Yashin Sushi in Kensington and Chelsea

I am extremely disappointed with my experience. After waiting 50 minutes for my Delivero order, the restaurant did not include chopsticks. Sushi restaurants should always send chopsticks as part of the package—it’s standard! Not everyone keeps chopsticks at home, and eating sushi with a fork completely ruined the experience. When I raised this issue and requested a refund, they refused, which added to the frustration. On top of that, the sushi itself was mediocre at best. I don’t understand how they have so many high ratings—it’s definitely not 5-star worthy. Will not be ordering from here again.

One of the best places in London to have amazing sushi ! Everything was fresh and delicious, service was excellent and attended to all needs. The special was fantastic. My favourite was the wagyu roll just melts in your mouth!

We opted for the set menu with drink pairings. The food was “good” and the service was “good”. The downstairs seating leaves much to be desired. It was a bit messy. The price of the meal did not match the overall experience. We’ve spent less and had better meals. Glad we tried it, but probably won’t be back.

Fantastic food, friendly staff. Highly recommend their restaurant’s sake. The omakase is very well priced.

Awful. Strange smell, I decided to throw the whole order away.

Amazing quality sushi at a great value! The service was also amazing, the waiter was very friendly and hospitable.

I’ve been in London for work for about 6 months and chose to cap off my girlfriend’s one visit to see me by bringing her to Yashin even though I’d never been on my own. This was hands down the best meal I’ve had in London in my time here and was an incredible date. The tasting menu with pairings was incredible and the service was impeccable. I couldn’t be more appreciative for how great this team made our date night.

Terrible experience—I ordered tempura, and to my surprise, they left the head on the shrimp! I bit into a shell-covered head, and upon further inspection, found it hadn’t been cleaned properly. I’ve never been served unshelled tempura before. The manager insisted it was their most popular item, which seems absurd; I can’t imagine people enjoy biting into shells that could get stuck in their throat. An absolute joke.

Very delicious sushi and tempura, great place for dating and meeting friends. It is a pleasure to watch the chefs work meticulously. If you are not price sensitive and just want to experience good food and service, this restaurant is a great choice.

Genuinely some of the best nigiri my wife and I have had. Every piece was balanced perfectly and as their cheeky slogan states, skip the soy sauce here, as you definitely do not need it. The uni was melt in your mouth incredible with a touch of wasabi. To follow we both ordered the eight piece omakase which again, was incredible and left us wishing we had got the eleven piece. The service was perfect and everyone in the staff was so kind. Many thanks to everyone at Yashin for a great dinner! Jaren & Claire

The sushi was relatively inexpensive and very suitable for Japanese tastes. I wish I could eat it in Japan! The staff were also wonderful. Arrangement? The Japanese woman in charge was more polite.

Normalmente una experiencia muy agradable y delicioso. Hoy, sin embargo, fue terrible. Los rollos de salmón estaban rellenos de los cortes sinuosos del pescado, imposible de masticar, horrible textura dura. Con todo, una terrible decepción.

The perfect place for lunch, amazing food and service. It is lively but yet not noisy, just the perfect balance.

I’ve been going to Yashin since it’s opening. It’s really gone down hill! Set Lunch today, large fish bone in the yellowtail maki, the fish was also in such large lumps it was hard to chew and clearly the fish wasn’t fresh. I told the manger. He came back and said ‘I’ve made the chef aware’ no apologies, no discount on service charge. I said the last couple of times I’ve been it’s really gone downhill, his response and I quote ‘I know!’ After over 12 years of being a customer, I won’t be returning! Very sad indeed!

Easily one of the best sushi experiences I have had. Incredible quality. Meticulously crafted. This place knows what they are doing.

Fantastic sushi. Great lunch menu.

The food is amaaazing! I love this place and come as often as I can. The tuna carpacio is great. The Yashin special bathc sale superb. It's really an amazing experience

Don't make your staff rate for you

Lunch was very delicious. The customer service was polite and I felt very at ease. thank you very much.

High quality sushi and sashimi. Menu always refreshes with new items. An excellent service team who makes dining at Yashin always a pleasure!

Great food. Excellent service. Would recommend to friends and family.

My husband and I enjoyed the Omakase 11 experience, which was divine! The service was immaculate

So good. Such high quality AND value.

Every time I come to Yashin is better than the last. The food is actually out of this world, the atmosphere is intimate and calm, the service is not intrusive but attentive. It is the perfect dining experience and I can't recommend it highly enough.

