Went here for my friends birthday and we hadn’t even said it was her birthday and the waiter saw her badge and brought us over a surprise cheesecake! Was so lovely thank you! The Japas deal is incredible value especially with the cocktails. The chilli squid was very nice ?
Andrew Cromie
Booked a reservation Saturday night. Upon checking train times we realised we would be running 15 minutes late. We rang in advance to inform the restaurant of this and they made no attempt to accommodate even though the issue was out of our control and we would have been finished within the allocated time scale. Won't be back again as highly inconsiderate.
Gayle Josephine Scarratt
LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACEDefinitely my favourite Japanese restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere, amazing food and lovely staff. You're welcome from the moment you step through the door.
Abigél Kelemen
The food was exceptional, it was very quiet.I truly recommend it. I will definitely go back.
Samwise
The food is usually good, service can be slow at times. Disappointed last time I ate there I was told they had no desert menue that night.
Andrew Hawthorne
Food was amazing. Got a sharing plater and some sushi with a yaki soba chicken and prawn
Alanoud Alqahtani
We ordered from ginza on NYE and we didn't regret. Food was soo good. Tempura squid 8/10, tempura prawns 8/10, spider crab 9/10, epi tempura roll 7/10, gyoza 8/10, beef teppanyaki 8/10 ??
Alana Winchester
HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Food is amazing love going here for a date night, duck rolls and yaki soba are delicious and cocktails are nicely garnished as well as being tasty. Service is good, some days can be a bit slow even when not busy, but the staff are friendly. Atmosphere is lovely perfect date night conditions, decor is gorgeous and lighting isn't harsh with nice seats beside the window and a cute smoking area. Overall really well deserving of a 5 star sparkling review :)
shreya sengupta
Good portion and tasty
T A
This was the first time I'd eaten Japanese food since I'd visited Japan and I was very impressed. Amazing food, pretty apple-blossom decor, nice staff. We asked for two high chairs and this was no problem. There was also plenty of space to park a pram by our table.Kid-friendliness: Slightly awkward to get in the door (there was a step), but high chairs available and space for prams.
We went to Ginza tonight under recommendation from my bosses. Atmosphere upon entering the restaurant was lovely and felt very authentic. We were seated quickly and had a decent amount of time to choose what we were having. We got the Japas deal with kaarage chicken, pork gyoza and duck bao alongside a steak teppan, chicken katsu, egg fried rice and xo chips. Food was absolutely stunning, definitely would order all of these dishes again. Cocktails with the Japas deal were amazing, perfectly sweet. Unfortunately (we are aware they were rather busy and there was very few staff working from the seems of it) service was poor from the moment our plates got cleared. We were never offered a refill on our empty glasses that say at the edge if the table for 45 minutes, not offered a dessert menu and we were not offered our bill. Our waitress was past a few times and didn't take much notice of our table at all. We got bored of waiting and finally got our bill after a long wait. Our waitress also never returned to our table to collect our bill so we left and told the person at the door our bill and payment was on the table. Rather unfortunate as I've heard amazing things about this restaurant from both of my bosses and we're looking forward to their artisanal gelato.
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It has to be said – since COVID, the quality of restaurant food in NI has plummeted. I got so sick of writing bad reviews that now I only write one if the quality is so shockingly bad (eg Dobbie’s Garden Centre & The Boathouse, Antrim) that you really need to be warned. So it’s a real pleasure to write a good review about a place which deserves it. We’ve popped in here a couple of times since we noticed it (easily missed, modest frontage), and been impressed. The first time, we had some sort of sharing platter (Bento Box?) – sorry I didn’t make a better note of it at the time, some weeks ago now. It consisted of lots of little titbits – sushi etc, and was immaculately presented, but not really what I was looking for. I kind of knew that when ordering, but felt adventurous. If you like sushi etc, you’d be happy. The service was extremely polite and helpful, as you’d somehow expect in a Japanese establishment – lots of things I didn’t understand were patiently and courteously explained to me. Second time, we ordered dishes which were slightly more Western in nature, and loved them. I had Pork Ramen, which was a bowl of very tasty broth with large slices of braised pork belly, vegetables and noodles. My companion had Yaki Soba, which is a delicious plate of noodles, stir fried with chicken, king prawns and vegetables. She couldn’t finish it, so I did – I’ll be having it next time. Please give these guys a try – there are so many restaurants out there now serving inedible food that the odd good one deserves your custom.
Nabeel Gill
One of Belfast & Lisburn Road’s finest hidden GEMS ❤️Fantastic restaurant and food topped by wonderful staff and owners!Highly recommended
Claire X
Food is okay, but not hugely authentic.The service isn't the best, the girls were lovely but the drinks took a really long time, no clearing of plates for a long time when we'd finished eatting, then we couldn't finish our rice dish so asked if we could take it home.Usually restaurants would take it into the kitchen, put it in a takeaway box for you and give it back.But a take away box was just slapped on our table, it may have not been a big deal if we had any utensils with which to put it into the box!?It's not the end of the world but all these things added up to just a bit of half arsed experience!We won't be back but it's not terrible, just not great either unfortunately!
Heulwen Retallick
Some of the best Japanese I’ve eaten in a long time. Tasted superb and the cocktails were awesome. Definitely recommend. The Maroyaka Prawns (I think that’s what is was) were exceptional. The most amazing smoky flavour to the butter sauce.
