Little Tokyo Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing, the best sashimi I’ve ever had."
• "Food is always top notch, and portion sizes are just right."
• "The food was wonderful, so full of flavour and nice big sized portions."
• "Delicious Japanese food! We are vegan, and had an amazing selection to choose from, which was all of great quality and delicious :)"
• "Although the price is quite high, the foods are very delicious!"
• "The food here is delicious, I thoroughly enjoyed all of it."
• "The sushi was quite good quality but the rest of the bento wasn’t great."

Cons:

• "Food was full of MSG and generally cooked in a bad way."
• "The sushi was very dry and didn't have any taste."
• "The takoyaki is acceptable. Sashimi bento set is just sad: fish scales in one of the fish, salad looks like a joke and tempuras just soaked in oil."
• "There were two large sharp bones in my sushi, the staff said there was nothing they could do even though my mouth was very sore and bleeding."
• "Anything fried was extremely greasy and lack flavour, suggesting the lack of preparation of proper marination beforehand."
• "The food itself tastes precooked and this was backed up by the lighting fast speed it takes for them to deliver your food after you order(too fast)."
• "The broth lacked umami and a depth of flavour you expect from an authentic shmultz, oily savoury taste."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so kind and they really make it so nice, especially for a solo diner."
• "All of the staff were so friendly! Emily was our food staff and she was amazing and so accommodating, as were all of the other staff members."
• "Attentive and professional staff."
• "The staff are very friendly and available regularly if you need anything."
• "Friendly staffs, nice environment."
• "The staff were all very friendly and we loved the decor of the restaurant."
• "The staff were friendly and the service was really quick!"

Cons:

• "It was then 40mins before we got a drink and placed our order."
• "Waited for an hour and 10 for our food as they messed up sending our starters out."
• "But despite the place being empty, the servers weren't very attentive."
• "Service could also do with improving."
• "Incredibly unfriendly service."
• "Communication amongst staff needs to get better."
• "It's very obvious that you can tell some of them have not been trained."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Chilled atmosphere and very friendly service are a plus."
• "Love the atmosphere of this place."
• "Amazing ambience and decor, it was like being transported to a Japanese oasis complete with coy carp swimming under a wooden bridge."
• "Beautiful little place with really authentic feeling décor."
• "The aesthetic of the restaurant is beautiful even had a bridge over a coy fish pond."
• "Fabulous traditional Japanese place."
• "The restaurant in traditional Japanese style."

Cons:

• "The place was really tired and run down."
• "Place looked a bit worn and dated, could use a refurbishment."
• "There was a faint yet distinctive occasional Drain smell that wafted past our table."
• "Was disappointed to get in and see they have some koi carp in a tiny pond inside with no daylight."
• "The decor and cleanliness is much to be desired the table we were seated on had food splashed staining the walls and the toilets are extremely unhygienic."
• "The only downside of the downstairs area is the lack of natural light and phone signal."
• "The corner I was sat in had a real musty smell and the wall was covered in old grease stains."