This upscale Japanese restaurant is located on the lower ground floor of the Millennium Hotel, just…read moreoff Grosvenor Square. It's lavish traditional Japanese decor that includes medieval battle tapestries and samurai armour sets the setting for some of the best authentic Japanese food in London. The choice on the menu is significant, offering many traditional Japanese dishes, as well as some variety with a unique angle. The choice and quality of sushi are among the best I've encountered. I also enjoyed their interesting beef burger, prepared with Japanese recipe but in the western manner. The staff are extremely welcoming and attentive and the overall atmosphere is comfortable and pleasant within this basement location. This kind of place will most likely attract you to come back again and again.

A dungeon-like hidden gem. It looks like a back-alley takeaway on the outside (well, practically)…read more Don't be put off by it. Go inside. Descend the stairs. Inhale the incense. And prepare yourself for pure, simple, sushi delightfulness. Staff were incredibly friendly, explained the menu options, and food came at the right time, with the nicest presentation, and tasted delicious. My personal favourite was the sushi, although I was misled by the prawn tempura roll, thinking it was a hand roll. It was just maki. Oh well. Yum nonetheless!! Would not recommend it for a (rowdy or not) group for friends, as it's very very quiet, eclectically lit and patrons seem to want to keep it that way. (discussions were not escaping tables, with the notable exception of one older adventurous American gentleman who recently came back from Peru) This is the kind of restaurant you take someone you fancy, to whisper to her throughout dinner, and then surprise her (well, assuming she'd like to be surprised, and won't slap you in the face for being presumptuous!) with a room at the Millennium hotel upstairs afterwards. Oh yeah If you sit near the back, go have a peek at the shogun armour :)

As we look for places to eat amongst coworkers, we decided to go to a Japanese place. Not being…read morefamiliar with places to eat here in London, I looked to Yelp, and of course someone from our hotel recommended this place too. So I can say it wasn't bad at all, but it wasn't the beat Sushi I have had. I would go back for sure as the service was good, minus my coworkers chicken dish took forever to come out, as we kept having to check on it. The Uni was definitely not a bad batch as it had a sweetness and creamy texture that I would expect. Amaebi was not the larger shrimp with the fried heads, so not what I was expecting. As for the Natto Rolls, I could tell you that our young waitress made a surprising face, which made me laugh, as I could tell she was from Japan, as I was told not many Japanese even eat Natto. Of course I had to ask later and she is not a fan. Hahaha... I enjoyed it though. Enjoy.

As another reviewer says, this is an undiscovered gem! Hidden away inside an arcade, it was filled…read moreon a weekday evening with mostly Japanese patrons. Plenty of wait staff who were quite attentive, including some who were preparing table side shabu shabu (cooking thinly sliced meat and veggies in a broth). They have a huge menu with an unusually wide selection of small dishes as well as the usual entrees. I ordered their ten piece nigiri (17 GBP), grilled miso black cod (12 GBP), and salmon belly age dashi (cooked lightly in a daikon soy based sauce) (7 GBP). All were excellent including with fresh not powdered wasabi root. Super affordable, high quality with great service -- what's not to like!

The place is small and the tables are uncomfortable to sit at. The rolls are small as well. Service…read moreis quick and polite. Fish itself is pretty good. I would stick to nigiri rolls next time. Unfortunately this time they didn't have either otoro or chutoro so I had to resort to a roll, of which two pieces were all tail and impossible to eat.

Ichi-Riki Sushi is an intimate sushi restaurant located in central London. Part of its charm is the…read moreentrance; a sign on the street guides you down around a dozen stairs into this unique gem. We went on a Friday night and were seated in 3 minutes. Kim was our server, he was wonderfully respectful and attentive. We ate salmon, tuna, white tuna (butterfish), octopus salad, sea bass, shrimp, miso soup, and chicken karaage. Everything was delicious and tasted fresh. The table's favorite was the shrimp and salmon nigiri. We have eaten sushi all over the world and Ichi-Riki will be remembered as one of our favorites due its unique setting and delicious food. Here to find only the best around the world. - The Toro Cuisine finders

Got my Japanese food & culture fix here! Very authentic with small tight tables, timely service,…read moreand great food. We arrived early at 5:30p and didn't have to wait for a table.The Salmon Don was simple but perfectly done, tender and very tasty. Bento Boxes are huge sized meal.s The Chicken Katsu is the best my son has ever tried! We recommend and would go again!