Went here for my friends birthday and we hadn’t even said it was her birthday and the waiter saw her badge and brought us over a surprise cheesecake! Was so lovely thank you! The Japas deal is incredible value especially with the cocktails. The chilli squid was very nice ?
Booked a reservation Saturday night. Upon checking train times we realised we would be running 15 minutes late. We rang in advance to inform the restaurant of this and they made no attempt to accommodate even though the issue was out of our control and we would have been finished within the allocated time scale. Won't be back again as highly inconsiderate.
LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACEDefinitely my favourite Japanese restaurant. Wonderful atmosphere, amazing food and lovely staff. You're welcome from the moment you step through the door.
The food was exceptional, it was very quiet.I truly recommend it. I will definitely go back.
The food is usually good, service can be slow at times. Disappointed last time I ate there I was told they had no desert menue that night.
Food was amazing. Got a sharing plater and some sushi with a yaki soba chicken and prawn
We ordered from ginza on NYE and we didn't regret. Food was soo good. Tempura squid 8/10, tempura prawns 8/10, spider crab 9/10, epi tempura roll 7/10, gyoza 8/10, beef teppanyaki 8/10 ??
HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Food is amazing love going here for a date night, duck rolls and yaki soba are delicious and cocktails are nicely garnished as well as being tasty. Service is good, some days can be a bit slow even when not busy, but the staff are friendly. Atmosphere is lovely perfect date night conditions, decor is gorgeous and lighting isn't harsh with nice seats beside the window and a cute smoking area. Overall really well deserving of a 5 star sparkling review :)
Good portion and tasty
This was the first time I'd eaten Japanese food since I'd visited Japan and I was very impressed. Amazing food, pretty apple-blossom decor, nice staff. We asked for two high chairs and this was no problem. There was also plenty of space to park a pram by our table.Kid-friendliness: Slightly awkward to get in the door (there was a step), but high chairs available and space for prams.
Restaurantji Recommends
We went to Ginza tonight under recommendation from my bosses. Atmosphere upon entering the restaurant was lovely and felt very authentic. We were seated quickly and had a decent amount of time to choose what we were having. We got the Japas deal with kaarage chicken, pork gyoza and duck bao alongside a steak teppan, chicken katsu, egg fried rice and xo chips. Food was absolutely stunning, definitely would order all of these dishes again. Cocktails with the Japas deal were amazing, perfectly sweet. Unfortunately (we are aware they were rather busy and there was very few staff working from the seems of it) service was poor from the moment our plates got cleared. We were never offered a refill on our empty glasses that say at the edge if the table for 45 minutes, not offered a dessert menu and we were not offered our bill. Our waitress was past a few times and didn't take much notice of our table at all. We got bored of waiting and finally got our bill after a long wait. Our waitress also never returned to our table to collect our bill so we left and told the person at the door our bill and payment was on the table. Rather unfortunate as I've heard amazing things about this restaurant from both of my bosses and we're looking forward to their artisanal gelato.
It has to be said – since COVID, the quality of restaurant food in NI has plummeted. I got so sick of writing bad reviews that now I only write one if the quality is so shockingly bad (eg Dobbie’s Garden Centre & The Boathouse, Antrim) that you really need to be warned. So it’s a real pleasure to write a good review about a place which deserves it. We’ve popped in here a couple of times since we noticed it (easily missed, modest frontage), and been impressed. The first time, we had some sort of sharing platter (Bento Box?) – sorry I didn’t make a better note of it at the time, some weeks ago now. It consisted of lots of little titbits – sushi etc, and was immaculately presented, but not really what I was looking for. I kind of knew that when ordering, but felt adventurous. If you like sushi etc, you’d be happy. The service was extremely polite and helpful, as you’d somehow expect in a Japanese establishment – lots of things I didn’t understand were patiently and courteously explained to me. Second time, we ordered dishes which were slightly more Western in nature, and loved them. I had Pork Ramen, which was a bowl of very tasty broth with large slices of braised pork belly, vegetables and noodles. My companion had Yaki Soba, which is a delicious plate of noodles, stir fried with chicken, king prawns and vegetables. She couldn’t finish it, so I did – I’ll be having it next time. Please give these guys a try – there are so many restaurants out there now serving inedible food that the odd good one deserves your custom.
One of Belfast & Lisburn Road’s finest hidden GEMS ❤️Fantastic restaurant and food topped by wonderful staff and owners!Highly recommended
Food is okay, but not hugely authentic.The service isn't the best, the girls were lovely but the drinks took a really long time, no clearing of plates for a long time when we'd finished eatting, then we couldn't finish our rice dish so asked if we could take it home.Usually restaurants would take it into the kitchen, put it in a takeaway box for you and give it back.But a take away box was just slapped on our table, it may have not been a big deal if we had any utensils with which to put it into the box!?It's not the end of the world but all these things added up to just a bit of half arsed experience!We won't be back but it's not terrible, just not great either unfortunately!
Some of the best Japanese I’ve eaten in a long time. Tasted superb and the cocktails were awesome. Definitely recommend. The Maroyaka Prawns (I think that’s what is was) were exceptional. The most amazing smoky flavour to the butter sauce.