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Obento

3.3 (32 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
Open 12:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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Good for groups
Good for kids

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Lisa B.

Japanese sushi restaurant, Obento sits on the commuter run between the centre of town and Temple Meads Station. The interior is eye-catching, brightly coloured if a little tacky, but it's great for families. Whenever I go in here, it's really empty, which does detract from the fun mood. This place does have it's moments. They are also a karaoke bar - you can hire a small room upstairs to hold your karaoke function. If you're not up for eating in, you can also take their delicious sushi away and munch by the river or on the train home.

Kathryn C.

I've come to Obento to avail of their half price sushi offers! I love my sushi very much and the sushi here is not bad. It is however not brilliant, especially given the price. I would never go here for sushi if it wasn't half price. The bento boxes are not bad and fairly reasonably priced but again they didn't blow me away. The atmosphere of the restaurant is also less traditional Japanese and more wagamama canteen. I wanted to order zaru-soba and tempura but couldn't see it on the menu. I was amazed when they told me they couldn't make it. They have the soba, they already do tempura. Zaru-soba is easy peasy to make, I should know, I'm a dreadful cook and zaru-soba is one of my favourite quick easy dishes to make. I was a little bit gob smacked that they just said 'no, its not on the menu' and that was 'end of discussion'.

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When obento fist opened it was a breath of fresh air Well breath of fresh raw fish. But something must of happened a year or two after they opened. It seems that they have lost quite a lot of their food quality. I have not been there for nearly a year now after I was served some not so high quality sushi. They might be better now but I don't think I would go there again.

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Great sushi restaurant delivered through meals.co.uk

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lovely delicous food. i love this place friendly too

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Review Highlights - Obento

I have to disagree with erzibet's review 100%, since I haven't ever seen Obentos in that state in the multiple times I've eaten there.

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Wagamama Bristol - View from outside where there is out door seating

Wagamama Bristol

(4 reviews)

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I'm a big fan of Wagamama wherever I go, as I love the speedy and dependable service, which is…read moregreat if you're in a rush or have an appointment to get to. On this particular occasion I wasn't in that much of a rush, but a server was there taking my order within about 2 minutes of me sitting down, and it was definitely less than 5 minutes after that when my dish arrived at the table - now that's service! I'd gone for my usual 'old faithful' Yasai Cha Han, a nice bowl of rice with tofu and veg. This one I thought was slightly below par for Wagamama; the rice was a tiny bit oily and there wasn't a great many tofu chunks in it. But still tasty and it kept me going the rest of the evening, which was the main point of the exercise. They vindicated themselves with a lovely juice - blueberry with ginger and I think lime(?). Absolutely delicious, and the blueberry chunks were so thick on the ground that I soon had to abandon the straw as it just wasn't working. Being in a top-floor food court in Cabot Circus, there's a lot of competition nearby (you have to walk past Yo! Sushi! to get here), which might be why they've included some conventional tables and chairs in addition to the usual bench seating.

We had a lovely meal there last night. We haven't eaten out much since the end of lockdown but…read moredecided to eat there and miss the potential traffic. The food was lovely - (fresh, tasty and fast) and our server was brilliant. She was personable, and gave the right level level of attention and was very customer satisfaction focused. Shout out to to the manager and a couple of other members of the team too, who organised & helped change our table so graciously at our request even though it's a bit more involved these days to do that. We felt safe and secure - we could see the guys working hard to keep it all sanitised with as little intrusion to diners as possible. Excellent experience and a big thank you to all.

Yo! Sushi - Cool sushi train first time here will defo be coming bk

Yo! Sushi

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Avoid at all costs! Better sushi can certainly be found elsewhere in this city. God-forbid if there…read moreis none because this has been the worst sushi I've had in all my life. Some may find it intriguing to have plates served to you through a conveyor belt and I can see why. To satisfy your curiosity, walk in to check it out but save your money and spend it elsewhere. DON'T EAT HERE. After having been seated, we rang the bell multiple times because we needed glasses, saucers for soy sauce, chopsticks, etc. It took a good 15 minutes before someone came by on the other side of the belt with an annoyed look on his face asking what we wanted. Like he's been so troubled by us, he mutters all the stuff we need are at our table. But they weren't that's why we rang. Duh. We finally got to eat when they found time to give us what we needed but unfortunately, every single plate we saw were either blue like the tuna or looked really old and stale. We asked if we could order from the menu so it could be made fresh and again, it took forever for someone to come see us. It also took forever for the food to come and to add insult to injury, they were no different from what was on the belt. Terrible! Late that night, a few of us got diarrhea and so we complained about it days later when we were back in California. They had Shield contact us and said they couldn't do anything more. And what was asked from us? A stool sample. Isn't that wonderful?

Having loved sushi for years my Yo! Sushi loving friend was completely amazed I'd never visited…read morethis restaurant before. Her face lit up as she talked about the conveyer belt of plates that go whirling past the tables, and the array of tiny dishes you have to choose from. As I am also a lover of conveyer belts - how could I resist. A perfectly nice place to go for lunch - very bright and shiny, good if you're looking for a bit of a visual pick-me-up. The sushi, although a bit on the bland side, is made in front of you which if a fun sight. The prices are fair for such freshly made produce, and the service is quick and friendly. For a touch of the orient in Cabots Circus, I'd prefer to go to the equally priced Tampopo. A fun place to go - great for sushi virgins, but lacking an authentic sushi atmosphere.

Obento - japanese - Updated May 2026

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