Bonzai Sushi Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Japanese restaurant Leicester

Address: 23 Hotel St, Leicester, LE1 5AW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441162518230

Rating: 4.3
based on 143 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "They have the best dine in sushi options!"
  • "Food was very fresh, very tasty."
  • "The food was totally terrific."
  • "The Teriyaki Seafood Udon was absolutely brilliant in flavors."
  • "Food is so delicious.πŸ₯’🍣"
  • "The sushi was fresh and nice."
  • "The food is 10/10."

Cons:

  • "The miso ramen tasted good but the meat was way too chewy and that was very disappointing."
  • "Rice was over cooked, so it warmed the raw fish."
  • "Some of the rice in the Bento box tasted weird like soapy."
  • "The meat for the bento meal was also tough and overcooked."
  • "Bibimbap was not edible-spicy and very bad."
  • "The tofu was sour."
  • "The sushi was quiet tasteless and the fish on the nigiri was just chewy and prob. not fresh."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was great, staff was lovely."
  • "Staff and manager were amazing."
  • "Absolutely amazing food, ambience, and staff."
  • "The manager (yy) goes above and beyond to make sure your visit is a pleasant one."
  • "Great customer service, great food."
  • "The staff is friendly and happy to help you choose the menu."
  • "Staff always welcoming!"

Cons:

  • "We ordered and was around 25 minutes before receiving any food to the table."
  • "I placed my order on Deliveroo and waited for over 3 hours till my entire family got hungry and angry."
  • "We went as a group of 6. They took a very long time for our orders."
  • "Extremely rude manager!"
  • "However the customer service is awful. We were seated by 6pm and ordered immediately. They completely forgot about us until about 7."
  • "WORST customer service! The main guy serving us who's mainly there was so unfriendly and spilt tea on our table which was hot and didn't say anything."
  • "Worse customer service ever! Do not recommend!"

Ambience

Pros:

  • "It is very cozy and clean!"
  • "The decor of the place was nice. It would look great with the fairy lights on."
  • "Comfy environment, gorgeous decoration, awesome service and fresh dishes."
  • "The decor is original and let's you ponder over the culture for a bit longer."
  • "The decoration. Lively but not too cluttered. Really nice to look around."
  • "Comfortable and relaxing ambiance."
  • "The environment is lovely."

Cons:

  • "I think they had water leak problems when I was there which causes unpleasant atmosphere (buckets and signs around the place)."
  • "Then my friend slipped on a wet greasy floor tgst had no warning notice on it..... Never again!!!!!"
  • "The only disappointment is only one toilet and the floor is slippery if you’re wearing flats or heels so be careful when walking in."
  • "Ambience is only mediocre and so was the food."
  • "Music left a lot to be desired though.... Some 'tunes' were 'unsuitable' for younger ears!"
  • "It seems tired inside, kitchen seems cluttered."
  • "The downside of the place itself was that the entrance we would see glasses of water and bowls that didn't quite look good."

Price and Payment Options

Pros:

  • "Price is fair, cheaper than wagamama and much better quality, it's my go to place if I want to treat myself to something nice."
  • "Cheap price considering the ambience, food and service."
  • "Not expensive for sure."

Cons:

  • "The only downside were that drinks will run your bill up quickly as they were very expensive for canned drinks."
  • "Very very expensive... not worth the money and this was take away so no service charge."
  • "At the time, they did not accept card."
  • "They don't take card unless you do a bank transfer and they take cash!"
  • "The only downsides are the fact they only take cash."
  • "Very very expensive. Ordered a mixed sushi and spent nearly Β£40! Fresh and reasonably tasty but unfortunately not worth the money."
  • "The Mrs had a double archers, which ran to Β£9.60 before they charged for the lemonade."

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