Yorokobi by CJ Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great sushi. The rice is excellent and the bibimbap is great."
• "Kimchi Stew was revelatory!"
• "The food are consistently delicious."
• "The food is delicious 10/10."
• "Everything was fresh, flavour focused mouthfuls of perfection."
• "Absolutely amazing food, they also have a gluten free menu and are knowledgeable about coeliac which was a real bonus."
• "Food is extraordinary, so much flavour and effort put into every dish that is served."

Cons:

• "Not only that when the food came it was not great at all, very very expensive for the quality."
• "The Yakisoba main was ridiculously salty."
• "The Bibimbap was abysmal. Our bowls were 70% empty!"
• "Sadly this place failed at basic dishes & basic service."
• "Had Squid for starter and it was like rubber and fairly tasteless."
• "The maki was just stodge. Could have mistaken it for tesco 'sushi'."
• "The salmon teriyaki was bland and disappointing."

Service

Pros:

• "Great staff service, great food and very ok price."
• "The staff were friendly and accommodating. The food was superb!"
• "Staff very attentive, had gyozo starters and the Japanese Curry and honestly could have had a second plate."
• "Service was friendly and efficient, food was exquisite, thoroughly enjoyed our night."
• "The service was spectacular and Sae was a very attentive server."
• "Staff really friendly, great service and atmosphere."
• "Service is always nice and friendly, although it gets busy during weekends and I'd recommend booking."

Cons:

• "The whole experience was a massive letdown."
• "Service slow and inattentive."
• "Upon entering as an early bird at 5:30, we didn't receive our food until 6:45, they forgot our drinks so we were waiting ages for them too, waiters although friendly aren't attentive at all."
• "The belated response to initial online booking enquiry was just a portent of even worse in house service."
• "No wonder they lost their Michelin status."
• "But the services were very bad, I ordered at around 19:30m and it took more than 90 minutes, and still not finished the preparation."
• "Took ages for the staff to take our order."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere without being stuffy in the slightest."
• "A great evening experience and vibrant atmosphere."
• "The restaurant has a small, cosy and traditional atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere in here is family-friendly."
• "The only authentic Korean/Japanese restaurant left standing in Aberdeen after covid-19."
• "Friendly service with a feel at home atmosphere."
• "The place is cozy, clean, family oriented and romantic restaurant to have dinner."

Cons:

• "The general ambience can improve."
• "Loud."
• "The focus was to get us in and out rather than letting us enjoy our experience."
• "Restaurant was so warm I sweated through my shirt."
• "The place needed a decoration."
• "Almost sensing that I was dissatisfied, the staff then made every attempt to ignore our table."
• "Atmosphere not so nice."

Value

Pros:

• "Will definitely recommend and would visit again soon to try out the other dishes on the menu."
• "Sushi was very delicious and prices were good."
• "Price is real value for money."
• "Prices are extremely reasonable for very generous portions."
• "Good and fast service at an affordable price."
• "All plates we ordered was excellent value to money."
• "On a pricier side but worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Very very expensive for the quality."
• "Small portions, and pricey - £115 for two adults and teen, with 1 bottle of wine."
• "Very very expensive for the quality."
• "The portion was so small that we ended up going to a fast food place after."
• "However, £10 for the Korean cake roll (in the photo), that's a little too steep for what it actually is!"
• "Definitely not worth the money."
• "The Asahi Beer and NZ Sauvignon Blanc wine, Over £30.00 and 30%+ of our total bill, was served disappointingly warm."