Jidori Covent Garden

Love this place. Come here weekly when I’m too tired to cook and want a local treat. The staff are very friendly and the vibe is very relaxed - sometimes you share the table with strangers. The food is delicious although a little on the expensive side for the portions you receive. As it is an independent restaurant, I don’t mind paying a bit more. It’s an open kitchen so, if you’re sitting on the stools, you get to see them prepare your food.

Was fortunate to eat at the recent soft opening, post refurbishment. Cocktails were all delicious in their own right but also complimented the food. Food was, for the most part, absolutely delicious. Recommend the chicken sausage, the sashimi, the miso aubergine and the ice cream dessert is delicious!

It was simple dinner yet wonderful experience. I ordered plenty of food and portions were big enough for me, especially considering Japanese meal portions are usually smaller. Yakitori (ordered breast and mushrooms) was delicious, rice was as expected. I ordered sake as drink and ginger ice cream as desert. The only improvement point might be reducing the sugar amount of ginger sauce of the ice cream. Other than that it was not an expensive restaurant considering how much i ate! Definetly come back!

Apparently (according to the national press) skewers are the new small plates. If that is indeed the case, this place is as fashionable as they come. We ate all manner of delightful items off a variety of sticks, as well as some delightful things that weren’t even skewered. Like all sharing places in town, what looks cheap on the face of it ends up being a bit pricey (£35 a head), but that’s just the way it works. The lack of 5th star is actually because the service was a bit odd - the people were delightful but they were very rarely seen which meant we had to ask for more drinks (they weren’t offered) and we had to ask them to clear the table after each course. In the grand scheme of things, this place is definitely worth a visit, especially if you like things on sticks.