Kibou Japanese Kitchen & Bar (cheltenham)

Cherry Brandy Kiss

Came here for dinner last week and very much enjoyed it. Love the decor with the moving images. Food was delicious and creative. Ambience was perfect. If we had ordered more food the table wouldn’t have been fit for purpose. Luckily I wasn’t here with my sister where we practically try every section of the menu. Staff were reasonably friendly and chilled.

Kay Potts

Had a lovely birthday lunch here with a friend, with a beautiful sushi sharing platter for two and mimosa type fruit cocktails, Japanese style. Very sweet waitress, who made sure we had everything and made sure we understood if we needed to ask about anything, especially as the menu is rather extensive and offers a lot I'd heard of, and a lot I hadn't! The restaurant is large and really beautifully decorated, with different eating areas - we were sat in the don't with others for lunch and there was a nice ambience. Our food came quite quickly, which was food as we had gone for the chef's surprise sharing sushi plate and he had made it all up fresh. Very delicious. Definitely recommend - I'd love to go back in the evening when it's a bit busier and more buzz, as I'm sure it would be great... however whenever I try and book, itsusually 2 - weeks in advance at weekends. So very popular! The restaurant, food, service was all very beautifully presented. I'm not surprised this independent is opening more branches. Enjoy!

Kira Khoroshilova

My absolute favourite Japanese restaurant in the UK! We started coming here when we first moved to Cheltenham and have become loyal customers. The food is always spot on, the chefs, waitstaff and hostesses are dedicated and friendly. It’s really like our second home at this point, so we will of course, be back soon! May I point out, that the desserts they come up with are out of this world. I have tried the green tea crème brûlée, hojicha (toasted green tea) tiramisu(!!!!) and sesame mousse.