Yama Momo Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant is cosy but has a lively atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere felt really relaxed."
• "A nice cosy yet sophisticated venue for an evening out with dear ones."
• "It had a brilliant atmosphere, fun but not too noisy."
• "The atmosphere chilled and cosy and the service was great!"
• "The ambience is great, it's nicely lit and you can have a conversation easily."
• "It's got great atmosphere, nice lighting, friendly staff and of course the food is amazing."

Cons:

• "The light above our dining table was broken, so it was too dark to take any photos!"
• "The only thing that let it down was the choice of music."
• "Weird, very strange, they had extremely bad main stream pop songs on and the day we picked had a lot of young loud kids in it, it's a strange environment."
• "Food is good, but incredible long wait, our starters all came separately, mains also didn't arrive same time ruining overall experience. Is very dark inside as well."
• "The place was full of little flies."
• "All tables were seated despite the social distancing rules."
• "At one point the management appeared to ignore the customers for 20 minutes."

Service

Pros:

• "And the manager I think her name its Galina she its brilliant she knows how to manage she its amazing person always me me happy always spend time on our table this is professional service."
• "Everyone works really hard and it's nice to watch the Chef's at work if you sit up front."
• "Great service, great quality."
• "Fantastic cocktails by the friendly bar staff."
• "Attentive service."
• "The staff are incredible. Really friendly and helpful."
• "Service was great, attentive and skilled."

Cons:

• "The service has really gone down hill since our last visit."
• "Waitress was friendly but clueless management."
• "One of our side dishes did not appear for a while and when we politely reminded the staff, the manager came back with the dish, no apology, just put the dish down and walked off, which we thought was very rude."
• "They didn’t keep customers informed as to delays or when their order would be ready."
• "Service was not great due to shortage of staff."
• "Poor service. Rather than making sure the order was right they left me waiting nearly an hour for any feedback after which I had to call them."
• "Service was very poor - we also had to ask twice to get our glasses refilled with water!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing food and delicious cocktails!"
• "The sushi was gorgeous and the crab dumplings and tempura were so delicate and light."
• "The food was amazing and the chef had no problem accommodating my special needs."
• "Gorgeously fresh sashimi, sensational sushi (particularly the tuna and truffle mayo and the salmon and sea bass nigiri) hot light black cod tempura, chilli squid and a whole lot more!"
• "The food here is insanely good, everything, even the edamame was served with care and presented with attention to detail."
• "Fabulous food in great moody decor."
• "The food is very fresh and delicious."

Cons:

• "We ordered sushi and udon, we had to throw away most of it."
• "The fish didn’t taste very fresh."
• "Tonight I sent back my calamari, it was either overcooked or frozen because it was very chewy."
• "The fish was noticeably not fresh at all."
• "The sushi and octopus sashimi were very poor."
• "Teriyaki sauce is too watery to even stick on the meat, teriyaki chicken was dry and hard to swallow."
• "Sushi was messy looking and had far too much creamy sauce all over it, salmon was not fresh and had an unpleasant lingering taste, stir fry vegetables were bland and soggy."

Value

Pros:

• "Very expensive but worth it for a special occasion."
• "The lunch menu is great value and happy hour is between 12:00-15:00 (really good cocktails....!)."
• "Set menu (Friday to Sunday) great value."
• "Good food, reasonably priced."
• "Decent price. Great place for a date or special occasion."
• "It’s incredible value and just as good!"
• "Some might say on the pricey end, but honestly, you’re getting what you pay for."

Cons:

• "Food is good but I would say it’s pretty expensive."
• "Considering the price, you could do far better in the area."
• "Extremely overpriced food but still good food."
• "Bit on the expensive side, as we made use of the eat out to help out scheme and still paid around £60 for two people."
• "Above all, it’s extremely overpriced."
• "Ridiculously small portions which are horribly over priced."
• "Very good food, but the prices are a rip off."