The best restaurants serving Japanese food in England

Beautiful food! Wonderful staff! Great atmosphere. How have I only just come across this place. We were seved by the lovely Juande, he was so helpful and welcoming. Couldn't do enough for us. Didn't get the chefs name but wow he was phenomenal. The food is incredible and the staff are just on another level. We will definitely be coming back. We visited as a couple but want to bring the kids they will love this place. It's like a mini show whilst waiting for your food. The prices are really good too well worth the experience

I looooove Pompoko. It’s a small restaurant and serves wonderful Japanese food with fluffy rice and flavorful sauces. I love the tori chili don. Staff are friendly and it’s located in such a convenient spot!! Do not forget to bring cash (☆_☆)

We went around 5.30pm midweek as a family of four, the chef seemed rushed and almost like he didn’t want to be there both me and my husband walked away feeling like he had been mocking us and worst our kids. Food wasn’t great especially given the price - £120 for 2 adult and 2 kids (under 8) mains, 2 apple juices, a glass of wine and a G&T. The food was so salty we were all guzzling water for hours afterwards. Didn’t stay for pudding so can’t comment on that

Very high-quality, authentic food.

Lovely authentic restaurant. Great food and service.

Well cooked fresh food. If you're a fan of the popular sushi chain then this is another level.

Terrible service for large table booking! Had a booking for a semi-private area with a table of 17 people. Organised it very smoothly with the reservation team, they were very responsive. However when we arrived, the host kept asked questions every 3mins that were already answered with the reservation team, this really disrupted the vibe of the celebrations as we kept being interrupted for poor reasons. The restaurant also got sent out the wrong food a few times so we had to contest this. One of the guests became hospitalised hours before the booking and they still made us pay for their food. The food was decent, too many edamame beans, but honestly the host was a -2 out of 10, seemed inexperienced. They didn’t even draw the curtains to make the table semi-private. I had to tell them to do it and they didn’t fully draw the curtains. I could’ve hosted the table better myself! Disappointed

We had a varied dinner (omakase, eel rolls, seaweed salad, iberico teriyaki): EVERYTHING was excellent. And the sushi chefs in front of us were impressive to watch (and also friendly). Will be back.

I am really sorry to they moved some where else.

Friendly and helpful staff, special thank you to Yuko. Food was delicious. Will be coming again on our next visit to Liverpool

Everything was very good ! Food , service and atmosphere. Abraham went above and beyond and helped us to choose from the menù and gave few recommendations. The cocktails were very nice too! We will definitely come back.

Visitó el lugar de ramen Ippudo cerca de Embankment para comer algo. Qué decepción. Pedí el ramen clásico Shiromaru. El PEOR ramen que he probado. Sabor suave, cerdo gomoso, caldo insípido y el huevo tenía una textura extraña y granulada. Y por 18 libras, una estafa. Las gyozas crujientes estaban quemadas/duras y venían con una mayonesa salada y grumosa, que no iba en absoluto. El tazón de arroz de pollo era demasiado caro y soso. 50 para un tazón pequeño de lechuga integral, arroz empapado y pollo seco. No malgastes tu dinero, llegó a £ 40 y tal estafa. Comida de mala calidad. Hemos visitado Ippudo Central Saint Giles y la diferencia de calidad fue de día y de noche. Las instalaciones del baño también eran repugnantes, apestaba a orina y papel higiénico por todo el piso. He visitado un montón de auténticos lugares de cocina japonesa a mitad de precio, con comida abundante y deliciosa, no este lugar! Un fideo de olla sabe mejor que aquí.

Staff is attentive, professional and always ready to recommend the perfect dish. Thanks Jwalant. Every dish are perfect. The flavors are bold, the presentations artistic, and each bite is a journey in itself. Highly recommended.

The food was delicious if a bit small for the price. The tuna was exquisite as was the beef. The service was, however, inattentive and slow.