Kirazu

4 Reviews on “Kirazu”

• Secret Temple

  The windows, all fogged up from the warmth inside, hid the small, claustrophobic restaurant from sight. It hid it so well anyone could easily pass it by without even realizing anything is there. Specializing in Japanese tapas, the place certainly is reminiscent of Japan. Not only due to the size and the fact that you share a cubic meter with 5 other people, but also due to unusually high number of Japanese customers.I have long said that London has a problem when it comes to Japanese restaurants very few compare to the actual deal back in the homeland. Even more, Japanese restaurants these days tend not only not to employ Japanese staff, but I rarely see any indigenous customers. We ended up here by chance alone, hungry and not able to find a free table and it was a great sign the moment I heard Japanese being spoken all around me. From the staff to many of the clients including a very rowdy and drunken group of Japanese salary-men at one table it just made it feel much more authentic.The chef, Yuka Kikuchi, can be seen busily cooking behind the kitchen counter, which is part of the room adding to the general Japanese feel of the place. My co-foodie had a bit of a chat with him and was told to look him up in Sidney. Why do I never get invited anywhere?You get a list of all the food and you just get to tick off whichever you want pretty straight forward. The Calpico I had was great youd think that they would all be the same, but this one was fizzier than most which just added that extra oomph to what is a usually delicious beverage produced by lactic acid fermentation. The food was pretty good too the tempura batter was crisp and nice, the chicken teriyaki was amazing but there were a few hits and misses, one or two over-salted dishes and the fish roe thing we ordered was just nasty.Maybe I just dont like roe.PS: Cant remember the prices because Yi paid for the food. Thank you Yi! secretemple.com

  July 9, 2015, 9:58 pm

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• Beejeepea

  Awful Service, Overpriced. I had made a reservation a week earlier for 12 people, knowing that it was a very small space. I was assured that it would be no problem and that we would be able to have the main table. We we arrived at Kirazu, we were told our table would be ready in a few minutes. A few minutes later, they came to tell us the booking had been made for 4 people, not 12. They tried to convince me that I had made the mistake when booking. When I asked to talk to the manager, he was rude and absolutely unapologetic. He suggested all 12 of us stand in a corner that could comfortably accommodate 6. Again, with no apologies. We ended up finding another place, which gladly accommodated us in just 30 minutes. It was Dozo, just a couple of streets away. It was excellent, the staff was very helpful and the food was of much better price/quality ratio than at Kirazu.

  October 28, 2014, 3:39 pm

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• K.c.gaddini

  Don’t go here!. Two hours to get your food? On a quiet night? With no apology? Stay away from this place — it will surely ruin your night as it did ours!

  May 22, 2014, 2:17 pm

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• Foodie Ninjya

  7.5/10The best ramen in London so far (May2013). It’s a small Japanese restaurant newerly opened in soho, It’s only around 25seats! so If you want to have dinner on week day , You need to get there by 7PM! They serves many tasty small portion of Japanese dishes(tapas size) and Ramen. It seems they are specialised Shio (salt ) ramen. So I ordered beside Karaage(deep fried chicken:The best in London so far), sashimi. (It’s too small portion: I wasn’t keen on) . Ramen was great worth waitting for! I think It’s the best shio ramen in London so far(June 2013). 9. They only have one chef so It takes long time to get food which is very disappointed for Japanese restaurant . I highly recommend to anyone! Very casual restaurant.

  September 4, 2013, 11:18 am

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