While some restaurant get positive this one is thumbs up. Food are great and staff are respected full. Clean environment.

Best restroom on the street, Nice British beef, Terrible seasoning!!!!!! Waste of good beef read more

3.5-4 stars imo. I bbq grill meats like this at home a lot, and the quality of meats it the most important. Then the seasoning. Kintan has good quality meats, however, the seasoning on most of them were too strong and salty for my liking and tends to take away from the true taste of the meat. Otherwise, carding that, overall experience was good! read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - BBQ meats - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

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The food was sooooo delicious! As there is a bbq in the middle of the table, it does get pretty hot so be sure to wear layers you can remove! The service was great, though just be aware that it's safer to book a table than show up hoping for the best! Ambiance was good, fairly dim lighting but can see the menu easily and good music! Highly recommend! read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - Japanese BBQ - beef, lamb chops, duck breast, veggies, noodles - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Very solid BBQ Location. Came early at 4:30, and place was able to fit us in. The fries were good, the beer and happy hour specials were appreciated so was the discount. The combos was too much food and too many extras. Being able to order a la carte was very nice. read more

This place really reminded the barbecue place I was going to when I was living in Tokyo. We ordered vegetables, different kind of meats and seafood. We had some cabbage, kimchi, bibimbap and garlic noodles on the side. Everything was really good and tasty A great restaurant to share moment with friends or family or colleague around a nice table. barbecue It's more expensive to what I was used to in Japan but the quality was really good and it worth it in London prices. read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

We went there for lunch a few weeks ago on a Saturday. We didn't book a table and just walked in. We were told there were about half an hour wait, which was fine and we decided to get drinks at the bar whilst we waited. Before we had time to finish our drinks, our table was ready. Great! We studied the menus thoroughly and we all decided to order different things. The lunch time offer is a bargain! Then they star Ted the bbq in the middle of our table :) and we started cooking! The seafood and meats were fresh and of decent quality. We all enjoyed our food very much and the waitress came several times to check on us, topping up our drinks and asking if everything was ok. We had a lovely lunch and enjoyed the Japanese decorations and ambiance. read more

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Washed my favourite jumper before spontaneously going to a Japanese BBQ. Was completely worth it. We ordered the following: - Beef tongue - Garlic Butter Kalbi Short Rib - Toro Beef - Assorted Vegetables - Steamed Rice The meats were all tender and tasty but the best of the bunch was the beef tongue. It seemed to work well from perhaps a lack of seasoning compared to the others, allowing its natural flavours to work gorgeously with the table sauces. The garlic butter and short rib also combined really nicely with the short rib in one of the most mouthwatering dinners I'd had in a while. Currently thinking up excuses to come back after lockdown. read more

Great value for lunch! I ordered the 2 BBQ items for $11 that included soup, white rice and a salad. Initially I wanted to order the $8 meal deal that included basil chicken, beef and a pork dish with rice/soup/salad bec it seemed like a bigger portion but I'm glad I went for the 2 pick option. I ordered the short ribs and the other beef dish - and the portion sizes were pretty great! I also liked that you get to cook the meat by yourself since I like mine extra crispy. I've been to a lot of yakinuku places and their marinade was really good. You don't even need to dip it with their extra sauces on the table. I was pretty full by the end of it and my wallet was really happy! Service was a bit slow at the end, but they do give you a nice hot tea! p.s they have free wifi and don't bring clothes that you don't want to smell like BBQ at the end!! read more

Kintan is amazing! The atmosphere is slightly confusing as it is just like being in Japan. While we were there there was a Japanese salaryman on the next table who had drunk so much that he was falling asleep on the bench next to his colleagues - JUST LIKE JAPAN!! (^^) For the best value meat-joy come on a Monday for their happy hour. Some drinks and loooads of the food is 50% off, so you can eat yummy meat all night without paying a huge amount of money. read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - Red meat - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

