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Japanese, Sushi, Asian
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

I discovered Itabashi in September 2021, it was a rare gem. There was a good selection of Japanese food, a fine selection of plum wine and nice staff working there. There was a super skinny japanese waiter that was always smiling and would explain and...suggest dishes. The Korean owner was always at the sushi bar, cutting and torching fish for the various sushi and sashimi. The food was fresh and fragrant. My favourites were pork Ramen that used to come in a large metal bowl, wakame su (sea weed) and the mixed vegetable tempura. I was so happy that for Christmas I ordered a full lunch of take away sushi for all my family, expensive but good quality.... everything freshly made. Two years later, a lot of things have changed, and not in the best direction. The elegant super skinny japanese chap has long gone, replaced by a multitude of teenagers that seem to change on a monthly basis. They are friendly, but clueless. They forget drinks and forget dishes and you constantky have to remind them that something is missing. They are not interested in the clients, they are students and come and go. The owner is not there preparing sushi anymore, replaced by youths as well. The Ramen is now served in bowl half the size of the previous ones and the pork as I found out in the last visit, can be described as "traces"...the soup is tasty but basically more suited for vegetarians due the nil amount of meat. The menu has not changed in three years, but quantities and interest in quality are not the same. The place has lost its charme and attention to detail is gone. It is now an average place which is sad considering that it is in the middle of affluent Teddington.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 26 June 2023 via mobile

Staying nearby, our son loves Sushi so booked a table. Helpful staff and pleasant surroundings. The food was top notch no wonder the restaurant was busy. I have to say the grilled eel was my favourite, well we were in London! Will visit again next...time we are down.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 4 March 2023 via mobile

Ordered for delivery three tempura dishes and some ramen noodles. Tempura was a disappointment: “prawn” in particular was soggy and tasteless; vegetables similar; squid not bad but accompanied by a nasty sauce. Noodles not bad. Tempura may be better in the restaurant (because fresh) but...not sure about quality of ingredients.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 20 January 2023

I've ordered lots of times from Itabashi over the past several years. Unfortunately they recently they changed their delivery policies. After spending a while with the family selecting our order I went to place the order, they explained I was (now) outside of their delivery...area and needed to pay an extra £2.50 ... which was fine so proceeded. They then took payment but then told me they had no delivery driver, so rejected the order. However they'd taken the money!! and I might have to wait several days for a refund!! ... terrible way to implement a system ... owner was less than apologetic when I called him to explain the error in their process ... Result ... lost customer ... that's no way to do businessMore

Date of visit: January 2023
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Haidong P, General Manager at Itabashi Japanese Izakaya, responded to this reviewResponded 21 January 2023

We delivered this area during lockdown but can’t afford to deliver any more with bicycle (we hired local students). It’s just too far(takes more than 25 minutes to cycling one way) It states clearly it’s out of delivery area. But we don’t understand why some...More

Reviewed 17 January 2023

If you like Japanese food, this restaurant is excellent - and without the heavy cost of many others offering such cuisine.

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 5 April 2022

Been eating here ever since they opened. Food is quality. Always amazingly fresh. Well prepared. Great staff. Lovely ambiance and friendly atmosphere. So happy it is just down the road from us so we can walk.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 12 January 2022 via mobile

So tonight I was finishing late with zoom meeting I decided to go to Sidra but it was close. I decided to go for Japanese in take away. I have checked the reviews there before. What a disappointment! The eby fry were pale, no panko...just a clear dough soft , not the softness due to the steam when packed, soft because not enough cooked. No seasoning, no sauce so pretty bland. The pork neck was flakes of clearly boiled pork with a ton of soya and carottes. The hosomaki were not much tasty, without tasty sauce just 3 pack of sauce sauce, 1 nanogram of wasabi and a few of ginger. To finish the salmon sashimi was a carpaccio with a truffle dressing that look like dark tea. It was thinner than in average restaurant. I could see the packaging through it. I called the restaurant and brought back the pork as this is what they asked me to bring over. On my way back to them (way after normal bed time for the kids) I threw away the rest of the starters. After 5-10 mn waiting to retrieve my plate the sous-chef (that never addressed to us) ask the waitress to ask us to bring the hosomaki too. I was livid, first it should have been asked prior refund and me coming and this is pretty small as they know better than me what happened in the kitchen. I have wasted my time running errand and ending cooking! It must have been a great place by the paste but now I wouldn’t recommend.More