Small cozy spot right in the center of Chinatown near all the action of nearby soho and covent…read moregardens as well Quite a long wait outside on the street for a table but thought the service was pretty quick Overall nothing about the experience stood out as great. The chicken was good as well as the other featured items in the bento box but nothing overly appealed to me or is pushing me to go there again.

The Hare & Tortoise name conjures up images of a quaint English pub but this place is actually a…read morepan-Asian eatery. This was confirmed when I rung to book a table and got a typically surly reply (for an Asian eatery) that if I don't turn up within 15 minutes of the booking, I'd lose my table Andrew M and I arranged to eat here before we went to listen to Hannah W play in the Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra. The place was pretty empty when we arrived, hence my puzzlement about the surliness on booking the table The Hare and Tortoise had been recommended to me by fellow Yelper Christie K, who said that Malaysian friends of hers had called the char koay teow here the most authentic they had tasted in the UK So, char koay teow went on the waitress's order pad along with laksa to counteract the cold weather billowing outside. I couldn't resist an order of avocado and unagi (eel) roll as well as some chicken karaage The sushi was great - generous amount of sweet, rich eel sitting atop a tightly packed roll. The chicken karaage was crispy and the batter well seasoned The laksa was warm and comforting - exactly what was needed on that cold day. The flavoursome coconut broth contained a nice assortment of seafood and beancurd pieces to accompany the egg noodles As for the char koay teow, which are broad rice sticks fried in a fiery wok to char the edges is hard to cook well. The version here was yummy. Not quite the best in the UK but not bad at all Thanks to Christie for a good recommendation!

I would agree with Ninawriter that the service can be a little slow, but I've never found them to…read morebe rude. I'm a regular here, probably visiting every couple of weeks, and I've noticed that it has got busier over the last couple of years. So if you visit at peak times expect to wait for table and have to catch the attention of the waiting staff if you want something. But this is really the style of place this is, i.e. not a restaurant for a long sit down meal but rather something quick, tasty and good value for money. The food really is excellent quality for what you pay. I much prefer it to Wagamamas which I sometimes find a bit bland, and it also serves a good selection of sushi in addition to noodle dishes, ramens, and curries. At a guess I'd say that H&T is about 20% cheaper as well. The food is prepared in an open-plan style kitchen so if you sit at the bar area you'll be able to see your dish being prepared in front of you. My personal favorite dishes would include the Tori Gyoza as a starter (£2.80) and the Curry Laksa as a main course (£5.95). There is a takeaway service too, but beware that there is a £10 minimum charge on cards, so bring cash if your order is less than this.

I hate it when restaurants hook you in with a lie, don't you? Not having had Japanese Omurice (a…read morefluffy omelet over fried rice) in many years, I found myself craving some and decided to Google it to see if any places made it in London. This was the first one that popped up, and fortunately, it's on my usual commute. I made the trip here and waited longer than necessary due to slow service, only to find out, omurice isn't on the menu... though it's the first item advertised on the sign outside. That was the first letdown. However, I'm not one to be deterred from enjoying a good meal. In order to avoid further disappointment, I asked if there was anything else on the menu that wasn't actually available. There were, at least, six items that were not; something about being out of spinach. Still, I was craving some meat, so my second choice would have been the Gyudon, anyway, which is a braised beef rice bowl with all the trimmings. That was the next disappointment. Runny egg, runnier rice, and a pretty bland flavor overall. From my own experience, I wasn't too confident the rest of the menu would have been any better. The place does have some redeeming qualities, though. The space itself looks like a traditional Japanese Izakaya. Maybe not the most authentic, but hey, it's London; and the touristy part, to boot. The drinks menu, while not impressive, offers enough variety that if you come in a group, you can forget the disappointing quality of the food and slow service. All I'm saying is, you can do better.

