California Maki Restaurants

Ohba Leaf

➤ 50 Topsfield Parade, Tottenham Lane, London, N88PT, United Kingdom

Ramen • Japanese • Delivery Services

"The service at this restaurant was extremely disappointing. It took 45 minutes for our ramen to arrive and we had to ask three times for a glass of water."

Shogun Sushi / Noodle Bar

➤ 196 Wharfside Street The Cube Birmingham, West Midlands B1 1RN, United Kingdom

Sushi • Casual • Japanese • Chicken

"The experience was mediocre. Unfortunately, we were isolated from the rest of the table. We were seated in an awkward spot between two groups, leading to us feeling excluded. The chefs focused their attention on the other diners first before cooking for us. The food was decent, but it was clear that some chefs were more enthusiastic than others. It was unusual to be asked to move to another table for the final course. Overall, we left feeling quite disappointed."

Teatro Rotana Doha

➤ City Centre Rotana Hotel 2nd Floor, West Bay25522, Doha, United Kingdom

Bars • Wine • Wings • Chicken Wings

"We had a fantastic evening at this restaurant. Our group was a bit lively because of the special occasion, but the staff were amazing and very accommodating. Our group said it was the best party they've ever had. A truly wonderful place."

The Crispy Duck

➤ 21 Whitchurch Road, CF14 3NB, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Sushi • Agemono • Yakitori • Appetizers

"My wife and I had a wonderfully relaxing evening at The Crispy Duck, a high-quality Pan Asian restaurant located just outside the city center. I was pleasantly surprised by the exceptional service and atmosphere. The food was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience."

Benihana Chelsea

➤ 77 King's Road Chelsea London, SW3 4NX, United Kingdom

Soup • Sushi • Steak • Japanese

"I used to go to Benihana regularly, Toptable did deals where you could have the traditional dinner for £20 so I have tried every variety of it. I have always enjoyed it and its a nice place to take guests who are in town as you are entertained while you eat Inclusive of the traditional dinners you get soup, salad, stir fried veggies, a prawn appetizer your choice of meat and rice. Each course is small but because there are so many you are full by the end. It is good quality ingredienta cooked simply and I have enjoyed it every time The chefs are really good and cook on the hibachi grill at your table, they do amazing tricks and are really friendly. The black cod and wagyu steak are...read more"

Ma Japanese Belfast South

➤ 42-46 Malone Road, Belfast, BT95BQ, BT9 5NW, United Kingdom

Sushi • Asian • Asiatic • Japanese

Benihana Piccadilly

➤ 37 Sackville Street Piccadilly London, W1S 3DQ, United Kingdom

Steak • Sushi • Asian • Japanese

"Caption: A real filling treat. Occasion: Went there for a birthday dinner. Ordered: Spring rolls for starters, the Seafood Palace for main, and swapped regular rice with egg fried rice. No dessert. The main dish comes with a side salad, soup and plain rice. The food was more than generous and we were overly stuffed. The ginger sauce to accompany the meals elevated the taste and is a must try. Service: While waiting staff were friendly, the true service was provided by the chef, Francis. If you do visit, ask for him, he was absolutely hilarious! Facilities: Everything was clean and there was ample space, we had the table to ourselves. Location: tucked in the corner of Piccadilly, the place was moderately busy for a weekday afternoon. Price: Starting from around £25 for mains, their prices are reasonable for what it is, a live performance with a main dish and sides to match. I paid £80 for my order (which includes a 12.5% service fee so don't worry about tipping), there are other items on the menu that are cheaper. Recommend? Yes! If you are going there prepare to be interactive with your chef. In my opinion, they are only extra funny and open when they receive positive affirmation while performing."

Tenkaichi Plasnewydd

➤ 236 City Rd, Cardiff, CF243JJ, CF24 3JJ, United Kingdom

Sushi • Nigiri Sushi • Hosomaki Sushi • Sashimi & Sharing

"Open every day for lunch and dinner, this hard working Japanese restaurant deserves every ounce of the success it has. The food here is delicious, colourful, and relatively nutritious, while the setting is fairly simple, clean and informal with long tables and benches often shared with neighbouring groups. On the menu there's a choice of authentic Bento Boxes, Ramen, Yakisoba udon, Sashimi, Rice Gohan and various salads and side dishes pretty much everything you'd expect from a Japanese restaurant in the UK. With Bento Boxes from about £10 upwards, and Ramen from about £7, it's very reasonably priced as Japanese restaurants go. The only thing they don't do well is desserts but that's a common theme across all Japanese restaurants I've been to in the UK with Tenkaichi offering just one choice: a Japanese red bean pancake roll served with a plum sauce. It has firmly established itself as one of Cardiff's best and most reasonably priced Japanese restaurants, and as a result is hugely popular at lunchtimes as well as in the evenings so you may have to wait a short while for a seat at times. They also have a separate (but similar) takeaway menu."

