Taro in Camden

I recently ate at Taro and was disappointed—the salmon was off. It had a bad smell and tasted spoiled, which is never what you want, especially with seafood. The staff was friendly and replaced it quickly, but it really took away from the experience. I’d hoped for a great meal, but freshness is a must. Hopefully, this was just a one-off issue.

Amazing food and great service !

So yummy, felt like I was back in Japan. Service was excellent

Delicious food at a great price! Brilliant service

Prawn/veg tempuras, nasu, yakitori, katsu curry, teriyaki foods, noodles and soups and they sushi sushi sushi are soooo good 😋😋😋 Love they service and energy. Highly recommend this restaurant.

We ordered both the prawn tempera set and the sashimi set for lunch and they were soooo good. Didn't have a photo for the latter because we dug in too quickly. 😋

We had the tofu bibimbap and the seabass bento box. All nice and a good price.

Best restaurant, freshest sushi in the area to an amazingly high standard. Can’t recommend more and it deserves so much love!

I used to come quite often when I lived in the area. Came after a while. I would suggest sticking with the sushi and sashimi. This is very nice. I had the tempura soba this time which consisted of buckwheat noodles (brown) in soup with 2 X tempura prawn and vegetables. It was nice, big portion and freshly made but I definitely prefer the sushi and sashimi here. The green tea is always welcome (not included and you need to pay for it). Clean. Staff are generally pleasant but could be friendlier. If you are in the area, then yes I would recommend but don't make a special trip.

I used to come quite often when I lived in the area. Came after a while. I would suggest sticking with the sushi and sashimi. This is very nice. I had the tempura soba this time which consisted of buckwheat noodles (brown) in soup with 2 X tempura prawn and vegetables. It was nice, big portion and freshly made but I definitely prefer the sushi and sashimi here. The green tea is always welcome (not included and you need to pay for it). Clean. Staff are generally pleasant but could be friendlier. If you are in the area, then yes I would recommend but don't make a special trip.

Lovely cosy place with amazing food . The gyoza was delicious , we had the salmon flakes on rice absolutely brilliant.

I am currently traveling for work so I went here on my own. Staff were very accommodating and friendly, the vibe of the restaurant was excellent and the food was incredible! I can see why it's been around for 30 years!

After our regular Chinese restaurant in Finchley Road closed down, my group of 4-5 friends began the search for a new spot for our weekly Wednesday get-togethers. Among the many options available, we settled on Taro because they were willing to accommodate us even after 10 pm. During our two visits, we decided to skip the sushi and opted for the main dishes instead. We tried the Chicken Ramen, Seafood Yakisoba, Chicken Katsu Curry, and Tempura Soba, and were not disappointed. The portions were generous, and the prices were reasonable. We were pleasantly surprised by the speedy service at Taro. Our food arrived quickly, and the staff was attentive to our needs. In terms of taste, we all agreed that the dishes were fantastic. Even those among us who claimed to be knowledgeable about Japanese food had only good things to say about Taro. All in all, we were very pleased with our experience at Taro and will definitely be returning. It was refreshing to find a restaurant that offered such quality food and service at a reasonable price.

Family style restaurant, very good ingredients. Not fancy but honest, tasty and healthy food.

I've been going to Taro for years, it's authentic Japanese/Korean, albeit the owner is Korean - it was one of the first in the UK and is consistently good, good value + super friendly staff... remains consistently excellent 👏🏻

AVOID I ordered a £31 sushi platter and asked if I could swap salmon with tuna due to an intolerance. The waitress said yes no problem. When the food arrived the salmon hadn’t been swapped out. When I enquired what had happened she thrn spoke to the sushi chef in front of me who shouted over the counter “you should have ordered a la carte” and they refused to do anything to fix the situation. I don’t remember ever being in a restaurant where they were 1) so rude and 2) so short sighted. We normally go to Sushi Masa in Willesden but wanted to try something different. We won’t go back to Taro where the food was average, the choice limited and the service lousy. Save your money and your sanity, go elsewhere.