Date of visit: January 2022
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Haidong P, General Manager at Itabashi Japanese Izakaya, responded to this reviewResponded 14 January 2022

First of all what this customer ordered was not ebi fry but ebi tempura, and not hoso maki but ura maki salmon avocado roll and spicy salmon. The salmon Usuzukuri has to be thin otherwise you should order salmon sashimi. Spicy pork neck there’s no...More

Reviewed 9 January 2022 via mobile

Cannot recommend this place enough. Best Japanese food I have ever had and wonderful service. Very good value and would especially recommend the hot stone lunch bowl

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed 14 November 2021 via mobile

Very authentic Japanese restaurant and very reasonable too - Sushi was great and VERY generous portions. Noodles were great too. Take the whole family - kids love it!

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 23 September 2021

We booked for an early dinner at 615. The restaurant itself was pleasant. However the menus were slighly oily and we felt watched over like hawks by the waiting staff throughout the meal. We ordered the spinach (excellent), fried tofu (average), octopus balls (excellent), yaki...udon beef noodles (bland), and the piece de resistance Black Cod (really poor - rubbery, damp, very small for £17!). I love Japanese food and was genuinely excited about this restaurant and the positive reviews. It could be down to what you order as to what kind of food experience you get. The prawn tempura ordered at another table, for example, looked great, as we headed out the door . . . I will give the place another go for lunch and try their Ramen. However for the price of the food and its varying quality, our overall experience for dinner was not great.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 19 July 2021

Tough getting a actual ramen in teddington ( noodle soup easy enough but proper bone broth Ramen no ) so i was very pleased when i found they had ramen and very good it was as well

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 19 June 2021 via mobile

As good as ever. We heard that it had undergone some changes through the pandemic but we were delighted that it was as delicious and high quality as its ever been. Would recommend to anyone!

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed 6 June 2021

I was a regular at this restaurant before covid and I was excited to see they had fully reopened. After a recent visit, Unfortunately in my opinion the quality has gone down, I know it’s easy to blame covid With food issues, availability of good...quality ingredients, but you can’t blame covid for the lack of freshness of the food and lack of care. Fish was not as fresh as it should be considering your eating raw sashimi fish and some of the hot food was not as good as in previous visits. Overall we found the lack of care on the cleaning, our table was dirty and it was annoying we didn’t get any napkin or wipe to clean our hands after using our fingers to eat.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 17 January 2021

We ordered for delivery as we hadn't had sushi for a while and have always enjoyed the food we've had at Itabashi. Food was great (esp the Nasu Dengaki) and didn't have to wait long for delivery on a Saturday night once we'd decided what...we wanted. Even got 10% off online and no takeaway leftovers!More

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed 17 December 2020 via mobile

Excited to place an order at a local restaurant. The portion was MINISCULE and I’m accustomed to Japanese food. It was cold and one of the dishes was wrong and also had no dressing. I called to discuss and the owner wouldn’t listen to me...and kept talking over me. I said id like a refund on the incorrect item and he refused! He Said it would leave him out of pocket and hung up!!! I never leave reviews but was in shock and speechless! I’ve wasted £30 and had to bin it. I was actually warned off this place by numerous people but thought I’d try it. Clearly lots of fake positive reviews on hereMore

Date of visit: December 2020
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Trek45606260504, General Manager at Itabashi Japanese Izakaya, responded to this reviewResponded 18 December 2020

Dear Mrs 336fayeg, Thank you for your comment of review, we are sorry for your disappointment. You have ordered and we delivered - Steamed rice, Kimuchi, Agedashi tofu ( Deeply apologies, we have forgotten to with sauce but tended to delivered again before bedtime nevertheless...More

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Yes, Itabashi Japanese Izakaya offers takeaway services.

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Itabashi Japanese Izakaya is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5