So there is another Japanese restaurant (Kanada-ya) next to this one that is always super full so…read morethis place just feels like the overflow one if you can't get into the other. While I was excited to have Chicken Katsudon it was nothing extraordinary and for the cost I felt a bit ripped off. The service also was very slow and not up to Japanese standards I was expecting. While it wasn't bad it wasn't great either... I wouldn't recommend unless you are just tired of waiting around for the other restaurants in the area.

We were in London for the weekend and met up with our good friends who luckily had reservations at…read moreDinings. We have been to Dinings a couple of years before and had a great experience. We couldn't wait to go again. Food: To make it easy we went with the omakase. Our menu was the following: 1) Toro Tar Tar Chip 2) Wagyu Tar Tar Chip 3) Appetizer 4 Ways (4 tasting spoons per person) 4) Chargrilled Lamb Cutlets with Sakura Saikyo Spicy Miso Sauce and Seasonal Vegetables 5) Grilled Chili Garlic Black Cod 6) Aubergine "Nasu Miso" 7) Burikama - Salt Grilled Yellowtail Collar 8) Nigiri Special Toro "Shimofuri" with Malden and Black Pepper 9) Nigiri Seared Razor Clam with Yuzu Kosho and Lemon 10) Nigiri Yuzu Garlic Yellowtail with Caviar Sushi 11) Nigiri Japanese Wagyu Beef Sushi with Truffle Salsa 12) Spicy Tuna Roll 13) Double Crab Roll 14) Seabass Carpaccio with Fresh Truffle 15) Mixed Berries with Green Tea Cream Cheese and Apricot Yuzu Sorbet 16) Yuzu Posset with Shortbread and Raspberries *Everything was DELICIOUS and full of flavor!! Drinks: We ordered one bottle of sake, two glasses of white wine and three beers. Price: It's not cheap. For the four of us we paid £606.21. In hindsight we shouldn't have ordered the extra 8 pieces of the Special Toro Shimofuri nigiri because they added an extra £71.80 to the bill - yikes - but they are so good. Service: Excellent service. We had an Italian woman who was very helpful, professional and friendly. Ambiance: It's a very very small restaurant with a small sushi bar upstairs and about 20 seats downstairs, so there's no real ambiance per se, but you go for the food. Other: My only "complaint" I have is that, as expensive as this restaurant is (and me being Asian), they should really invest in nice chopsticks. They have the crappy cheap disposable chopsticks you get when you order take away, which have splinters when you break them apart. I really feel this is unacceptable, especially because 1) there are not that many seats in the restaurant itself so they can definitely afford nice chopsticks and 2) having nice cutlery is part of the whole dining experience. Would I go back? Absolutely, but with my own chopsticks :) We have tried many of the high end Japanese restaurants in London and feel that Dinings is definitely one of the best. It's not a place where you can go all the time since it's very expensive, but it's definitely a place to celebrate a special occasion.

This is a glamours, high-end Japanese restaurant/sushi place in Marylebone London. I honestly would…read moregive it five stars but the price limits it for me. If money was no object, that's fine, but for the price/competition, I think it should stand out a bit more. What I did like is the inconspicuous outside that hardly shows it's a restaurant, it's as if, you should know it's there. That reminds me of true Japanese restaurants in Tokyo. This is in a residential street too, with cars that cost more than my home parked out front. This maybe top for some people, I still recommend it.

The name is deceiving (would think it's a pub), but it is a great little sushi place! Amazing…read moreservice! We ordered a few apps and sushi rolls. The apps came out super quick, however, I would not recommend the spring rolls bc they are too tiny. Other than the spring rolls, everything was great!! Small but quaint atmosphere!

Very very good!! Service was excellent as well. My husband had the tantanmen and I had sushi tacos…read more- all tasted very fresh with very good flavor. Will come again!