Very poor experience. I ordered the Yum Buns but received a pile of hopelessly dry, overcooked meat. On complaining, I was told that "that's how it's supposed to be" and that "that's why we serve it with sauces and salad." Rest of the food was mostly mediocre with a few dishes that were OK; but everything was very expensive. I strongly urge you to avoid this tourist trap novelty. read more

Asian fusion is the headline but that doesn't do it justice. The food here was first class. As far as I was concerned I was prepared to accept something average because what caught my eye was the fancy gadgetry at Inamo. The projected table displays create a uniquely chilled ambiance at this place as well as taking all the hassle out of waiting to be serverd. I won't try to repeat what they describe on their own website but basically you can change the background 'skin' on your table at your leisure. Sounds like nothing much but the range of images from rain forest to views of space really set a nice tone for the meal. Then you just order everything from the interactive menu at each persons place. Including another round of beer which arrives within 2 mins! Good food and funky technology, perfectly combined. read more

Very cool place. The most interesting stuff - interactive tables of coarse. The food is good as well. Will take my friends or parents if they come to London - it's like a tourist attraction! read more

Ordering through the tables is a great gimmick, and I'm surprised other restaurants haven't copied the concept. For me it's great that the quality of the of the food isn't overshadowed by the novelty of the ordering system. The prices per dish are about average for Soho, but the portion sizes are quite small so you find yourself ordering double. The choice of drinks is pretty good and you can even try the intriguing mandarin and chili martini. I've been to Inamo a few times now and the menu seems to change, albeit subtly, a few times a year. My only gripe is that they've taken coffee off the dessert menu! read more

Went there for birthday this weekend. Booked on the same day via opentable and various times were available. The call to confirm reservations and ensure you understand when you need to vacate your table (remind you again when you arrive). Surprisingly it wasn't full and there were lots of empty tables. Could be because I was there early though. The price of food is quite high but I suppose this is paying for the novelty of the interactive table. I liked ordering on the table as food cameout quite quickly. The pre theatre menu between 3:30pm -6:30pm was very affordable. I paid £10 for a good diverse platter of ribs , miso soup, pickles, rice, tempura. The ribs were good and tasty (flavorful bbq). The appetizers that accompanied the ribs was nice but nothing special. I also had the marble beef (carpaccio) and that was exceptionally flavorful and had many dimensions of taste- sweet,salt- as well as texture. Overall I would come back again but only to introduce friends to the novelty of the restaurant. Would recommend to try at least once. read more

Funkiest place in London! Ordering is a pure pleasure on those touch screens. The food is delicious too, very nice and clean. Only trick is that it's too easy to order more and more dishes and the bill can get expensive! read more

Definitely worth checking out in terms of alternative technology but I have to say that it kind of already feels a tad dated.... not as advanced as I was anticipating. The tech is a bit clunky. They also forgot my order which isn't great. Food was nice enough, nothing revolutionary though. I rate the bar downstairs though - it was quiet for a Saturday night in Soho - perfect spot if you want to escape the crowd and have a catch up with an old friend! read more

Fun idea but horrible dinner. The sushi was average and tiny, they half portions to save money, but the bill is pricey. The service was poor, we had to wait a lot for our food and the sushi arrived with no soy sauce, which we only got 10 minutes late. The Air con was the worse part, it was so cold we couldn't relax. We asked twice to turn it down but nothing changed. Tables are packed one next to the other, no privacy, and the place was really noisy, not a good spot for chatting. Worse part: I came out still hungry. read more

