We really loved our dinner at Osaka. All the food was delicious and well presented, we went for sushi, noodles and ramen. Great customer service as well, we were served by Angelin who was extremely attentive and recommended the right food for us. Thanks so much, strongly recommended.
Overall great Japanese culinary experience and would recommend to others. We went in late on Saturday 9:30pm and was able to get a seat with ease (usually during lunch there are queues; there is no booking available and first come first serve basis, which is fair).
Customer service was attentive and when asked for recommendations they were able to provide a good recommendation.
Food and drinks were well presented and tasty; the cocktails were professionally made. Tasty food and can see why there are always queues here. Worth a try to see if you like it.
The place has a nice buzzing but chilled vibe. We stayed till they closed but the staff did not rush us to leave too, which was classy and allowed me to take the photos.
The place is super clean and modern. The nice touch is having hand sanitisers around for ease of use for customers. Worth noting unfortunately they do not take NHS discount and no booking reservations.
I couldn't fault this place if I tried. The food and cocktails are immaculate, and the atmosphere is cosy but professional. The servers are so polite and friendly and they really listen to you. Since my partner has allergies, we were referred to the wonderful manager Christine who went above and beyond to make sure our food was perfectly adjusted to both our needs and our liking. We really felt like a priority and were just gushing about how well she listened and responded to us. If only I had cash so I could have left a tip on top of the service charge. 10% didn't feel like enough for the quality of service we received!
Very nice restaurant.
To be honest, looking at the menu I did not expect this level of food.
First of all, the service was exceptionally quick.
The starters (we ordered cheesy gyoza and takoyaki) were really tasty.
Sushi was great.
The chicken katsu was one of the better I have tried.
I did have a fault with the udon: they were way overcooked (and a bit short to my taste but I can understand that despite not liking it)
Overall, really great restaurant.
Really great authentic food! Friendly staff and overall a really great experience! The food has really great flavour and the restaurant is growing in popularity due to viral tiktok video now!
High quality and beautiful sushi as well as noodle and other dishes. Has really good sake and it's served in a really nice jar (as you would expect). Staff are very attentive and quick to serve the food and drinks. Cocktails take a bit longer but worth it as there are a few unique options I've not seen elsewhere. Note you can't book so you have to queue so it's pot luck on how long that takes. Seems less busy on a Friday compared to Saturday.
Great food, good service! We were a party of 6 that just walked in and were ushered to a semi private seating area off to the back left of the restaurant. We ordered 7 bottles of sake and tried most of their appetizers. The chicken starters (whether the Korean style or Karaage) were fantastic -- crunchy on the outside, juicy inside and full of flavors. Sashimi was super fresh. Sushi rolls were tasty and well portioned. In fact the only "bad" dish was a western style stir fry noodle dish that didn't look like a Japanese dish at all. The ramen, sukiyaki, beef yakiniku rice bowl were delicious. I'd definitely go back to this place over and over again.
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I live nowhere near Reading but this modern fusion Japanese restaurant is a reason for me to make a stop over whenever I’m travelling past in the vicinity. Be warned, there’s no advance booking and queues are frequent, but this attests to the popularity of this gem of a restaurant! Flavours are satisfyingly intense but not overpowering, tempura batters are on point and ingredients taste fresh. It’s one of those few places that is able to satisfy my kids (10 & 7) with a katsu curry and also my better half with a hearty sukiyaki hot pot, as for me, I’m normally easy with just about anything on a Japanese menu but I do enjoy a freshly prepared mixed tempura that delivers all the right textures to my tongue without over doing the oil - and that makes it all quite an achievement when we don’t have to make any compromises on food choice in my family :) It’s not the poshest upper class fine Japanese cuisine nor does it try to be… but it is superb comfort food at great prices which is why I would highly recommend!
Amazing fresh food. Not expensive as I thought it would of been. Service unfortunately wasn't so great..
Stopped here last minute one night for a bite to eat before we headed home.
The staff let us know straight away we only had 45 minutes before they closed.
That wasn’t an issue at all as service was super fast. We had a couple of questions regarding the menu that the staff were great at answering.
Finally and most importantly the food was excellent, presented well and full of flavour.
Can’t wait to go back!
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