The best restaurants in United Kingdom serving Japanese food

Went here with some family and had a lovely evening, with some great tasty food. As it is lots of small plates you can try lots of different thing, however that can get a bit expensive, so be careful. Very happy to revisit and to recommend.

Rude impolite staff members. As per old reviews, chicken katsu is clearly undercooked even though their comments page say otherwise! Avoid avoid!

Como no teníamos ninguna experiencia previa con la comida coreana, pedimos 6 de los platos más pequeños para compartir. El servidor era muy servicial, y la comida se entregó rápidamente y absolutamente delicioso! Excelente relación calidad-precio. Como teníamos una mesa cerca de la puerta era bastante espacioso, sin embargo, es un espacio bastante pequeño, así que bastante acogedor hacia la parte trasera. Definitivamente probaremos más comida coreana en casa! 10 / 10 .

A phenomenal eating experience, dish after dish of mouthwatering excellence, your tastebuds go on a journey never to be repeated, the quality of the food here is more than outstanding, this is somewhere you should save up to go to, a once in a Lifetime experience

Unfortunately, this was just not the experience for us. We were greeted quickly upon entering, and the restaurant was busy!! Loud and fun, with great decor and seating. We were sat at a table for two, and were told that they had run out of menus, so they’d bring some shortly. We were never offered or given drinks while we waited, and it took about 15 minutes for someone to return with 1 menu. I chose the Chicken Ramen, while my partner chose the Hell Ramen. Orders were placed, tap water was provided, food delivered, and no one ever came back. We did finally flag down someone so we could settle up. I will say, the broth in both dishes was absolutely delicious. I was disappointed that mine only came with a very small amount of chicken (about four total pieces, which seemed like even smaller pieces clumped together by fried breading). Each of the four pieces easily fit in the spoon, and I quickly ate those because they were turning into a soggy mess. I’m not a hugely picky person, but fried food placed in broth to turn soggy and messy doesn’t necessarily appeal to me. My partner didn’t have any complaints about his meal, just that it was “fine ramen.” It was a nice experience, and the large parties seemed to have a lot of service and attention, so maybe we just caught them on an off-Tuesday!

I had the vegan ramen for 18 £ and was quite disappointed - it contained too much peanut butter and sesame and I just felt quite ill and stuffed afterwards, it was also too spicy/ hot for my taste. Overall the atmosphere was very hectic and busy and I felt very rushed to finish my food as soon as possible. You got tap water for free which I thought was nice but I found the ramen not that delicious and the vibes quite off so I wouldn‘t recommend…

This place is always consistently brilliant! The sushi is all so fresh - hand rolled to order. The sashimi is always delicious! Quick service and informal. I’ve been 8 times now and it’s always outstanding!

Great food, great staff, great chef. Thanks from myself and the Japanese u16s FC. Felt comfortable and well looked after both times.

Tipico ristorante giapponese nel centro di Londra, Ottimi piatti della cucina giapponese di Osaka, ben presentati, personale gentile e veloce. Lo consiglio

This spot is useless for online ordering. I have placed an order for the family dinner for delivery and received nicely designed system showing my order number, its acceptance, cooking in a kitchen and on a way with a driver status with delivery at 19:47. At about 20:00 iI called to restaurant to check whereabouts of my order and then I realised that no one sent my order to the kitchen for preparation. All information showing on restaurant’s online portal such as a timing, status, etc. is a lie. It is huge disappointment because I’m returning customer for this restaurant for the years and have been there it with my family and friends for a dozen of times. After having seen faces of my children and grandson who came to London to spent a day for family event and after spending more than an hour waiting for a food which was not even started preparation I decided to stop going to Nippon Izakaya and will do all my best to divert all my friends, business partners and family members from visiting and/or ordering food from this restaurant from now and onwards. Needless to say that I have cancelled the order and family event end up with KFC chicken… The good thing is that people in Local KFC branch were honest, quick and professional.

We were so happy to have finally visited here. We first heard of the restaurant because of Uncle Roger and have been ordering the meal kits as a result. The food in the restaurant didn't disappoint. The meals arrived pretty quickly and were delicious. Can't wait to go back again when we're next in Cardiff.

Fuimos para un almuerzo entre semana con una reserva en su lugar. Este es de 3 pisos con sólo 2 camareras. No mucha gente, pero muchos conductores deliveroo viniendo las camareras eran hasta cierto punto ocupado con llevar los pedidos. El servicio era lento, pero la comida era buena. Generosas porciones. Bueno y variado menú. La comida estaba bien preparada, excepto que era Yakitori quemados. Claramente este restaurante podría ser fácilmente 5 estrellas pero necesitamos más personal y más rápido servicio. Un grupo de 5 trabajadores de oficina y no nos sirve vino en el tiempo y a la izquierda antes de comer. Debería haber sido posible para servir a ellos como no muy concurrida. Los precios aquí son razonables. Los propietarios deben emplear más gente para hacer de este un muy buen restaurante. Otro punto más importante es la señoras loo. Bastante nefasto y no limpio. Esto no debería ocurrir.

I feel bad for waiting so long to write this... after visiting on a whim with friends, I don't think I would want to go anywhere else to eat. The staff are amazing, we literally had our meals designed for us based on what flavours we liked by the amazing chef. The staff were so knowledgeable about the food they could offer, everything had a story and they made you feel like nothing was too much trouble. For anyone suggesting the wait time was too long, this isn't Mc Donald's, all food seems to be cooked from fresh and tastes incredible. If you want immediate feeding go to KFC, this is a quality restaurant and that takes time! The wait, which isnt an issue, is so worth it. Have a bottle of wine and a chat and you will be eating before you know it. My food was so delicious, so tasty and well prepared I just couldn't believe I was in St Helens. There is not one bad thing I can say. Very few tables so you feel looked after, and like you are lucky to be there. Just try it, you will not be disappointed, and the value for money is outrageous! You will be gutted your stomach cant hold more! AMAZING!!!!

Introduced to this place earlier in the week and loved it. Really delicious food and love that you can choose your size of rice, spice and a side too. Really tasty and great value. Second visit and had the thinly sliced beef curry. Delicious. Not a place for a long meal but a perfect refuelling before heading off to theatre or something!