Hi, I have felt compelled to write my first ever formal compaint following a terrible experience at the Soho branch of Inamo. I had purchased 2 x vouchers to the 'Unlimited Fizz & Tapas' offer for myself and my boyfriend, as his birthday treat. Our table was reserved for 1.45pm on Sunday - upon arriving we were seated at one of the worst tables in the restaurant (in the thoroughfare next to the kitchen). I requested to move table, as there were plenty available, but was abruptly told by the host (who we will discover was one of the rudest imaginable) we could not, as 'the restaurant was fully booked'. Now, that may be the case, but I doubt that every single one of the tables had been specifically requested. The host did not offer to take our coats, I noticed, even though there was a coat stand in the corner of the room, and did not explain the concept of Inamo to us, or ask whether it was our first time there (it was, and we were unfamiliar with the interactive concept and how the restaurant worked). We were sitting for about 15 minutes when I managed to flag down a waiter, and I asked him what we actually do to order, and let him know that we were going to be on the 'Unlimited Fizz and Tapas' offer. Since I am now in training for the marathon, I am only able to drink in moderation, so asked whether I would be able to order a juice (the non-alcoholic alternative specified on the voucher). He quite rudely asked which one I wanted, to which I replied, 'I don't know, what is the selection?'. He said 'Ooh everything' and offered to make a combination of different juices. I said that sounded great, and to go for it. After I had finished this, and asked for another, another waiter (a quite smarmy, overweight Italian guy) flagged that this was not a juice, it was a non-alcoholic cocktail, and was chargeable. I said to him that this had not been made clear, that I had asked for a juice specifically because we were eating from the offer set menu. He did waive this charge, and I then opted for a lychee juice. Upon attempting to order another, I could not find it on the drinks selection of the interactive menu, and so asked the host, who was seating a couple nearby, whether I could order another one. She very rudely told me to order it via the interactive system, to which I responded that I couldn't. My jaw was on the floor when she said quite abruptly 'Why?' I asked her to show us how to do it, knowing that it wasn't possible. She then failed to find it on the selection, and stalked off without an apology. The food was OK. Nothing amazing. Took 30 mins to arrive. The host, unprompted, placed the bill on our table at the end of our 2 hour table slot. Service charge was included by default. She then came up and waited by us with the card machine and asked us to pay the bill. I mean, this is seriously 'How Not to Wait on Tables 101'. Asking 'is there anything else I can get for you?' etc - there is a certain polite way of going about prompting guests to ask for the cheque. I told her that I was not going to pay the service charge. She did not question why, did not apologise for a sub-standard meal, and disappeared again. I will be requesting a full refund for this atrocious experience. What was meant to be a fun meal out for my boyfriend's birthday and I was a truly uncomfortable experience that completely ruined our Sunday. read more

Just a note for some perspective: I come from the countryside, until four years ago I don't think I had even tried sushi. In short I am easily impressed. This 'restaurant' Unique Selling Point is how it is able to fuse a really cool concept with exciting food serving it quickly without fuss. I found the food really tasty, and could definitely come back just for that. The electronic display things were fun and defiantly made you feel like you had entered the future and felt quite disappointed it was actual people and not robots serving us. The restaurant is quite small which can feel a bit crowded with all the space aged over head projectors. Secondly the music is very loud, which took a bit of getting used too. Nodding at our waitress politely was fun as her strong accent of a undisclosed location (it was too loud to even work that out), was impossible to decipher through the banging music. In my opinion this place would be perfect for taking friends who are visiting London after a day of sight seeing and want something to tell home about. Also a second or third date would work here if you are struggling for conversation but might want to get laid (ha I kid). I wouldn't take old fashioned parents. Or a long lost connection as you can only chat for 90 minutes. Or staff parties actually. Yet DO GO once, it is fun, and you leave feeling you had entered the future. read more

Fabulous technology! Great innovation Serious fun for kids to play games at the table and change the tablecloths via computer! Ordering online is fun but you need watch out for the total stacking up! We nominated one person to do the ordering so we could keep an eye on the bill! Food is somewhat pricey. Quality is fine but I think the prices reflect the high technology and uniqueness Would benefit from a few more dishes to choose from but brilliant fun and staff were all friendly and helpful. As with all my reviews, must comment on the washrooms! They do need some tlc....only loo roll to dry hands on and was no soap! The washrooms were rather neglected :( Overall a fun meal read more

