Yashin Sushi Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Karina, my waitress was absolutely lovely."
• "Staff is friendly and attentive."
• "The staff added to the experience."
• "The staff was smiling and paying attention to every single detail."
• "We had a young waiter who clearly enjoyed his job and was extra friendly and welcoming."
• "Staff speaks multi languages so everyone would be taken care of."
• "The serving staff was lovely and the place was very clean."

Cons:

• "The service did not match the food quality."
• "Service was decent at best."
• "Service and attitude could improve--but I think it's due to the high turnover of service people in the restaurant."
• "None of the staff seem to want to be there and they certainly don’t want you to be there unless you’re in designer attire or look exceptionally wealthy."
• "The service is most unusual: though a sushi chef (not Japanese but French) is sitting two inches In front of you he 1) does not engage you in conversation 2) does not hand you your sushi."
• "Service is really slow and I can tell some of them are not professional trained."
• "The service is a little over-bearing."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The sushi itself is actually good, but not worth the price you are paying."
• "The atmosphere was great, the food was amazing and the service was excellent."
• "Fab place to go for a birthday. Everything we had was delicious."
• "The fish quality here was superbly better than California."
• "One of the most amazing restaurants, sushi anywhere else will never compare!"
• "Overall we had a delicious lunch."
• "The food is fantastic! Seating at the sushi counter watching the chefs work is great."

Cons:

• "We were finally (with a massive delay) presented with the signature nigiri selection, we quickly realised there was something wrong with more than a few items."
• "The omakase was mediocre - rice was too dry and the fish doesn't taste as fresh."
• "Fish is not fresh."
• "The portions were quite small for the price."
• "Omakase Sushi selection is quite disappointing. Sushi is really loose and some fish are not as fresh as I expected."
• "We found a little black bug in our sashimi, the sushi selection was blunt and it didn't seem or smelt fresh."
• "Sashimi dishes drowning in sauce."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The lunch menu is arguably one of the best in London - salad - soup - fish for ca. £20."
• "Their lunch menu represents insanely good value for money."
• "I had the salmon sushi set which at £16 with miso soup and salad was actually good value as the whole set was quite large and had a slice of black truffle on one piece."
• "Best value for money Sushi you can find in London during lunchtime."
• "Great value if you go for lunch!"
• "They now offer a special lunch time menu which is great value."
• "It's still a simply excellent choice for its combination of quality & value."

Cons:

• "Generally chewy and at 300 for 2 people, was overly priced."
• "The food is definitely pricey."
• "This place is pricier than most other sushi places."
• "This place is buttock clenchingly expensive and very very far up its own arse."
• "It surely is quite expensive but is worth every penny you're going to spend there."
• "Outrageous prices, not to mention the fact that the 5 pounds of water were not even marked on the menu with a tap water taste."
• "The price/performance ratio was not right at all."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is amazing."
• "The atmosphere and the staff added to the experience."
• "In a light and bright setting (we had counter seats) where you can watch the experts at work."
• "Beautifully presented dishes, very delicate taste. Pretty and Morden decoration."
• "Very clean and pleasant atmosphere."
• "Great for a romantic date. Thanks to the team for such a lovely evening!"
• "I love this Japanese restaurant, in a quiet side street just off Kensington High St."

Cons:

• "Seating at tables downstairs which I called and booked for... can feel a bit claustrophobic."
• "The location itself can‘t be described as a proper restaurant for the price you are paying."
• "Ambience and decoration of the restaurant is tacky."
• "The entire place needs a refurbishment."
• "We also found fish bones and scales in some of our sushi."
• "The cleanliness of the tables and dishes was bad. The service was poor and the ambience did not match the price either."
• "Booked a table for six upstairs and yet again sent downstairs despite phoning twice to reserve and confirm."