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It was my first visit, but it definitely won't be my last, to a Japanese themed eatery. Arrived in perfect time just after the busy hours, and we had the pleasure of being dotted over. Comfortable seating, great food, well priced, and we were out just as the next busy hours began. Felt at ease attempting the art of using chopsticks to pick up the delectable dumplings with the tasty seafood fillings. And the sauces? Mmm, mmm, mmm.

My son wanted dimsum so we tried it out. First impressions, the decor is nice with the signs and lanterns. We got the crispy wonton prawn, prawn har gau, scallop chicken and prawn siu mai, chicken thigh and black sesame for dessert. All was very tasty and he got extra sesame mochi as he liked them so much. I had to write a review because the service was great. The server swapped my water carafe almost as soon as it was finished and cleared the table of empties quite quickly too and gave us more tissue and cutlery without being asked. I saw they even gave a dog on the next table water. Portion sizes could have been a bit bigger but we will return as we had a very positive experience. My son already requested we do when we stepped out the door! Thank you :)

Not the best service. Food was excellent, every dish fresh and flawless. The environment is cozy and relaxed. Not giving five stars because, although the waiters had good attitude towards us, the food arrived with no order, first some mains, then starters; they forgot about the drinks for half of the dinner when we asked for our drinks again, they apologized and offered not to include them in the bill, which they finally did. Not the best service.

We love this place. Book ahead to get a table. It is a very unique and quaint setting. Benches and long tables, that you may have to share with other folk (with portable dividers). A fabulous atmosphere and very friendly staff team. While a small menu the food is to die for - each dish is superb. Very suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans, also catering for a more regular diet. Something for everyone. And it is all good.

The place was decorated absolutely beautiful and the staff was very friendly. Very relaxed atmosphere, the food was great! Would definitely recommend the pork belly and the cold noodles. It is however pretty expensive, we spent almost £40pp for one drink and a couple of things to share (which often worked out to 0.5-1.5 dumplings per head).

The food was - drumroll - amazing. The 4 star will be explained later. The food was something everyone should try at least once as it was authentic and done correctly. Lots of flavour, and worth visiting just for the food - and that why it's a 4 star and not a 5 star. If the food is the only reason, it means I wouldn't visit again for the service as this was typical London fashion - non existent or next to not giving a damn. I wished they had a service to match the food as the place would be absolutely heaving.