Harajuku Kitchen - Sushi & Japanese Cuisine Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here is fresh, authentically Japanese and incredibly tasty."
• "Their chawanmushi was full of flavour, very yummy indeed."
• "Super delicious and authentic Japanese food."
• "The food was incredible."
• "Absolutely amazing Japanese food! This place begs me to visit Japan, it's food is fresh tasting, exciting and delicious."
• "Super delicious, fresh, interesting food, really nicely presented."
• "The food was amazing! It felt very authentic and every little detail was taken into account."

Cons:

• "Food was okay, nothing special considering the price - poorly seasoned and clearly overdone."
• "Food is way below average, fish isn’t fresh and salmon was very stale and smelly."
• "Probably not an authentic Japanese food. Expensive for the quality of food."
• "Food was nice aesthetically however sashimi in general were not fresh."
• "The chicken curry that was ordered was undercooked and mushy."
• "The prawn maki rolls we had were rotted and smelt horrific."
• "The entire meal was under seasoned which left my wife and I feeling underwhelmed."

Service

Pros:

• "Waitress was really friendly and took time to explain the menu, so was the male waiter."
• "The service was really welcoming and quick."
• "We were attended to by polite, friendly, attentive and knowledgeable staff (Eva and Barbara)."
• "Staff are very helpful and friendly."
• "Excellent customer service."
• "Attentive, friendly, polite, respectful."
• "The staff are wonderfully professional and provided an exceptional service."

Cons:

• "Service is beyond horrific - the hostess with pink hair is so rude I’m surprised she still has a job."
• "The service was diabolical. Slow, standoffish and bordering on rude."
• "The service was not great at all, the wait time was long."
• "The service was disappointing to say the least."
• "Service takes forever, we spent an hour waiting for our meal."
• "Service was a little slow and haphazard."
• "Slow service from the kitchen."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Minimalist decor and great atmosphere!"
• "The setting is unique, bright and bustling with a good noise level from fellow diners."
• "Very nice Japanese restaurant, the nigiri selection was excellent, the staff warm and friendly and the atmosphere was pleasant."
• "Has a nice ambience."
• "The vibes in general very warm."
• "The setting is small, relaxed, bright - with v friendly staff."
• "It had a lovely atmosphere inside with lots of other diners enjoying all of the amazing dishes they had to offer."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was also cold and lacking in atmosphere."
• "The restaurant surroundings weren't amazing which meant there wasn't a lot of atmosphere in the place and it was also a little cold."
• "Save your money (and time) and go to a different sushi/Japanese restaurant."
• "This was by far the worse experience in a long time."
• "No communication at all, no thank you, no have a good day."
• "The tables weren't cleared and there was food left out, everywhere."
• "Got the cold wind each time the door open."

Price

Pros:

• "Pricewise, for 2 adults and a toddler our lunch and drinks were about £30 so Edinburgh average."
• "Very affordable considering the high quality and service."
• "Good value for the quality of food."
• "I think it's great value for money and would go all the time if I were a local."
• "Food was very good, service was excellent and all at a very affordable prices."
• "Reasonable. Go for the lunch or pre theatre menu, £12.95 for 2 dishes, rice, tea and miso soup."
• "Prices perhaps are a bit higher than usual but worth to try."

Cons:

• "Katsu Pork curry £14.8... This is average to me unfortunately."
• "Really overpriced."
• "Highly overpriced and overrated."
• "Pretty pricey."
• "I felt it was very expensive for what we got."
• "Really overpriced."
• "Over-rated, over-priced, and under-managed."

Additional Offerings

Pros:

• "One of the few places you can get Kirin Ichiban, not just Asahi, in Edinburgh."
• "Nice selection of green tea, beers, sake."
• "The selection of food is wide and varied."
• "Lots of vegan and gluten free options."
• "They have a menu with the gluten free options marked."
• "The Sushi is excellent but the best thing I have found is the sticky sweet chilli chicken wings."
• "Amazing place to have Japanese food in Edinburgh. It's a bit hidden and doesn't have easy parking space."

Cons:

• "The dragon roll tempura was soggy and the avocado on top a bit brown and dry."
• "The pork Gyosa were a pale comparison to the dumplings we had at Market and the Iron noodles were bland and tasteless."
• "The octopus balls hardly had any octopus in it. The pork gozas were undercooked."
• "The deluxe Bento box, the tempura was soggy, the pumpkin wasn't cooked completely."
• "Although no ramen on the menu!"
• "The only disapointment was the mixed Tempura where the batter was cloy-ey or slightly undercooked."
• "No baby change facilities were the only downside."