janken

visited the place for lunch today with wife.orderedthe set menu, one with tofu and the other with salmon. both were beautifully presented and the food was delightful. it felt like homemade japanese food. the staff lady were very kind, and happily accepted the entertainment card. will definitely return.

my favourite thing about the restaurant is the friendly staff - they refill your water jug as soon as it's empty and they bring out 3 spoons along with a scoop of ice-cream for us to share - it is the little touches that make all the difference. they are also smiling all the time. the only complaint i would have is that they only have 3 mains to choose from (besides its vegan and salad choices) and one of them was unavailable so i had to choose from hotpot and fish of the day (which was sashimi) of which i wasn't keen on either and for once in my lifeordereda salad due to the lack for choices. however the food itself was of high quality and quite frankly, quite delicious - but would've loved it more of i got to choose a dish i wanted.

booked for 10 people earlier in october for a birthday dinner. excellent vegan options meant that everyone, including myself could be catered for. staff were very friendly. myself and my partnerorderedthe eggplant steam buns as a starter which were divine and then iorderedthe vegan hotpot for a main. apart from burning myself once it was a delicious meal with a mild broth and delicious vegetables and tofu and i think some kind of dumpling. only possible gripe i can think of is we had to sit at two tables (6&4) which were positioned slightly apart

what a lovely little gem. we made a booking last minute and got a table on a friday night. for entrees, we had steamed buns with eggplant and beef tataki. then weorderedthe kimono bowl and lamb steak for dinner. delicious. every single bite. we even ventured out to try their sugar free lemon cake for dessert. overall, the food is fresh and yummy. and the staff were friendly and attentive. will be coming back again.

vegan japanese food. is there anything better?! weorderedthe teriyaki savoury mochi, tofu bao, kumara noodles, soy brûlée and praline ice cream. what a delicious feast. the restaurant is intimate with an outstanding level of service. i want to come here again so i can try the other vegan options available!!!

came here for dinner. it’s a small place so probably have been better if we had booked but as we came when they opened there was space.
weordereda chicken salad, their famous salmon sushi roll and a crockpot chicken (forgot the photo) as well as a bowl of rice.
everything was really really tasty. but there wasn’t enough food for the price we paid. the salmon roll was $19.50 but the salmon was very thin as well as the avocado slices and most of the inside of the roll was cheap vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage.
overall it was a good experience , just probably would have to order more next time and be prepared to spend over $70 for two people. maybe around $100 would be able to get us full. definitely a special night dinner, not a casual dinner.

had a lovely casual dinner here on a weeknight. even for a wednesday it was full by around 7.30, some tables reserved. there were a few walk ins wanting a table that had to be turned away so if you definitely want a table make sure to come early or book in advance.

me and my friend shared some starters and entrees and he also got a shabu shabu main. the beef tataki was my personal fave, lots of flavour and had a wasabi kick to it. eggplant and mushroom cold entree was ok but nothing special. i was looking forward to the miso salmon entree but it didn't actually have a lot of miso taste to it. we got the pork belly bun as well which was nice and soft. after all that we still didn't feel quite satisfied so weorderedthe full salmon and avo sushi roll. it was absolutely huge but nothing extra about it that made it different to say st pierres sushi, aside from presentation.

service was warm and friendly and very efficient, food came out at a good rate.

beautiful local japanese restaurant near the bp service station in herne bay. lots of unique & traditional dishes.
weorderedthe ginger lamb and chicken & meatball crockpot. also the pork belly bao for entree. all were freshly prepared & very tasty. green tea was served after.
they have a varied drinks menu & asahi on tap

i thought the food was uninspiring and definitely overpriced, weordereda crockpot chicken which just consisted of chicken pieces with very little else and a seafood miso nabe which was more interesting, alsoordereda 100ml sake but had to pay for a 200ml bottle which was given to us by mistake, but no offer of price reduction when pointed out,  service was good and the atmosphere pleasant, but would not recommend this restaurant for good japanese food.

organised a surprise birthday party for my girlfriend, booking a table and coming in earlier to preorder and pay for the menu and have them store the cake i had bought from somewhere else (dietary problems means she has to be paleo for sweets). the manager was mostly pretty accommodating at the time, though a bit short, and rude later.

basically, iordered$150 worth of entrees and a few sushi rolls for 6 people. i had experienced most of the food iorderedalready, and it was okay for what it is, though expensive. i come from a chinese family, and eat a lot of japanese too - i don't rate this place for taste or price, but girlfriend loves it as she can eat most of it. 

anyway, the manager became snippier throughout the evening until we had finished and basically ushered my girlfriend's friends out by being brusque, brushing through us to wipe down the table, not checking how they found the experience, and being short and impatient with them at the cashier for their drinks. it wasn't very busy and it's a small, chill restaurant anyway, and her friends are very kind, mild-mannered people. 

he must have been unhappy that he would have made twice as much had we eachordereda main. so although she was really touched and they brought out the cake i didn't buy from them, and the waiter was sweet and service was quick, i wouldn't otherwise go to pay more for food that isn't any better than renkon (in my opinion) or to chance having an evening tainted by a money-faced attitude.

wow, what can i say. i came here for lunch and it well exceeded my expectations. iorderedthe vegan dish they had on offer which was tofu and vegetables, and was impressed with the little condiments and side salad. then we got green tea and a piece of beautiful green tea cake to finish off with, which was a part of our meal. because they boasted having all vegan desserts, i just had to have some. iorderedthe white chocolate and strawberry cake and also the coconut icecream which came with diced fruit at the bottom. the cake was incredible! absolutely delicious. and the interior was really up-market and had a cool, industrial vibe. i definitely recommend this place. can't wait to go back and see what they have to offer for dinner.

hmmm yum! simple, clean and fresh food. weorderedthe chicken hot pot, beef tataki, buns, soba noodle salad and salmon. we first though everything looked plain and it might not be full of flavours. boy were we wrong?! it was so delicious. probably won't get the buns anymore. we were so full afterwards but didn't feel gross afterwards. i think it might be the clean flavours. the service was good and polite. place is small so make sure you book. loved it!

we chose this restaurant based on the reviews we had read on top 10 japanese restaurants. we started off reasonably well with the steamed pork buns and pulled free range pulled pork. these were tasty and i had high hopes for the main, which was also recommended in the review, iordereda main sized salmon infused/ marinated in miso. 

when it arrived i could see straight away they hadn't dressed in with any extra veges like you would expect with a main, what i got was two pieces of salmon and four pieces of beans. i would have been quite content with that if it were cooked to perfection. but unfortunately the salmon was over cooked. it was so dry i had to chew it so you know it is too far gone. i ate it anyway as i didn't want to create a fuss. 

the staff never inquired whether or not we enjoyed our food, don't they care? when the wait person cleared our table i told her my salmon was so over cooked it was chewy. i wasn't hoping for a refund, but as it was originally an entree i thought they might consider scaling the price and not just doubling the entree price since they had screwed it up anyway - but no, full price charged. 

definately will never go back again, as they weren't concerned that we had a good experience, my partners dinner was extremely average, and burning hot - he had the seafood pot. i just wish we had gone to masu where we could of had an assured quality experience

i popped into janken for a quick bite to eat on my own and was warmly greeted by the friendly counter staff and smiles from the kitchen too. iorderedthe slow cooked chicken thigh that came in a delicious chicken broth with vegetables, rice with green tea on the side. it was so good i wolfed it down with great pleasure and complimented the chefs directly. as i was in a rush i couldn't stay for the interesting and healthy desserts, i guess a good reason to go back soon!