Zuma

I do like Zuma, but I think the kind of plates are quite cheap they seem like desert plates like IKEA plates!!! And sometimes you can see many cheap girls I mean many prostitutes around!!
By the way the food and drinks are very good:)
x ek

Went there for a romantic dinner. Opted for Tasting Menu, and we were not disappointed – a huge amount of food, beautifully and very carefully presented, and a total delight to the palate. Sake was served precisely at the temperature we requested, and plenty of advice given on choice. Service was very attentive and friendly, not a single mistake (although the restaurant was very busy on a Saturday night) – this puts both Nobu's to shame!! I also asked to view their private dining facilities, and the front of house lady was very helpful, and even sorted out my private dining booking immediately (which I could not do over the phone). Overall, a hugely enjoyable evening, money well spent, and the quality of food and service definitely worth the bill. I like this more than I like UMU (which is also great, but with more emphasis on fine dining presentation rather than food itself). Will do my best to be back (and in the meantime will book more people to dine at Zuma!).

Great food and atmosphere, service is a bit confuse maybe because the restuarant is busy and the waiters are always different (turnover probably). But I tully reccomend this place, similar to Nobu but teh “grandeur” of the place impress. Get ready to spend more than you expect as if you are hungry it will cost a lot. Sake list is impressive. Cocktails are very good also…

have been going to zuma now for nearly 6 years and its as good now as it was on day 1. sushi and sashimi is first rate. wagu if off the clock, although better if u not paying the bill!!! The atmosphere is great, and is a good place for celeb spotting. Staff are very knowledgeable about the menu as with the wines to. Great if you going with a group, if you can get in that is! defo no credit crunch at this place. first rate.

Zuma is a continuos surprise and in all these years I was never disappointed after a meal at Zuma…Excellent and unique!

There is no doubting that Zuma is a good restaurant. The food (which is the primary concern of a restaurant) is always perfect. The rest of the elements that go to make up a restaurant are in the ‘take it or leave it’ category.

It is a celeb style hangout. It is loud not buzzy. It overshadows the real reason you are there.

For those who have not experienced Zuma, you must. If you fancy yourself, you may return. If you like good food and want to have a conversation with your friends you probably won't.

The price reflects the attitude of the place. You pay for great ingredients, fancy sounding cocktails a restaurant designed by a man called ‘super potato’. You may also be still paying for the fact that Russell Crowe had a fight in the loos many years ago.

I do like it, in small doses. Maybe I am getting old.

In all honesty I prefer it sibling, Roka. Smaller, Subtler and Sophisticated.

Mixing urban industrial chic with natural elements of stone and wood, the interior of Zuma immediately reeks of cool. No wonder this is a hotbed of celebrities and the Knightsbridge elite.

In the bar area, I'm surrounded by people wearing Prada and oversized sunglasses. It's like stepping into a Bret Easton Ellis novel.

At the table, it’s a more relaxed affair. Urban music plays from somewhere amidst the metal piping overhead, but the stone floor and the size of the room gives it the noisy acoustic that one finds in a large canteen.

We plumped for the tasting menu, a wallet-busting price but well worth it for the exceptional food on offer. The selection of nigiri sushi and sashimi arrives on a bed of crushed ice; the fish is of the highest quality and virtually melts in the mouth. The robata grilled wagyu beef is superlative, the marinated black cod a delight.

The most notable dish of the evening was a seared and miso-marinated foie gras with umeboshi compote. The umeboshi, a type of dried, pickled fruit, was unbelievably sharp, sour and salty, providing an incredible contrast to the deep, rich and overbearing foie gras. You couldn’t eat one without the other. It was a black and white flavour combination that made one wince and laugh at the same time, utterly fabulous.

To drink, we tried one of their sakes from the extensive list. Service was polite and attentive, and we weren’t table-turned despite it being a busy Saturday night.

If you don’t mind posing with wannabe celebrities, then you really must give Zuma a go. For foodies, it’s simply heavenly.

Zuma clearly want to turn the tables so quickly that scant attention is paid to the pace at which the diners wish to eat. The ability to enjoy the ambience of the restaurant is marred by the converyor type service. When you weigh the outlay vs the overall experience, we were left disappointed in the extreme.

Zuma has been one of my favourite London restaurants for years now. The girls at the entrance can be uneccessarily rude and arrogant at times and the crowd at the bar a little tacky but the food is always great, so who cares.
Some of the best dishes that Zuma has to offer include Chillie Salt Squid, Giant King Prawn on robata grill, Hotate (scallop) sashimi with yuzu, sashimi salad, waguy beef and the unusual bean creme brulee' with green tea ice cream which I only tasted recently for the first time and immediately got addicted to. Incidentally Zuma (in my humble opinion) has the best green tea ice cream in London – not too sweet or creamy. Yummie.

My favourite restaurant in London which ticks all the boxes – great, innovative modern Japanese food, good service, beautiful people and an atmosphere that reminds you that 'life is worth living'.

It is both male/female friendly and business/pleasure friendly. Due to the 'Norman Foster' style interior the room can be a bit noisy for the older generation.

Start with a cocktail at the bar, a bit pricy at £9.50 each, but worth the money to soak up the atmosphere of the top end of the London mating game, then retire to your table. Never miss the fillet beef and try as much as possible. Excellent female sommelier.