I have been to this restaurant twice now, I was very pleased to find one so local as Japanese is my…read morefavourite cuisine. The menu is extensive, but a little on the pricey side. The Teppanyaki chefs are very talented and put on a real show for you while cooking the food. They also serve Sushi, Sashimi and Yakitori. I am lucky enough to have eaten Japanese food in Tokyo so the bar is set quite high fo me in terms of quality and authenticity. While this restaurant appears to be Chinese run rather than Japanese, the food still tastes authentic and the experience is very worthwhile. The Sake is great too, especially warm. Highly recommended, only loses one star for the prices.

Called Saturday evening and tried a mixture of dishes…read more The Teppanyaki bit itself is great fun: around 12 seats are arranged around a metal hot plate and the (shared) chef works in front of you. In addition to preparing the food he flourishes his tools, juggles with some of the implements and even (optionally) threw the bowls fried rice to the customers! Somehow everyone I saw trying this managed to catch it, which was a relief. For starters we had Chicken Yakitori (chicken on skewers with leek and yakitori sauce), Harumaki (deep fried Japanese spring rolls) and Prawn Tempura: these varied from £4-5.50 per portion and I'd suggest one or two each as the dishes are small but tasty. We didn't try the Sushi, Makimono, Temaki or Sahimi, although some of the others at the shared table did and it looked nicely presented. For the mains (£10-17) we went with Traditional Teppanyaki: this is the food that the chef prepares in front of you on the hot plate. This is safe, but I don't think it would be a good idea for very young children. We had Tuna filet steak seared and served with teriyaki sauce and chopped pickled ginger; Scottish sirloin Hibachi Steak which was served to order, in our case rare. The steak and teriyaki sauce was lovely, the tuna was very nice but a little overcooked to our tastes. This was accompanied by egg fried rice with chicken at the start (£4.00), fried mushrooms and bean sprouts at the end (included in the cost). Everything was nicely cooked and very tasty. We had a bottle of Australian Merlot, which was good value at under £15. The food was good value, the staff were helpful and polite, and there is a reasonable amount of parking outside. Highly recommended.

The Fish Soup was really good, lots of seaweed and noodles in it. Goma Wakame (algae salad with soy…read morebeans) also very tasty. The fried chicken looked good, I will try it next time. The rice was not of high level quality. Sticky but not tasty. Because of that I didn't eat many sushi rolls (maki/nigri). To my mind the hygienic circumstances were ok but not perfect. Crumbs all over the work disc and everything was blurry. Nevertheless the food looked quiet fresh. I am leaving with mixed feelings.

if u love sushi( like me) then this is the place to go. u can choose any kind of sushi, u dont have…read moreto go for the fish option they do veggies also and its quite filling, very healthy too, so u can eat loads and not feel guilty afterwards GO Sushi!

Wagamama! Try saying that fast five times. I came to visit a dear friend in Milton Keynes and she…read moresuggested Wagamama, somewhere she's been wanting to try for a while. Odd name but since coming here, I've seen their locations all over. It's kinda like getting a song stuck in your head. It wasn't very busy when our party of four arrived so we were seated fairly quickly. The unpadded bench seats may be stylish but not very comfortable and not the easiest to sit on for folks with stiff joints (that applied to our party). Their menu offers some simple Japanese favourites, including ramen (noodle soup), donburi (rice bowl), teppanyaki (stir-fry), and a few other items. We ordered two Chicken Ramen, a Seafood Ramen, Beef Teriyaki Donburi, and Edamame to start. Although everything was ordered at the same time, it all arrived at different times, even the two Chicken Ramen. The first two diners were almost finished before the next dish showed up and then the next. By the end of the night, we never got the Edamame and I didn't get the chance to check if we were charged for it because one of our party grabbed the bill. Thanks, Aunt Rose! The chicken ramen was a bit bland, especially the chicken. The seafood ramen had what looked and tasted like frozen battered fish sticks. The teriyaki beef hardly had any sauce on it. The kimchi was the best part of that dish. Kimchi? That's Korean! After dinner, we had some dessert, mostly ice cream. They were out of one of the toppings so it was just plain ice cream. Wagamama is obviously a chain restaurant so I understand that they need to have consistency in their food but that also usually means simplifying the recipes and possibly compromising on authenticity. Our server was good but the service at this location was not good. Like a lot of places I've been to recently, there are a lot of hard surfaces, making the sound level quite high. Being a visitor, having my first Japanese(ish) meal in England, I don't know how this food compares to other Japanese restaurants in town. Unfortunately, being from Toronto, I've had more authentic meals from a food court. Sorry.

