Curry Ono Japanese Kitchen in Lambeth

We were hungry and had just left another restaurant in Brixton market after they had told us our order was not available and they had served the last on deliveries, I will not let it affect the review of this restaurant but we were looking for something in a hurry as we were already very hungry, we spotted this nice looking Japanese restaurant with great pictures of food and noodle dishes we and our 8 year old would like, once inside we looked at the menu and decided on a meal, it felt like the place could have been more clean not through the staff not being attentive, they were very welcoming, the kitchen looked messy unorganised and tools and other random items on a storage shelf in the middle in plain sight, looked like it had been there for sometime, the table although cleaned felt sticky and the plate served was slightly dirty, I kept positive but the to taste of the food was bland and disappointing, the bill was presented and a service charge on top of a supposedly £10 each meal deal a service was added ontop, I paid it, I wouldnt go again unfortunately but hopefully this will help improve some aspects as it seems friendly local and many people inside seem like regulars, the food filled a hole but we were hungry

Simple, unassuming Japanese shop in Brixton Village. The donburi was exactly what I needed. Come here for a traditional Japanese home cooked experience

Look, taste is subjective but I felt compelled to write a review after seeing a slew of bad ones; this place is a small hidden gem! Food has consistently been really good, the best Japanese I’ve had in England without going to somewhere more £££. Always left here content with full stomach (so much so, we usually can’t finish our meals and have to get them packaged up to go since the main dish servings are sizeable)The shop is a small cute no frills affair with polite staff and quick service. The takoyaki balls here are a must order and up there with the best I’ve ever had!

I decided to randomly stop by and ordered Tempura Prawn udon noodles. They were divine and had home cooked feeling to it. This was the best udon noodles I ever had.. The tempura was so well done and crisp served separately from the noodles. I still think about that soup.. So good!

We arrived here at 6.15pm (restaurant opened at 6) there was a note on the door saying they were fully booked however, there was not one person eating at the restaurant and all the tables were free. When we asked a staff member they advised they were fully booked and so we went elsewhere. We walked past an hour later and there were two tables seated and still about 10+ tables free. The reality is we could have sat and eaten and left long before any bookings arrived. Very disappointing.

A small independently run hidden gem. Some of the dishes are on the menu to cater to the locals (I would give those a miss) but if you go for Japanese dishes you won’t be disappointed - they are delicious and have a very Japanese-home-cooked feel to it. I’ll definitely be back!

Gluten free options were numerous and delicious. We ordered several dishes just to try out the food because we dont often find gluten free Japanese food....especially gluten free tempura. Portion size was great. Taste was delicious. We enjoyed it all! Service was A+. Highly recommend this place. Dont miss it. It is located on a quiet side road of the Brixton market.

The food was delicious. Good variety of vegetarian options. The vege udon noodles and avocado n cucumber maki were lovely. It would be great if there was a bit of a salad in our curry rice but definitely we will come back.

I hardly ever post reviews for restaurants but I had to after this one. So surprised by the positive comments on here. We ordered 3 salads and they were nothing more than a bag of mixed leaves with some chicken in it. How can this be a salad that someone would charge £11.50 for? Seems like someone else on here had the same salad experience. Best try something else from the menu.

Nothing special about this place but they do really decent comfort food. Recommended the curry, love the kick in the spice. Definitely somewhere I will come back again.