Sakura-do Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Been here a few times, food is consistently good, surprised to read the previous spoor reviews."
• "The drinks were interesting and although we haven’t tried everything yet, the ones we tried were good."
• "Amazing heavenly Japanese cakes and lunch bento!"
• "Amazing mille crepe cakes in a variety of flavours."
• "The matcha custard filling in the charcoal choux pastry was amazing."
• "Absolutely delicious cakes, I went for a lovely red velvet short cake and a salt caramel Mille crepe cake both were amazing."
• "The crepe cake was absolutely delicious and has many layers."

Cons:

• "Food - overall it’s overpriced and not very authentic."
• "Black sesame one was a bit dense."
• "Taste is nothing special and not Japanese. I am Japanese and the cakes weren't really Japanese for me."
• "The food is overpriced and the taste is not as good as other Japanese dessert place (e.g. WA)."
• "Unfortunately it is no longer the best place for matcha cake, the cake was not fresh in the afternoon."
• "The crepe cake didn't taste fresh and was just overall stale tasting and dense."
• "The strawberry roll cake was nicely decorated but mediocre (quite dry and flavorless)."

Service

Pros:

• "The price was fairly reasonable and the staff was very nice and helpful."
• "The staff there were very friendly and helped us to take nice group pictures, the special drinks there are also fab!"
• "Service was outstanding."
• "Staff very kind and child friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful too."
• "Extremely friendly and quick service, ordered a cake last minute and delivered on time."
• "The staff are all extremely friendly and genuinely care about your food experience."

Cons:

• "Didn’t inspire me to come back."
• "I’m not coming back and won’t be recommending neither."
• "Staffs were nice but not really quick and smooth with service."
• "This place has no feel of Japanese hospitality and service. The staff looked stressed and extremely slow, very unhappy to have to actually serve customers."
• "Staff don’t smile."
• "Despite their extortionate prices, they see nothing wrong with sending their customers stale cakes well past their best-by date."
• "Staff have bad attitude. I decided not to let them get away with it so I just said “thanks” as I walked out but staff blatantly ignored me."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Pretty cute environment as its name of Sakurado."
• "The atmosphere was home warming and sweet."
• "Lovely interior decoration and lovelier staff! Exceptional experience."
• "The shop is beautifully decorated with a warm and inviting atmosphere."
• "Lovely modern and clean cafe, lots of cute cakes & desserts."
• "The place is lovely. On the small side but really cozy."
• "The atmosphere was home warming and sweet."

Cons:

• "However, the music that plays inside the café is sooo loud and really distracting."
• "It’s tiny - good luck finding seats."
• "Music has loud voice adverts every few minutes as they didn’t pay for YouTube premium."
• "It is bar / nightclub style music that I used to listen to at my university nightclub - not quite what one would expect in a coffee shop."
• "The tea is awful….literally just like water mixed with a bit of milk and sugar, barely with any taste of Earl Grey."
• "The sad, watery, madly overpriced matcha should have been the warning to get the hell out before the food arrived."
• "The worst part was the service though, I tried asking some questions about the food, because it was all new to me, and the attendance looked like she didn't want me there."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was fairly reasonable and the staff was very nice and helpful."
• "Ordered the cakes online from Liverpool and received them the next day, the packaging is so nice and considerable."
• "Though a little bit pricey...really worth it."
• "Prices are reasonable, had the pistachio crepe cake and matcha tiramisu, both weren't too sweet which is great for my taste."
• "Prices are reasonable too!"
• "What a surprise finding that the price of the mille crepe was not too expensive but the taste was delicious."
• "It even has student discount."

Cons:

• "Was charged £13.35! That’s really steep for basic cakes."
• "This place has no feel of Japanese hospitality and service. The staff looked stressed and extremely slow, very unhappy to have to actually serve customers."
• "Way too overpriced for what it is..."
• "It's SO expensive for what it is. £12 for a handful of fried veggies is extortionate."
• "However it was really expensive, £7.20 for one slice of the matcha crepe cake."
• "For £6.8/slice of cake, these should be excellent but were not."
• "Every single dish is in a tiny portion that does not match with the price given."