This is one of our favourite places in town. The automated ordering tables are part of the fun but it's the dishes that we go back for again and again. The pork cheeks with chilli chocolate is simply amazing and dishes that have to be ordered each visit include mushroom toban yaki dish, duck pancakes, soft shell crab maki roll and sashimi platter...Yum. And yum again. The service is sweet, attentive and helpful and it is great to able to choose to engage with your server or not (and not have time to re think that second bottle of wine!) Feeling anti social or got an awkward date then the tables come into their own. It keeps us coming back, when we're not eating our own lovely tapas that is ; ) read more

Echoing lots of what has already been written.. Very cool setup and atmosphere. The interactive tables making it unique. The food is good, but not mind-blowing in any way, but worth a visit for the atmosphere alone. :) read more

This i is an Asian fusion restaurant with a one-of-a-kind interactive ordering system. Seeing the outside you may think it is just an ordinary restaurant butt looks can be deceiving. The whole experience is something different but I didn't think the food was great, the portions are extremely small for what you pay. And there are a limited choice of drink. read more

The food was nothing special as far as Asian cuisine goes. What you pay (too much in my opinion) for is the novelty of ordering via the admittedly cool projections on your table. Not only can you order your food and drinks, but you also choose the ambience, request taxis, call your waiter, as well as challenge fellow diners to games. For food I had the satay chicken which was overwhelmed in soy and honey. The gyoza was delicious but not anything that blew my mind, and finally I had the duck and pancakes which was on a par with my local take away but with a larger price tag. Service was friendly but we were left too often with used plates which took a while to be cleared. The service is limited though due to the fact that you order your own food. Worth a trip to try something new, but not for pretty standard Asian food. read more

Amazing fast service with great food and a nice staff, all the food is well made and ready in under 5 minutes, had a great time with the interactive tables, it's very innovative and impressive 110% would recommend read more

i'm not sure why this restaurant barely has any 5-star review. my experience at inamo was unforgettable - both for the food and design of the place itself. i ordered the sushi assortment for appetizer, the beijing duck as my entree, and the sweet basil panna cotta for dessert. dare i say, the panna cotta might be one of my favorite desserts of all time. and the best part about it was it did not leave you wanting more, as it was a good size which fills up any hunger left over after the entree. the concept behind the interactive table is genius - i think. my parents, never having played battleship before, enjoyed losing to my siblings, which in turn i found pleasure in seeing. the soft-spoken, cool manager gave us almost a 50% discount off our bill after my dad mentioned that the restaurant was closed when he made a reservation for dinner on christmas. the manager's quite dreamy, might i add. i definitely love the vibe of the place too. if i lived in london, this is a place i would definitely love to go to on a date. read more

Well what can I say, it's probably the start of way restaurants are going in an all futuristic way! this place is amazing and probably one of my best places to to eat recently!. Upon arrival you are taken to your table and the waiter explains how to order your drinks and food, as you can see in my pictures the tables have the information projected down to the table from above and controlled with a built in mouse, you choose your items and send to the kitchen, also while your order is being cooked you can play games (even 2 player games like Battleships with the person opposite you) also there's a Kitchen Camera that shows the live feed so you can see the chefs preparing the meals in the Kitchen, you can even plan your journey home or even order a cab from the table. The food tastes amazing, my favourite dish being the Scallops, one good thing about this place is if you are in a party of 3 or more you can see your individual amount on your table and the overall group amount, only one criticism I would say is that we sat downstairs near the toilets/kitchen entrance and felt a bit like we was in the overflow bargain basement as all the ambience I felt was upstairs in the main area, so if you do go, ask for a table upstairs, but to finish my review the whole concept of this restaurant is a big step into the future and I would go back from time to time to experience new dishes! read more

