Aburi Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the food and service were fantastic."
• "It's probably some of the best sushi I've ever had."
• "The kimchi was delicious and just right."
• "The food is always delectable, especially the takoyaki!"
• "The food is the best I've ever tasted! The most amazing bento boxes and the best chicken teriyaki I've ever eaten!"
• "Delicious, full of flavour, fresh and amazingly good."
• "The food is high quality."

Cons:

• "Food tastes different and not as nice as before."
• "The food was terrible (I ate Japeness seafood ramen and Beef bento)."
• "DISGUSTING!! I ordered the chicken katsu curry and it turned up raw!"
• "Not legit Japanese food."
• "The agedashi tofu were done completely wrong."
• "Chicken teryaki was mostly cartilage, gristle and skin and had no flavour."
• "The takoyaki was awful."

Service

Pros:

• "Girls who served us were lovely so no complaints there either."
• "Service was excellent; very attentive."
• "The staff were exceptionally pleasant."
• "The service was lovely and prompt."
• "The Staff was also very friendly."
• "Friendly staff and great service."
• "Staff were very friendly and extremely attentive."

Cons:

• "Service slow as there's only one waiter in the whole restaurant!"
• "Service was ok, seemed more interested in her phone than the customers."
• "The service was slow, our table was filled with used plates and we had to ask a few times for the bill just to get out of there."
• "The serving was even worst, the waitress are really rude and they were shouting each other."
• "Honestly the service can be rubbish."
• "The service is mediocre."
• "Wait staff were nice but the manager/owner (man behind the counter) was arrogant and dismissive."

Price

Pros:

• "Well priced."
• "Great food at a reasonable price."
• "Portion sizes are great for the price."
• "Mid-range prices; not too dear but not cheap either: about £40 for a filling meal for two."
• "Beautifully delicious food at a reasonable price and friendly staff."
• "Prices very reasonable."
• "Reasonable prices too."

Cons:

• "Not cheap (London prices) and the food was mediocre at best."
• "It is however very expensive."
• "Very disappointing as well as its highly priced almost more than London prices!"
• "Although £45 for platter of sashimi and 2 rolls was a little bit expensive."
• "£10.80 for chicken yaki soba noodles and the portion of chicken is lacking and the noodles doesn’t even look like a full packet size. REALLY greasy."
• "It’s really not good value for money."
• "Food good, but charged me twice for the same thing."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Small but nice because it is quieter to chat and eat."
• "The atmosphere is warm, cosy, with an authentic feel to it, and it doesn’t feel overcrowded even with multiple groups in the room."
• "The atmosphere is rustic and comfortable."
• "Interior is basic but its still fab for a little dinner and the food was nice and fresh."
• "The decor is really nice too."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere."
• "The ambiance is basic, very similar to an authentic Japanese tavern."

Cons:

• "The only thing that let's it down is the coke cola interior."
• "Internal decoration was ok but we sat by what would have been the window display area when it was a shop and there was a cold draft."
• "The decor simply does not match and the tables are arranged in a grid like school desks or some kind of canteen."
• "The restaurant fit out is not 5 star."
• "Social distancing was not maintained at all."
• "Awful smell when they wiped tables over like a dirty cloth was used."
• "The toilet stinks really hard until the tables and was impossible to keeping eating there."