - but the food was cold when I started to eat it. Perhaps it's my ignorance, that Japanese/Koreans don't have their food piping hot. It was "nice" enough, but for the price, I wanted to be amazed. This was not amazing! It was "good enough" so as not to be "bad." The Sake (£2.50 for 25ml) was over rated; it was like a whisky that's gone moldy; not a fan. The grilled squid, whilst tasting grilled, lacked taste in the sauces that accompanied it. The sushi - was poor; didn't excite me at all. And the Miso Soup was bland; and was in very small bowls. All the portions were small. No salt too - and poorly seasoned. I will not be coming back - sorry. My friend loves this place, but my Filipino mam can make better squid and miso soup. Why pay the money for something inferior to home cooking?

Brilliant service with excellent food!!

I would like to give this a higher rating, but the seafood dish was meagre in the seafood it contained - perhaps trying to keep prices down is affecting portion size - and the pork dish needed more attention to the cutting up of the pork, unless that is, Koreans expect long stringy lengths of meat? Some dishes are very spicy, and unlike many sub-continent restaurants there is no menu symbol to indicate how how the dishes are. Staff were friendly and service was speedy, although it took a bit of time before anyone noticed us and came to take us to a table. It was also odd to be asked if we had booked in a restaurant where few tables were occupied either when we arrived or during the whole of our stay. I would give it another go, my companion might not be so willing to do so.

Food was really, really good. Our waitress was lovely, it was however a match day and the noise in the restaurant was phenomenal and not helped by the background music. Interestingly they switched the music off once everyone left and it was really nice. I would definitely go back but never again on a match day

Lovely restaurant, nice atmosphere, busy for an early Monday night so that’s always a good sign. Staff were friendly, food was nice. Overall a good experience and we would return

Loved the Chicken Katsu Curry! The atmosphere inside feels like a high-end restaurant, and the friendly staff make the experience even better. While the waiting time can be a bit long and despite being slightly pricy, the overall experience makes it absolutely worth it! The chicken and beef are halal which is wonderful. Been a few times, would recommend!

The korean noodles were fantastic. I am going to come back the next week again. The waitress was nice and lool after us all the time.

A quick early meal required. Walk-in and quickly sat down. Ordered the meat platter meal. Food good, service a little slow. Bathrooms need some TLC. Slightly disappointed.

Never eating here again. My friend was served raw chicken with her ramen and when asked for it to be re made, the waiter didn’t apologise. The new dish came back with the wrong noodles and the chicken still raw. When bringing this up the waiter didn’t apologise again and just suggested we cancel the order instead of getting a new one? I woke up the next day with food poisoning. It was also very hard to get ahold of a server when needing assistance and they missed off a starter we had ordered.

Ordered Koran beef stew. It tasted very nice but a little oily. Chief complaint but a major one!!! Please advise customers that the dish is extremely hot. I burned my lips and tongue on the first bite and I still have a blister on the roof of my mouth ten hours later!!! Totally unacceptable. I’ve never had that experience in any restaurant I’ve visited ever. Horrific. Not recommended. Please ward customers if you are serving dishes that are extremely hot.

Went around 3pm on a weekday. Was very quiet inside with only 2 tables of guests. Food was decent for the price. Lady did only manage to eat half of her dish, as there was a lot of rice. Will try this place again maybe in evening. Staff were mainly sat around at a table chatting and playing on phone since it was quiet.

Amazing food, service friendly and helpful. Brilliant value for the quality of food.

Bit of a waste of money, just bad food, one to skip

AVOID! The food was flavourless with no salt and seasoning. Tasted stale!

Attended here with my wife and another couple. It was the night of the Sam Fender gig and the bar was packed, but we found a table downstairs and when the servers got time to come and attend as they were very pleasant. They had a good range of beers and some nice cocktails. We shared a seafood platter, teriyaki beef, chicken noodles and some miso soup. Generally the food was very good. I wouldn’t necessarily say it was excellent, but each of the individual components on the seafood platter were really tasty. There was this grilled barbecue octopus which was really delicious. Also, as per other reviews, the scallops and the soft shell crab were both really good too! All in all, I would definitely attend again lunch or dinner!

On arrival we were put into a small corner by the bar, where we had the phone ringing in our ear all night with a wobbly table and wobbly chairs. My girlfriend ordered a ramen which was nice, and I ordered the ribeye steak medium-rare which came well-done and dry, with no flavour. The rice was tasty but was such a small portion that after the rice and a steak I had to get a pizza from tesco on the way home. We also ordered sushi that came way after we finished our meal, which looked and tasted like it had been sat out for hours. The wine was as expected and reasonably priced, and there was a good atmosphere. I'm willing to put it down to a bad day because most of the reviews are stellar but I left very disappointed and probably won't bother coming back.

Food was disappointing. It lacked flavor. Service wasn't great either. Their quality has gone down.

Ordered drinks and food at the same time. After half an hour I asked where the drinks were and I was told they’d be straight over. 15 minutes later, still no sign of them. 2 starters came, but by the time we had been there an hour, still no drinks despite asking. We paid for the two starters then left. Shocking service.

Amazing food and certainly don't skimp on portions was really good

My daughter and I went to Soho for dinner to see what it was like. We had the dumplings as a starter with a cocktail each, followed by beef sizzling BBQ and pork sizzling BBQ with rice and kimchi on the side. We thoroughly enjoyed all of it. We both remarked on how tender both beef and pork were. Looking forward to returning to try other things on the menu.

The entire experience was special. The welcome, the service and food all top class. You have to try it!

I'd like this review to be useful and easily readable, so I'll write in bullet points: - We, a party of two 30-year-olds, visited on a quiet Wednesday evening (18:00) - Only 2 other tables occupied on arrival - Venue was very loud, we had to move table and it was still too loud - Waiter was suuuper moody, but we don't hold that against him - The order: Spicy Pork Belly Ramen (x2)- broth had zero flavour, noodles were completely waterlogged, mushy Prawn Tempura - crisp, the sauce was good, straight from a bottle, useless half a cucumber on the plate, however Takoyaki - undercooked, raw inside, octopus was the size of a grain of rice, somewhat saved by the sauce, again - straight from a bottle Kimchi Set - cucumber and radish dishes were fine, chilled and quite plain, but the cabbage was warm, and tasted and smelled very bad I have both lived in and travelled Japan and South Korea extensively and can confidently say that this is a very poor representation of their respective dishes. The cabbage kimchi should not be sold like that, it was disgusting. I'm still on the hunt for decent ramen in Newcastle.

We actually had 3 lunches here in the same week. The place has a nice atmosphere and the staff were friendly. The food arrived in good time and was superb, also well priced we though, especially the Korean Ribs as there was such a generous portion. We had a mix of Japanese and Korean dishes - all excellent. Will be back again!

Lovely clean place with friendly, efficient staff, food was lovely and reasonably priced. Good stuff!