Attentive staff, great omakase :)

Dined here on a Saturday night with my dad. Food- mediocre. I couldn’t help but notice how poorly the staff are treated. The manager or whatever he was treated my server poorly. I tried to tip the amazing server by card but she said don’t bother we don’t keep tips anyway. Response: Haha i really wish it was fake and i can see why you’d rather pretend it didn’t happen. I won’t be commenting any further. I will just avoid and leave a review of my experience. I don’t care to know how you would make this right or to give you feedback.

Amazing food and professional, friendly team! Sushi prepared by the Chef was perfect and the dishes from the kitchen were all super tasty and beautifully presented.

Excelente e innovador sushi escondido en una calle lateral de Kensington High Street. Todos los platos preparados a la perfección. El nigiri de atún con trufa es para morirse. Espere los precios habituales de Londres.

Really great meal and spectacular service

From the moment we walked in, we were treated like both family and royalty. We came to celebrate a birthday and it felt like it. Every bite was personal, delicious and intentional - it was an exciting journey from beginning to end between textures and sensations. Can’t wait to come back and can’t thank the team enough for a delicious meal with flare, care, detail and flavour. Thank you.

I spent my birthday celebration here and it was not only one of the most delicious meals I have ever had, but the service was second to none. I will be telling everyone about this place for years to come

Great omakase and cool sushi bar

Everything was delicious as usual, and the service was impeccable, Maple was just brilliant!

For those who like to discover new flavors... With a friend we loved it! Quite expensive but worth it! We took the menu.

World class quality at a relatively affordable price

Best sushi in London for as long as I can remember 👌

Food is delicious and Michael is the goat!

Excellent sushis and services throughout the evening. Great experience as always!

Carinna was an absolutely amazing server and would go back just to see her but if that’s not enough the food is amazing!!

Terrible service, rude staff, expensive food.

Miniscule portions of mediocre food. Do better

Place for different types of Sushi

I eat at Yashin on regular basis; when you go into the restaurant, it is amazing. However, getting food for takeout is a big disappointment and I consider it a ripoff. The Sushi 'set' is only small pieces of sushi crammed in a box - no miso soup nor salad, which you get with the sushi sets for the same price when you eat in. I can't guarantee it, but I think the Sushi pieces themselves are smaller and they do not have the individually matched special toppings on them that you get in the restaurant. Not only that, no napkins are provided, and only second-rate chopsticks; not the same ones as in the restaurant. All in all a really poor experience given my high expectations based on the dine-in experience.

Nice sushi, but not special enough to be worth the price point. Service could have been more attentive.

Not only was the meal first class, but the service was incredible. Welcoming. Helpful. Fast. Friendly. What a wonderful evening. Thank you Yashin!

Delicious food and Karina was very helpful and made us feel very comfortable !

I thought I was going to find a meal more similar to how the one below is set up, nothing to see... it is very commercial and with a quite strange mix of flavors

We enjoyed our delicious dinner at Yashin. The food is always fresh and well-prepared. Great service from Michael!

Amazing food and excellent service! One of the best places I’ve visited recently.

Great place. Good quality and good atmosphere.

Excellent sushi bar in HSK, high quality fish and very attentive staff. Make sure you request a table upstairs as downstairs is a little dark.

Great set lunch salmon meal, quality of the sushi was great and the portion size of the roll was generous. Very good miso soup. Service friendly and knowledgeable.

The food was okay, but just too expensive for the price asked. The timing of the courses with the wine pairings was a total disaster, even though the restaurant was almost empty. For a while nothing came, only for white wine, red wine and sake to be served all at once within 2 minutes. Very unfortunate and not recommended.

Great sushi, we'll definitely come back again

Food is way too expensive for the quality. Things are offered to you on the menu without communicating that they are more expensive! The drinks and food are put on the table far too quickly. The ambience is mediocre, you sit in a cellar. No recommendation !!

Michael was amazing. Great service and great food

Karina was a fabulous host and looked after us wonderfully. Will definitely be coming back.

Agnes was incredible. Loved our experience

Agnes was amazing with a great service and an amazing food from the chef’s ❤️

Super high end, unique and amazing.

The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food was exquisite. Would definitely recommend - and you must try the softshell crab roll with the sweet soy sauce

My partner and I were underdressed for this place, but were treated well by the staff. The food was incredible and the service was great.

Michael and team were amazing with service, customizing their interaction every step of the way! We had the taster menu and everything from the sake to the quality of the Icelandic uni, Otoro and other dishes were absolutely fantastic. Worth the value!

