Sakura Japanese Restaurant

Reviews about Sakura Japanese Restaurant

• 2 / 5

  By A Google User
  Poor food, unclean crockery and abrasive staff.
  June 13, 2017
• 3 / 5

  By A Google User
  Vegetarian UNFRIENDLY! I tried this restaurant out with a discount voucher and I'm glad I didn't pay full price. Upon arriving I found there were only 3 items on the menu suitable for my diet - 2 types of sushi and vegetable tempura. There were NO vegetarian main courses, it was either meat or fish (which is not at all typical of Japanese cuisine). The restaurant was not even Japanese themed and even worse the manager didn't know what a Bento Box was! (A Japanese customer came in and sat on the table next to us and asked him if this restaurant did Bento Boxes - I honestly couldn't stop laughing when the manager didn't know what they were).
  It's certainly a nice little restaurant for business meetings, parties etc because the chefs put on a lovely show at the teppanyaki grills, and the food is absolutely delicious - the only thing that saved this restaurant from a 1-star review.
  I would strongly recommend anyone looking for Japanese cuisine visit Etsu in Liverpool - a much cosier, more experienced and more authentic restaurant.
  April 30, 2017
• 3 / 5

  By A Google User
  Express Lunch menu was disappointing (in particular the fried rice lacked seasoning, and texture to the rice); other menus might be significantly better. Service was mostly good.
  March 18, 2017
• 4 / 5

  By A Google User
  The food is excellent, cooked right in front of you by skilled and entertaining chefs. This is not a traditional ethnic Japanese restaurant but a modern cocktail bar with a restaurant selling a westernised Japanese menu. It's not particularly cheap, but a great place for a one-off party for 12-18 -people.
  
  There was strange mix of staff, with some very experienced and others complete novices, so service got confused at times. The new kids can't help with describing the menu and it took over 20 minutes for a drink to arrive - but the senior staff resolved everything.
  
  I have to say I was expecting a more Japanese ambience - Japanese music, wall hangings, staff &c., as you would expect in a Thai, Indian or Brazilian restaurant. There was an entertainer doing slick card tricks and a live saxophonist, but the music was too loud for conversation.
  
  Would I go again? On balance yes, because the food is good.
  November 19, 2016