The best restaurants serving Japanese food in East Midlands

Amazing food, I love eating here. I don't have any photos of my food because I always become immediately distracted by the food when it arrives and by the time I think about taking a photo, it's at least half eaten and not quite as attractive.

Had a lovely meal here at the weekend for my daughters birthday. We hadn't visited for a few years but the food and service is still as amazing as ever. Staff are very friendly too. Will be returning soon. Thank you!

Excellent takeaway. Eat there all the time. Their sushi and nigiri are hand made and always tasty too.

I came for dinner my birthday. We all love sushi, and after living in London for 20 years, I missed good sushi restaurants. Cognito was recommended by a friend, so i decided to give it a try. The service was excellent, and the staff were very friendly. My tried one of their fantastic in house designed cocktails, which was absolutely delicious. The best I have had outside London. We all ordered many dishes of the menu The dragon role, pork belly and the sashimi were fantastic. Sushi is an art, known for its clean, precise preparation and perfectly balanced flavors. The chef at Cognito is clearly dedicated to mastering this craft. The rice in the sushi was light and delicate, providing a wonderful base for the dishes. The fillet beef in the Gyoza was rich and flavorful, and while they were deep-fried, this added a delightful crunch that we thoroughly enjoyed. The dipping sauce had a subtle flavor that complemented the Gyoza perfectly. The fillet beef sushi. The fish and chip role also needs to be tried All I can say is that Coginto is now a firm favourite and I go to Coginto at least once a week, I love coming for the lunch menu which is the best value ever, if this restaurant was in London there would be queues around the block, at only 20 quid you get some awesome dishes, and you get to choose from a house wine or soft drink, two dishes from the lunch menu served with miso soup and rice. I normally have the 6pc sushi omakase and chicken skewers. I also love the non alcoholic cocktails, designed Lucas are just the best. As far as I am concerned Cognito is the best place to eat and drink in Lincoln

Food was tasty but room temperature. Menu confusing and didn’t know what to order. Staff brought replacement drinks without explaining that our choice wasn’t available. Was hoping for a live cooking table but was disappointed to receive a basic table.

My father took me for dinner here and as I had not had much Japanese food before I was concerned I would not be able to find something I liked that was not sushi. I was very pleasantly surprised at how extensive the menu was with so many different choices. I had the chicken with sticky rice dish and also the chicken dumplings. Both were cooked perfectly and the dumplings were not greasy at all, they were perfectly crisp! The care the wait staff took is also worth mentioning as we were made to feel very welcome and relaxed. Their customer service could not have been better! I definitely recommend this place, you will definitely find something you will like on the menu!

Pagamos £ 15 por un rollo de sushi, tuvimos una fantástica hamburguesa con papas fritas y un lado en el Caballo Blanco por el mismo precio. Además de eso, tardamos casi 30 minutos en conseguir el primero de tres rollos de sushi, luego tuvimos que esperar de nuevo a que llegaran los otros dos. Tardó tanto en hacerse, que el arroz estaba caliente, así que todo se vino abajo. He comido sushi en todo el mundo, esto no funcionó, hubiéramos pedido más, para llenarnos, pero no estábamos preparados para esperar más o pagar esa cantidad. ¿El restaurante no tiene licencia y tienes que pagar por el agua del grifo?

delivered pretty fast, shame the food didn't taste fresh at all

This is the single best thing in Derby

fantastic restaurant called to confirm the driver was close and got a call two minutes later that the driver was here and food was delicious 😋

Wonderful atmosphere and hearty foods!

Amazing food had pulled porcini mushroom , absolutely fantastic. So impressed with food and service. Thank you

Was utterly fabulous but unfortunately I’m told it has closed down in a July 2024. If it ever reopens with the same skilled chefs, front of house and management, I will be back.

the food is actually wonderful, never had a bad dish here. it’s my favourite place to treat myself