Address: 134 High St, Solihull, B91 3SX, United Kingdom
Phone: +441213872400
Rating: 4.5
based on 124 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was absolutely delicious."
"Each piece was a burst of umami that left me craving for more."
"The food quality is good, sashimi is fresh."
"Hands down the best ramen I've ever had."
"Food was top quality. The soup for the ramen was super nom."
Cons:
"For the chicken ramen, the batter is too thick and a bit soggy, also the broth is bland."
"The pork donburi needed more ingredients as it was bland."
"Some of the other dishes in our party were over large and not well presented."
"The 'crispy tofu' noodles was just NOT, the tofu was soggy and unpleasant."
"I chose the salmon teriyaki. To be honest, it was rather average and a dish I could easily recreate at home."
Service
Pros:
"The attentive service enhanced the overall dining experience."
"Customer service was excellent but very slow."
"The staff was very kind and was taking a lot of care of us, asking many times if we're okay."
"Lovely attentive staff and gorgeous place to have a dinner with friends."
"Really good quality, fresh food with great service."
Cons:
"Waited ages for our bill, which wasn't ideal considering the restaurant wasn't busy."
"The service and food was 10/10. As frequent visitors of the London restaurant which we both love we confessed this restaurant is just as good!"
"Service wasn't great. Nobody came for drinks order until friend had arrived."
"It took a long time for anyone to come take our food and drink order."
"Really slow service. Took ages to be served."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"The atmosphere was great, very fitting to the restaurant aesthetics."
"Lovely setting albeit slightly cramped tables."
"The atmosphere as décor is excellent with a friendly buzzing ambience."
"Once at the table I also didn't feel croweded despite my eariler impression. I'd say the layout provides room for the customers, but is also fully ultilized."
"Fantastic decor, food and vibe at this restaurant."
Cons:
"Music too loud. Couldn’t wait to get out of there."
"Unfortunately we were sitting right underneath the air con and after 20 mins it started pouring out cold air!"
"It's not got the feel of an authentic Japanese restaurant- more chain-like."
"It took an hour for the last course to come. Partner had finished eating 30 minutes before my dish even came out."
"We sat there with our coats on and couldn’t wait to leave."
Price
Pros:
"Very reasonable prices. 10/10"
"Prices were about right."
"Good value for money given how good the food is."
"£110 for 3 ppl including wine is great value for the quality of experience."
"Generally ok value for money but some of the prices for the whisky are ambitious!"
Cons:
"The price is slightly high but I highly recommended it."
"The cost is a bit high, but the food quality is good, sashimi is fresh."
"Both of these were absolutely delicious and my son rated his beef 10 out of 10 as it was cooked to perfection. The desserts were also very tasty. We will definitely be returning very soon."
"please be aware the tuna is yellow fin, not blue fin, which doesn't justify the price from my perspective."
"Don't go here if you want a cheap night (we spent £120 between 2 people)."
Menu Variety
Pros:
"A large choice of « starters / sharers », mains, sushis and drinks (including good Japanese whiskey)"
"Great sushi place with loads of veggie and vegan options."
"A Japanese restaurant in Solihull with chef from Hong Kong, Japan and other Asia countries."
"Lots of choice with the menu, and I'm keen to go back and try more."
"I’d like to see more non sushi dishes in the menu as there’s so many amazing Japanese dishes which deserve a spot on menus over here."
Cons:
"The sharing platter was a bit dry, for a 20 piece platter it could be a bit more creative than 20 pepper, avocado and tofu rolls."
"A few of the dishes that we ordered were no longer available."
"The pork Bao buns was the only let down for the quality as very very dry & chewy."
"Not a great experience. Food nice, good veggie options, kids bento is good value."
"It's great to have this in Solihull but having sloppy service when paying premium prices isn't really acceptable."