Takayama Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food and vibe here is fantastic and there’s even a robot cat that brings cutlery to the table."
• "Food is delicious, never fails to impress!! Lovely restaurant setting too."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and full of flavour."
• "The menu is a well-curated blend of traditional and contemporary dishes, each prepared with utmost care and finesse."
• "Really awesome Sushi and definitely worth a visit if you're local to Ipswich."
• "Amazing food & service! We absolutely love the deluxe assortment, all the Teryaki dishes & the kayak curry."
• "Delicious veggie food with quick prep time! Reasonable prices as food and drinks sated mine and my partner's desires for under £30."
• "The food was delightful, the sake an exquisite taste to supplement our meal."

Cons:

• "The rice bowl dish I had, Deopbap, was quite lackluster but the rest of the meal made up for it for sure!"
• "The only thing I'd critique is the fact my partner asked about an asian alcoholic drink and he asked if it was very alcoholic as he was driving and the waiter responded 'depends how much you drink'."
• "The crispy soft shell crab was a winner but not too sure on the chicken thigh skewers as the skin was left on but not crispy so flopped about like a jelly fish on a line and it was difficult to eat."
• "Left with a bit of a sour taste after sending back a salmon teriyaki which tasted of frying pan/grill with absolute no taste of fish or anything else but grill flavour."
• "Food and atmosphere is fantastic, but the service is painfully slow."
• "The only downside to the visit is that when I walked in the staff looked at me as if I was lost, I had to tell them I wanted a table."
• "The food was excellent here and I quite liked the decor and atmosphere of the place."
• "I was concerned when I saw Korean and Japanese in one restaurant, jack of all trades master of non type experience."

Service

Pros:

• "Came here pretty late on in the evening without a booking, got seated straight away and our order was taken pretty quickly."
• "Cannot believe it took me so long to discover Takayama. This is a gem of Ipswich, the staff are lovely."
• "Great choice of Japanese and Korean food. They have a gluten free menu as well that has lots of selection."
• "Always a great dining experience and wonderful service both in the restaurant and via the delivery service."
• "The food is great and the restaurant is a family favourite. Since the move of location, we have been twice and did experience one night when the waiting staff were not on par."
• "We had a lovely family meal here and was great quality."
• "My visit was part of a large group. The staff were amazing at serving us."
• "Very enjoyable meal here tonight while visiting family in Ipswich."

Cons:

• "We were a large party of 9 on a busy night so service was very irregular. Some of us were done with our entire dinner before others got their first dish."
• "Service was a bit on the slow side but we did book last minute."
• "Service is a little slow, and they sometimes book in too many tables it seems for level of cover."
• "However, I take issue with senior staff expressing loudly negative qualities of said trainee adding to their uneasiness of learning the ropes."
• "Most staff is really nice and helpful, however we’ve had one lady that just ran off when I politely mentioned that my main was cold."
• "My only recommendation to the owners would be considering to increase the number of toilets. One WC for the capacity of the restaurant felt too little."
• "Planning to go somewhere for lunch for my birthday and really fancied sushi. They close at 3pm and got there at 2:15. There were empty tables. The waitress went to check, but said that the kitchen closes in 15 minutes so turned us away."
• "The waiter told me that I only have one hour to eat. I don't mind this, but I waited for my noodles for 25 minutes."