The best restaurants serving Japanese food in South East

Great food, definitely on the more expensive side but would definitely recommend, especially if you're vegetarian/vegan

The food was delicious, varied and a good selection of vegetarian options for the vegetarian in our group. Good value for money and a big size portion.

Absolutely loved it, especially the hand rolls became my favorite,And these beautiful girls sang happy birthday to me, which was special.We will definitely be back😂💗

My wife and I love this place!!!!!!! Actually we like it so much that we come every Friday to get some awesome Katsu Curry.

Stopped here for a tasty lunch. Nice menu range. Had a chicken salad bowl which was tasty and packed with fresh ingredients. Seating inside and out. Will definitely return when next in Winchester.

so i saw some cucumber hosomaki in the fridge and thought it look delicious but i was terribly mistaken the seaweed was incredibly watery and you could see visible wet marks in the box

While the A La Carte menu looked amazing, we opted for the highly affordable £25 lunch menu, of three courses. Also opted for a glass of fizz each. Service was impeccable, and the chef’s sushi started was spicy tuna and prawn hosomaki, impeccable and delicious, with some kind of beautiful green caviar as embellishment. Mains were teriyaki chicken noodles and katsu curry, the former was great and the latter’s sauce was like no katsu I’ve had before, fruity, sweet and spicy at the same time, but no one flavour overpowering. Dessert was doughnuts with Nutella and those little Mochi(?) rice ice cream balls which were both delicious. All in all a great and affordable lunch.

Ib have been gong to Umami regularly for a while now. There is a new menu now and I think new oners. the food is always delicious as it was on this visit. Very friendly staff too. A hidden gem at the bottom of the high street. Worth making the trip.

Had lunch here with a friend yesterday, restaurant was full when we arrived at 1.30 but we didn't have to wait long for a table, and we were able to wait in a lovely bar area, with a delicious Virgin Colada. We shared mixed tempura, a spicy tuna sushi, maki & the special beef stew type dish. Everything was absolutely delicious, it came out very quickly even though every table was full, food looked beautiful and it was reasonably priced, especially for the quality. Staff all very friendly. Couldn't reccomend highly enough, just wish I lived closer as I would eat here at every opportunity!

This place is so underrated. The food is really good and is a decent price. This is my favourite place to go for Japanese food in Newbury by far. The chef really knows what they're doing.

What an amazing restaurant! Super friendly and fast service. Get the kupi mayo as a side for the Japanese fried chicken :)

Possibly the best Ramen outside Japan ..

Food was excellent, brilliant atmosphere and VERY welcoming staff. It was the first time I have tried this type of food and my wife and I celebrated our 18th Wedding Anniversary there and were offered a glass of Prosecco each. They made this evening special for us.

I had to change the review I wrote 2 years ago as my recent experience wasn't a pleasant one. I have been really enjoying going to Koyo and often find staff friendly. The boss Alex is very nice and very pleasant to talk to. So I went there again with my friend recently, on Saturday 10 May, and was served by a rude young man. I politely pointed out that my friend may find the high chair by the bar uncomfortable and asked if we could sit on the table if no one was there. Instead of responding to me in a polite way, he told me to feel free to leave if not happy. I was really taken back and I never had such experience before in Koyo. There is a way to say things in a nice way, not to be this rude and arrangont. I have to say all othere staff were nice at that night but I am leaving this review as I wanted Alex to read it. Rude staff can ruin the reputation of a restaurant and this is true in many cases in the customer service industry. Perhaps the young man on rota in that evening coule do with more training on customer service and actually change his attitude.