Chotto Matte first came to my attention via the Nudge due to the £35 sushi tasting menu. Seriously, £35 for sushi made by a chef who used to make the stuff for the Emperor of Japan?! Bargain! However, it seems that was an intro special as the tasting menu is now £40 or £45 and is more a Japanese Robata menu rather than pure sushi. That's still a pretty solid deal for Frith St dining and the food turned out to be excellent. Sadly, the dining experience was overshadowed by the largely apathetic (and that's putting it kindly) service we received. And that's enough to make me think twice before ever going back, sadly. The street level of Chotto Matte is a large bar area with plenty of seating and standing room. The bar itself is interesting with a cocktail list with intriguing concoctions and an emphasis on utilising herbs and spices. I tried a toasted cardamom Manhattan which was delicious with the earthy cardamom balancing the smokey whiskey and each sip finished with a hint of sweetness. The menu is a blend of Japanese and Peruvian dishes with several being great examples of well executed fusion cuisine. We opted for the £45 tasting menu which included a trio of cold starters, hot mains of miso black cod and grilled lamb chops, a selection of sushi, and an array of desserts. The highlights for me were the seafood ceviche, miso black cod (hard to go wrong with that), and the roast beef maki rolls (bear with me on this). The seafood ceviche is a mix of sweet succulent seafood that melts in your mouth balanced against the crunchy corn and tangy citrus sauce. Next, we had the miso black cod which is usually a winner and here it didn't disappoint. The flaky flesh was perfectly cooked with a light sear on the outside and a moreish miso sauce with just a hint of heat. The roast beef maki rolls were topped with something approximating fine shoestring fries - essentially you have a tender roll contrasted against the crunchy topping. It's worth noting that the term tasting menu is a bit of a misnomer for the menu on offer here. Your dishes for the most part are designed to be shared between two people. The term "sharing menu" may be more appropriate to set expectations. The wine list is respectable with our two choices (a Riesling and a drier white) offering a good choice to the party while both pairing well with the food. However, there didn't seem to be a sommelier or knowledgeable waiter around so it was just lucky that our group included an expert bartender. The major let down was the service. It was bad - plain and simple. In all fairness, there were a couple of staff that were good - the lovely girl who cleared our table and offered to hunt down someone so we could order wine and a tall Asian waiter who went above and beyond to track down a credit card misplaced by the bar downstairs - but in general it was slack. It started off poorly as we rocked up about 8pm (when our table was booked) and asked if we should go up or have a drink at the bar. We were reassured there was no rush and to have a drink - great! Then when we wanted to go to the table at 8.30, we were told it would be 10 minutes before it was ready. Essentially, we didn't get to our table until almost 9pm. Our main waiter seemed almost put off by the fact we knew ahead of time we were getting the tasting menu and proceeded to disappear. The food arrived in clumps (3 dishes at a time) so we had barely started into the first course when courses 2 & 3 arrived. It was a good thing they were all cold starters but this was unlike any tasting menu I've had. The general feeling was one of being rushed to wait as there was a long (c15-20 minutes) pause between courses 3 and 4. By this time, we finally managed to get a wine order in and flag someone down for tap water. On a strictly food basis, Chotto Matte is great value for money. However, if the question is would I go back, I'd be torn. Actually no, no I wouldn't - there are just too many excellent places to eat already in London without setting yourself up for more disappointment. read more

I went there with friends working in hospitality and we all agreed, this was our best culinary experience by far. Staff friendly and helpful, always keep an eye on your needs. Chefs are brilliant, the food is delicious, the combination between 2 cultures is perfectly done. 5 stars restaurant! decoration, staff and food are great! read more

