Sushi Masa — Restaurant in London

We have just moved to Willesden Green. We love Japanese food so we were delighted to see a Japanese restaurant near our place and went there for lunch. We paid £29 for a katsudon, a salmon teriyaki, a bowl of rice and a portion of agedashi tofu. The portions were small, and the quality very average. My girlfriend and have been eating Japanese food regularly for 20 years. Considering the quality of the food and the sizes of the portions, I would have expected to pay half the price at most. What made the experience even worse was the waitress. She was either extremely rude or has zero education. When I gave my debit card to pay the bill, she told me very loudly "excuse-me, tip is not included". I knew it was not included as it was written on the bill. I just replied "ok", as in "ok, I hear you". She said again, very loudly "excuse-me, will you add tip to the debit card or do you want to leave cash?" I then got really annoyed. I really dislike it when a restaurant tries to force you to leave a tip. Nothing was special, the food was very average, it is very expensive, the portions are small, we sat 30 min at most to eat our lunch and just left. I ended up leaving £2 tip because of my girlfriend. If i had been there on my own, I would have left zero tip because of the waitress' attitude. I for sure will not go back there. I would rather take the tube and travel a bit further for a better Japanese restaurant (and better...

I visited this restaurant with three others, on the evening of 7 December. I was the only one of us who ate the sushi, and I was the only one who was violently ill for 24 hours the next day. One of the other members of the party was my wife, and we had eaten together for the 3 previous days without her getting ill, which makes me even more certain it was the sushi. Per Brent Council's on line advice, I wrote to the restaurant about this. I was not seeking compensation or redress, but in the interests of public health I wanted to let them know of the issue, especially as there is a Google Review from the previous month highlighting the same issue. I received no reply, which makes me wonder if they take this kind of issue seriously. Two episodes within 2 months is indicative of a problem. I am 61, have eaten sushi all my life in many different countries, and have never previously been ill as a result. Emptying my stomach for 24 hours was not a pleasant way to spend the day following this (not...

Amazing restaurant. Very kind staff, talented chef. Feels like traveling to Japan. A good sign is the fact that other Japanese locals visit the restaurant to eat there.

I ordered a sparking sake, something I had never tried before. It was sweet and light, very delicate and a great choice on the menu.

I also had some salmon sashimi, plum rolls and an omelet nigiri. Everything was great. The salmon was above the quality that I expected to find in London, after being told that it was hard to get fresh fish around here. It melted in the mouth and was very fresh. The omelet was also very good, fluffy, and a generous portion that I could enjoy. The plum rolls were a great discovery for me. Salty and very refined, the fragrant leaves and the plum together made for a developed and interesting flavor. I think it's a typical taste from Japan, but I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed my meal a lot and I thank this great restaurant for welcoming me to London on my first night. I highly...