Harima

Went there with a couple of friends on a Saturday to try out Japanese cuisine as Harima is one of the highest rated Japanese restaurants in Bengaluru. Its a bit hard to find the place, as it sits on the 4th floor of the building and the name board is for some reason away from the entrance area so it was a bit adventurous to find the actual place😂 The ambience is quite nice, the staff greet you in Japanese when you enter which was really unexpected, and kinda set the scene that they are serious about the Japanese experience. We seated at the Japanese-themed seating area, they have about 4 tables and it was quite similar to what we get to see on Videos of Japanese restaurants so extra marks for that. Coming to the food, it could've been better. We tried all the Ramen dishes as we went as a team of 4. We had a vegetarian one, a Pork Chashu Ramen and two Chicken ones. And I felt that the Ramen broth could have had a little more depth to it. It was a bit shallow for me and tried the other Ramen broth from friends, I felt it could have had a bit more depth and umami maybe that's just our batch. For startes we had pork belly which was really good. We also had the matcha-flavored cheesecake and Japanese styled pancakes (Okinomiyaki, I believe) for dessert, but I have nothing too interesting to remember... They have Asahi beer and Sake, we tried the Sake it was good but a bit heavy on the pocket. Overall worth a try if you are obsessed with Japanese but for general people who don't have much knowledge about the cuisine like me, it might not impress you that much.

My recent quest for trying out Japanese food in bangalore has lead me to this place, had read about this cool restaurant a while ago, the authentic Japanese crowd the dishes and the ambience. All of it did match the description. We were at the restaurant right at 12pm when they open. Ordered a special of the day bento lunch plate and a special ramen along with tuna sushi. The lunch plate was nothing special, there were vegetables and sticky rice nothing really surprising. The ramen was quite tasty the broth being cloudy and flavorful. But the meat and vegetables were not so. I take away a star for the presentation. The sushi was l just meh.

This was my first time trying Japanese food. I would say it was a good experience. I really enjoyed "Ebi no Tempura" (Deep fried prawns), Tori no Teriyaki (Grill chicken with Teriyaki sauce) and Sushi. I was very excited for Ramen(Shoyu Ramen) but unfortunately it wasn't that great. Finally we tried the dessert, Dorayaki, which is pan cake stuffed with red bean sause served with green tea ice cream. The pancake was good, but didn't really enjoy the green tea ice cream. Overall it is a good place with good food.

Harima is a cute lil space with dainty interiors and the staff greeting you in Japanese when you enter adds to the experience! Couldn’t try a lot of dishes - but their sushi, sashimi and nigiri were great. Salmon is yum and their pork belly starters were delicious too.. wanted to try other Japanese authentic dishes - but that’s for another time!

Five of us had a wonderful time at Harima! This was my second time coming here and this experience was much better than my first visit. We ordered a lot of food (starred our favourites): 1. Tuna Sashimi 2. Chicken Karage 3. Terikayi Shitake* 4. Takoyaki Octopus* 5. Chicken Gyoza 6. Pork Chaasu Ramen 7. Chicken Donburri 8. Green Tea Icecream** 9. Shaved Ice** The dessert especially was such a great end to the meal, and perfect for summertime heat. The vegetarian options here aren't as great, but the non-veg has been pretty wonderful.

It was good for a new experience. I've never had Japanese food in such a good setting. They're interiors are really cafe like. The ramen was nice even if it was chicken broth. I liked the sushi. The wasabi adds a lot of flavour to it. The green tea ice cream was the best part. It was not too sweet and neither bitter which shows the quality of tea it has.