Sooooo, I came here with girlfriends Friday evening for an early dinner. I had never heard of it before so when I looked it up Japanese Peruvian sounded great. I arrived first and I was given the option to be seated or have a drink at the bar. I chose a drink and had a Chotto Bellini, and did some people watching from the bar. The bar and restaurant has a very trendy interior and feels a bit like a night club. Our table was upstairs and we drew a short straw and were right by the main gangway and right by the open kitchen. My first thought was great my hair is going to stink for the rest of the evening and it did! The menu is so hard to choose from. Everything sounded delicious. In the end we decided to get various dishes to share: Canchas to nibble while we waited Tempura prawns, with huacatay and ponzu butter Tempura soft shell crab, with yellow chilli and yuzu Black cod, with yellow chilli miso Beef short rib, with asparagus, purple potato and teriyaki sauce Aubergine miso, apricots, puffed soba and sesame seeds Pork belly, nashi pear, yellow tomato salsa Brown fried rice, vegetables and fragrant soy Cassava wedges and smoked panca dip Quinoa salad, pomegranate, coriander and canchas Followed by: Miso mousse, white chocolate foam, lime and lemongrass sorbet Petit fours Green tea Our mains and sides were all delicious, especially the black cod and beef. We had told the waiter we'd like to share everything but our food arrived in dribs and drabs and the dishes are quite small so we added a couple of dishes to our order. There are loads of staff, which is quite overwhelming but it's also difficult to get someone's attention. The staff are nice but there is an air of arrogance among them. Dessert was also good, the miso mousse dish is incredibly sweet and is nice to share. The petit fours are tiny and so cute. Another let down was our tea wasn't served with dessert which would have been nice. The loos are interesting as there is on way glass from the gents and a chap came out very concerned we had seen him pee, which was quite amusing. For a busy upmarket establishment it is disappointing when the loos aren't kept clean, a few stalls were not usable and early on in the evening. Come on you have tons of staff, get the, to check the facilities more. I did want to give 4 stars but my niggles out way the delicious food, but it's definitely worth a visit. read more

Really disappointed with Chotto Matte. After wanting to go for ages because we liked the look of the place and the interior, we found that the place had really no substance. The food was really unspectacular, portions were minuscule and considering some of the dishes are priced the same as Michelin starred restaurants, you would think they'd deliver on flavour. But no, most of the dishes were overpowered with the salty/citrusy taste of yuzu, and had no depth to them. The only redeemable factor apart from the decor & good service was the sharing dessert platter we ordered which was actually really tasty. Won't be going back and won't be recommending. read more

Ordered bunch of stuff from the tasting menu. The portion was pretty big for taster menu and the serving was speedy even though there were many people. Each dish was very delicious. read more

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We came here for a friend's birthday dinner. As there were several of us, we staggered in and had some drinks at the bar. I had three cocktails over the course of the night, and one was amazing and the other two were quite good. Anyway, our res was at 8:00, but they told us to relax so we did. When we decided to go to our table at 8:30, we were told it wasn't ready. Really? It's been a half an hour since our reservation time? So we had to wait an extra 10-15 minutes for our table. Which is just strange. When we got to our table, they did bring us some extra nibbles in order to compensate for their ineptness with the table. Which was nice. But really, the table was just the beginning of the problem. We knew in advance, we wanted to get one of the tasting menus, so when they came to our table to bring us the menus, we told them. And they left. No ask about drinks. Just left. The food started arriving. I had to ask for water from someone. We had to flag down someone else to order the wine. And it took ages to show up. By the time it did, they had brought three of our courses. And those courses came way too quickly. Like they just kept coming. But then something weird happened. The courses just stopped. And there were insanely massive breaks between the courses. It was just so disjointed. We had to keep asking for more water. We were basically ignored except to bring food. When we decided to order a few more cocktails at the end of the night, we had to flag down someone. They almost lost my credit card as they require one for a bar tab that they were eventually going to transfer to our table. As you can see, there's a long line of service problems that Chotto Matte seems to have. When we mentioned it to them at the end of the night, they said that they were "understaffed" that evening. Which is strange considering I saw at least six different people come to our table that couldn't be bothered to ask us if we wanted anything without our prompting. The food was fairly good. The best dish for me was the beef "sushi" rolls. Tasty and the cumin sauce was amazing. The nigiri sushi was kind of average to be honest. Most of the other courses were tasty but not memorable. They brought out a dessert for everyone and we were expected to share. The tasting menu could have been executed better in all honesty. It was as if they just did a full size course and expect it to be split between two people. Meh. The venue itself is one of those restaurants that also wants to be a bar. It's like someone wants to be a chef, but knows that a bar is likely to make more money so they combined the two. It's very disjointed. The toilets are obnoxious and confusing. And with the poor service, I can't imagine that I'd want to go back to give the food another go. They really just need to figure out what they're doing and realize that the service is as important as the food. read more

