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Tokyo Diner

2 Newport Place, London WC2H 7JJ

£25.00 Japanese , Sushi Covent Garden
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Spread over three floors in Chinatown, this friendly, inclusive & reliable café runs until midnight, 365 days a year, & is intended as a home from home for its Japanese customers & anyone who appreciates good everyday food. Come here for donburi rice bowls, katsu curry, bento boxes, noodle soup & sushi at excellent prices. Seared salmon tataki is dusted with roasted sesame seeds & served with daikon, carrot, radish & ponzu dressing, while tofu katsu ju (a new vegan dish) arrives on a box of rice, which will be replenished on request if you’re hungry enough – a nice thought that applies to all set lunches & other rice-based dishes. Service is considerate, the decor is attractively low-tech (slate floors, wooden tables, ‘noren’ curtains, paper lanterns),& the atmosphere gently quirky.

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  1. Jan A.

    Jan A. ( )

    12 January 2012

    Don't expect fireworks, but if it's consistently good quality and value for money japanese food your're after then this place is for you.

    Whether its Donburi, Bento Box Sets or a (huge portion of) comforting Japanese-style curry, you will love this place.

    The sushi and sashimi are good quality, too, though you might miss the presence of tuna which the restaurant does not serve (in abidance to its policy on sustainable fishing. Very conscientious).

    In true Japanese-style you are also not expected to tip, though the Gaijin owner will certainly not miss the opportunity to ask you to tell your friends to come and try Tokyo Diner for themselves in the future.

    Service ranges from delightfully subservient japanese friendliness to downright groggy (you know who you are! though I haven't seen her working there on my last visits…). The place also seems to have an obligatory temping job for SOAS students of Japanese, but that's just my speculation.

    Finally, come here on a regular basis and start noticing the shifting wall decorations…and together with the excellent food you'll be mesmerised into loving this little gem of a restaurant.

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 6
    • Atmosphere: 6
    • Value: 10
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  1. Jan A.

    Jan A. ( )

    12 January 2012

    Don't expect fireworks, but if it's consistently good quality and value for money japanese food your're after then this place is for you.

    Whether its Donburi, Bento Box Sets or a (huge portion of) comforting Japanese-style curry, you will love this place.

    The sushi and sashimi are good quality, too, though you might miss the presence of tuna which the… More

    • Overall: 8
    • Food & Drink: 8
    • Service: 6
    • Atmosphere: 6
    • Value: 10
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