Asakusa

The best Japanese I've eaten in London, could only compare it to meals I've had in Tokyo. Yes, the decor is straight out of the 70s but if you care more about interiors than the food then please head someone else, it's hard enough to get a table in here as it is. Value for money is incredible, cheapest sushi I've had in London. Authentic, huge menu, still working my way through it but the pork belly and Nigiri are always top of the list. So, so good.
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9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, June 09, 2013

The food here is amazing.

Just keep ordering loads of random tasty plates until you are going to explode.

Asakusa salad! Delicious! Aubergine with sweet soya paste stuff on it. Amazing.

Sushi. It's exactly like sushi should be!

I don't know what the other reviewers are complaining about. It's good.
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acnolinon
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Went to this authentic restaurant the 31st of march during my hubby birthday. I would say it is okay restaurant.. Even though , the food is alright and edible, does not gave me a 'wow' factor. Sushi is quite small portion. And went on ordering food as following other reviewers said. In comparison with Ten Ten tei restaurant, i think ten ten tei better than this one. Just my opinion!
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enjoyfoodlady - View all reviews by this user
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Sunday, May 13, 2012

After reading the positive feedbacks we decided to visit this restaurant only to be placed in to a small unpleasant room. Since the food was what the over hype was about we decided to taste the overall quality of the ingredients that they were using and so we ordered several sashimi's and sushi's, the food was good and the quality of the ingredients did excel however I did feel that I've tasted far better for half the price at numerous Japanese restaurants throughout London area.

The reason to why I decided to write this review was due to their sheer rudeness in service, the staff seemed really fake and did not treat us like customers and so at the end of the meal we asked for the service charge to be removed only to be asked if they done anything wrong. We were then given a disapproved look as we walked out of the building.

To sum it up, there are far better restaurants in London and especially with most of the reviews of the restaurant being from several years you have to question yourself to trust a review that has aged as much as this restaurant.

I wont be visiting again.
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Timothy
3 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 3
Saturday, May 05, 2012

This is a great spot, i go here every couple of weeks for a treat. It's recently been fixed up cosmetically and looks a lot better, but the food is always 10/10.

A real family run Japanese grotto of flavour, nothing fancy, just tasty!
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Robot Lobot
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 12, 2012

I ate here with some friends on Friday evening and was quite impressed. To be perfectly honest first impressions weren't good. The restaurant looks very run down. Bright strip lighting and blu tacked paper signs in the window didn't bode well for our evening ahead. However appearences aren't everything. The menu is authentic Japanese cuisine, a great range of sushi, sashimi and all sorts of weird and wonderful dishes made choosing what to have quite a mission. The food, when it arrived, was great. One of the best Japense meals I've had in a very long time. I highly recommend this place, although probably not for a first date or business dinner when you may be looking to impress.
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Steve Kerr - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Sunday, February 05, 2012

Great prices, amazing, authentic food. I wasn't bothered by the interior and the staff were pleasant enough!
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9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Have been to Asakusa a few times now. Food has always been top notch and it's a brilliant place to try different Sake and snacks to go with it.

I did not understand all the negative reviews here until the last time i went a week ago. Was given a table downstairs and the only waitress their had to service 7 tables. She was quite stressed out and hence the bad attitude and slow service. Every other times I was upstairs and everything's fine. So its just a tiny dent to such a brilliant restaurant.

Fried oyster is a must-try. also be prepared to wait for up to 45mins for sashimi and nigiri sushi but its well worth the wait.
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Ben
7 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, July 21, 2011

I am going to rate this place 0 0 0 0 in all classes take the same approach as the reviewer below (obviously trying to dissuade anyone from going). It is hard enough to get a booking without encouraging anyone else to join the queue. But if you are still reading then I guess its too late and I'll own up. Asakusa serves the most authentic and best prepared Japanese in town at a price that is staggeringly good value. If you don't like the service or the decor then please go to Nobu, Roka or Sumosan where you will have your shirt removed in glitzy surroundings. Asakusa is for the purist.
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RK
0 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Overall, its a seedy place and this is what to expect: 1.Rude and lazy staff. 2.Unattractive interior. 3.Overrated food

Recently, we walked out feeling extremely frustrated by the unprofessional treatment of staff. Having booked early in the week, we arrived at the restaurant only to be led downstairs to a creepy, utterly empty dungeon room that was dirty, poorly lit and stank of Moth Balls! When I asked 'Why again??' (cause its happen several times) despite booking well in advance and despite the fact that several tables were unoccupied upstairs, the response I received was a feeble shrug and a blank stare! They just do not care.

3 of the 4 times I have dined here, this has happened to me, so it is not an isolated case, but a strange policy toward 'certain' costumers because they can get away with it.
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0 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, June 22, 2011