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    3.9 (72 reviews)
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    Sushi Joy
    Josy A.

    Oishiiiii!! I used to live near West Acton...the best thing about living that far West was access to the amazing chain Atariya for sashimi/sushi/Japanese grocery goodness. This is the same chain...but for sushi rather than groceries. I approooove! I have to admit, I didn't really look at the menu...I just listed my seven favorite nigiri sushi and sat down with a nice warming cup of miso soup. However my friend ordered some of the maki sushi...and they were goooorgeous. Seriously, the unagi roll is the nicest maki-zushi I have had in London. You should all definitely try: - Hottate (amazing, melt in the mouth scollops) - Amaebi (the small, slimy sweet shrimps - delish!) Not bad: - Hamachi (I can't remember what this is in English - maybe yellow tail?) - Unagi (I am a bit of an unagi snob. I like it served warm with a dribble of the sweet soy sauce. But this wasn't really up to scratch here.) @JB...you would love this place! It will fill up your sushi baby happily.

    Baked cod uramaki. V tasty with a hoisin (sweet) like sauce. 6 pieces
    Ori P.

    Sushi very fresh and very quick service. No frills if you want to sit in. You have the choice of three or four single tables alongside the sushi bar close to he door or two tables at the back next to the fridge and the loo. Loved the rolls. Will def be back. It's always busy with takeaway orders.

    Super XL Chirachi
    Ophelia A.

    I was originall going to a nearby sushi place that was closed and by chance lucked out by stumbling across Atari-ya. I got the Super xl chirachi, which at first seemed a bit pricey for a place like this -- it's a hole in the wall with sparce seating consisting of beat up picknick style tables and faint smell of harsh chemical cleaning detergent -- but as I dug into the enormous serving I realised that it was a bargain at (£16) , only I should probably have settled for the smaller one. The place isn't really much to look at and I would recommend it for takeout unless you're a fan of previously mentioned barebone interior and the ambience of a storage container. The food however is an entirely different matter. It might be lacking in presentation -- even if I did enjoy the sight of a wasabi smiley face the size of a ping pong ball -- but in terms of straight up quality of fish and preparation of it, Atari-ya makes up for all its little flaws with seemingly little effort. The melting fatty tuna alone is among the best I ever had and together with the generously distributed pieces of ebi, sea urchin, variations of roe, amazing salmon (which I'm normally not a super fan of) and more it really comes together as a great deal. This is no fuzz sushi at it's best and I'm pretty sure I'll be back a lot in the future, even if it's a little out of my way. Edit note: After recently discovering many better sushi places around town, not actually have been back to Atari-ya more than once, and still mostly remembering it for that harsh smell of cleaning detergent the first time around, I have lowered my score from a 4 to a 3. The fish is of good quality and priced reasonably, but not worth travelling across town for. If you're in the area and want a good quick bite it's definitely a good option but otherwise you could do better.

    Food prep.
    Katie H.

    The sushi here is undoubtedly very good. It is a no-frills restaurant reminiscent of a fishmongers, and can get very crowded at lunchtimes with little room to move past people waiting to order without hitting the people inside eating. I would recommend ordering in advance as they always say it will be 30 minutes to wait usually they are a lot quicker than the stated time, however they do have a lot of new staff currently and they have recently messed up our orders meaning that we had to wait an extra 15 minutes whilst they made the platter for us. I like that on quiet days you can watch the chefs prepare your food and that every time I go into Atari-Ya I can never work out if I feel that I am more in a fresh-smelling chippy or a fishmongers that serves food.

    Qype User (jiamin…)

    I struggled to share this little gem of a place because it's so tiny, and don't want hordes of people running in and taking up the precious table space, but what the heck, it's almost Christmas and I'm such a nice person. My friend introduced me to Atari-ya a week ago, and since then, I've been back 3 times. In one week. That's how much I love this palce. You don't come here for the ambience, you come here for lovely and fresh Nobu-quality sashimi and sushi (apparently Atari-ya supplies sushi to Nobu). I recommend the spicy tuna roll, eel and avocado roll, spicy yellowtail rollpractically everything on their menu really. I'd steer clear of the yakitori though, it's really nothing to shout about. The best part? Their prices are extremely reasonable. We ate like little piggies (witness: edamame, miso soup, salmon, tuna and yellowtail sashimi, salmon & avocado roll, eel & avocado roll) and paid about £13 each. Bliss.

    Qype User (gloomy…)

    First time here, wanted to eat in. The waiters rushed me to order my sushi, I only skimmed through 2 mins to order tuna and salmon maki £1.80 each. sashimi is £1.80 for three slices. Great value for high quality food but can improve with customer service.

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    However, who cares about all that extraneous superficial stuff when Atari-Ya offers such wonderful high-quality sushi?

