Umi Japanese Bar & Restaurant in Middlesbrough

A friend recommended the place and he surely was right. Very cool place, with a very friendly and helpful staff, two minutes away from the city centre.Tried almost all the popular dishes, and I can't say enough good things about the pork belly ramen, but the miso soup, as simple as it is, was superb.Really enjoyed the entire meal.

Really lovely restaurant with great Japanese food. Service was efficient and friendly and recommended dishes. The ramen was gorgeous and my wife loved the Chicken Katsu curry.Went a second time with a mate and still great 👍

Great find, one of the best ramen broths I have had. Sake paddle was also a highlight

A nice restaurant, waiters happy to help with the choice from the menu. Food was delicious. To have a look at the menu you need to scan a QR code and open it on your phone. It's a .pdf file which is not phone friendly. I had sore eyes when I was finished with the menu.

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. The food was served very fast. Upon asking the description of each dish I wanted, it was explained very well. The portions were fantastic – filling and full of flavour. The waiter was sufficient, organised, and very professional. I was fasting and the waiter was kind enough to bring water at the time of opening my fasting and wished me a happy Ramadan before I left.

Highly recommended! I've been three times now. Amazing cocktails and good selection of vegan options for food. I recommend the wakame gunkan.

Beautiful place, kind and knowledgeable staff, perfectly reasonable price! We love Japanese food and eat home made ramen most weeks. This was the second best ramen I've had and everything else was delicious! Getting more food when we go back for my birthday on Saturday, and can't wait for our family and friends to try it 😊Cocktails were also lovely! My partner was disappointed in the choice of Japanese beer as there was only one but he enjoyed it!

Best ramen in town. I love tonkotsu broth and that one was almost perfect for me.9/10 Broth: great taste, smooth taste, I would add little more spices9/10 meet: delicious pork belly9/10 noodles, exactly what I expected7/10 extras: I would love to see little more greens in it

For a table of 5 our bill including drinks was around £120.We tried everything we wanted to, and then reordered more of what was exceptionally nice.Try as much as you want, the prices are good for the fresh sushi rolls as well as the cooked dishes.Service was attentive and fast, food is ready when it is don't rush it.Will be going back.

We love it. Been fans before Umi moved and we're still fans now. This time came with our daughter who's nearly two and if she doesn't like something she goes 'yuck Daddy'. She's not said that about any of the food she's tried and gladly carried on eating without prompts. As for us we forgot to take pictures of some of the food because it's that good. It's well priced, tasty and it's great quality food. I wouldn't say it's the most authentic Japanese, but it's more like contemporary modern Japanese quality cousine that will make you feel pleasantly contempt.