We enjoyed very attentive service, great recommendations, and delicious food. We hadn't…read moreexperienced a cooktop Japanese meal prior to visiting Abeno. While this dish was delicious, the highlight was the house specialty, noodles and vegetables wrapped in an egg pancake. This was a great spot for a light meal before (or after) the British Museum! Definitely a new Japanese food experience for us, as we are used to tempura, sushi and rolls.

This is such a unique Japanese restaurant in that they prepare and cook okonomiyaki right in front…read moreof you at your table! I've had this sort of table service before in Japan, and I gotta say that Abeno hits the mark! My fiance and I came here on a Monday evening for dinner a while back and luckily did not have to wait for a table (since we didn't have a reservation). We started with the agedashi tofu which was phenomenal, and then we moved into the okonomiyaki itself. We opted for two okonomiyakis which was the perfect amount of food for us -- Osaka with pork / kimchi / prawns and Sapporo Mix with squid / prawn / salmon / scallops / corn. The staff cooked everything in front of our eyes and they were very attentive throughout the entire process. Once everything was done cooking, they cut up the okonomiyaki for us, and the finished product was absolutely amazing. I would highly recommend!

My friend forever kept telling me about this little gem in harrow, I never believed her until I…read moretried it for myself! The best sushi in north west london!!! Fresh, juicy, full of flavour, and its not just sushi that they do, they also do various hot dishes, cold dishes, noodles, bento, you name it they have it! The menu is pretty vast, upon arrival you are welcomed with a pot of green tea and miso, goes down really well. We got the futomaki dragon roll: king prawn, avocado, pickled cucumber, unagi sauce and topped off with fish eggs, you get 8 pieces on a plate for about £11, really good dish to share. Also got the spicy edamame, ebi fry and we each got a bento box. I went for the veggie tofu option and my friend for the chicken katsu. Bento boxes are about £6-9 and you get a lot of variety such as salad, sticky rice with beansprouts, the meat or the tofu and tempura vegetables, also comes with a sauce or sesame oil. If there is a group, works out cheaper, as it was just me and my friend it was £30 each with the addition of green tea, which isn't actually bad. The service is good, we went on a Tuesday afternoon, peak time during lunch hour rush and actually the waitresses did really well. Looking forward to going back and trying out the rest of the menu.

overall, my experience was ok. we got to the restaurant and they asked us which menu we wanted. all…read moreyou can eat or half price. for some reason they are advertising half price as being half price all of the time? somebody please help me understand how that works. anyway, we sit down and choose the half price menu, because unless you have a big appetite, the half price menu is quite a lot. we ordered our food on the app, nice and easy to navigate. they brought out our sushi just a minute late, and then our noodles after that. overall, the food was ok. food didnt taste very fresh, but had nice flavour. nice atmosphere there as wel. overall, nice experience. just one tip. PLEASE make your menus less confusing. 3 stars.

Great food!! Service was fast and polite. Beautiful restaurant. I had both in-house dining and…read moretake out.

I love this place. Love how friendly the staff are and how clean the place is. The food is just so…read morefresh.. I have been Japan and out of all the places I have been in London this comes the closest to feeling like your are in Japan. I had Japanese curry, prawn tempura and Japanese dumplings, nothing was frozen, was all made fresh. It's a little pricy but it's in high gate so everywhere is going to be a little more costly then your average place.. I have always said that I don't mind paying a little more over the odds if the food is good. Little Tip. If you get there 10 minutes before closing they some times give away free food when you buy something.

Absolutely brilliant, a hidden gem. Get in quick as this place will be queued out the door soon!…read moreAmazing sushi, dumplings and even ramen. We are lucky enough to live close and come here a lot.

Popped in for lunch with a friend yesterday. Mondays are always slightly odd for eating fresh fish,…read moreas Billingsgate is closed, so how "fresh" can the fish be? you must ask. it was superb. We had salmon, salmon and more salmon. I'd say the miso soup ain't great and the green tea tasted like hot water, but the actual sushi... well, that was delicious. I went for the salmon set, and my friend ordered some individual bits. We both went back for more. Presentation is 5* and the quality was excellent. A very worthwhile stop - skip the miso and green tea tho'

My boyfriend and I stepped in for dinner last night and we had such a wonderful time here! Our…read morewaitress (possibly the owner?) was so nice to us! We ordered chicken katsu curry and bulgogi beef, both were great and tasted fantastic. Would definitely come back here!

Surprisingly good Japanese, with traditional dishes executed well and relatively authentically…read more Avoid the spooky westernised sushi items (with tons of ingredients and sauces) but go for the simpler dishes. The chicken karaage is particularly good, as are the sides and appetisers such as the gyoza, spinach goma (sesame), and pickles. The curry katsu dishes are good too.

A proper Japanese restaurant in south London. Me and my…read morefriends walked past and decide to give it a go. The selection is much better than we anticipated and the Salmon is generous and very refreshing . We also like the tempura and sweet potato. Service was excellent--staff were very chill and welcoming. The decoration was pretty. Heads up, they do not open on Monday though.

Had always noticed this place and always driven pass the restaurant too. Also know a lot of friends…read morewho have posted photos up on other social media so thought definitely have to try this restaurant one day. Went in with family, visited this place twice already now and I love it! Sushi is fresh, staff are friendly, restaurant and nice. So glad there is a local sushi restaurant I can go to now instead of having to visit uptown. They also do deliveries too! Would definitely recommend this place to all sushi lovers and people who love trying out food! Big thumbs up!

