The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Japanese food

DJ and P were so kind and welcoming. Made this a gorgeous evening for me and my friend! Thank you! Food and cocktails were delicious

We've been going there for years and each time they are amazing. I would recommend it to everyone who wants to have ramen.

Relaxed atmosphere, great service and authentic flavours! We got miso soup ,ebi katsu , wakame salad, veggie volcano rolls, veggie gyoza and ebi ten rolls and it was more than enough for 2 people. Everything was prepared with fresh ingredients and tasted amazing!!

Delicious food, great customer service, really friendly staff. Will definitely come back.

Making you wait 15 minutes to then be turned down because they don’t have a table, even though they just gave a table to another group who turned up after us. Extremely disappointed .

As soon as we entered SA SA, we felt welcome and comfortable. We didn’t feel rushed ordering our food and the restaurant was aesthetic and clean. The staff were lovely and the food beat expectations. I have never had sushi so good up until today. If you’re looking for a sushi spot with a chill vibe and that beats expectations, this is the spot.

What a delicious well priced meal. We had Teriyake and a curry, really delicious, fresh and vibrant. Great friendly service. Well recommended.

Delicious food with many options to pick from. The customer service was exceptional; the staff went above and beyond by providing me with a vase for my flowers. Overall, Kibou is a good choice for anyone looking for great food and outstanding service. I highly recommend it!

Excellent quality, fast & efficient service. Reasonable prices. It is a great find. I would happily return with friends and family. It is a small restaurant so I do advise to make a reservation as I was very lucky to get the only place at the sushi bar as another customer was about to leave. It is not a fancy place but I would rather have great food than ornate decor.

I miss this place, I wonder why it closed and if it will ever open again 💔

The 4 of us arrived at 6:45pm, sat down, had our drinks order taken, then we’re served our drinks. We then had our food order taken at around 7pm. It had gotten to just after 8pm and we had still not been served any food. When I asked the waitress how long our food would likely be, she explained she forgot to put the order through and we would have to re order. We were completely shocked to hear this. Our table was right infront of the bar and kitchen pass, how was it that all 4/5 of the waiting staff working didn’t notice we hadn’t had any food. This was really quite poor. They apologised and offer us some free drinks, but I just couldn’t get over the fact that they completely missed our food order. The restaurant didn’t even seem that busy. Such a shame, but overall the food was very nice and the 4 of us had a good meal.

As a family of 4 we have been eating here ever since it first opened including many extended family members and friends, group parties and family milestones have been celebrated here. The food has always been exceptional. However, last night 18th Oct 2024 we were presented with the bill whereby they added 20%VAT without warning or prior knowledge of this. As we were paying cash we had ordered based on this with a tip included for the staff. As a result the £120 cash I had didn’t cover the bill, let alone the tip which came to nearly £140 with the VAT added. The business owner refused to come and talk to us when we politely asked. A waitress explained that it was displayed on the back of the menu, and sure enough on the last page (which we didn’t order from) at the bottom it says all food and drinks are subject to 20%VAT to be added at the end, she added that their lawyer and accountant has said this is legal….well even if it is, they removed it immediately we paid in cash and left. The business is doomed if this is how they are treating loyal customers. It feels very sneaky, no transparency just out to squeeze as much money out of you as possible. If you’re adding 20% to everything just do that in the menu on all the items! They’ve just lost a whole lot of future custom. What a shame & a waste. Guessing people will revert back to Iro Sushi and Koroko. We on the other hand will be dining at the Japanese BBQ in East Molesey from now on. Ben

Great find, fantastic sushi and very attentive staff. 10/10

Very pathetic food also staff behavior is very rude 😔

Food is amazing and not to mention the attention you receive there, which is superb, cosy place. even though it says cash only, you can make a bank transfer