Address: 72 Hurst Street The Arcadian, Birmingham, B5 4TD, United Kingdom
Phone: +441216222888
Rating: 4.5
based on 269 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is fantastic."
"The food itself was amazingly delicious and authentically Asian."
"We also loved the dessert of tempura banana & pineapple."
"All the food was so good."
"The sushi was absolutely out of this world, really fresh and tasty."
"The food is very nice I suggest on the sushi, meats and salads and not so much rice, noodles and soups as the soups are not that nice and the serving sizes are a little to big."
"The food was freshly made and delicious."
Cons:
"Every dish except miso soup was a disappointment."
"The worst thing on the menu i'd say is the 'honey chilli chicken' and the chicken wings, it was rather bland and needed that little extra spice and seasoning."
"Whatever you do, don’t order the squid balls. They tasted weird and had a horrible mushy texture."
"The atmosphere is nice but the food quality is poor and the service just as so."
"Some fried chicken dishes did not feel fresh and we got some udon noodles that were half cold and half hot, like they had been warmed up in a microwave."
"The tempura prawns were not made with tempura batter and the prawns were not fresh as the texture was chewy."
"The sushi was flavourless. The Nori was dried out in the hand roll."
Service
Pros:
"The staff continue to be friendly and prompt."
"Service was polite and nice in all the stages of our meal start to end."
"Jamie was our waiter for the evening, very professional, prepared and available!"
"The staff was really friendly and very helpful and organised."
"Staff are polite and friendly."
"Staff were excellent and made us feel very welcome."
"The staff was excellent too!"
Cons:
"There was some confusion with the service."
"The manager was shockingly rude."
"Service was poor given they add a service charge, after we ordered nobody bothered checking on us again."
"Sometimes we waited for over half an hour between our round as the little menu was taken by one waitress and brought back to us by another without the order."
"Service got slower after first round.. we had to wait about 25 mins for the second round."
"The service was poor to say the least."
"Slow and very careless staff, we had to ask 7 times for some water."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Good value, food in the whole was OK, not top class but good."
"One of my favourite places to eat in Brum, the value for money is staggering even if the basic price point is high."
"The £25 price for 'All you can eat' food may seem a bit expensive to some but it is very well worth the price for the quality of food provided."
"And it was exceptionally good value."
"Definitely go for the all you can eat option for £21pp."
"Very reasonably priced we had the all you can eat, lots of different options."
"The all you can eat menu is fantastic value for money."
Cons:
"The atmosphere is nice but the food quality is poor and the service just as so."
"Quite disappointing for the price."
"It was quite expensive for £8 for 4 small pieces of sushi."
"Food is ok (passable) but not at the very high price charged."
"Overall food was great! and slightly overpriced."
"Good, fresh food, but all-you-can-eat proved very expensive. Family of 2 adults, a 12 & 13 yro, with drinks £132!"
"A little overpriced I would say."
Ambience
Pros:
"The restaurant was inviting & beautifully furbished, clean & welcoming."
"Great food, cozy atmosphere."
"The atmosphere is quite and relaxing, the interior patterns are pretty sober but stylish."
"The cherry blossom tree is a great touch."
"The atmosphere was cozy and comfortable."
"A peaceful atmosphere created by the decor."
"The ambience was really good."
Cons:
"Also, inside the restaurant it was extremely cold which is unacceptable this time of the year."
"The floor is always sticky and looks dirty."
"The toilets are filthy and quite possibly the worst I've seen in a restaurant."
"The atmosphere was very loud and hurt my ears at some points with children screaming."
"We were seated on a table by the toilet and there was a sewage smell coming from this area."
"I didn't like the smell in a bathroom but hopefully it's not always like that."
"I think the only improvement would be to maybe make the atmosphere a little more relaxing."