Vegan Japanese restaurant in King's Cross. Emphasis is on organic and seasonal vegetables. Rice, root vegetables, seaweeds, soya beans, and soy by-products are recurrent ingredients in the cuisine. Also art gallery and weekend live music. Last seating 9:15pm. Lunch is cash only. Confirmed closed April 2017.
Category: Vegan, Japanese, Macrobiotic, Organic, Beer/Wine, Take-out
Reviews (75)
First Review by feorag
Contributions +14
Bad service - Edit
The service alone makes this place not worth it. We had to ask for water more than 3 times, we had to ask for the sake we ordered. We had to ask for a menu to order dessert and we had to ask to order dessert that was supposedly included.
The food was ok, nothing fancy or that tasty but tiny portions. The environment was nice but again, nothing unique or particularly outstanding.
The cherry on top was the 'service' charge that was added to our bill after receiving absolutely no service. I felt like a ghost there and I left feeling like I did something wrong by just asking for service. Spent over 50 quid and regret it so much. We could've used that to go have fun elsewhere. I could make better Japanese food at home and it would be 12 the price. So dissapointing.
Pros: Food was ok, All vegan , Ok atmosphere
Cons: Bad service, Tiny portions , Really expensive
Contributions +15
Decent - Edit
Nice atmosphere and well presented food but a little overpriced and lacking in interesting flavours.
Contributions +28
Nice varied Japanese menu - Edit
An interesting varied menu, lots of good stuff. There's nothing that directly replaces the "fishy flavours" (sushi, sashimi) you would see in a standard sushi place, but the variety and flavour is good nonetheless. The waiting staff were a bit incompetent and not particularly sorry about it.
Updated from previous review on 2017-03-05
Pros: Varied menu, Nice atmos
Cons: Service was disorganised
Contributions +199
Udon delicious - Edit
Delicious broth for the udon. Great location. Good prices for lunch, dinner menu looks pricey, but probably worth it. Will go again.
Pros: Large menu, Fresh food
Cons: Expensive
Contributions +597
Very Nice Vegan Sushi - Edit
Lovely Sushi Dinner with Delightful Staff in a Pleasant Environment!
Pros: Delicious Japanese Vegan Food, Pleasant Staff in a Very Nice Environment , Reasonable Number of Menu Options and Reasonably P
Contributions +78
Amazing vegan sushi - Edit
This restaurant itself is a nice cosy place, and the staff are very friendly. The food is simple, in-keeping with the restaurants ethos but it prepared perfectly and is very delicious. It is quite expensive so would recommend for a special dinner - great for fans of authentic sushi.
Pros: all vegan, authentic and tasty sushi and other Japanese dishe, nice atmosphere
Contributions +52
Great Food - Edit
An all vegan Japanese restaurant is a hard thing to find and this one is very good. The food was really tasty and the service and atmosphere was cosy. Make sure you reserve a table at weekends it can be really busy. Not the cheapest but a great place to eat.
Contributions +50
Delicious and authentic Japanese food - Edit
Loved this place. We had a udon set each, which we didn't think would be enough at first, but we knew we were wrong after finishing the bowls and plates. We shared a sesame pudding to finish and it was just perfect. A bit pricey but the food is all organic. We got what we ordered quickly, and everything was freshly prepared and tasty. The staff was very nice, even though the place was packed. Definitely recommend it. I travelled to Japan a couple of months ago and this place reminded me very much of Japan and some of the best meals I've had there. Better book a table in advance.
Pros: Organic, Sugar free desserts, Nice staff :-)
Contributions +47
Good concept but needs more creative recipes - Edit
Judging from the reviews I had high hopes for this place. The restaurant itself was small and cosy with a nice setting. The service was ok, nothing special. I ordered the 12 piece sushi set and friend got a bento set. Admittedly, I was hoping that for the price there would be a little more offered than strips of cucumber, asparagus and carrot on rice. The presentation was nice however. I tried the tempura on my friends set and it was good. But nothing strikingly special about the whole meal and it wasn't very filling. Glad i tried but don't think i'll be craving to go back.
Pros: Good concept, Nice atmosphere/cosy
Cons: Nothing special about the food, Pricey for what you get
Contributions +11
N°1 vegan in London - Edit
I have been travelling vegan Restaurant around the world and London. I can state they are my favorite, for their concept and their amazing food.
Contributions +22
good interestingly - Edit
Food was interesting and tasty.
Pricing a bitint high but I pay for good quality. Service disorganized and interior very simple.
It reminded me of my days as a college student.
Pros: food good
Cons: Service unprofessional, interior design
Contributions +497
Loved it! - Edit
It's not every day that you can find vegan Japanese food, so I have been wanting to try this place for ages. Finally got the chance on this most recent trip to London. It's such a novelty to look through a menu at a Japanese restaurant and not have to scrutinize the items in each dish.
The dining room is small but cute, and the staff are very courteous and friendly. The food was yummy and served in really cute little dishes and bowls.
I especially loved the sesame kanten dessert. Wow!
The only small disappointment in all of this is that they don't have matcha lattè anymore. But then that's something you can find in other places.
Pros: good food, cozy ambiance, cute dishes (a big bonus for me!)
Contributions +77
Wonderful experience - Edit
The place is small but very pleasant. Food was delicious, I like everything I tried but the spring rolls were so good that I took extra portion to go. I don't like sushi so I was affried there will be nothing for me to eat, but they have big choice of other japanese dishes.
Pros: great food not only for sushi lovers, friendly staff, nice relaxing place
Contributions +26
Amazing! - Edit
Really delicious food, amazingly presented, real attention to detail. A tiny restaurant so you sit quite close to other people. But a real treat, good for a special occasion.
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Delicious surprise! - Edit
I was staying in London and used Happy Cow to find something to eat. I'm so glad I gave this a try. The food was delicious. I had sushi and spring rolls. I'd love to go back as there were so many things on the menu I fancied!
Pros: huge amount of choice, tasty!
Contributions +247
Authentic Japanese Delight - Edit
This was a lovely little find near Kings Cross. Well decorated interior and friendly staff, with an interesting menu containing many items I'd never heard of before.
It's not the place for those on a budget but the prices reflect the quality and vibe of the place.
Chopsticks automatically given, cutlery on request! (happy to say this was the first ever meal I ate using only cutlery!)
Very friendly staff too.
Pros: Interesting menu, Nice ambience
Contributions +75
Branching out - Edit
It's not often as a vegan that I get to branch out and try things that I don't know. I really enjoyed Itadaki-Zen - its not every day that I get to order things without knowing what I am getting. I ordered one of the combo meals off the menu that came with a bunch of little things - some of which I didn't know what to expect. All of them were interesting and unique. Really great experience. Would go back if it wasn't half way around the world from me.
Pros: Unique food
Cons: Small and busy (might have to wait)
Contributions +212
Simply amazing! - Edit
I had lunch at Itadaki-Zen and ordered one of the various combo-dishes listed in the menu. It was served together with a small bottle of soy sauce that I used on the various vegan sushi rolls, which were really tasty, and the small side dishes were good too! Loved it!
Pros: Great food, Inexpensive, Quiet
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