AVOID I ordered a £31 sushi platter and asked if I could swap salmon with tuna due to an intolerance. The waitress said yes no problem. When the food arrived the salmon hadn’t been swapped out. When I enquired what had happened she thrn spoke to the sushi chef in front of me who shouted over the counter “you should have ordered a la carte” and they refused to do anything to fix the situation. I don’t remember ever being in a restaurant where they were 1) so rude and 2) so short sighted. We normally go to Sushi Masa in Willesden but wanted to try something different. We won’t go back to Taro where the food was average, the choice limited and the service lousy. Save your money and your sanity, go elsewhere.

Been my favorite restaurant in north London for the past 15 years! Best service, delicious food and all round great experience

Amazing food, honestly best Japanese. Our waiter Jeff was so so kind and generous. Thank you. I had a lovely time. The vegetable tempura is lovely!

This place deserves more love. The food is so good, and the price is incredibly reasonable for London considering the quality of fish they have for their sushi and sashimi. Please give this place a second thought. The inside is cute and classic, very comfortable and homely. The server is so sweet and you can tell he wants to be helpful. I’ve gotten take away with them and decided to sit down as well, and I am having a wonderful afternoon with a cheeky beer. It may come off as incredibly silly, but it’s this place and meal that made me forget my worries of the week, today. (Also discovered my love of sesame seed ice cream here).

Ordered a couple of hand rolls and some nigiri and wasn't disappointed. The sushi is delicious and made with care and attention to detail. I'll be a regular from now on!

Hi My husband ordered chicken teriyaki Don tofu bibinbap and kakesoba for collection It is disappointing that there is excessive oil in bibnbap and chicken teriyaki. The soup is supposed to be light and healthy , that too is topped with crispy bits which have released oil . I reheated the bibimbap in pan and there was atleast 3 tablespoon of oil Terrible waste and bibimbap is usually steamed rice topped with vegetables when I called the restaurant to complain (the online comment form is not valid) the staff was arrogant and said that's how we make it and our customers like it! No apology! I gave hjm advice to save 3 tablespoons oil per dish !

Enjoyed a lunchtime bento box. Very friendly staff

Best in town___ hands down: genius👏🏼

Lovely local family run business. Thank you!

A cozy place to enjoy Asian cuisine. Ordered beef bento set and tempura sushi.

It’s really not worth the stars it has.. the sushi was just plain family style, not made in the traditional Japanese way in any sense. Maybe the hot food would’ve been better. We ordered the Salmon Salad, Sushi Family and also the Cucumber Eel Sushi Roll. It was just very plain, not particularly fresh. We ended with over £55 pounds. The waiters kept asking us what to order and rushing us, the feeling wasn’t great. Anyways, won’t come here again unless I feel hangry.

Fantastic Japanese joint, with great service and great food. They also have a beef bibimbap, which my kids love. We are regular visitors to Taro.

This has been a staple for some time. All good but love the salads

I have been customer for nearly 9 years and every time I order or dine in it is a very pleasurable experience. Thank you!

We were looking for somewhere to eat and they had space for us. Service was quick. Had a good selection of sushi to choose from and main Japanese dishes like ramen and katsu curry. It wasn't too expensive either.

Very friendly staff and good prices

I really enjoyed the food, the company was Devine, I would go with him again, the teriyaki flavouring was amazing, the service was good too, really can’t complain, quite surprised by the negative reviews.

As a regular customer to all Taro’s London branches for over two decades, I ordered a Tonkotsu from their website for collection at the Finchley Central branch on Sunday 22 January 2023. It was £10.90 on their website but when I questioned the price discrepancy, I was told by a staff member that the new prices had not been updated on their website, despite showing her their menu prices on my mobile phone. She categorically refused to honour the website price and insisted on charging me £12.90 for their mistake! Not an honourable business. Be careful when ordering from their website as they’ll charge different prices when you get there. You’ve just lost a regular customer! Photo below attached.