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You come here for the experience, not the food. The interactive tables are entertaining for the first 10 minutes, however I found it to be quite an unsocial concept as everyone is staring at their tables for a while until the novelty of it wears off. The food was ok. We had the crab sushi, the tuna sushi, the salmon main and the beef bim bop main. They were all tasty, however I though everything was overpriced for the amount of food and the quality of food served. Good for the experience, however, I wouldn't come here hungry unless you're ready to fork out £50 per person for average food. read more

Hands down one of the coolest restaurants I've ever been to, if for no other reason than the sheer coolness factor of it. You walk in and notice that every single table top has a different backdrop that is projected down from a projector above the table. Forget table cloths, that's so 2000. You sit down but no one comes to greet you. No, it's not bad service, it's intended. Inamo has little touchpads on all of its tables that patrons can use to order directly from the kitchen via a menu that is... you guessed it... projected from above. You place your finger on the touchpad and a menu pops up that lets you order everything from drinks to dessert to the bill. Even cooler is the fact that the projector shows you a picture of the food you're contemplating on the plate right in front of you, so you can drool at the presentation. Once you've ordered, you can take a peek at your food being prepped in the kitchen via the video feed and then someone hustles out to put it in front of you. How's that for efficiency? No more waiting for the waiter to come w/ water, or feeling guilty about summoning your server... it's mandatory! No more small talk either, which is also a plus. As for food, it's all quite nice. A blend of Japanese and Thai, they have some fantastic dishes here. Try the Cinnamon Chicken, Yellowtail Hamachi, and Beef Salad, all of which are particularly savory and memorable. Sweet decor, gimmicky ordering methodology, and delicious food make this place a fantastic spot for a date or large group. And while I'm not sure if the have karaoke, from the looks of the place, they should! When are you opening in the US, Inamo? read more

I liked this place and enjoyed the meal but I felt it was a bit overpriced. Maybe we were paying for technology? They have interactive tables so you barely have waiter contact...you order your stuff yourself and hit send. The food was tasty and fresh but portions were super small. Miso soup was very good, crispy silken tofu was 4 minuscule blocks of tofu for 7 pounds.dim sum was 3 little pieces...again good but not great. read more

This has 5 stars for one reason, I've been twice, and the food and service standards are still just as high as the last time. I'm not one for letting novelty overshadow the food, but in this case, they are perfectly paired. I found out about the place in an American based technology blog that picks up geeky bits and pieces, and booked it straight away. The best things that you are in control of, the ambience of your own table, and ordering cocktails at the flick of a finger. The worst,.. the price bracket means that this won't be a regular local haunt for me, but for occasions it was perfect. (now I just need to justify some occasions to the Minister of War and Finance...). My final words,.. Lychee Martini read more

Check this restaurant out - what a different way to dine. I was in Inamo, one of the best restaurants in London's West End. It is a Web 2.0 restaurant because it boasts fully interactive tables with touch technology. The tables act as your touch screen to display things like menus, as well as rotate through a series of seven tablecloths according to your preference. I ordered directly from the interactive digital menu, watched the chef making the food via the webcam, and played some games before my food arrived. It is also so cool that you can order a cab if you wish. Inamo also features state-of-the-art design that pays special attention to factors such as colors, spacing, and visual coherency. You can see your bill and agree to it before you pay. Above all, the food was awesome - had seconds! read more

My husband and I loved it. I made reservations while still in the states because it appeared to be different than anything at home. The lady who met us was the kindness we had met thus far in our trip, excited to see us! The table illuminated with the photos I had sent in of my husband and I in advance for our anniversary and they were projected on the table, it was a lot of fun. The food was great, fresh and delicious. The service was perfect. Thank you for making our visit special. read more

The problem I have with Inamo is that whilst the food is good, the concept of being able to order on a virtual menu projected onto your table detracts from the experience of being in a restaurant as it's very impersonal. I also think the food is slightly overpriced and you need quite a few dishes to feel full. i probably wouldn't go back unless i was entertaining a client. read more

what a cool place to eat, not just the food was delicious, the projector menu was quite created, too. Really nice food! highly recommended !

