Yashin Ocean House Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Price is expensive without being eyewatering, but definitely in line with the quality, so no grumbles there."
• "Its my secret spot in London, all the seafood are fresh and delicious, the price is reasonable."
• "We went for lunch so the prices were not too high, though we both agreed it was worth every penny."
• "Especially reasonable lunch set but all prices are worth the experience."
• "Food is expensive but it’s worth it."
• "Definitely worth the price for some really good produce - come hungry."

Cons:

• "Very expensive for what you get."
• "Again, nothing impressive for the price we paid which was around 240 pounds with drinks for an omakase without any otoro/sea urchin."
• "Wine list: way overpriced."
• "For 4 people we ended up paying £315 (with a bottle of wine)."
• "They charge you £4.5 for wasabi."
• "Awful value for money."
• "The food was nice but didn't deserve such a high bill."

Service

Pros:

• "Quick and attentive service."
• "The service was exceptional. Fabio was so knowledgeable, clearly articulated the menu to us and entertained our toddler throughout the lunch."
• "Staff are professional, friendly. Warm and always on hand to make your visit wonderful."
• "The staff is always so kind and welcoming."
• "The staff were super friendly and efficient."
• "The staff are very attentive, and the music is great."
• "Incredibly kind and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "Customer service is not very organized and sometimes difficult to get attention."
• "Service was slow and they messed up our orders quite a few times."
• "Everything took a very long time to arrive and by 10.45pm they rushed us to leave."
• "Staff was far from friendly like they were bothered by our presence."
• "service was very slow, even though there were more staffs than guests"
• "Service - It was pushy."
• "The service was extremely slow and inattentive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good sushi, but very limited menu and had ran out of basic menu items."
• "Every bite of everything we had was excellent and beautifully prepared."
• "The food as always is the pinnacle of perfection."
• "The best modern sushi house in London. High quality ingredients cooked beautifully."
• "very fresh and delicious sushi"
• "Completely amazed with the quality of the food, the deliciousness of the recipes."
• "The food was beautifully prepared and the staff made the overall experience even more pleasing: very attentive and kind."

Cons:

• "The fish was hardly better than I would order from a takeout sushi place."
• "A lot of cheap sauces are used here, but they are a disgrace to what Japanese food stands for, which is for its freshness and natural flavour and intensity."
• "Flavours are repetitive."
• "Sadly, the unagi was lukewarm, chewy and rubbery. Signs of it not being fresh."
• "The actual food was a bit underwhelming, fish not very fresh."
• "dishes quite boring"
• "The nigiri is still somewhat decent, but the rolls are all falling apart."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Vibe: antique meets fancy, high ceilings & cozy lightning."
• "You can taste their passion as soon as you walk in."
• "Atmosphere was very vibrant with very friendly touch added with a bit of posh service."
• "The style of the restaurant was a well executed homage to the origins of the venue."
• "The ambience of the restaurant is very nice and the service was to a very high standard."
• "Cool vibe, young attentive wait staff."
• "But the staff were very welcoming and the airy, spaciousness of the restaurant was a nice ambient setting for the afternoon."

Cons:

• "No atmosphere either."
• "Upon entering, there was no sense of an authentic Japanese restaurant, rather a supposed 'fine-dining' restaurant."
• "The place felt really pretentious and arrogant."
• "The restaurant felt like a neighbourhood Italian circa 1990, the menu didn't make much sense."