If walking or bar hopping around Soho, you can't avoid this place. The cocktails in London are famous for being watered down & pricey and this place was no exception so I had to keep ordering to get a buzz but the bartender was this charming Italian dude & made it fun to stay around read more

I've only had the (mis)fortune of sampling the bar here, not the restaurant, and it always saddens me to report that it was the staff that put a dampener on the night :( It was a busy weeknight eve when I went in with a group of colleagues, as we were attracted by the buzz from the outside and the funky awnings. It was pretty rammed inside, but whilst I was busy admiring the very cool graffiti style art on the far wall, my team mates managed to find somewhere for us to perch. We took over the spare corner of one of the large communal high tables, and the boys graciously offered the two high stools to us two ladies. We weren't taking up too much room, nor blocking off the walkway to the restaurant area, and yet a highly-strung member of staff complete with earpiece kept ushering our group back against the table. She seemed to have some invisible (and pointless) line in mind and every time someone crossed it she would give an exasperated sigh, ask them to move aside, then return to blocking it herself and scowling. When some of my team attempted to move out of the way to the opposite side of the table she again asked them to move, but seemed to have no problem when a couple of pretty girls wandered in and sat there. I'm not sure what she had shoved up her- ahem, I mean what her problem was, but it felt like she just needed to make herself feel important. Fair enough if there had been reason to the madness but if it was health and safety then the doorman should've stopped letting people in. First world problems I know, but it was a shame we couldn't relax and enjoy our bubbles as we were hoping to... read more

The dishes at Chotto Matte are all small tapas portion which are made for sharing. We ordered various of dishes to share from the different section of the menu - sushi, barbecue, sauté and tempura. We started off with the Seabass ceviche which consisted of seabass sashimi, sweet potato, Peruvian corn, coriander, chive oil and citrus sauce. This was one of my favourite dish which had a refreshing flavour and was a good appetizer to start a meal. Another refreshing and tangy dish we tried were the tuna and yellowtail served with onion, ginger, shiso, tomatoes, blackberry salsa. I would had liked some tortilla to accompany this dish as this would goes nice to scoop all the salsa. We tried two of the sushi dishes that are flamed at the table. Sato maki comes with a combination of seabass, salmon and romano pepper with lime soy. The Aburi, comes with four different nigiri: Tuna yuzu, aubergine miso, turbot and salmon. Many of us felt this could have been flamed a bit longer to give it a seared texture. We also ordered some dishes from the barbecue section, including The Lomo a la parrilla was sliced beef fillet served with spicy teriyaki and pomegranate salsa. I found this dish was not worth the price tag of £20.29 as it was only a few slices of beef and I would probably not re-order if I revisit. However, one barbecue dish that did impress me on the table was the Barriguita de chanchito, which was pork belly. We thought the texture and the flavour made this dish a winner for most of us. Chotto Matte is a great place for a cocktail because you will be spoilt with choice as there are a large range of cocktail on their menu. I tried the Flor de Manzana from their anti-depressant cocktail which is described as cocktail with personality. It combined Finlandia Mango vodka, Akashi Tai sake, passionfruit, Bottlegreen elderflower, lime and apple. A meal is usually never complete with out dessert but I could have pass on the dessert at Chotto Matte. The service at Chotto Matte was slow, for both back and front of house. Also, we found that the waiter had added four bottles of water with out us knowing. We did order a bottle of still water to start the evening and the waiter poured it for us during our meal. But it would had been courtesy for the waiter to have asked if we wanted another bottle of water each time it was finished. We could have then decided on having tap water for those who wanted it or none at all because our cocktails had arrived. I would consider Chotto Matte as an expensive place to have dinner, since between 8 people it cost us around £50 per person (including service charge). It would only be a place I would come for just a cocktail or light bites. If it is for dinner then I would wait to visit Chotto Matte for a special occasion. read more

