Aqua Kyoto in City of London

Don't bother with the free-flow brunch and portion sizes are tiny. Food was mediocre at best. Starter was a sushi platter (mainly vegtables and hardly any fish (as expected I suppose) and portions were exceptionally small. Starters we had the prawns, which was the best part of the meal. On par with what you can get from your local chinese takeaway for £10 or less. Dessert was terrible, stale biscuits on top of a bed of ice.We paid around £75, you're probably getting £30 worth of food (realistically) rest was cheap processco, cocktails (2 options only) pre made and comes from a jug.

A really nice evening dinner at this restaurant. Staff were friendly, we didn’t have a booking on a Friday night but they kindly seated us. Sushi was very nice, drinks were good. There was a DJ in the bar section but our table was near the bar so the music was quite loud, perhaps not the best place to go on a Friday night if you prefer a quieter vibe.

Brilliant service from the moment we stepped into the building and were guided upstairs by concierge. First time eating Japanese and the service staff and manager were very helpful in helping us select a range of appetisers, maki and robata. We could see the chefs at work and you can tell from the presentation of food that they take great care in every detail being perfect before plates are served. The experience was wonderful and every mouthful of food was a delight. We will definitely be going back!

Came here with my partner to celebrate my birthday.Fantastic service from all staff...beautiful venue on 5th floor, dark elegent decor, low lighting but just enough to be intimate and get beautiful pictures as there a small spot light coming from above at each table...amazing sushi, everything tasted soooo fresh and very yummy cocktails.There are many other dishes on the menu too besides sushi, other hot dishes available and just as fresh and tasty.Found a hair on one of the sushi plattet we had but the manager was very quick to rectify the issue, offered to take it off the bill or have another set, very profession about it.If you are not dining there is also a section separate for dining area for drinks.Would definitely be coming back again very soon and would recommend for a perfect date night too.

Staff were lovely, the door lady complimented me & all of the other staff said hello and goodbye as me and my friend walked through. Beautiful restaurant, good portion sizes and lovely food. The servers were attentive and asked if we would like desserts or other drinks etc. We had 2 cocktails, 3 appetizers, 2 mains and 2 desserts for £140. They also brought out a small extra for my friends 20th birthday with a candle which I thought was very sweet.

A very nice experience for special occasions. I went here for my birthday and it was great.It is quite expensive, unfortunately not all the most popular dishes here were halal, in fact most of them weren't halal including Wagyu. So I found that for the price I paid, I had to settle with dishes that I didn't particularly want. So not sure of if would return here.The desert I had was very tast and overall the quality of yhe food was very nice. Customer service was good here and even though there was a lack of halal options, the waiters offered us non alcoholic drinks that we couldn't find on the menu and did point out the chicken dishes that were halal.So overall I did enjoy my meal, just feel like there were 4 - 5 other dishes I would have preferred had they been halal.

Booked this restaurant for my son's 21st . Had gone in a few days before to see the place & notify them of dietary allergies. All was noted down .On the day we were seated as per my request in a booth .Took awhile for our drinks order to be taken. When ordering the appetizers I informed the waitress about the lactose & shellfish allergies. Was told that they can't give guarantee that there will be no cross contamination. Which we understood. The waitress however failed to take the food order and only took the cocktails order.I then called another guy Massimo explained re the allergy . He was helpful & took the order.Food was really good with regards to presentation & taste.The reason for give only 3 stars is due to the service . For a restaurant of this level I would have expected more attentive service we had to ask for our wine glasses to be refilled twice.There was no shortage of staff from what I could see.Danilo was also helpful by getting us a table at the bar after we had payed the bill in the restaurant .If the service had been better I would def give this place 5 🌟.Food , decor, atmosphere is amazing .

Visited quite late in the evening and chanced it as we did not have a reservation luckily for us they were able to accommodate after a short wait. Food was good and so was the service. I would 100% come back for drink as the ambiance in the bar was nice and would be good for a romantic date night.

Style Over Substance (apologies for the cliché)Let me preface by saying I love dance music but the sound level made it feel like I was in the foyer of a club. The decor and venue were all great, it was a lovely space to be in very modern & clean. Unfortunately they had untrained staff members on the floor unable to take food or drinks orders. Food was 3/5, we had the experience menu and some of the dishes were very bland, the gyoza especially.In summary it’s a great place for evening drinks in the bar / on the terrace but in my opinion if you want to eat Japanese just go to Nobu - you’ll pay roughly the same for far superior food.

A friend and I went for Brunch and it was so lovely. Staff were friendly and it the atmosphere is quite dark and classy. It did feel a little too loud and I noticed there was a DJ there. The food is plenty for the brunch and it was nice to be able to eat good quality food. I love the presentation and everything looks good. There was one slight criticism which is we asked for water but didn’t get it and had to re-ask but then was seen quickly. Would love to come back sometime.