A place where meaty comas are made. Kintan is a Japanese BBQ whereby you cook many dishes on a BBQ hotplate. Raw seasoned meat and other dishes are brought out in an endless train. You cook the dishes as you wish to enjoy them and that's pretty much it. It's very easy and quality of the meats is top notch. The interior is lovely and homely. Sadly the same couldn't be said about the bathrooms. Considering how good the restaurant itself is, the mens toilets were dreadful. Tiny and poorly maintained. Staff were quite good. However as the restaurant got busier, it took longer to get the staff's attention. Requests for water were forgotten. Luckily however they didn't forget any of the food. For those worrying about leaving hungry, you'll eat plenty. No worries about that. read more

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For anyone from Asia or the US, Kintan will remind you of Gyu-Kaku! It's been a while since I had Japanese BBQ and it's my first time trying Kintan but the restaurant feels so familiar including the menu, so ordering was really easy. My friend and I shared the USDA skirt steak, kalbi, toro beef and pork belly. All were really tender! Each dish comes marinated in a sauce and we went with a combination of shio, sweet soy and garlic options. We also got a mushroom medley and garlic fried rice, yum! Unlike other Asian BBQ restaurants in London, you actually get to cook your food at Kintan instead of having a server do it. My only negative thought is that the menu is a bit pricier than what I'm used to. Luckily they do half price during happy hour times and also two all you can eat options, so I'd definitely come back during those times! read more

Casual Japanese bbq spot. Came here at an odd time in between their lunch and dinner hours for some drinks and light apps, but the food was so good we made a legit meal out of it. Despite the bar area being standing only, I highly recommend eating at the bar. It offers an amazing all day every day happy hour deal. Half off asahi on draft, hot and cold sake. 50% off a large selection of apps, rice, noodle and dessert dishes off the regular menu. Super nice bartender. Eat at the bar! Spicy tofu - Cold tofu dish with a single slab of tofu topped with a sweet red chili sauce and crunch. I don't know what that crunch is. All I know is that I was basically licking the bowl clean of the crunch that had fallen off the tofu. I'm not a huge tofu fan but I highly recommend this dish. Steamed chili gyoza - 5 pieces on a platter. Similar sauce to the spicy tofu dish, but without the crunch. Sukiyaki bibimbap - Comes in a piping hot dish that continues to sizzle and cook as you eat it. Don't touch that bowl, I know from experience :( Wait staff execute a tableside preparation of mixing the egg into the rice. read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - Steamed chili gyoza - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Amazing amazing food. Everything my group ordered off the menu was delicious. Would've been 5 stars if the service was better as we were forgotten a few times. read more

Kintan Japanese BBQ - Butter garlic steak - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Gave e this a go with some girlfriends for a catch up and it Wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. Service was a tad slow considering it was a Tuesday night and it wasn't that busy. We went during happy hour and I think the meal would be very expensive if it wasn't even though it was three of us, we were told that the set meal was not enough and that we should order more.. And they weren't joking. I guess I am so used to the Korean bbq I get in the states that anything else just feel over priced? I ordered the plum wine and cassie cocktails which I enjoyed especially at 50% off. I would go back cause I haven't found anything half as good as close to me. read more

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Yummy food with many choices of set bbq options. We went for the meaty one and omg...as expected...so much meat. the sweetcorn with butter and lettuce salad were the only veggies we got and both was yummy but I have to say the desserts and some members of staff were a let down. I ordered drinks repeatedly and they never arrived and the waitress didn't explain the desserts properly hence we ended up with 8 smores instead of smores for 4 people. When we tried to explain. She just said rudely said kitchen closed. No change. Go for the food and don't expect too much in terms of service and you'll enjoy it. read more

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You know you are onto a gem of a place when you speak with Japanese people and they all come here to eat? Yes, indeed. Good points:- The meats are marinated in an excellent manner ensuring that you will have finger licking good food. Service isn't too bad considering we were politely told the next group booking is waiting, and we were allowed to eat our birthday cake. Big menu list allowing you to order even the randomest meats, like ox tongue, tail or something or another. If you want some Korean bibimbap? They have it. You want smores for dessert? They have it too. Bad points:- Food is overloaded with MSG, so make sure you either buy a lot of alcohol or prepare to drink a lot of water. It's quite pricey if you want to gorge yourself on meat. For my group of 10 we paid £52 per person including service charge, although yes we ordered a few sake, plum wine, and wagyu beef. They do not really advertise their deals enough. I think I saw in the toilets that Tuesdays are student nights and Wednesdays are ladies nights. Then there are the happy hours on certain days when you get half price drinks. I really liked wagyu beef and the spicy kalbi pork. If you order lamb it only comes in two pieces. The mushrooms are not worth ordering (unless you really like them?). The precooked noodles are really good. Closest station is Chancery Lane, or Holborn. Booking is allowed. Not bad if you want some Japanese BBQ action. Yes you cook it yourself, but they do come and change the grill to a clean one at least once during your 2 hour stay. read more