Firstly, the techno side of things....it already feels dated. This technology has been around for a while and the fact it still promotes itself as pioneering is slightly wonky. However, it is fabulous if you have kids in tow. They can play around with the table tech and play games. My son has never been so enthusiastic in a restaurant situation. The food: mediocre. Well, the flavour was very mediocre. The presentation very good. But it lacked any punch whatsoever. Small portions - highly priced. The sushi rice seemed to have absolutely no sushinoko involved in its creation and therefore lacked flavour. We had to keep asking for soy sauce as no condiments are on the table. Once dishes are on the table the projected tech element dissolves into a farce as it cannot possibly be used after that. The "daily recipe"ice cream was rubbish. And it was incredulous that no one could tell me what the days flavour was! I had to try and work it out for myself until the waitress finally turned up with a scrap of paper telling me it was banana etc....terrible ice cream. Service was O.K. Friendly but rather aloof. Techno fad. Rather pointless and disappointing. But the kids will love it... read more

Too gimmicky for my taste. Plus, pretentious hostess who says their restaurant is all booked when there are only 10 guests at 5:30pm on a Sunday. Not a fan of this place. Still looking for a legit sushi place in London.... read more

Good food; tables are fun and the service is quick.

Really great concept of restaurant and serve really nice food as well. It is the first restaurant in London with new technology on the table. It could not work if the food is bad, but here the food is really good as well. read more

What is Inamo? Is it a restaurant? Is an experience? Is it any good? Certainly the first of its kind I have ever been to, Inamo doesn't have menus - not paper ones anyway. Overhead projectors illuminate your table (with various table 'cloth' patterns that you can choose) and you use a little scroll pad to select from the digital menu. It's certainly novel and I had fun playing around with the different options but the technology felt slightly dated somehow. Damn you Apple and your multi-touch interfaces! There are certainly possibilities here however. I loved the kitchen webcam, the fact that you can call a taxi automatically when you leave, and it's a perfect application for ordering drinks. Maybe I'm a dying breed (at the ripe old age of 24) but part of going out to dinner is the service and Inamo confidently replaces that aspect with a literally heads down approach. More, half way through my meal I noticed how quiet the restaurant seemed, not in density, but in decibel level - everyone had they're heads down playing on their tables. Inamo has created a social and anti-social environment all at once. The future is now. Oh right! I nearly forgot, I ate food while there. How could I have left out such an important aspect of my dining experience? This is a restaurant review after all. Maybe because the food was forgettable? Yeah that's gotta be it. Boar rolls were overly chewy but not terrible. Mushroom something something was not memorable (clearly). Inamo tries but way too hard. If they eased up on the sauce, the schtick, and decided who they were, they'd improve greatly. So what is Inamo? Like many tourist attractions, it's worth checking out if you want something you've never seen before. The technology is certainly innovative and it makes you consider why you go out to restaurants in the first place (for good and bad). If you're looking for an experience to share with friends or to see something you haven't before, Inamo is a safe bet. But if you're like me and associate 'restaurant' with food and not technology head elsewhere. read more

Go in 35 minutes before they close. Tehy ask me if I have a reservation. Then the hostess telsl me kitchen is already closed. Don't be rude and waste my time by closing 35 minutes early. read more

We came to Inamo to celebrate the birthday of a friend ... and it turned out to be a birthday party with a difference. It started off on a bad note. We came 15 mins before time and so were asked to wait. The five of us went outside and were chatting. When we went back in 10 mins later (still before our reservation time), we were told that they couldn't find us and so had given our table to some other group. This was really uncalled for. However they subsequently arranged seats for us very soon. Everybody has talked about the futuristic computerized table. You can see the dishes in scale as if they were set in front of you. You can order from there, play games, look at maps, check your bill, and as my friend (the birthday boy ) did, set a timer to automatically change the table cloth pattern every 2 mins :) The food was good, but not exceptional. I liked the starters, wild boar and oyster. I had taken a set menu for the main course. With sushi, prime ribs and edamame, it really was a fusion menu. Tasted pretty good and we were all stuffed by the time we finished. Note that unlike most Asian places, they do not serve rice with their thai curries ... it has to be ordered separately. Inamo didn't serve birthday cakes, but they allowed us to get our own and cut it there :) ... half an extra star to them for this. Overall the food was more like 3 star, but its definitely worth a visit for its distinctive ambience. read more