価格があまり高くないので、悪くはないと思います。緑茶も、ポットで2ポンドほどで供されます。 お客さんは、我々以外は日本人はいませんでした。 メニューに日本料理ではなく韓国料理が多いのは、やや気になります。

Beautiful and fresh sashimi! I'm amazed everytime I order from here. One of my go-to sushi places in London. Love it!

Their manner is very nasty and the food made us sick. We have been there for lunch but we didn't like taste of the food. It smelled like a rotten eggs. We could leave the restaurant or even ask for another food with a better test and smell but instead we tried to solve the problem by asking them to bring us some parsley to add into our food to not feel the bad smell and taste. But after around 5 minutes discussion in the kitchen they came out with a pinch of parsley (not even exaggerating) and when My friend asked them for more parsley at least 2 pinch they said we don't give this service. I think they even don't know how to behave with costumer specially when they are trying to be nice with them. In order not to harm their business, we wanted to solve the problem with parsley, but they really didn't deserve it, while Sainsbury's is right in front of their restaurant and the price of a parsley bag is around 69 pence. Let's not forget that we got sick and fond out the bad smell of the food was because of its corruption. We really should have left the restaurant and stop being nice to them.

Good food but I have defo had better. Not expensive - very reasonable prices and large portion sizes (especially main meals). We ordered veg tofu noodle soup & the beef rice with a fried egg as mains. We shared california sushi rolls, eel & cucumber sushi & fried veg dumplings. No complaints. I have to say the service was a bit lapse which was disappointing considering it was pretty empty. Total bill was £44. Its very average - nothing special but not bad

Loved loved loved the menu & the flavours of Taro Sushi & Japanese restaurant , Finchley Road . We enjoyed Everything we ordered from crab stick & tobiko rolls to beef Bibimbaap My fav was the tuna salad, beef Bibimbaap the steamed vegetable dimsum ( unbelievably yummy) . the prawn and vegetable tempura were also very tasty but it lacked seasoning.. I highly recommend going and eating there They are also on Deliveroo .. but I recommend dining in Service was quick & the waiting staff were very helpful.

한국분이 하시는 일식집 한달 유럽 여정 중 마지막인데 이제서야 입에 맞는 음식을 먹네요 우나기가 계속 먹고싶었는데 맛있게 먹었습니다 음식들이 다 우리 입맛에 잘맞았어요 추천합니다!

Delicious reasonably priced and speedy service

Great food and simple and excellent service, worth a visit.

Everytime I've eaten here the food was always great. You can tell the restaurant uses good quality fresh ingredients and take pride in their food. Highly recommended

Food is not fresh! Chicken was like rubber and glass of wine like vinegar. I mentioned this to staff members as soon as I tried the things I ordered and they did not care and wouldn't take off the chicken, which was inedible. I also left the glass of wine. Will not return. This place used to be so good. Very disappointing.

Very nice place. Big portions and reasonably priced. Shame it wasn't so busy on a friday as the food was really tasty. Maybe we went there on a quiet friday. Will definitely go again

Maki were fresh, service was way too fast: ready when I've paid :)

Have been ordering from Taro for nearly 8 years now. The service is great , the food comes quickly and the quality of the fish and rice is top. The bento box are great value for money .

Still best for the area . We're customer here since Mr Noh senior was making the sushi .

Always great quality ingredients, prepared well. Best sushi in the area.

Quite expensive, and the salmon teriyaki bento was really sub-par, the fish was quite dry and lacking sauce. Service was good, food was served quickly, but really can't recommend for the price.

As taste as I remember from my first visit. Always feel welcome, thank you lovely staff for your service 🥰

Overpriced. Wayyyy overpriced. Standard sushi. Nothing to rave or rant about. No different to and certainly not better than the sushi sold at waitrose John Barnes. Won't be returning to Taro.

I ordered a Deliveroo from here. Food arrived right on time. Delivery guy very friendly. Food was warm and very tasty.

