Nobu Berkeley St

The Emperors new clothes. Being a regular in Londons finest eateries , I was looking forward to my first visit to a Nobu restaurant. Oh dear. I was very dissapointed. I found the bar downstairs gloomy although it had a great range of spirits. The dining room was just as gloomy. The delivery of food was rapid, but I do not appreciate a member of staff trying to clear our plates before we had finished certain dishes, apparently to make space? The food was average at best. When you consider the eyewatering cost, the service and food should be top draw it really was not. If anybody wants a fantastic dining exoperience there are some amazing alternatives, Dinner, Ramsey Hospital rd and the newcomer Pollen St Social to name a few. This place seemed to be full of groups of men only? The only people I can imagine going there twice would be the bridgers and tunnelers who think Closer is a good read and think they might spot a"celeb".
To summarise avoid this restaurant , it is a complete rip off. There are far better restaurants in London

I usually prefer this iteration of Nobu to it's posher sister up to road – it's much less formal, and ideal if you just want to grab some yummy sashimi.

The quality of the ingredients is crucial in Japanese cooking, and here raw scallops, salmon, squid etc just sing… The room is very much like a very upmarket canteen, and is always buzzing. The service can be incredibly fast, so it you're looking for a dining ‘experience’, you really do want to go to the other restaurant! Last week we were in and out within an hour, and that included about 10 dishes!

Make sure you try the rock shrimp tempura, the yellowtail and jalapeno sashimi, the blackened cod, the tamago (here stuffed with rice), the bento boxes, the wagyu – it's all going to be good! Oh, and it has a very moody and groovy bar downstairs – perhaps if you want to lengthen your visit you could go to the bar first, then move upstairs.

Would definately recommend the Bento Boxes – I had the regular one and it was the best of everything…the Rock Shrimp Tempura was delicious…the black cod as usual was fab!

I much prefer this Nobu to Nobu LA – maybe just cos its London!

Staff were normal…Nobu normal that is! I love the atmosphere – a real mix of people and its always chatty / laughy and buzzy.

Can't wait for the roadworks to be finished outside though!

Food is great – like the atmosphere – a little too cool for school thing going on – typical of the nobus all over the world – worth going for dinner on special occasions otherwise avoid as again the price is very expensive (£250 for 2 with only 4 mojitos and a bottle of water)

In a word, fabulous. Staff are sleek but haven't forgotten the rule of service with a smile, the atmosphere is electrically charged with human ambiance and music, and the food is made to look as sexy as it is delicious. A pre drink at the bar is a must, as the cocktails are made with just as much precision and flavour as the food. The kaffir lime and lychee martini was particularly tasty. Moving on to the restaurant upstairs, the noise levels increase but not enough to get you shouting across the table to your diner. Our waiters made ordering for a table of vegetarians and meat eaters a breeze and suggested as well as delivered a good mix of dishes. Tomato ceviche and succulent black miso cod (their signature dish) were amongst the ample and perfectly cooked dishes which went down beautifully with a bottle of billecart salmon rose.

Overall a treat to the senses and one that must be visited again. If you're looking for a pre/post dinner drink or two the bar works well independently of the restaurant. There's also more variety on the menu at Berkeley St so if you're planning a visit and are torn between here and Park Lane, this should certainly win.

Like all Nobu's around the Globe, it's very good.
But it is not cheap – rather like all the Nobu's around the Globe!
As a treat, I love going. If it was a little cheaper I would go more often!
FA London

Wanted the NOBU experience! Felt let down by dismissive reception staff error in booking and having to wait 45mins to seat and forgotten ordered items of food. Majority of staff were very friendly although some obviously too use to dealing with celebs and think anyone else not worthy of similar treatment. However unless the ‘celebs’ are paying extra which I seriously doubt then all customers warrant a smile and friendly service at the prices being paid.
Loved the loud noisy atmosphere of the bar but found it hard work once in the restaurant and struggling to hear companions conversation. Unfortunately have decided I dont like the majority of Japanese food and struggled to see what defined this over other Japanese restaurants. However two of my fellow diners raved about the food so it is obviously down to personal taste, although I still think Marks & Spencers Sushi tastes the same.
Food choices were guided by our waiter who wanted to give us a wide sample of what was on offer, 2 of the items never turned up, and on reflection would have preferred to have ordered what I know I would have enjoyed. I cant say I would rush back for the food enjoyed the buzzy bar and the hype surrounding the place but overall dont think it would be rated as good value for money.

