So Restaurant — Restaurant in London

Such an ambient setting with soft music, chill out / lounge type. The soup, the salad, the drinks, the crab, the chicken, the beef, the vegan dish with salad and amazingly grilled and seasoned sweet potatoes, the dishes served with their signature Ninja sauce! Where to begin and where to end?!

Here's what we had;

Soft shell crab tempura,Soft shell crab tempura, daikon radish with sansho salt. Crispy with a light flavour while you can still taste the crab.

Ninja curry, chicken katsu, bamboo charcoal curry sauce, rice.

Green Tea powder and chocolate cake and Daikichi Crème Caramel.

Drinks sipped throughout the meal were Mimosa with a twist of orange and Calpis Calpuco juice.

Chicken grilled over lava rock imported from Mount Fuji, Japan.

Served with grated daikon radish and ponzu. daikon radish with sansho salt. Crispy with a light flavour while you can still taste the crab.

Ninja curry, chicken katsu, bamboo charcoal curry sauce, rice.

Green Tea powder and chocolate cake and Daikichi Crème Caramel.

Drinks sipped throughout the meal were Mimosa with a twist of orange and Calpis Calpuco juice.

I'm a very picky eater and I rarely eat out. My partner is the same and we are so glad to have discovered this amazing restaurant. I can't think think of a single negative thing to say, except that the ninja sauce could be less in quantity.

Oh my God, this place was amazing. My partner and I ate so much, we decide to skip breakfast the next day!

The owner Nadia, is absolutely amazing. Very welcoming. Japanese hospitality is the best!

Chefs Zu, Para & Shuto should have their own cookery show! The cuisine is delectable.

Waiter Chris and waitress Miri are both adorable.

We went for an early dinner so it was before the usual dinner time, so it wasn't crowded. This place is also available for private hire and group bookings. Going at a quiet time gave us the opportunity to chat to the staff.

I have been telling all my neighbours to try this restaurant. If you are reading this post, make a reservation and go enjoy the amazing food. And...

Wonderful cuisine, staff, service and atmosphere. This restaurant has set its priorities right, so much so, that absolutely everything is… just bang on right and well considered. If you want to know how to run a restaurant, well, then So Restaurant is your guide.

To the point or shall I say points rather; a. The food is fantastic, finessed, balanced and fairly and adequately priced, The various plates we enjoyed were intrinsically different to one another and all of them equally intriguing and more-ishly delicious, to the point that favouring one over another was positively impossible. Having said that, the portions are good too, generous in fact and that alone shows So Restaurant puts their guests first.

b. The service is very good too, In fact, the friendly, personal and welcoming confidence shows the staff’s great work ethic and catering professionalism. Pride is taken in everything they do, in their dishes and the way it is served too.making the service as good as their dishes.

c. The atmosphere is not rushed and without a trace of annoying music blaring, so one isn’t subjected to a gastropub-style playlist for example (many London restaurants get this wrong, not so So Restaurant), it is not awkwardly quiet either as it’s a well visited restaurant, the tables are well spaced so conversations in-between diners are private. Again, their sense of balance shows in every detail.

In summary, So Restaurant got it ‘So’ right at everything that it leaves me wishing that more London Restaurants would be run like this one and without wanting to fall into cultural stereotypes it is impossible to think that there is something intrinsically Japanese in their philosophy which leads to their success.

I have had the pleasure to visit a handful of top restaurants in Tokyo and So Restaurant is the best one west of Nippon I have visited to date – Thank you,. I will be back for...

As per many of my reviews, this place is another hidden gem! I would be remiss if I didn’t start and end this review without saying ‘Try the tempura prawns!!’ That aside this is an authentic Japanese eatery always with Japanese clientele. The venue is small and intimate which emphasises the friendly and personal service. The staff are knowledgeable about the menu and even wine selection was on point. But let’s talk about the food. This is a great space to explore subtle and delicate flavours. It’s like discovering premium food in a relaxed and casual setting.l. I sound a bit gushy but this is a nice place to dine in your own or to impress your friends. Trust me :)

As an addendum I recently returned for one of the comedy nights. This was something different to what I was expecting the performer was Katsura Sunshine and he was performing Rakugo comedy. Basically the art of telling stories. The whole thing was in English and highly entertaining I laughed the whole evening. It came with a set meal of about six different dishes and really well priced. They close the door once performance starts to avoid interruption. I highly recommend checking the website for booking future events. Sunshine has performed on broadway and the west end and is about to start on Netflix. So lucky to catch him in such an...