There's a doorman. Which usually makes me feel I'm walking into a nightclub rather than a restaurant, which filled me with a little bit of anxiety, but anxiety went quickly and we sat down for a really nice meal! Had a great experience as far as service is concerned. We had a lovely French fella in a bow tie and others popped in on us from time to time to explain what we we're eating or just to check in on us. All friendly folk. Dining is family style, so order a load of stuff and chow down with your party! Honestly, we ordered so many things and they were all really tasty. Except for the last minute tuna roll which we'd forgotten we'd ordered, and arrived well past the time all of us were full. I didn't try it but heard from my fellow diners it was eh. The highlights for me were the pork belly and the short rib. Both so flavorsome and tender. Definitely get the fried yucca which is basically crack in root starch form. The corn has a lovely buttery flavor to it, but the texture is a bit odd. Give it a go. Service is good, food is good, people are pretty, atmosphere is trendy. read more

Ordered: Pescaditos (£7.50), Lamb chops (£7.25), a few rolls Price: total £80 for two Review: I was a bit skeptical coming here. Came here with a friend. We were both not too pleased, nor let down. It is not a great place nor, a poor place to eat. It is kind of 'meh'....The food is rather small in portion....and ok in taste...ok i get it - it is supposed to be 'hip' but still...not mind blown. Having come here within the first few weeks of it opening - maybe I was bit harsh?? I don't know. I am always in that area, but I won't be returning in the near future. read more

Japanese and Peruvian Fusion food was much too intriguing not to try out, so not long after it opened, I booked a table and made my way down to Soho to try out the delicacies of Chotto Matte. Right from entering into the place, however, I felt it had a rather pretentious feel about the place. Not a "This is a seriously classy establishment, and we have the goods to match the trade", but more of a "We're going to look hella good, dress up nice and hope the rest follows". I love a stylish restaurant just as much as the next foodie, but Chotto Matte just felt very.. out of place. That aside, we got seated in a corner (adjacent corners to each other on the table, not opposite - which is always weird), and the menus were bought over. We were recommended to go for the Tasting Menus (which happened to be the most expensive thing on the menu), but wanting to sample it all, we opted for both of the Tasting Menus. The food itself was very delicious, and definitely a lot of new experiences to be had. Though if you're not a fan of fish, this really isn't the place for you! The avocado tempura with smoked purple potato was a delight to have! But the service was.. overbearing. The main waiter came over with each dish (about 14 in total), and followed up each time 30 seconds later asking us how the food is. And the other waiters and waitresses were also keen to pop by and see how the meal was. And I think at some point the manager also came over to ask how everything was. Perhaps they thought I was important people? Whatever it was, it was highly counter-productive to having a conversation with my dinner date. Not really what I'm after when dining in a restaurant. The customary trip to the bathroom was somewhat... confusing, however. The corridors are dark, with low lighting and the Gents and Ladies are clearly distinguished on the doors. Unfortunately, the doors slide automatically, and whenever anyone is nearby... which means you can't see what's printed on the doors. You can probably see where I'm headed, with this.. So once you've arrived back at your table and refuse to make contact with anyone who may have seen you almost enter the wrong gendered restroom, the bill was settled, and an experience had been had. One which probably won't be repeated, I'm afraid. Though the food was good, the experience left a sour after-taste. read more

