Aqua Kyoto Reviews Summary

Location & Ambiance

Pros:

• "Aqua Kyoto is located in One of the best location in Regent street with rooftop terrace."
• "I had wonderful dinner and drinks with a breathtaking view at this trendy restaurant!"
• "Sushi was good, and if you manage to get in at sunset time in the summer, I would highly recommend sitting outside on the rooftop among flowers and roses 😍"
• "The roof top is floral and lovely."
• "Very atmospherical restaurant with a stunning terrace."
• "The atmosphere is quite dark and classy."
• "The restaurant has a great atmosphere with beautiful decor, incl. a lovely rooftop with DJ."

Cons:

• "The music in the restaurant was very loud and I felt that we need to shout during the conversation."
• "The bar was way too noisy and the music too loud to be enjoyable."
• "Music is so loud you can’t have any form of conversation."
• "Nice food but the music was far too loud compared to the crowd and vibe."
• "The music was deafening, accompanied by 'live' bongo drumming."
• "We could barely hear ourselves as the live music was so loud."
• "The only thing that needs to be prepared is the acoustics. The restaurant was fully booked and we could hardly talk at the table."

Service

Pros:

• "The staffs are very welcoming, friendly and taking care of customers so well."
• "The service was understated and attentive."
• "Customer service was good here and even though there was a lack of halal options, the waiters offered us non alcoholic drinks that we couldn't find on the menu and did point out the chicken dishes that were halal."
• "The waiter that was with us was very very kind and understanding."
• "Staff were friendly, we didn’t have a booking on a Friday night but they kindly seated us."
• "Service from staff was impeccable, as was communication with the organiser throughout."
• "Staff was attentive and very friendly."

Cons:

• "Also the staff on the entrance were not friendly."
• "The service was also quite disappointing. The waitresses were very distracted."
• "Unfortunately they had untrained staff members on the floor unable to take food or drinks orders."
• "The waiters and waitresses were quite so understandably we couldn’t get their attention all the time."
• "Service was abrupt and rude throughout Aqua Kyoto."
• "Service was mediocre, very pushy and there was an obvious push to spend as much money as they could get, came across as artificial."
• "The service was also quite poor initially."

Food

Pros:

• "Good vegetarian options."
• "Beautiful restaurant, good portion sizes and lovely food."
• "Food was mostly excellent, we especially recommend the Green tea noodles, black cod fillet and rock shrimp tempura."
• "The food here was amazing and no complaints there whatsoever."
• "Food was amazing, restaurant service was fantastic as well."
• "The pumpkin tempura is a must!! So thin, crisp and absolutely delicious!"
• "Sashimi is quite fresh and fish is fatty, wasabi is fresh made and my appetite is satisfied."

Cons:

• "Our only reservation was the beef dish as the meat was a bit overdone."
• "The food was good but overpriced."
• "Food was mediocre at best."
• "The food is totally disaster (at least for brunch menu since I only tried brunch at Aqua Kyoto)."
• "Food is less than decent, flavourless sushi."
• "Some of the dishes were very bland, the gyoza especially."
• "Food ok but, eg, tempura had far too much batter on."

Price

Pros:

• "I am pleased even It is a bit expensive."
• "Went there for their special promo and it definitely worth the value."
• "Lunch was fantastic value £72 including service (no booze)."
• "The set menu was a bargain for only 80 pounds."
• "Champagne brunch on Sundays is fun, good portions of set menu foods."
• "The brunch is a great taster and value for money at this high end restaurant."
• "The food was top notch quality. Best sushi and sashimi i ever had!"

Cons:

• "Easily go above £80 per person."
• "The £85 per person pricetag for the quantity was just an insult."
• "Very over priced even with 25% discount on night key."
• "All in all for what we had it was quite overpriced."
• "The cost of the dishes is also NOT worth it compared to how much you get!"
• "Low value for money with very small dishes and over priced."
• "Still it was really too expensive for 2 people, 190£ incl service."