Ichiban in Edinburgh
Where is Ichiban?
🏠 34 W Preston St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9PY
Opinions
ScottishNoob
Food was delicious and came very quickly, all packed together so not as much plastic waste as other places. We were missing one item so we called the shop and they were very apologetic and sent out the item with a free can of juice immediately. Great service.
Virgin A.
worst sushi that i ever haveI ordered California row charged me £9using crab stick instead of salmon.the beef udon was in Singapore style instead of Japanese , £12 totally not worth 😡no heating at all feeling colda lot of Chinese character on the wallbelieve run by a Chinese people
R K.
Fast delivery and pleasant delivery driver. Chips were packaged in upside down. The “Japanese” chicken curry was not like any Japanese style curry I’ve had before and just felt like a typical Chinese takeaway curry; a bit disappointed and miso soup was plain. Katsudon chicken and rice were tasty though.
Will K.
Menu has a great selection and though the Chinese stuff is pretty standard, the sushi is quality. They know how to treat regular customers. Feels less like a takeaway and more like a local restaurant. Worth the price.
Kitti C.
I was worried about the quality after reading all the comments, however my take away food was enjoyable.I ordered fried banana, fried rice, miso soup.All was really good.I olso had green Thai curry with prawns which wasn't that creamy, but it was okay and fried squid which became a bit soft during delivery time in the box.Overall was good, but defenetly I had better meal.
V C.
The most unfortunate ramen I've ever eaten. Broth was a watered down miso soup, the noodles were not ramen noodles and began to melt a few minutes after being served. And a hard boiled egg for ramen? No. The people serving were friendly and helpful but also had their child and baby at the restaurant which made it very loud.
Lech B.
Used to be good. The chef must have changed and the waitress was clueless. Tea was cold and tasteless. Restaurant was cold. I think standing in the rain and licking lampposts would have been a more pleasant way to spend our evening.
Paula B.
Ichiban can always be relied on to deliver fresh, delicious sushi! The salmon and avocado rolls and spicy salmon Maki are always great - delivery is within an hour (and sometimes much faster) and both the delivery people and staff who work in the restaurant are a delight, so friendly and happy. My go-to place for sushi :)
almanach05
I have ordered from just eat two starters and rice which costed £15.80 with delivery. Although it is not cheap I hoped for a good meal. I placed my order at 18.21 and received it at 20.10! The girl on the phone said it was because of traffic, however the distance between the restaurant and the delivery address is about 2.5 miles, therefore by walk it could have been delivered faster. I was given a can of fanta and irn bru as an apology which I didn't need nor like it. I was still very patient and polite and did not ask for anything else nor made a huge deal about the extreme delay. However the food came stone cold (not even a bit warm), and the chicken katsu which should have come with the katsu curry sauce came without any sauce. Also the menu did not say there will be seaweed as garnish and I don't eat any type of seafood, luckily it is not an allergy so I could just scrap it off, however it tasted with seafood. After all this, I have asked the girl who was in contact with me by sms to refund my meal, she said her manager will contact me later. I am still waiting nearly 24 hours later. I do not recommend this restaurant, at least not for takeaway. Very poor meal and treatment of customer.
Callous D.
We ordered Eel Donburi, Sushi Platter, Chow Mein and a bunch of other stuff. Considering the price, loads of maki/california rolls for the sushi platter, a reasonable amount of chow mein, and a small donburi.The sushi platter started off reasonable, though the rice was quite dry and didn't hold together all that well. For the amount, the price was reasonable, until toward the end of the maki one of us hit a bone and choked; the inside of his throat was scratched after coughing which resulted in some blood. Not a great start to a meal.I can't say much for the chow mein since I didn't have any but it seemed pretty oily and overcooked, as though it had been made far earlier and wasn't fresh at all. Some sort of curry accompanied this, and it seemed reasonable.The eel donburi (my dish) had some reasonable eel, though it was quite bland and lacked the smooth rich flavor that you generally find with freshly cooked eel, and the meat fell apart quite easily, indicating it was frozen beforehand and not fresh; considering the price, that's pretty saddening, especially since some comparable places I regularly eat at offer fresh freshwater eel at a lower price for their dishes. The accompanying rice didn't have much flavor, was quite dry, and all in all definitely didn't suit such a dish. The wasabi and ginger garnish was hastily added and the wasabi paste itself didn't have as rich and sharp a flavor as one would hope for, and all the dish filled a smaller than average plastic tub.Either way, the meal was definitely not worth the amount paid in total and one of us quite possibly had gained a reasonable scratch from that long fish bone in the salmon maki.
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If you have any questions, you can contact Ichiban by calling 07787 807808.
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In Ichiban they specialise in chinese and japanese cuisine.
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68 customers of Ichiban have given it an average rating of 3,6.