My usual Japanese isn't open at the moment so decided to order from here via Deliveroo - I ordered the food at around 7pm and it didn't arrive until 9:45! and when it did finally arrive it was stone cold. Incredibly unprofessional and a terrible first impression, especially considering the price which was higher than most Japanese places of the same calibre - maybe going to the actual restaurant is a better experience, but I won't be ordering take away from here again.

We got a rotten fish in our sushi, this is a disgrace for a sushi place!!!!! The only requirement is to have a fresh fish.

Very nice restaurant and sushi is good and fresh

Love this place. Good sushi, great pan-Asian menu. Great bibimbap. Great gyōza. Fantastic aubergine dish.

Good food and lovely service! Recommended!

Always great and such lovely staff

The food was lovely very fresh and not a place to linger. Extremely fast service. However I have to admit if it was full price I would only come for special occasions and rather pricey but with the discount I would be there every day

This place has the best tempura ever. It is a regular Thursday/ Friday night date night as the food is so consistently good. Sushi is great and the bimimbap amazing. I worry that we are boring for coming here all the time but it is so good every time. Have had such good experiences and the service is always friendly and efficient. Food is fresh and really fast.

Good sushi and warm dishes. Staff is friendly, recommended, have eaten there many times.

Best sushi I have ever eaten. Thanks!

Good food good prices. Nice stuff

One of the best Japanese restaurants in the area and very reasonably priced.

Very warm atmosphere. Food was delicious and I really enjoyed the hot sake 😁 Grest Japanese food

We are regulars at this very nice Japanese restaurant. The food is delicious and the staff friendly and informal. The only problem is that when the bill comes it has 10% service added automatically. And I discovered that the staff don't get this. Outrageous I think. The solution seems to be to ask for the service charge to be removed and then contribute in cash. This worked fine on our last visit.

Can’t fault the food at this local Japanese restaurant. The Katsu curry was massive and very tasty. All other dishes were fresh and good portion size. £20 per head including service.

Myself and a friend eat here often. The food is very good and fresh and the staff are really friendly and kind. On our latest visit, when the bill came we noticed that 10% was already added for service. No problem. But I wanted to add a little more and put it all on the credit card. So I asked the server if they get the extra and was told No. Even worse it turned out that the staff do not get the 10% added to the bill. None of it. I think this is really unaccptable. And it definitely took the shine off the evening. I'm sure we will go back from time to time but I would be really pleased if this bad policy would change. It's simply not fair.

We were shocked. Myself and a friend eat here often. The food is very good and fresh and the staff are really friendly and kind. On our latest visit, when the bill came we noticed that 10% was already added for service. No problem. But I wanted to add a little more and put it all on the credit card. So I asked the server if they get the extra and was told No. Even worse it turned out that the staff do not get the 10% added to the bill. None of it. I think this is really unaccptable. And it definitely took the shine off the evening. I'm sure we will go back from time to time but I would be really pleased if this bad policy would change. It's simply not fair.

Small restaurant great traditional simple Japanese food, great service and the place was really clean

Have been passing by this place ever since I moved to the area. So decided to try it and wasn’t disappointed! Very fresh and tasty sushi, good service, ordered seafood thick noodles for main which were delicious! Can’t wait to come back and try more food!

Very yummy sushi bento! Very fresh sashimi! Highly recommend it!

מסעדה יפנית האוכל טעים מוגש במנות בגודל סביר

가성비 굿! 😋 초밥도 엄청 맛있고, 특히 연어가 참 맛있더라구요!! 배부르게 잘 먹었어요👍👍

I've ordered from this restaurant for the past six years and it has consistently been great. I would highly recommend the scallop nigiri.

한국 사람입맛에 맞아요~ 영국에서 한국인 입맛 맞는곳 찾기 어려운데 강추 합니다

Classic dishes only, big portion of dinner set and nice price value

Unbelievable Nasu Dengaku!! Always so fresh and delicious, the menu is spot on. Lovely service and very reasonably priced. Couldn’t ask for more.

