Toconoco in Hackney

A few days ago I visited this cafe with a friend. A Japanese male staff member behaved so rudely to us (he ignored us when we entered, did not understand English at all, kept an abrupt and rude attitude overall etc). So I messaged them later about our bad experience through Instagram, in a fairly polite manner. They got back to me two days later, but it just said 'Haha, You are wrong, but I see no benefit to explain that to you.' That clearly shows I am not wrong... I do not recommend this place to anyone. There are many excellent Japanese cafes in London, such as Tsujiri and WA cafe, where the service is decent and the food is much better too. 日本人の男性スタッフの対応が驚くほどひどく、イギリス人の友人も私も気分を害したのでその旨、インスタ経由でメッセージを送ったところ、数日後に「w 了解です。誤解ですがメリットがないので説明はしません」と返事が来て驚きました。もちろんお勧めしません。ティーカップが私の分も友人の分も欠けていたのも気になりました。

This place is great. It’s super location is a bit out of the way but not so far from the well beaten track. It’s super kid friendly - but not in a bad way - and the food is simple, interesting, tasty and cheap. There’s no sign on the outside. They don’t need one. It’s somewhere that must trade on its excellent reputation. There are always Japanese people having lunch here which must be a good sign. Try it one time, I’m sure you’ll be back.

Muy buena cafetería justo al lado de los canales. La comida era buena, básica y auténtica cocina casera japonesa. Solía vivir en Tokio y esto me recordó a los cafés de las esquinas en Meguro. Los niños también lo disfrutaron. Tienen un pequeño rincón de juego que los mantuvo ocupados. El café se llenó bastante durante el fin de semana, parece un barrio popular para pasar el rato. ¡Volveremos!

Encantador restaurante con buena comida por el precio. La comida no me impresionó, pero vinimos principalmente para que los niños pudieran jugar y fue perfecto para eso si tuvieras un asiento en el césped falso. Un montón de sillas altas, cambio de bebé, etc. y una buena ubicación.

Compacto pero muy agradable cafetería con comida deliciosa y un buen café. También dispone de Wifi. Fantástico para los niños.

Peaceful and cosy Japanese cafe at the far end of one of Regent Canal's basins. Fantastic for families with kids, although I enjoy having quiet business meetings here or working with my laptop. Food is authentic Japanese and even though simple, extremely fresh and tasty!

눈에 잘 띄지 않는 곳에 있어서 찾기 힘들지만, 일단 들어가면 조용하고 깔끔해서 오랜 시간동안 머물고 싶은 곳입니다. 런던 안에 있는 작은 일본이라는 생각이 들 정도로 참 괜찮은 곳입니다. 메뉴는 전반적으로 심플한 가정식 입니다. 그래서 더 좋고요.

We found this place thanks to a friend of ours who is originally from Japan. It's hidden near the basin very luckily away from hustle and bustle of Kingsland road. We've there last summer and still impressed. We had a branch there and we really pleased to find a authentic Japanese food there. Recommendable for a breakfast or branch

Cosy, relaxing, quite: when you need to smoothly wake up and you don't want to be among noises and chaos: this is the perfect spot! The atmosphere is amazing and food as well.. and yes, they have good coffee!!! The staff is friendly and keen to guide you through the discovery of the menu!

Authentic Japanese food served without fuss - simple delicious food, friendly and fast service. This is a great spot for a weekday lunch. I love breaking up my working day and coming here for a hot bowl of Udon noodles and a green tea. Favourite local hang out by the canal.

Came across Toconoco during our Sunday canal stroll. An idyllic, authentic feeling Japanese cafe with a delightful menu. Such a shame the service and eventual food let it down so badly. The lovely dreaded waitress was helpful and friendly but obviously under pressure with a lack of help from her colleagues. When our (daily special) food did arrive, the main feature, a beef & summer vegetable curry was cold. A complaint to the waiter fell completely flat and was only countered with an "ok"! When our pot of tea for 2 arrived (after the food) £2.70 was demanded (we had already paid as is the custom here)....it was served with just the one cup, complaining again at the counter I was handed a second cup with a theatrical roll of his eyes. Ho hum, how sad. For what we naively thought would be such a treat.

Food is lovely and the black sesame drink is amazing! Would recommend the lunch menu but also the pork and egg miso rice balls 👌🏼 the only downside is that is so popular the lunch menu tends to finish so you got to get there earlier than 1:30 pm. There is space for buggies and in the morning and afternoons is a great meeting place for mums, babies and toddlers.