First time having English style Japanese food. I had the Katsu Curry Rice. They use chicken…read moreinstead of pork for a lot of the traditional dishes, i.e. ramen and curry. But still have some pork in the soup stock. But anyway, the curry had nice flavor to it and the staff were nice. Portion seemed small to me (but I'm from the US) and a bit expensive 11+ GBP for the meal and a Coke. But I would go again to try something else.

Pretty good no fuss Japanese, friendly staff and flexible meal options makes it delightful. I tried…read morethe large mix and match box and it was under £7. You can have the dishes with Rice or Noodles. Mix and match was a good idea as I could try Chicken Teriyaki, Chicken Katsu and Spicy Tofu. All the three were pretty good and the rice was moist and hot. Really enjoyed my meal. They do take always and also have good space to eat in. Highly recommended if you are MK Central and liking for a quick bite.

From the owner: Sushi & Hot Food! Oriental Infused! Quick Service! Fresh, Healthy and Affordable!read more

The first time I heard of this place is when my friend asked me to grab lunch with him here. I am…read moreso thankful that he did. While the place is a bit small, it's clean and has really good food. I had the chicken katsu curry, and there was SO much food, especially for the price. Felt amazingly full and satisfied after the meal. Can't wait for my next visit!

Food was good. Service was amateurish…read more Miso was good. Hard to go wrong with miso. Agadashi tofu was crunchy and unusually silky inside. Well done! Katsu chicken likewise crunchy and tasty. Ok. Now for the negatives. Wait staff appeared untrained and unsupervised. My server repeatedly ran his fingers through his hair while having a long conversation with a sushi chef, and with his back to the house. Meanwhile two four top tables were waiting. Another server was snacking behind the counter. Another violation of basic restaurant hygiene. These are fixable problems. With more hands on management this could be a great restaurant.

Love the ambience and presentation of this cozy restaurant. We shared a table on this busy day,…read morewhich was fine by me. They had specials on the board, so I chose sashimi over rice with miso soup, while my kid chose the ramen. The food is billed as homemade Japanese food. I felt their take on Japanese food was just OK, despite the presentation being beautiful. For my dish, the amount of rice was overwhelming compared to the sashimi, which was cut very thin compared to sashimi I'm used to , so the imbalance made little sense. I left a large clump of rice despite the effort. Ramen is something we've had so much of in different restaurants, but their take with their broth was below average. (I should mention my kid was very happy though. It's just my picky take) I'd say this is a fun little stop on a cute street, with food not being the star.

This was one of the greatest restaurants I visited during my time in Oxford! The staff were…read moreabsolutely lovely, and the food was amazing. Their edamame, sushi, and ramen are all divine. I cannot recommend this spot enough!

overall, my experience was ok. we got to the restaurant and they asked us which menu we wanted. all…read moreyou can eat or half price. for some reason they are advertising half price as being half price all of the time? somebody please help me understand how that works. anyway, we sit down and choose the half price menu, because unless you have a big appetite, the half price menu is quite a lot. we ordered our food on the app, nice and easy to navigate. they brought out our sushi just a minute late, and then our noodles after that. overall, the food was ok. food didnt taste very fresh, but had nice flavour. nice atmosphere there as wel. overall, nice experience. just one tip. PLEASE make your menus less confusing. 3 stars.

Great food!! Service was fast and polite. Beautiful restaurant. I had both in-house dining and…read moretake out.