Consistent food after visiting several times. Knocked 1 star for the Service, still not on point. Don't miss my favourites: Smoked purple mashed potatoes, Sea bass cevice and the padron peppers. read more

I really like this place. The food, the atmosphere, the service...all good The place is nicely decorated, with a good young and stylish vibe. The service is good, polite and prompt. the food is very good, a mixture of sushi and peruvian that takes the best of both cousines. Few things to try out definitely: the octopus with purple potatoes, the tostadas with salmon, the seabass and the salmon and avocado rolls...delicious! Pricey but not utterly expensive, definitely worth it! read more

We arranged to meet friends here on a friday night, our choice had come from a recommendation so we had high hopes. We arrived 10mins before our reservation and were directed to the packed bar to wait for our friends. Eventually we managed to get to the bar that was surrounded by people that already had drinks (personal pet hate of mine) in their defense the bar was already uncomfortably packed so there was no where else to stand. The music was also a couple of decibels louder than it really needed to be. Our friends arrived but it took them an hour to seat us even though we had a reservation, no reasonable excuse was given for our wait but we were told that we would be compensated. Having a vegan in our group we were restricted in our choices but all the food that came out was very good and extremely tasty, it all came out pretty quickly and portions were just enough for four people to get a taste. We finished up at about midnight and requested the bill that arrived without any of the promised discount :-*( fortunately one of our group was an American who had no qualms with pointing out the mistake. To the staffs credit the bill was taken away and returned with £70 taken off. Overall the food and the discount made up for the wait and the annoyance of the inappropriately loud music and I would give them another chance. read more

Overall a great experience. Vibe, decor, service, food, drinks- all were good. I like the stoned panther on the wall upstairs. read more

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The decor is lovely, the vibe is cool but it's busy and loud and when we went on a Tuesday night it was packed. We had the taster menu and I wish I had just ordered what I thought looked good because we only liked about half of what came to the table. Had The Classic sake and it wasn't that impressive either. Probably won't go back anytime soon. read more

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Low star review here to alert you to the hap hazard service received. We decided to try the restaurant after we had we tried the bar on a previous occasion. The bar service downstairs was great , we didn't need to leave our standing table during the night and we were looked after. Unfortunately the same could not be said for upstairs. We were offered a table around the chefs cooking area which I normally prefer anyway to add to the dining experience. I would not recommend doing this at Choco though. My eyes were sore and hair stank of smoke by the time we left. The extractor fans for the BBQ meat and fish is clearly not efficient enough to cope with eradicating the smells and smoke. It also didn't help being able to see that the mayonnaise used to dress the dishes was past it's use by date by 5 days. The dishes were good. The cold dishes great but surprisingly the hot dishes, despite being prepared right before my smokey eyes, were being delivered mildly warm. So the lomo steak and monk fish would have been much better had they been delivered hot. Such a shame as they had great flavour. We had the yellowtail sashimi and mixed sashimi that were good. The polpo (octopus) did arrive hot and was also tasty. Another review states that after ordering the food, that was the last of the service. I absolutely agree. The same happened to us. We were only able to order one drink and when we tried to order espressos from 4 different waiters we ended up waiting nearly half an hour for it to arrive. When we finally left our table, having asked for the bill 20 minutes earlier also from various different waiters we waited at the hostess point to pay as we were not getting anywhere waiting at our table to pay. Parts of the bill was wrong (check they don't charge you for iced water) and by this stage we felt we had no option but to rev up the complaints. We very much were the disgruntled customer. The hostess was horrified to find out about our experience and after speaking to the manager she removed certain items off the bill such as cold food and service charge of £15. So advice - be aware it might be slow service on the busier nights of London -Friday and don't sit by the chefs table. It is a good venue and it should be tried. I hope that we just had a one off bad experience. Otherwise just stick to the bar downstairs . It plays great music and drinks are excellent. read more

