Ten Ichi Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is calm and relaxing, which is how a sushi place should be."
• "We really enjoyed the atmosphere in such a beautiful and chill restaurant."
• "The atmosphere was very chilled, I took my time over a lovely lunch."
• "Gorgeous food and lovely atmosphere."
• "The restaurant is so calm and really clean too."
• "The place is gorgeous very oriental music is wonderful."
• "The restaurant itself is so elegant looking and really aces that oriental vibe."

Cons:

• "On the sidenote the piano classical music needs improvement to lighten the atmosphere."
• "Atmosphere was poor. Chinese music was playing in the background, at the same time, staff were chatting themselves loudly n constantly in Chinese."
• "Just lacking a bit in atmosphere if it is quiet as the ceiling is very high and lightning is dim."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff went above and beyond to make our evening extra special for my partners birthday."
• "Amazing food and really helpful staff."
• "The waiters are lovely people, and the service was super efficient."
• "All the staff have been very friendly."
• "Staff were friendly and we didn’t feel rushed."
• "The staff are excellent. Really attentive, knowledgeable and pleasant."
• "Staff were really really nice and so friendly!"

Cons:

• "The service was friendly but kept forgetting to bring things."
• "The waiter that took our order doesn't speak english very well."
• "Food itself was great but spent a fortune for a Valentine's meal to be ignored by wait staff."
• "The server took ages to get my drink even after a reminder."
• "Who cares what the food is like if you have to wait 20 minutes for a table and another hour and 20 minutes to be served, no warning."
• "Waitresses not very well trained - they didn't even know what's on their menu."
• "Service not great."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely amazing, freshly made and beautifully presented."
• "Food still tastes great and prices are low but service has slightly deteriorated."
• "Food is quite large, bento looks amazing."
• "Sushi fresh, taste great."
• "The Katsu ramen was absolutely delish."
• "Delicious and authentic Japanese cuisine."
• "The food was delicious, and so reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "The shrimp tempura were totally cold."
• "The Nigiri are really small and not very tasty, Temaki are good, sushi average and skewers really small."
• "Curry was watery, rice was soggy, sushi just wasn't the same."
• "The ramen just basically reminded of normal boiled packet ramen which I don’t hate."
• "The sushi rice was totally bland, hardly any hint vinegar in the rice at all."
• "Food portions were not so good. I mean seafood ramen, with nothing but one shrimp and an half boiled egg?"
• "This is totally fake Japanese food... I had worst Ramen in my life, what a shame!"

Value

Pros:

• "Best place for sushi/raw fish in general in Birmingham, prices reflect value very well."
• "Pretty good value for money."
• "Fair prices for Japanese food."
• "First and foremost, the price is incredibly reasonable."
• "Very reasonably priced for Japanese food too, in keeping with the other restaurants in the surrounding area."
• "The most impressive was the price... much lower than I expected."
• "Price was very also good for what we ate."

Cons:

• "Charged £5.30 for cola, from a can."
• "Probably won’t be back, but not bad for the price."
• "This was OK food, it would have been very nice at half or even two thirds the cost, but massively overpriced."
• "I cannot justify the price tag at all."
• "£18, not worth the cost."
• "Everything was awful awful, left more annoyed than anything and with a £91 bill!!!!!"
• "...and finally steep bill !!!"

Decor

Pros:

• "The decor is something just truly dazzling in my eyes, especially the attention to detail around the staircase sections and even the restrooms too!"
• "Cool decorative display/elements (both food and decor) made the experience memorable."
• "Decor is quite nice, and there is a little fountain inside too."
• "The decor inside is traditional and amazing."
• "Gorgeous Tamaki, Sushi rolls and Ramen in a gorgeous setting - love the wall mural!"
• "Property deco aswel, very nice, very clean."
• "Decor is pleasant with a theme."

Cons:

• "The ramen seems to have spaghettis instead of noodles."
• "Decor a bit tired. The seat I sat on was torn and dishevelled."
• "The restaurant owned by Chinese, I feel very disappointed as one of Japanese who loves Japanese food, this is totally fake Japanese food."