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    Asta 3

    Asta 3

    4.8(6 reviews)
    3.2 miPetticoat Lane, Aldgate

    'Asta' (as I like to simply call it) - I have no idea of the '3' moniker, or indeed where the first…read moretwo went - is as genuine a Japanese canteen as you'll find in London. I was lucky enough to, along with a colleague, be taken here on several occasions for a quick lunch by a client (indicative of how welcoming the Japanese are!) By 'genuine' I mean no dumbed-down menus, no super-slick interiors to detract from potentially average food, and no gimmicks of any kind. The place is staffed and run by Japanese nationals as any self-respecting Japanese restaurant should be - and perhaps more importantly, frequented by them regularly, too. Service is smiling and attentive and no more that it needs to be. The food is inexpensive (~£6-8 for a bento, £7-11 for ramen, udon or donburi) and so tasty. On my most recent trip I had beef ramen with tan tan (sesame paste) soup base, and my brother had salmon teriyaki on brown rice. Both dishes had generous proportions of meat/fish, and the donburi came with a side salad and pickles. The unagi (eel) is also lovely, and the place does an extensive line in pick-your-soup base noodle bowl dishes where you have the option of shoyu, miso, and sesame as mentioned above, among others. I can't speak for the takeaway bento, but they looked pretty solid and of a decent quality. Drinks come in the familiar (Coke etc) and the more, um, 'traditional' - aloe vera juice, Pocari, cold bottled green and black teas and others. This place is rather hidden away on the fringes of the City, behind Aldgate station on the Petticoat Lane side. In many ways it's a great location as it's very much a local haunt, and in others a little frustrating as even if you're working in the City it can be a fair walk to get there and back! My advice would also be to get there early (between midday and half-past) to ensure a seat, as well as before some of the more popular items on the menu disappear. In brief summary, I couldn't really recommend this place enough if you're in the area. You'll get multi-kudos from any friends Nippon friends (or appreciators of their incredible cuisine) and have a lunch to beat the hell out of an uninspired sandwich / soft-drink combo whilst spending a similarly scant amount of your hard-earned cash. As your fellow diners would say: "itedakimas!"

    I wish I could give this place 10 stars because it is simply amazing. For lunch I got a chicken…read moreteriyaki be to box. Their rice is so delicious I could eat it alone without any other dish. The chicken was tender and flavourful and I really liked the fried potato thing that came with the side. Another great thing about Asta is that with bento boxes you can pick a variety of cold side dishes. I recommend the cucumbers and the rice noodles. Will be back!!

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    Asta 3 - Sesame-base (Tan Tan) and Beef Ramen with Brown Rice Salmon Teriyaki Bento

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    Sesame-base (Tan Tan) and Beef Ramen with Brown Rice Salmon Teriyaki Bento

    Asakusa - Salmon Head

    Asakusa

    4.1(101 reviews)
    1.4 miEuston, Camden Town
    ££

    This place is awesome. Walked in and felt like I was in another country, Japan. The layout,…read morepresentation, staff and most of the customers here are Japanese. Talk about authentic, this place is a gem. Just got out of a concert and needed food badly, found out this place opens late. Walked in at 10.40pm and they still took orders. Has a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and set meals. Meal sizes are just nice and the prices are decent. High quality meat, tastes lovely Lovely staff, quick service and lovely ambience. It's a nice place to chill, and have drinks. Enough seats for couples, groups and families. I wouldn't say it's kids friendly cause it feels like a place where adults come in to let go some steam after a long day (maybe it's because I'm here at almost 11pm). Also no space to park a stroller. I'm going to come back here to chill DF out lol

    We are so sad. This used to be a very reliable, authentic Japanese restaurant, but now has gone…read moredownhill. French Beans with Sesame Dressing had perfectly-cooked beans, but the dressing lacked depth of flavour and the portion was tiny. Ten Zaru Soba (cold buckwheat noodles with tempura) had tasteless, watery dip. The noodles were cooked nicely, but Tempura was very greasy. Sake Shioyaki - grilled salmon with salt - was very small and was just plonked on top of lettuce; presentation was awful. The rice portion was very mean, too. Very bad value for money.

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    Nambu Tei - This masterpiece does not require explaining

    Nambu Tei

    4.3(33 reviews)
    0.6 miMarylebone
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    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!

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    Nambu Tei - Salmon donburi bowl, yellowtail nigiri and miso soup. YUM

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    Salmon donburi bowl, yellowtail nigiri and miso soup. YUM

    Shogun Restaurant

    Shogun Restaurant

    4.5(4 reviews)
    0.3 miMayfair
    ££££

    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 :)

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    Shogun Restaurant - This soup is delicious :)

    This soup is delicious :)

    Shogun Restaurant - Sake

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