The food was amazing but the service from our waitress (Rocío) defined the experience. It is a tapa-esque service where diners are encouraged to try multiple dishes (typically 3-4 a person). Everything from the starters, mains and desserts were unique and very flavorful - we especially liked the purple potatoes. I've been to quite a few and I found this restaurant one of the best in London read more

We had an absolutely wonderful evening at Harry Potter which was ruined by our experience at Chotto Matte. The only reason I have given the restaurant a star is because the food is good. I can't fault the chefs.. kudos. The service however was a disaster! Right from the pretentious hostess to the servers, which made the entire evening including the food unpalatable. Yours is a service industry please do not forget that. You were rude and obnoxious and did not deserve the tip that was included in my bill. read more

My boyfriend and I came to London for vacation, and our mutual friend that lives in London brought us here for dinner. I was intrigued by the idea of Japanese/Peruvian fusion food. We had a reservation, so when we arrived, we were seated right away even though everyone in the party was not present. After everyone had arrived, we decided to order one of the pre-fixed menus that were available. I believe it was about 60 pounds per person, which I find is more on the expensive side. The food was pretty good for what it was, but not amazing from what I remember. Everyone else in the restaurant, who I assumed were locals from the area seemed so bougie and upscale, so I felt slightly underdressed at the time. My dinner experience as a whole here was a nice one, but I probably wouldn't come back as for the price didn't justify the food in my opinion. read more

We stopped in for lunch. Very cool atmosphere, great soho location. We each had the chotto bento box. We both thought it was excellent, we really enjoyed all the features. Really fun place and in the evenings and weekends it brings a lounge atmosphere. Don't forget to check out the bathrooms it glows in the dark. read more

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Nice, trendy interior decoration, though the lights can be blinding if you get too close. The service is great, very friendly staff but a little on the slow side. They need to allow people to order at the bar because the table service just doesn't work, the waiters are run-off their feet and almost crashing into people. The food looked great but was only ok, if you take into consideration price then the food is very disappointing. Sushi wasn't great. Tuna tatar tasted mainly of corn. Spicy chicken with taro just didn't work. Aubergine was nice. Chips were awful. Cerviche good but had only 3 pieces of fish in it. Quinoa was boring. The grapefruit juice in the bellini only ruined the overall taste of it. The only thing that was good here were the patron peppers and the peruvian beer. The food at Roka is is much better than anything I ate in this restaurant. Come here for the trendy youthful ambiance. Don't come here if you are looking for great food. read more

Fun, modern restaurant with culinary adventurism. All of the food was tasty but not mind-blowing. I would highly recommend nonetheless because Chotto Matte is quite the experience. read more

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The doorman here is lovely. I really like the atmosphere of this place but the waiters and waitresses can be a bit snobby and rude. I asked for a table to order a drink and the waitress told me she was too busy to attend to me. The dismissal was very snobbish and rude. I was dressed quite well so I don't know why she gave me the cold shoulder. Other than the bad service the mocktails are lovely and I love the interior design with the graffiti! I always bring my friends here for a drink. read more

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I came in with high expectations and this has managed to exceed them all! The seating area is nice and casual and the staff were very friendly and helpful! We ordered the spicy edamame, which was pretty good, the yellow tail and sea bass sashimi were both exquisite. The tempura was pretty good as well. The sushi rolls were heavenly, the dragon roll and spicy tuna were insanely good! Would definitely recommend it to all sushi lovers and look forward to visiting again! read more

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Loved this place! In addition to the fantastic interior design, the food was delicious. It didn't take much for me to get full up! Good service and fun vibe. I recommend the pisco cocktails. Loved the murals (on both floors). read more

Yum yum yum yum yum! Pricey but worth every penny, the teryaki salmon is unbelievably good. If you're looking for somewhere to eat for a special occasion then I highly recommend this place! read more