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I am stuffed!! Came here for the lunch happy hour menu for 4. Himawari set. Japanese BBQ, didn't quite know what to expect, but it was quite good, similar to Korean BBQ. There was different cuts of beef, chicken and some pork and prawns, sweet marinated for you to cook over a hot grill. I liked it, however thought it could do with more selection of sauces, and some beef chunks were slightly too big and chewy to take it in one mouth full. The sides like the garlic rice, and the starters was good and offset some of the sweeter bbq dishes, great with a cold pint of beer. Confused with the French fries, but that was woofed down just the same. The dessert was different, kind of heavy still, I would have preferred fruit or something acidic. The venue is much larger than it seems from the outside. And vented really well, so it should be for indoor BBQ. Staff was kind and helpful, showed us what to do and patient with our requests. Quite efficient operation they have. Tip: ask for your grill to be changed once it starts getting charred, or your meats will start to taste burnt. read more

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One word for this new Japanese BBQ place: yummy! The environment is very nice, modern and relax here. Great place for a proper catch up with small group friends ( normally 4-6 ppls per grill table ) Their meats are marinade nicely, even their table sauces are homemade and super yummy. They are doing some set menu deals now and good value for money too! Surely come back for more! read more

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We had a group of 2 and ordered 4 portions of beef, two portions of chicken, 2 prawns, two bowls of rice (Tariyaki or something like that, and a garlic fried rice), a seafood tofu soup. All together cost us around £100. I would recommend it if you are a huge meet lover like us, and enjoy making the BBQ yourself. The meet are fresh, but just not enough flavouring. So you have to have the meet with other sauces. The reasons I give it 3 stars are: 1. One portion is so tiny, so not worth the price; 2. The empty bowl they gave us for soup was dirty, and I found egg shells from the soup! read more

Pretty good Korean BBQ place. Food is tasty, and the price is great when you go during happy hour. But service is really really slow and we had some dishes missing from our order too. We were told they had just switched over to a new IT system for ordering, so maybe things have improved since we went in May. read more

very nice and quiet place, bbq meat are great, and yogurt for desert was the best one

Decent yakiniku just outside of the Chancery Lane tube station. Had no problem getting seated and served quickly on a Sunday night. We opted for the all-you-can-eat "gold" option for £40 per person and went to town. Some of the marinades and cuts of meat worked better than others; for example, I'd skip the ribeye, the chicken, and the beef toro if I went back, and do more of the beef short ribs, pork toro, and hangar steak. The grill itself seemed small compared to other yakiniku places I've been, which is kind of a smart tactic if you're operating an AYCE place where you have to finish one round of your order before you can start the next. read more

This restaurant is quite similar to Gyu Kaku. Went with the AYCE option as it was a Sunday - got the premium. The USDA Prime Kalbi is excellent, you definitely get what you pay for. I'm not sure if the AYCE price is worth it however. You certainly need to eat a lot of the USDA Prime for it to be worth almost 60 quid. Service was OK. Took awhile before I was served and when they brought me water, the cup was very dirty. read more

Basically Gyukaku but I don't mind since I love Gyukaku. I really liked this place, I've been looking for yakiniku in London for years! I ordered the short rib kalbi, the spicy pork, and the spicy chicken. Spicy pork was my favorite, its fat dripping down the grill was the most beautiful sight I have seen in a while (I know, pork fat and beautiful usually don't go together). Also ordered the garlic chicken noodles which came on a hot plate and sizzled into the crispness I prefer as I let it sit. The mushroom in butter was simple but delicious and I loved the soondobu! read more

