The best restaurants serving Japanese food in London

The big queue outside made me think this might be something special but unfortunately it didn't really hit the mark this time. Totally possible I just came on an off-day which as a former chef is something I know is very possible. The pork wasn't actually char siu but just seemed to be unflavoured cooked pork and the noodles themselves weren't great quality/texture. I will try it again in future but it wasn't really the tokyo style tonkotsu I was hoping it would be. Also quite pricey given the portion size, although the service was good and the atmosphere was great.

It was our second visit here and it is an interesting place. It’s quite small, so booking is essential. The food offer is good, and it’s authentic and great value for London. We tried sake with our meal this time, which was a first, and we really enjoyed it.

Este lugar es inútil para los pedidos en línea. He hecho un pedido para la cena familiar para entrega y he recibido sistema bien diseñado que muestra mi número de pedido, su aceptación, cocinar en una cocina y en un camino con un estado de conductor con entrega a las 19 : 47 . A eso de las 20: Llamé al restaurante para comprobar el paradero de mi pedido y luego me di cuenta de que nadie envió mi pedido a la cocina para su preparación. Toda la información que se muestra en el portal en línea del restaurante, como el momento, el estado, etc., es una mentira. Es una gran decepción porque estoy regresando cliente para este restaurante durante años y he estado allí con mi familia y amigos durante una docena de veces. Después de haber visto caras de mis hijos y nieto que vinieron a Londres a pasar un día para un evento familiar y después de pasar más de una hora esperando una comida que ni siquiera se inició la preparación decidí dejar de ir a Nippon Izakaya y haré todo lo posible para desviar a todos mis amigos, socios comerciales y familiares de visitar y / o pedir comida de este restaurante de ahora en adelante. Huelga decir que he cancelado el pedido y evento familiar terminan con pollo KFC... Lo bueno es que la gente en la sucursal local de KFC fue honesta, rápida y profesional.

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.

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!

Fresh sashimi, with very attentive staff and good knowledge of the food and sake. Would recommend. Seating time is limited during busy season, it is advise to arrive on time

Great spot for drinks and bites with a cozy, relaxed vibe. The Shai Prince is light and sweet, perfect for easy sipping, while the Junsei Old Fashioned has a rich, bold flavor with a hint of banana—definitely for slow savoring. The snacks are spot-on, especially the crispy chicken skin and the grilled onigiri with its amazing smoky crust. Perfect place to unwind with good drinks and good company!

地下鉄、Swiss Cottageの駅から歩いて6、7分くらいでしょうか。日本の方がやっているケーキ屋さんです。 見た目もきれいで美味しく、甘さもちょうど良い、日本で食べるケーキと同じものが食べられます。日本のデザートが恋しくなったら是非行ってみてください。 今回購入したのはタルトとフルーツケーキ。 フルーツケーキはドライフルーツがぎっしり！

I was with a group of friends celebrating a birthday, the super nice place there is DJ all night, the attention of the staff spectacular as well as what we tried; sweet potato tempura with yuzu shichimi yasai and the MAKI ROLLS was very delicious. The acceptable price according to the place. I'll definitely come back

Nuestra experiencia en Enso’s fue increíble. Es un lugar acogedor con un gran ambiente y comida sabrosa. Gabi y el resto del personal era amable y servicial. Sin duda volveríamos de nuevo.

Took one of my employees for lunch and the food was delicious. There weren't too many people so the service was slick and our waiter was extremely helpful. Will definitely be going back to try out the dinner menu

Not sure how this place has such a good rating. Good ramen starts w good broth and the broth at this place is quite mediocre. The only good thing about the restaurant was the service. The servers were very nice and professional. The food was- nah.

Comida deliciosa, excelentes recomendaciones, gran servicio. Teníamos el rollo de aguacate de salmón, y era simplemente espléndido. Uno de los miembros de mi familia tenía alergia a la pimienta y el personal era muy atento y atento.

Review written on 7 October 2021: I have been a customer of AtariYa in Kingston for many years ever since the shop originally opened, but my visit yesterday with a friend was most disappointing. In fact, we were so disgusted that we walked out. My friend and I were both wearing masks. I have a Japanese family and I have lived, worked and travelled widely in Japan for over 45 years and have friends who run top quality sushi restaurants in Tokyo and Narita so I do know proper Japanese food. My first disappointment was the lack of sushi Bento boxes. Previously, there has always been a really good selection of excellent quality all freshly made but on this visit there was very little on display and all looking rather dull. Apart from the lack of stock, possibly caused by the present worldwide delivery problems, I was disappointed to see items which appeared to be Japanese but were not actually made in Japan. That is extremely misleading. Inspection of some of the nori seaweed packets showed that they were produced in China, similarly, some items in the freezer which were made in Vietnam. I asked the male fishmonger (not Japanese) behind the sashimi counter about this but got no answer. Of course it is not impossible to produce good quality food which is not made in its original country but I go to a Japanese food shop to buy genuine Japanese food, not food produced somewhere else. I do not eat anything from China because I do not trust their production methods due to at least one scandal in Japan involving the use of pesticides on imported Chinese products. At the sashimi fish counter at the rear of the shop there seemed to be a much smaller selection than there used to be. I ask the male fishmonger, in Japanese, for a particular fish but he didn't understand me so I repeated just the name of the fish (shime saba) and he did point to the correct fish. However, although he was wearing a mask, it was pulled down, thus exposing his nostrils. A female staff member then appeared, also wearing a mask but also not covering her nose. I asked both of them why their masks were not correctly positioned but they just smiled (I don't know why) and pulled the masks up to cover their noses but it was too late. I told them that it was disgusting to be breathing all over raw fish while the Covid pandemic is still continuing but there was no proper reply from either. These two staff members were not Japanese and the very nice Japanese gentleman who has always previously run the fish counter was not present. Two English men then came in and looked at the sushi bento items but neither was wearing a mask even while leaning over the products. The products were in plastic boxes but that is not the point. It is absolutely unimaginable that any Japanese person, either customer or staff, would lean over any food, particularly raw food, in a virus pandemic without wearing a proper mask. In Japan, staff who are preparing food in public view normally wear masks, gloves, hats and a proper uniform but, of course, this is England. I absolutely cannot imagine what Japanese people think of such low standards. I complained once before about the poor attitude of an English staff member in this shop and received an apology from AtariYa. Obviously, poor hygiene is even more important so I will be writing again to the AtariYa management. It is very important that shops purporting to be Japanese do actually give a proper good impression of their products. Very few non-Japanese people have any idea what real Japanese food is and what I saw in the shop yesterday was simply not acceptable. Other reviewers on this site have made similar criticisms. I will never go to this shop again. Nor will my friends.