OMG. This is the best restaurant we have experienced in a long time. The most amazing flavors, great staff and incredible waiter. Ours was named Manuel - he is an amazing waiter with great skills, engaging and very knowledgeable. Try the short ribs and the octopus. The rolls were fantastic! Loved the entire experience. Highly recommended! read more

Chotto Matte is down the street from one of my surprise favorites - Ceviche. With more of a Japanese than Peruvian influence, I found the sashimi yellowtail and the rotaba salmon fantastic. I would definitely come back for those two. I wanted to try more of the rotaba, but that'll be the next trip. I had some of the nigiri sushi with various dressings. The flavor was good - sushi itself was just ok. Service was good, though a little spotty. If you're in the SoHo area, I'd definitely recommend. read more

Great attentive service which can be rare in London, coupled with a delicious mix of Peruvian Japanese food. From black cod miso, salmon ceviche, and tiger prawn tempura everything was delicious and perfect for sharing. Between the four of us we also had 2 bottles of wine and were shocked when the bill came out at an incredibly reasonable number. Definitely going back if for no other reason than to try the much talked about octopus. read more

Another one of those Japanese / Peruvian fusion restaurants in London. Restaurant has a great vibe and the food on the whole was yum. For the sautéed eggplant which had chopped up egg plant, I prefer how it's done at other restaurants where they grill half a large eggplant with the miso on top which gives it a nice caramelised flavour. Service was a little lacking. Waiter came to ask for our drink order even though we had just ordered and the wrong sushi was delivered to our table. read more

Yummy food, fresh fish and other sea food, friendly and nice staff , great ambience with good music playing in the back ground. Will definitely come back and recommend it. read more

Chotto Matte - Japanese Near Me - Soho, XGL

Like many places in Soho, Chotto Matte is a restaurant that turns into a trendy bar in the evenings. I'll start by staying I only went for drinks, so I'll have to come back and update my review once I've eaten here. The menu looks pretty intriguing though! As far as a bar goes, I liked this place. Despite a pretty busy vibe, my friend and I were able to get seated at the bar and had a nice chat with the bartender despite how busy it was. It's a little fancy, so it's a little pricey, but if you're in Soho and looking for a place open late that's not too crazy try out this place. read more

I did not have a reservation however the place was not at capacity by any means and yet they made me wait. The customer service was bad, this all before we were even seated.The menu has no continuity. read more

One of my favorite meals in London ! Super great vibe, fresh sushi, and delicious cocktails. Sooo tasty !

I went here last weekend with some friends from out of town after it was recommended by several people. We had a reservation and our table was ready right on time. We started with cocktails in the bar which were fantastic before heading up to the dining room. The service was excellent and we had the menu explained to us before placing our orders. And then the food was brought almost immediately and was absolutely delicious. Plates are small so it took alot of orders to be full but everything was fantastic. This is not a cheap night out however we felt it lived up to the bill. read more

This place is awful. Really cool atmosphere and food ok. Service was shocking. Rushed us over and over again to order even though place was empty. Reminded us we only had two hours several times - again - the place was empty. Server was rude - food came out randomly. For example - rice came out first - by itself. Manager then gave us a lecture on how the Japanese do it. Long story short - this place try's way to hard to be high end. There's nothing high end about it. They need to chill out! Wouldn't return or recommend. read more

Really amazing food. Lots of different flavors mixed to perfection. Everything tasted fresh and yummy. The service was on point as well. Overall an excellent experience!! read more