Traveling solo for work, this is a great spot to sit at the counter and enjoy fantastic sushi. The fish is very fresh and Michael had great recommendations on sake pairings. Highly recommend the omakase - everything was excellent.

A lot ot care is clearly taken in preparing the food. The soft shell crab is done to perfection. The Icelandic sea urchin was interesting but probably an acquired taste. Excellent attentive service, beautiful simpl3 cozy atmosphere and reasonable prices for this quality and freshness. Very highly recommended.

Michael was amazing! Promote this man ASAP!!!

Superb food especially the Sashimi

A dinner to remember, without a doubt. I was looking for a good place to celebrate an anniversary and chose Yashin. We were rewarded with class service, fresh food, and a dedicated chef and team. Every aspect of the meal was outstanding. We ordered as much as we could and only wish we could have fit in more. The wagyu beef and bone marrow were sublime. The presentation on the aged tuna matched the succulent flavors. The omakase plate was fresh and exciting. To eat a good meal is such a joy and this was such a meal. Would certainly recommend it and look forward to returning. Five stars all the way.

Very poor service and treatment of guests

What a wonderful experience! Tastes that I have never had before! The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly, making it the most special experience. Thank you to all. A must.

Exceptional service and delicious sushi rolls. Highly recommended!

My mom and I had an amazing experience at Yashin! We didn't originally make the reser vation for omakase, but they kindly accommodated us and gave us an excellent omakase experience. Every single piece we ate was incredible, from appetizer, the main omakase course, to the additional desserts. It has a very traditional Japanese flavor, so we felt that this was a special and unique experience for us vs. a modern experience. We could tell the chef puts in so much care into each dish. We really hope to come back and dine at Yashin again when we revisit London!

Authentic sushi bar in the heart of Kensington. Delicious varied menu enhanced by changing specials. Great service. Exquisite sashimi.

Food was lovely sushi 🍣 was very nicely presented and the red wine was delicious waitress was also very friendly and helpful

Wonderful experience yet again. The food is second to none - so glad they still have wagyu sushi on the specials.

Michael was great. Very good food and nice atmosphere.

Delicious meal. Sushi was expertly crafted and the flavours were fantastic! We had the one by one ten and it was amazing 🤩. Everything was well paced and it wasn’t rushed at all. The Chefs and Maple were really attentive and even though we were one of the last guests we weren’t rushed out.

The best sushi restaurant in London! Amazing food and service!

The most delicious food that I had ever had in the UK. The chef was nice n the service was above the standard. Will surely recommend to my relatives n friends 😃

Amazing !!! Best place on earth.

Jason was very friendly and provided great service! And as always, the food was incredible!

Arguably the best Japanese fusion in the UK 😁

Wonderful food and waitress Malvina

Karina was lovely and attentive. Very pleased with our experience. The food was great.

Worst service ever! Dosent respect clients. Food was not fresh…. Disappointed

Amazing food, Malvina our server was great. She was really helpful. Will definitely be back soon.

Great food and excellent service from Malvina our waiters. She was very polite and explained all the dishes with great detail; although we were very indecisive her outstanding knowledge of the dishes helped us to have a great choice. Very good asset for the business. Thank you Malvina will definitely be back.

If you want great sushi, that she the right place. Delicious! Thank you chef. Thank you team for making this evening special. Definitely will be back.

Really nice sushi place. Great food and nice atmosphere. The waiters were friendly and happy to help with any recommendations. Was really interesting to see the sushi being made.

Absolutely gorgeous sushi tasting menu. With some naughty little meat moments scattered about.

One of the best sushi I’ve had yet. The service was excellent, Michael was very thoughtful and pleasant. I will most definitely be coming back!

I loved how I saw the people making it and how the waiter was really interactive with everyone! The food was so good a mouthwatering meal!

Malvina our server was excellent! Food was incredible as well

The food was outstanding, and Malvina's service last night was exceptional. She guided us through the menu, providing detailed explanations of each dish, including the omakase. We look forward to returning.

Very happy I stopped for lunch! I had the delicious sushi set and all the staff were very helpful and friendly. Will be back soon.

Great food, great service, lovely cozy restaurant. I’ll be coming back.

We loved everything we ordered, the quality of fish is incredible! Great service by Melvina.

Malvina is very nice. Today is my birthday. She gave me a cake and a handwritten card. Food is good as well.

Best sushi in London…full stop!! Amazing people and food, so impressed!

Best sushi in London and amazing service. Malvina was amazing and made us feel so welcome!