Dodomi

I went, by myself, rather early on a Tuesday evening at about 6pm. The place was empty, just me, the owner and a waitress. They were both pleasant and friendly and the owner took my order. I ordered the Karage chicken, which is classic Japanese style fried chicken, and vegetable tempura which contains broccoli, sweet potato, courgette, red pepper and green pepper all of which were cooked perfectly and tasted great and was a great companion dish to the chicken which was crisp, flavorful and deliciously savory. It was a lot of food and I wondered if I was going to have room for my main course of eel don, which is a grilled eel in traditional eel sauce served with rice and a side salad. The fish was fantastic: fatty - in a good way - deliciously flavourful and so tender that I could cut it with the chopsticks provided. When I cleared all three dishes I couldn't have eaten another mouthful and I was super satisfied. Including tip and a glass of apple juice it was only a few quid over 35 pounds and for the quality of the cooking and ingredients I was extremely pleased. The only negative of the whole experience was the steady flow of food delivery pick up blokes hanging out a few metres from my table as they awaited their food pick up. I know they have a job to do but I don't love eating my dinner while half a dozen random blokes pace backwards and forwards within six feet of my table making dark mutterings into their phones! It's only a small place so it's inevitable really but can't say it added to the experience. Still, focusing on the positive: excellent food, decent prices and clearly a chef or two who knows what he or she is doing.

Walked in without a booking, strongly recommend booking in advance as it was very busy! Extremely friendly and patient staff, who managed to find me a seat. Food and drink was prepared very caringly. The blue fin tuna was honestly the best sushi I have ever eaten. I will be back in the area in April and Dodomi will be my first place to visit!

Fantastic new Asian restaurant with authentic food. Tunbridge Wells doesn’t have many real Asian places, DoDoMi is a very welcome addition! Had a Thai Green curry and Japanese curry, both were absolutely delicious. Salmon nigiri was great too, really tender and fresh fish. Owner and the team are all very friendly too, excellent service. Couldn’t have asked for more and will definitely be back again!

A recently opened family restaurant serving classic asian dishes ranging from Japanese/Thai/Malysian, cooking from fresh ingredients to order... The staff are always attentive and friendly and I highly recommend this place for a very relaxed & enjoyable dining experience...

Excellent food and service with a take-away, but lighting too bright/harsh for evening sit in.