RestaurantsGroup

Harden's says

The global chain arrived in the UK in 2021 and is expanding rapidly.

survey result

Summary

£18
    £
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

These “functional Japanese canteen-style restaurants” serve “lovely udon noodles at cheap prices”“possibly the most reasonable in London” – along with tempura, rice bowls and “fabulous chicken katsu curry”. The Kobe-based chain has more than 1,000 branches around the world, with a dozen across the capital since arriving in 2021.

Summary

£17
    £
4
Very Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Decent noodles at rock-bottom prices” means these “new, authentic, incredibly reasonably priced Japanese canteens” are “always busy”. An 800-strong global chain, it launched in London in July 2021 with a 100+ cover site just off Liverpool Street and is adding branches willy nilly, with the second half of 2022 seeing debuts in Oxford Circus, The Strand and Waterloo. “The food cannot be fresher than here: noodles are made on-site and tempura is fried just in front of you” and “they cater for both non-vegans and vegans”. Finish your meal with “unlimited ice cream, which is unexpectedly delicious too”.

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£1.60 £9.40 £2.65
Drinks  
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Service 10.00%
Opening hours
Monday11:30 am‑9 pm
Tuesday11:30 am‑9 pm
Wednesday11:30 am‑9 pm
Thursday11:30 am‑9 pm
Friday11:30 am‑9 pm
Saturday11:30 am‑9 pm
Sunday11:30 am‑7 pm