Good quality and price, drinks half priced after not late! Try the octopus balls!!!! read more

YES! YES! YES!!! Or perhaps I should say HAI! HAI! HAI!!!! I was feverishly looking for a Japanese place that served more typical japanese things and not just sushi and after exhausting the first 100 results that came up on my Yelp mobile app, I came across Kintan and to my surprise, this place was Meccha Umakatta!!! (Super Delish!!!) It's a Yakiniku joint and if you've never been to one, you basically order a bunch of different types of marinated meat and you grill it yourself in front of you; very similar to the Korean BBQ places. In addition to the meat party, you get a whole bunch of sides like karaage (my fave), takoyaki, hiyashidofu and gyoza. Don't know how to select??? No problem!! They also have set menus!!! But if you are already familiar with Yakiniku or you are with Japanese, they can help you out :) My recommendations for this place??? You got it!! 1. Kalbi (actually this should always be ordered no matter where you are!!) 2. Garlic Harami 3. Beef Tongue (eaten with salt and lemon) 4. Karaage 6. Spicy Cucumber 7. Sukiyaki Bibimbab (of course WITH spice!) Of course all of this can be downed with a bottle of Kirin Ichiban!! Now... let's talk prices... I didn't know this until we got there, but we were there for Happy Hour and let me tell you know, this time is VERY happy!!! It's not just a few select items, but most of the menu is up to half off!!! I couldn't believe it and I will only go here for Happy Hour since it's almost every day with Monday's being all day Happy Hour!! Does it get more happy than that!?!! ロンドンでは和食屋さんが多くて見つけるのは難しくないけど訳わからないドラゴン・レインボー・アボカド・マンゴロールみたいな変な寿司屋さんばっかりなんだからたまには普通の居酒屋とか焼肉の所に行きたくてこのキンタンっていう焼肉屋さんを発見しました！！ ハッピーアワーがあるのでその時に行けば値段はそんな高くはないです。 例えば生ビール£３、カルビ£４、焼きしゃぶビーフ£３。 肉質が良くてタレも美味しくて焼肉を欲しいと思ったら是非ここにまた来ます！ 。。。もちろんハッピーアワーの時にね！ read more

This is my favorite Japanese Restaurant in UK. A great place to chill with friends, this is one of the best experiences you can have in restaurants. You cook food yourself, talk, drink, eat and cook again. Great choice of meat cuts, seafood, soups and starters. I would give it 5 stars, however, meat isnt always fresh and not all seafood is really tasty. I recomend trying FRIES with awesome souse made with tobiko. Also try Kalbi short rib, lamb chops, rib eye. read more

Went there with two of my friends on a Monday evening. However we still waited for 20min for a table. The stuff are super friendly and polite. The menu was a bit overwhelming because of all the choices that we have. We go for the meat lover set for two person and ordered some starters and a garlic fried rice. The meat were great and everything was wonderful including the Yuzu beer. I will definitely come back soon. read more

Londons very own Yakiniku restaurant, in Holborn. What is Yakiniku? Quite simply it is the Japanese adaptation of Korean barbecue and at Kintan you get to sit around your own mini grill and cook yourself a selection of meats and vegetables... The tuna tartar volcano was a definite high whilst the scallops were a bit of a low. The vegetables you get to add to your grill come in a nice little assortment but the squash seemed a bit pointless as it was very hard and wasnt really something we'd personally add to a bbq. The beef, served several ways, was full of flavour as were the tiger prawns. For the price you are definitely filled up! And getting involved in cooking the meat yourself makes dinner last a bit longer and is quite fun but I cant help but think that you could spend £90+ better elsewhere. If it was half the price I would say Kintan is a no brainer - great decor, amazing food for great value but at the current pricing it doesnt offer enough to draw me from spending my money elsewhere. That said, do go for the dark and intimate dining room and the Tuna tartar volcano bites - they are absolutely amazing, as is the salmon! read more

Made a reservation and didn't have to wait long. This restaurant is similar to Gyu-Kaku in the states. The meat here is amazing. My favorite is the spicy red sauce on the table. read more

