SakkuSamba - Manchester Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The place looks stunning, it’s a typical place where everyone goes for that instagram picture."
• "Lovely deco and modern setting."
• "An Instagramable place with a great selection of food."
• "The food at SAKUSAMBA was very good quality food and definitely worth the money! The place itself was beautiful!"
• "The only good thing was the decor of the restaurant which cannot be faulted."
• "This place has lovely ambiance, and the food is really tasty."
• "A welcoming and intimate atmosphere with some fantastic sushi options."

Cons:

• "The only thing good about this place is the aesthetics and vibe. So if you want some Instagram content to act like you was at a boujee restaurant then head on here."
• "I’ll start by saying that the decor and interior of this place is really cool an hip - visually 10/10."
• "Though the decor and concept of this restaurant are amazing the service and quality of the food, for me, do not reflect the price paid."
• "The interior is amazing clearly no expense spared."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very friendly and service is exceptional."
• "The service was good at first with food coming out very quickly."
• "I am pregnant and the team went above and beyond making sure all of the food was cooked well done for me."
• "The staff bring the food as you order and sometimes struggled to remember the names of each dish."
• "I had the Katsu curry as one of my dishes and it's probably the best katsu I've had."
• "The service is all done via touch screen tablets on your table."
• "The service was really good and the waiters paid attention and were very helpful in meal choices."

Cons:

• "When we tried to speak to another staff to get a better idea of the menu, she could not speak English and had called another staff member who also struggled."
• "The icing of the cake of it all was that towards the end my wife had a written request which was put in our booking. This was a surprise cake to be bought out for me for my birthday."
• "The service was non-existent."
• "I wouldn’t recommend this place at all. The service is appalling."
• "Mediocre food combined with hideous customer service."
• "The service was non existent, the food was cold or over cooked."
• "I wouldn’t recommend this place at all."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "However, I've got to say, the salmon sashimi was the best thing on the menu - very fresh, creamy and I pretty much ordered it every round."
• "The one other thing that really stood out was the cap of rump - it was so juicy, tender and flavourful!"
• "Honestly the bbq grill meats is really nice and tasty."
• "Food arrives, quick and is well presented."
• "The food at SAKUSAMBA was very good quality food and definitely worth the money!"
• "We ordered 3 rounds of tapas, some were decent, for eg; sushi, prawn tempura, edamame, veg spring rolls."
• "The mojito's tasted lovely however there was so much ice in the glass that your drink would be finished after a few sips."

Cons:

• "The hot items weren’t hot at all… the meat tasted like it was cheaper cuts left in marinade for ages."
• "Most of the sushi was kind of hit and miss and tasted very similar."
• "All the fried dishes we ordered were either bland, dry or too oily."
• "The chicken katsu bao bun was horrific, the bao bun was as hard as a pitta bread and the chicken was so dry and hard, it had definitely been reheated."
• "Wouldn’t recommend. Over priced and bad tasting food."
• "The food is very average. The barbecue is ok but the Japanese food is not good."
• "The food was so lovely and on point!!"