The best restaurants serving Japanese food in Watford East of England

Came here excited, as the reviews on here and other sites have been really good. Perhaps my hopes were set too high. Firstly the ambiance is on the lively side, I get it, it’s a Friday night but the generic cut and paste house music being blasted out at 7pm is not acceptable. Weirdly the volume kept getting turned down and then turned back up, like the staff were responding to different customers demands. A couple next to me left because to was too loud. The food and drink is overpriced sadly. I know this is supposed to be a fancy option in Watford but rates for cocktails (solid at best) and wine were not reflected in the quality of the beverage. I had the bavette steak with house fries. No steak knife offered which is essential for the bavette style. Needed a steak knife. It was not a great piece of meat and paying £26 for the larger portion felt a stretch. Small portion of fries too. However the chimichurri was a highlight. Then a small dessert followed by a coffee. In total it came to £71 which just felt insane considering that I was still hungry and the meat had been mediocre. Normally the food snob in would avoid a place that does grill, sushi and tapas. It can’t do all 3 well and this place is very much fur coat sans knickers.

Usually my favourite sushi place , it was busy on the day I visited and there was a sign saying they were short staffed. However after waiting at least five minutes and not being acknowledged, I looked at all the tables and none of them had food . Normally the service is very efficient and quick, as well as the food being excellent. On this occasion as I had very little time to spare I decided that I would not wait, very unusual for me as I had gone out of my way to visit this restaurant. Not a very satisfying experience

The place was great. We went on Sunday and hour before closing. We have a lovely large pumpkin katsu curry, yo fries and avocado sushi.

Some really amazing food here!!! The rice bowls are an absolute taste sensation and can always be enjoyed. I would highly recommend this place.