Great idea, food is really nice, the korean chicken was sooooo sooo good and the fish great quality. Very quick to bring out the food. Although I agree that it is a bit over priced and that the staff are a bit too cool for school. The whole booking system on their website is a bit over the top. We went on a sat for lunch, and the place was empty, yet the booking system made me feel like I was booking somewhere like 'The Fat duck'. They need to come down off their home made pedestal and get back to what they set out to do, fun, innovative way of eating great food! read more

so i finally got to go here. i gotta say the reason i went was all to do with the whole interactive table projection thing. it was great having the control over your order, you can order in batches say if you wanted to make sure your starters came first. also, i like to just have the menu on hand while im eating and you can enter the menu at anytime the categories, i think were, smaller dished, larger set menus and drinks and desserts. Its is not the greatest quality of projection, infact its quire shabby, theres no excuse as its meant to be the centrepiece of the restaurant, invest in decent projectors guys! and my touchpad had some rice stuck in it - well informed design??? Extras in the interactive system were great, games, call the waiter / ess over and view the bill so far!!! i wonder how much of a pain it is to incorporate one of those 'spilt the bill calculators into the system since they are so ubiqtous - well on the iphone it is. Noteworthy dishes in our order were the Kailan (side) and the thai red curry. I ordered peppermint tea which was damn good peppermint tea as it happens, i think it was called 'whole leave peppermint tea' i had a tripple choclate dessert which i thought was really overpriced! Do make reservations or like me you will end up waiting for and hour and a half - if youre lucky! read more

I used to work here, and I have beautiful memories. This place was for me a new start in a foreign country, as I came from Italy. I started as a kitchen porter and I didn't know anything about the job, I was a mess! But hardworking. Chefs around me teached everything I know of the work in a kitchen and their passion flooded me and made me become a chef after three months. I am really serious when I say that this place changed my life. I personally know the Executive chef and I can say he is one of the best chefs around, I remember the passion in his eyes when preparing fresh sushis everyday. The environment is extra busy, tourist, vips, people from everywhere fill the restaurant full almost every day and I can say the food is very good quality. I personally worked as a chef at Inamo for a whole year, the quality of the delivery is excellent and temperatures of fish and goods are always checked and kept controlled, health and safety is not only endorsed but also teached and followed. The team was also great, one night I found the headchef Jon helping the k.p. finishing the cleaning, because the guy couldn't cope alone. Amazing. I left 2 years ago to give my life another change but I still think about it, it had been a fantastic experience. Now I love to cook. read more

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The interactive menus are very cool and add a great touch, making it a fun and quirky dining experience. The staff are also lovely, however the food is fairly average-good but average. Worth a visit for the whole experience but I probably wouldn't go back unless someone else was paying! read more

Very cool place to try if you've never been- a unique experience. Everything is done from the table- ordering food, playing games, checking out where you're going next and even calling a cab. Futuristic table makes the experience, but I'd give the food 3.5 stars as it's mostly for the experience. read more

Inamo. A restaurant of the future. The dining experience that we had was something revolutionary. Being able to visualise your meal on the table before you order it, is life changing. Ordering your food has never been easier. Simply at the press of a button just to order your food. Plus, if you are with friends you can play games whilst you wait. The food took your taste buds to the vibrant continent of Southeast Asia, with rich flavours of sweet and spicy. The dinning experience was great overall. Restaurant- 10 food- 8.5 read more

Decent sushi venue with quality cocktails...however the main selling point of this place is the interactive dining tables. Perfect for group eating or situations when you don't want to speak much with the people you are dining with...not that I would want to do that. read more