Reviews Tenkaichi Sushi & Noodle Bar

Tenkaichi’s dining space belongs to the same mould as other utilitarian Japanese eateries. Walls are bare, seating is at communal benches and lighting is bright. Having pulled up a pew in the packed dining room, it was a good ten minutes before our drinks (and simultaneous food) order was taken.

Lived in Cardiff for uni and every time I’m back in the city I go out of my way to come back here for dinner - beautifully presented, proper fresh seafood, and wonderfully attentive service. Thanks for another great dinner!

Excellent sushi selection. Very fresh and tasty and really good portions. Service very friendly. Will come back for sure.

Took my 8 year old daughter for her birthday along with her 9 year old brother. The lady was so kind and made a huge fuss of my daughter and turned our sushi platter into a happy birthday sushi platter and also gave my daughter a free birthday mochi with candles and sang her happy birthday! So kind and my daughter absolutely loved it. We will definitely be back.

Food was absolutely delicious. Great value for money, portions were better than expected! Cannot wait to go again! Better than YoSushi in my opinion.

Food was absolutely delicious, couldn't fault it one bit. The way of ordering was fantastic, and extremely covid friendly. Sushi, sashimi and nigiri were so well made and tasted beautiful. Staff extremely friendly and very helpful. The Arsenal posters 'spot Mr Tenakaichi' in the bathrooms were a nice touch. Thankyou for a lovely evening!

Aside from the skepticism I still hold for this place winning an award for most authentic and best sushi/ sashimi in Cardiff.... The food is very much ok. But I mean it in the nicest way - as in its not the best food by any means, but its still enjoyable and I would come back. The quality of the fish is ok, the salmon marginally fresher and the other (raw seafood) ingredients taste suspiciously like they've been at some point frozen. Then again I wouldn't expect it necessarily to always be super fresh, and they didn't taste bad. The rice was suspiciously like a cheaper medium grain 'sushi grade' rice, and didn't taste quite right - like the rice had sat around a little while. The sushi seasoning in the rice seemed like a nice balance though. All the small things I noticed will probably not bother most people, but if they tout and are awarded as being the most authentic I will stand by my skepticism for these kinds of awards, and worry that it suggests that the situation is far worse elsewhere nearby.... Still, putting aside my snobbery, the atmosphere was pleasant and the staff were excellent, and the food really was OK but OK enough to come back once in a while. Still waiting to find a place that does it right as opposed to being 'authentic'. Edit: While I take onboard the owners response to my nitpicking and am very aware of the importance of health and safety, to a suspicious tongue like mine, the taste of frozen fish still detracts from the efforts. Edit 2: As promised I did go back and my nitpicking still stands. That being said, for a place in Wales and around Cardiff, I haven't found a better place yet. I'll up my score to 4 for now while I go on a sushi adventure.

I have walked past this place so many times and always gone to the chains in the centre of Cardiff. I took my Mum here yesterday and I will not be going back to the ones in town. The food is incredible!