Yasai Gyoza Wasabi Lamb & Broccoli…read moreBBQ Ribs Chicken Yakitori Skewers Spicy Beef Yaki Udon King Prawn & Squid Fried Rice Got these all as take out. Pretty good actually. Not a fan of a place having Chinese japanese and Thai all on menu. Let's do one thing great. But good was good. Helped I was hungry. Delivery from Hadley Wood. So good marks for take out system. Did it all on iPad actually. Yaki udon, wasabi lamb and king prawn fried rice my favs. Defo worth a takeout if in area.

Not exactly Japanese - more Pan-Asian with a distinct flavour of Japan. But the good is delicious,…read morethe staff attentive and the general ambience is of a modern, stylish restaurant. A very welcome addition to High Barnet high street.

I have been to this restaurant twice now, I was very pleased to find one so local as Japanese is my…read morefavourite cuisine. The menu is extensive, but a little on the pricey side. The Teppanyaki chefs are very talented and put on a real show for you while cooking the food. They also serve Sushi, Sashimi and Yakitori. I am lucky enough to have eaten Japanese food in Tokyo so the bar is set quite high fo me in terms of quality and authenticity. While this restaurant appears to be Chinese run rather than Japanese, the food still tastes authentic and the experience is very worthwhile. The Sake is great too, especially warm. Highly recommended, only loses one star for the prices.

Called Saturday evening and tried a mixture of dishes…read more The Teppanyaki bit itself is great fun: around 12 seats are arranged around a metal hot plate and the (shared) chef works in front of you. In addition to preparing the food he flourishes his tools, juggles with some of the implements and even (optionally) threw the bowls fried rice to the customers! Somehow everyone I saw trying this managed to catch it, which was a relief. For starters we had Chicken Yakitori (chicken on skewers with leek and yakitori sauce), Harumaki (deep fried Japanese spring rolls) and Prawn Tempura: these varied from £4-5.50 per portion and I'd suggest one or two each as the dishes are small but tasty. We didn't try the Sushi, Makimono, Temaki or Sahimi, although some of the others at the shared table did and it looked nicely presented. For the mains (£10-17) we went with Traditional Teppanyaki: this is the food that the chef prepares in front of you on the hot plate. This is safe, but I don't think it would be a good idea for very young children. We had Tuna filet steak seared and served with teriyaki sauce and chopped pickled ginger; Scottish sirloin Hibachi Steak which was served to order, in our case rare. The steak and teriyaki sauce was lovely, the tuna was very nice but a little overcooked to our tastes. This was accompanied by egg fried rice with chicken at the start (£4.00), fried mushrooms and bean sprouts at the end (included in the cost). Everything was nicely cooked and very tasty. We had a bottle of Australian Merlot, which was good value at under £15. The food was good value, the staff were helpful and polite, and there is a reasonable amount of parking outside. Highly recommended.

'Asta' (as I like to simply call it) - I have no idea of the '3' moniker, or indeed where the first…read moretwo went - is as genuine a Japanese canteen as you'll find in London. I was lucky enough to, along with a colleague, be taken here on several occasions for a quick lunch by a client (indicative of how welcoming the Japanese are!) By 'genuine' I mean no dumbed-down menus, no super-slick interiors to detract from potentially average food, and no gimmicks of any kind. The place is staffed and run by Japanese nationals as any self-respecting Japanese restaurant should be - and perhaps more importantly, frequented by them regularly, too. Service is smiling and attentive and no more that it needs to be. The food is inexpensive (~£6-8 for a bento, £7-11 for ramen, udon or donburi) and so tasty. On my most recent trip I had beef ramen with tan tan (sesame paste) soup base, and my brother had salmon teriyaki on brown rice. Both dishes had generous proportions of meat/fish, and the donburi came with a side salad and pickles. The unagi (eel) is also lovely, and the place does an extensive line in pick-your-soup base noodle bowl dishes where you have the option of shoyu, miso, and sesame as mentioned above, among others. I can't speak for the takeaway bento, but they looked pretty solid and of a decent quality. Drinks come in the familiar (Coke etc) and the more, um, 'traditional' - aloe vera juice, Pocari, cold bottled green and black teas and others. This place is rather hidden away on the fringes of the City, behind Aldgate station on the Petticoat Lane side. In many ways it's a great location as it's very much a local haunt, and in others a little frustrating as even if you're working in the City it can be a fair walk to get there and back! My advice would also be to get there early (between midday and half-past) to ensure a seat, as well as before some of the more popular items on the menu disappear. In brief summary, I couldn't really recommend this place enough if you're in the area. You'll get multi-kudos from any friends Nippon friends (or appreciators of their incredible cuisine) and have a lunch to beat the hell out of an uninspired sandwich / soft-drink combo whilst spending a similarly scant amount of your hard-earned cash. As your fellow diners would say: "itedakimas!"

I wish I could give this place 10 stars because it is simply amazing. For lunch I got a chicken…read moreteriyaki be to box. Their rice is so delicious I could eat it alone without any other dish. The chicken was tender and flavourful and I really liked the fried potato thing that came with the side. Another great thing about Asta is that with bento boxes you can pick a variety of cold side dishes. I recommend the cucumbers and the rice noodles. Will be back!!