Great food, however they need to get a bit of fresh air inside as they are truly lacking in ventilation. I hate to walk out of a restaurant carrying the aroma of it home with me.

Maybe have I been unlucky and went on a bad day since the average rating here is higher than mine? I had sushis and I’m sorry but the rice was not perfectly cooked and the fishes were too dry. It was not bad but I was expecting way better. Staff was friendly, which is a plus. I may go back once and try again.

Really great value and delicious food. The hot rice bowls were really impressive. There was plenty to choose from too. We went quite early in the evening and the restaurant was quite, service was good but the chef seemed to be in a very bad mood and was having a go at the staff. Not off-putting, just a bit odd.

I’ve been coming to this restaurant for years and I particularly love their vegetarian Bibimbap dish. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

We popped in for lunch on Sunday and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of food. We especially enjoyed the bibimbap. They offered a good selection of vegetarian dishes and service was friendly and efficient. Portion sizes are generous. I liked the decor which was clean and simple if a little tired. We will definitely be back.

Our family love this restaurant! The food is great and meal volume is good. My husband really likes stone bake bibimbap and I love their set meal.they are just amazing! And their friendly service is fabulous! I heard their delivery is also good.My son asked me to go there every week. Thank you very much!

Usually great. But now taking 1.5hrs to deliver and when they deliver MEAT instead of VEGATARIAN dishes, they lie and say it’s “dried tofu” - FYI Taro, dried tofu doesn’t have fat on it.

An amazing sushi . Worth trying

The sushi was pretty average for the price. We ordered a range of rolls but everything tasted the same. Wouldn't order from here again.

Taro is simple on decor, maybe even a bit tired and worn BUT regardless locals know this place to be good value and straight forward sushi. Wooden tables and chairs and red lanterns. No dressing up, just good. A good selection of sushi, tempura, sashimi etc. Remember to try the green tea ice cream at the end.

Yes- its a old shop , 10 years. yes- it is a resturant rather than take away, BUT the food is not particularly great. sushi is not fresh. waiters serve are terrible. Take away and eat in, all mixed up. Food, was cold.

This cafe/restaurant serves good down to earth Japanese dishes. The place itself is a little run down and could do with a refresh. Service OK but surprised that kitchen closes at 10pm on Saturday evening.

Food is average, but price is reasonable and service is good , venue is pleasant.

Solía ​​estar ocupado. Estaba casi vacío a las 20:00 de la noche del sábado. no me sorprendeComida de mala calidad. - Pescado y pollo sub par. Envié el pollo de vuelta.Mala presentación: rollos de sushi mal cortados, ramen, fideos y ensaladas se veían horribles.No hay ambiente.No volveríamos, incluso si usted pagó por nosotros. No es una broma.Vergüenza, solía ser bueno.

Terrible food and service. The manager was unprofessional and rude. I ordered variations of maki via Deliveroo and the food was inedible and tasted stale. They served old food. When I called to ask for an explanation and a re delivery for a fresh order I was told to not order here again and the the manager most likely hung up on me. DO NOT ORDER from here. Quality very bad and hygiene questionable.

Very nice food. Salmon teriyaki and spicy special roll are great.

Very nice Japanese Restaurant with friendly knowledgeable staff, serving fresh sushi and tempura plus a lot of other dishes. Looking forward to another visit.

For a small place , food surprisingly good. Noisy, though.

The place was nice, staff were really nice. Food was ok, not the best not the worst. We ordered some sushi and a bibimbap, I think the bibimbap could definitely do some work as it’s not that tasty.

I visited on a midweek at early lunchtime. Great quality food, reasonably priced. A perfect setting for a business meeting. Though it is close enough to the local bussle, at that time, it was quiet enough to relax and enjoy the authentic Japanese cuisine, while hearing yourself think. Prompt and Curtious service. Definitly worth a try.

Delicious. Good location. Friendly and efficient service.