Sushido

➤ 4 Beeches Walk, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sushi • Asian • Chicken • Japanese

"2nd Time visiting. First time we went it was a little gem. But from my 2nd visit I feel like the place has dropped it standards. When we arrived we was sat down near the door, very cold outside so every time someone came in there was a cold breeze. The restaurant was very cold. Drinks took 20mins to come other tables got served drinks before us and they come after us. as we ordered just soft drinks. Asked for cola zero, received normal coke. Food wise cant complain was good, taste was good, i feel like the portion sizes have reduced a lot. Did not appreciate the service charge that was added to the bill. I refuse to pay that. Maybe I will give it another try. But not anytime soon. Thank you."

Cafe Sante

➤ Chalky Ln, Hook, United Kingdom

Cafe • Wine • Asian • Coffee

"After the hype and interest my friends and I felt lucky to get tickets and were looking forward to the evening. The highlight was the greeting from Flash the reindeer a real crowd pleaser and pull even for those older children! Sadly it went down hill from there and we were all thoroughly disappointed with the lack of stalls and variety offered. The Xmas floristry displays whilst beautiful were we felt overpriced and as a result didn't see any sold which is sad based on the effort. Food and drinks vouchers overpriced for what was available (limited) Great to see the Brain Tumour raffle was successful. More stalls, better affordable variety and no voucher system. out of ten sadly 2 was expecting it to be so much better from Four Seasons who normally do things extremely well."

Matane Sushi

➤ NR1 3PY, England, United Kingdom

Sushi • Japanese • Delivery Services

Sushi Life

➤ United Kingdom, 5, Cardiff

Sushi • Asian • Fusion • Japanese

"Dropped into the empty restaurant for a table for 2, was told they had a table that they'd have to have back in 1 hour. Got given menus and a few minutes later asked for our drinks order, they only had a white wine that was available by the bottle and we were discouraged from ordering that because we had such little time to drink it. Food was good, but the waitress came over to clear plates while we were still eating. We were out in 45 minutes, having paid a £50 bill. We left a mostly empty restaurant and will not bother them again."

Silk Restaurant

➤ Courthouse Hotel London 19 - 21 Great Marlborough Street London, W1F 7HL, FSA Food H, United Kingdom

Thai • Steak • Indian • Japanese

"I had a virgin experience bought as a Christmas gift for a 3 course a la carts meal and champagne cocktail in the Silk restaurant.Upon arrival it seems only 1 of those 3 statements appears to be true. We were told our meal wouldn’t be in the silk restaurant but in another restaurant Wala but would be served the Silk restaurant menu.We got in the restaurant and saw only 2 other sets of diners.We chose where we wanted to sit and were given menus and the champagne cocktail arrived. The menu was disappointing to say the least.Not many choices and from reading other reviews hasn’t been updated for a long time. We both chose the scallops to start, it arrived and was nice enough although very small portions.We both had the Thai chicken curry for main as this was the best option on the menu.It arrived, nothing special, boiled white rice in a heart shaped dish and the curry, no accompaniments.We had to ask to order drinks, the waiter didn’t ask if everything was ok or if we needed/wanted anything else. Then dessert arrived.We had both chosen the mandarin cheesecake as there were only 2 options and cheesecake is my husbands favourite dessert.What we got was a slither of cheap frozen cheesecake with a soggy base and virtually no taste.My husband didn’t eat his and when the waiter came to clear the plates told him how disappointing it was. The whole experience was a let down from start to finish really.You’re not getting the ‘experience’ being sold by Virgin as you don’t even get to eat in the right restaurant and the food is passable at best. The whole meal lasted less than an hour and we couldn’t wait to leave. No atmosphere or ambience .The staff don’t seem to care that things aren’t very good and I would tell people not to dine here or buy this ‘experience’ from Virgin either. All in all very poor and disappointing"

Tenkaichi Sushi Noodle

➤ 236 City Road, Roath, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Soup • Sushi • Cheese • Asiatic

"tenkaichi is the best place for sushi/Japanese food in cardiff. there are other killer restaurants, but I always find myself in tenkaichi. I have visited all couple months once (minus lockdown), and I love it absolutely. usually. I put the sushi here, which is very tasty and very cheap. I would have their maki with bark (I can not remember the technical names), california maki, panko prawn maki, tuna maki; but all I had so far has not disappointed. I have also tried the Katsu wheels here and although the Katsu chicken becomes soggy (as they would expect if it were added to a ram), it is very delicious. the shoyu broth is moreish and the portion sizes are worth the money. all in all I can not recommend tenkaichi enough! I went here for one of my last meal before Kovid; it was one of the first places where I went to regulate to covid relaxed; I had a birthday meal here and I got friends here when they visit cardiff. it is excellent!"

Restaurants that offer California Maki