Fantastic BBQ with cheap prices, good cuts and great service. I'd recommend coming here for lunch to get the premium lunchtime prices (£15 for 3 meats, rice, salad and miso soup)! A delicious place to eat on a budget. read more

Delicious! Very impressed. Although it's my first time trying Japanese BBQ, I do believe that the food here is authentic Japanese bbq, as I've noticed that most guests (I'd say 90%) in the restaurant are Japanese. Happy hours from Monday-Friday!! read more

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We ordered the Kintan Course set menu for 2, which is a rather steep £39.50 a head. The benefit being that you get a bunch of signature dishes and it works out cheaper than ordering them separately from the a la carte. Our starters of Edamame, Miso Soup, Kintan Salad, brilliantly named Tuna Tartar Volcano and Garlic Fried Noodles all came first and all underwhelmed with the exception of the salad, which had a lovely soy, mustard, miso dressing. The noodles were very bland and uninspiring with hardly any veg or meat and the tuna tartar was served on a dense block of fried rice that tasted like a savoury doughnut. Off to a bad start. Then came the meat. Lots of meat. The Fillet Mignon, marinated in Yuzu Ponzu and the Garlic Tiger Prawns were first to hit the grill. Our very friendly waitress from New York advised on cooking times, which were all very safe. We ignored them and cooked by eye. Next came plates of thinly sliced and beautifully marinated Premium Kalbi Short Rib with Tare sweet Soy, Harami Skirt Steak with Miso and (bizarrely) two chunky slabs of Halloumi. read more

Their Kalbi and Harami Miso/garlic is amazing. Try their mushroom medley. Spoiler alert, their scallops are super huge. Beef tongue is good I wish if it was cut thinker. I'm eating this place compared to a restaurant called Gyu-kaku in NYC and Pasadena CA. Pretty close competition read more

Went for dinner this evening with a few friends. We got there when they were quite busy, and were greeted by a friendly and very professional young lady who went above and beyond to find a table for 5 at short notice; thank you Ladan. We ordered a pitcher or two of Asahi , edemame, a couple orders of Padron Pepper (very good), some egg noodle soup [ok only], Beef Sukiyaki Bibimap [just ok, bit too "mooshy', needed more flavor], Chicken Garlin noodles [good], 3 orders of Premium Kalbi Short Ribs and 3 orders of Premium Harati Skirt steak, Tiger Prawn, Spicy Pork, Ross Sliced Ribeye [very chewy], Garlic Spinach etc., you get the picture. Food was generally good, atmosphere fine, service just ok. We asked for some type of spicy sauce [" what ever You Have']. And they made A big deal Of This Being A Tough Thing For Them To do [?!] and insisted that they'd have to charge us an addition Pound for this; this was totally incredible, and thought less on the part of management ! Their attitude frankly totally put me off third place and I won't be going back there anytime soon. If you are looking for good and appreciative customer service when you are out for dinner, this place is not it. I'm giving them 3 stars ONLY because Ladan was so helpful and pleasant in the way she treated our group when we showed up. read more

Went there for a lunch with my brother. I love the desert but not some of the meat in the set menu, should have order ones instead of set menu. The price is a bit expensive and didn't realise there is a £6.88 service bill at the end. read more

Really cool Japanese place with some similarity to Korean BBQ ... where you cook the meats you choose on a grill in the middle of your table. It's best if you order the specials for two (you get the most value that way). They also have great happy hour specials in late evening, which is a bonus! It can be a bit pricey - starts at £70 for two for the specials, but it is a lot of food. You can also order ala carte. The taste and quality is very good. You know it's authentic because Japanese people are eating here! Did not give 5 stars because price is a bit too high. read more

Gyu kaku knock off! Only go if you're really really really craving yakiniku. Service was meh, meat quality was ok. Both the bartender and our server did not seem to know what they were doing - brought the wrong sake, missed one of our appetizer orders. Don't get the butter corn, it's frozen corn and chalky. Appreciated the late night happy hour, but then again maybe not worth it if not at happy hour prices. read more

Kalbi was pretty good, a bit sweeter and fattier than Korean kalbi. Seafood soup was average. Service was horrible. We kept ordering more, and we had to continuously remind them. read more