Sakana-Tei

great services with the best drink list

I have visited this place with a bunch of Japanese friends.
If you are a big fun of sushi or sashimi (raw fish) it would be worth trying this place but otherwise I don’t recommend here (Yoisho in Fitzrovia offers better food). I’ve ordered some tapas (fried chicken (tatsuta-​age), dumpling (gyoza), etc) but they really did’t taste great. I don’t know what’s wrong but I thought the food need more ‘taste’ (and flavor).
If I have a chance to visit this place again I would stick to sashimi and Japanese sake but it must be very expensive, I guess.

This is one of the hidden gems in the city. However, it is quite popular among Japanese, because I tried to book this place for a couple of time and it was all full! Third time was the charm and I finally got in and I was smart enough to invite my Japanese friend to come along.
The restaurant was not that big and looked very plain. Seems that most of the tables are downstairs and majority of the diners are Japanese native. Like most Asian restaurants, they have two sets of menus: one for the foreigners, and the other for their country people who know the good stuff. Luckily with my friend, we got to order from the insider menu. And of course, it is all in Japanese and my friend said the dishes are traditional ones. So she ordered a variety of dishes for us, many of which you wouldn’t normally see outside of Japan. I don’t quite remember all the dishes, but everything was tasty. What we loved the most was, of course, the sashimi platter. It was beautifully presented and all the seafood on it was super fresh. There is, however, a catch: it was pricy. The bill for the 3 of us ran up to over 200 pounds.
I would highly recommend this place, if you are in the mood for some fresh and authentic Japanese food.

I’m surprised there are no reviews for this place. Super close to regent street madness and enough seats to accomodate a mega rush hour with a downstairs seating area plus a bar section upstairs.
The food is traditional Japanese fare and it was all pretty tasty. Very big cuts of sashimi, almost too big. But over a decent place to get lunch and have a break from shopping.

The decoration in non-​existant, the restaurant is in the basement, the owner barely says hello, but the food is GREAT!!! Lunch menu is good value and filling. Highly recommended if you care about food and not about décor.