It was the Godfather of Yelp's (that would be Yee Gan!) 32nd bday, so what better way to celebrate than to check out a tasting menu at a new Peruvian Japanese restaurant? So a few of us checked it out, along with Grant T and Andrew M. There is an a la carte menu, along with 2 different tasting menus priced at £40 and £45 - we opted for the £45 one. The bar downstairs is nice, and cocktails were tasty, even the non alcoholic ones! I really enjoyed the Matte Elixer, which was coconut cream, orange and carrot juice. The food itself was pretty good, I really liked how cumin was mixed into the dishes, had a nice bit of flair to it. I love anything acidic, so one of my favorites from the evening was the seafood ceviche. There a mix of Peruvian corn in there, with some shrimp, and fish.. The ceviches I have had in the past were never that good, but this was a winner. My other favorite was the miso cod, though this is a pretty simple dish. The buttery fish just flaked away, cooked perfectly.. delicious! The lamb chop was tender, but I preferred it more when I mixed in some of the yuzu salsa (from the prawn spring rolls). I don't usually do tasting menus, and maybe this is common, but while I'm OK with sharing dishes.. I wasn't too keen on sharing plates for a tasting menu when the items seem to be so small. If its easy enough to divvy up portion sizes for each diner, thats fine. The desserts were a bit funny where there were 2 plates of 3 kinds of desserts, plus 1 super tiny slice of something delicious. Tasty, yes! A bit funny to share. I would have given this place 3*, mayyyyybe 4* .. but the service was *that* bad that I had to drop it to 2*. I can be pretty forgiving if 2, maybe 3 things happened... Grant T summed up a lot of things in his review in regards to the service, so a few specific things that started to add up (yep, its lengthy): - we had an 8pm reso (on a Monday night), were told to relax w/ our drinks, but when we asked for the table at 8:30, it wasn't even set up yet. After 15 minutes, we asked if the table was ready yet, and we received a very blank "Yup, its been ready for a while." Umm, so why weren't we seated? - we weren't asked if we wanted drinks when we were seated. - there was about a 15-20 minute wait to receive the 2 bottles of wine ordered - food came out a bit too fast (efficient kitchen, I suppose?), and the first 3 plates were piling up. Though, we were hoping to enjoy wine with our seafood, and I suppose we did slow our eating down a bit to wait for the wine.. but the wine shouldn't have taken 20 minutes - dishes were inconsistently cleared. At the end of the service, we had an assortment of random dishes - there was a 20 minute lull in waiting for our 8th dish (sushi rolls) - almost lost Grant's credit card, had to ask 3-4 times for it. One girl said she'd get it - but didn't even bother asking for his name.. or trying to get the card, so we had to ask someone else. Everyone who searched for it had to keep asking for his name. During the course of our dinner, they came to us with someone else's credit card too.. don't think the owner of that card would've been too happy that his card was being shopped around. - took another 20 minutes to flag someone down so we could pay - 7 of us went down to get our coats, and understandably the girl told us that our coats and bags are still being retrieved since we had a lot of stuff. Half of us were still waiting, so we asked her again, when she realised no one was getting the rest of our stuff - someone from the group politely mentioned that the food was great, but service needed to be brushed up on (and since he's in the food industry, he understands that things can get tough on the service side). One of the guys from the bar tutt'd as he went to get our bags, and sloppily held them out saying ".. and who's are these?". You can definitely sense the attitude... In summary, all the food came out really quickly (except for the 20 minute wait for course #8), but in total, we were at the restaurant for about 3.5 hours, just waiting .. and waiting ... and waiting, for things to be done, or rather - not done. We had to repeatedly flag people down request for anything - and you couldn't just ask 1 person, you had to ask a 2nd and 3rd because nothing we asked for firsthand was ever done. That was the toughest bit, is that we saw lots of different servers, its just that we didn't have a single server who had ownership of our table, nor bothered to come over and see if we needed anything. Several annoyances were just adding up, and I was *thisfuggingclose* to speaking with the manager (politely) about the poor service, and if they could remove the £50'ish service charge from the bill. Was the food good? - yes, though I wouldn't be able to comment on the value of the a la carte dishes Would I come back again? - to be subject to that type of service again, not a chance! read more