I like the peruvian dishes the sea food ceviche is the best outside Peru, also nice anticucho, tender meat, and the sashimi salad is delicious, also enjoy tiradito of sea bass, very nice. The bar downstairs is nice and nice music, sometimes the services a bit slow. The toilets are very nice and clean.
enjoy it evrytime i visit the place.

Any restaurant that is serving fish which are so critically endangered as the BLUE FIN TUNA, should be AVOIDED. It is totally unnecessary to serve fish which are at a mere 10% of the stock of 20 years ago, ie: we have destroyed 90% of their population. These fish will be extinct if restaurants such as Nobu continue to have them on the menu. Please watch the film THE END OF THE LINE see: endoftheline.com and then you will see why blue fin tuna should not be eaten

Went there with friends on a Monday night. Food-wise it was excellent, we really enjoyed every little bit of it.

Service was surprisingly poor – they brought us two large platters of food which seemed to be what we ordered, and just as we were about to tuck in, a waiter came up, claimed it was not for us and snapped the dish away. OK, we turned to the other platter on the table and got the chopsticks ready – whoops, another waiter jumped in, claimed that wasn't for us either and took this one away too!.. our jaws dropped. They did bring the proper order later but there was no apology.

Disappointing experience against expectation.

It's one of those places everyone has heard of, everyone wants to go to and most are busy looking to see who else is there. The service sadly seems to treat customers as though they should be grateful for being there. Of course, we are grateful for being fortunate enough to be able to be there, but that's not the point.

The downstairs bar is cavernous and lacks atmosphere until busy. It's a good place to be, though, and worth taking some drinks there. The restaurant is upstairs and is laid out with a large are with a narrower branch. It's hard to get the table you really want unless you're someone the staff recognise. The menu is good and extensive – that new-Japanese style, which is supposed to have a Peruvian hint, though that's hard to spot and seems slightly at odds with Japanese anyway.

The food is delivered quickly – perhaps a little too quickly, but with these rents and running costs, turning tables is important for them. The food was good, but not up to some of the high standards set by Nobu's competition. One dish was particularly excellent – pork belly with ponzu. Have that if you go. You won't be disappointed.

All in all, it was pleasant, but disappointing. I expect more from Nobu and my feeling is that it's had its day. It's still a bit of a celeb haunt, so that will bring in the voyeurs with it. Do it and make up your own mind.

A note: On my last visit, though, we were both caught out badly by what we believe to be food poisening. On reporting this, a slightly uninterested process kicked in with an external food safety company doing the investigation. Unfirtunately, because we'd been able to get to a doctor easily for tests, there was no evidence we could present and we were told they saw no proof and they're very clean anyway, etc., etc. No actual apology. As it was all we'd eaten for some time and had both suffered badly, it's pretty obvious to me. The process was sadly very disappointing and lacked interest and care. I will not be going again.

The complicated menu can be a little intimidating if you're not a Japanese afficionado, but the staff are very helpful and the food is fabulous – especially the black cod and the mouthwatering wagyu beef. It's picey but worth it.

Truly disappointing – the gulf between my expectations and what was actually served up was breathtakingly wide. Gaping.

What a bunch of incompetent nipples.

I had a terrible experience here.

Wonderful evening until the bill came – they overcharged all three bottles of sake. The manager was really unhelpful and I felt that my patronage was not appreciated. I have gone here before a couple times – but the service seems to be faltering as of recently.

i would check your bill very carefully and avoid this restaurant if possible. It's a shame because the food was rather good – unfortunately, the way the bill was dealt with tainted the night.

expensive but great VALUE…especially the lunch bento for £28 (which includes black cod) Still think UBON is the best of the bunch for atomosphere