August 2025 by WAI HON CHIU
Service is excellent. Dishes delicious but the price is a bit high.
August 2025 by Evanna Bakare
I recently had the pleasure of dining at this Japanese restaurant, and it truly exceeded my expectations. The quality of the food was outstanding ? it was made with incredibly fresh ingredients and served in generous portions, which is rare to find at this level of quality.
What really stood out was the attention to detail in both the presentation and the flavors. You can tell the chefs take real pride in their craft. On top of that, the staff were exceptionally friendly and attentive, creating a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere throughout the meal.
Overall, it was a top-notch experience from start to finish. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates great food and thoughtful service.
August 2025 by Andrea Principessa
100% best Japanese restaurant in town! Service is exceptional, friendly and the whole environment is super cozy. The food is delicious, we tried the bibimbap, matsuba roll, gyoza and mochi to finish, all tasted soo good. Definitely coming back and thanks to the whole team for the 5 star experience!
July 2025 by EU 29
Very good family run Japanese restaurant with great food and attentive service. Sushi was excellent and portions for the main dishes generous. Thank you.
July 2025 by Jihye Kim
Second time around, still amazing! I can?t believe how delicious it was. If I am near there I will definitely come back. I wish I lived next to the restaurant so I can go every day! The quality of the food and the service are top notch! Thank you so much ??
June 2025 by lars backstrom
We had a second Silver Anniversary celebration here. Food was excellent, servings generous and a generally pleasant atmosphere. They had lost our Open Table reservation, but they found us a table. The restaurant is small and very busy, so reservation recommended. We had a great time.
June 2025 by Marta D
Prefer to book a table before coming, especially at peak hour.
Everything we ordered was delicious, perfect taste, and generous portions.
The staffs were friendly.
They have lunch deal menu, and also takeaway deal (collection only).
Pity the restaurant only opens from Tuesday until Saturday (5 days in a week).
Toilets for customers are available.
May 2025 by Virginia Sonnino Sorisio
My husband and I recently moved to Richmond and were eager to explore the local food scene. We decided to try Matsuba, and it was an incredible experience! The food was incredibly fresh, and I was thrilled to find a full gluten-free menu, which can be quite rare.
We ordered nigiri, sashimi, and the calamari fritti?something I rarely find gluten-free around Richmond. Everything was delicious and beautifully prepared.
The service was exceptional, and the restaurant was spotless, creating a welcoming atmosphere. We absolutely recommend Matsuba?10/10!
April 2025 by Andrew Peet
Food was great but as we were early and first in the atmosphere was understandably lacking.
April 2025 by Wimbledonfans
Not really for sashimi because they don?t have much choice but everything is good
March 2025 by Yeon Park
Lovely restaurant in Richmond. It was a perfect lunch for me. Also all the staff were very nice and friendly! I want to visit again
February 2025 by Christian Fattore
Dreadful service for fairly average sushi
Waited 30mins just for the starter of edamame beans to come out, only for them to be quite raw and not very flavourful.
Sushi was tasty but after waiting for 40mins was not interested. Udon and noodles were bang average, would not recommend
January 2025 by Hristina Georgieva
Dont come save your money
After reading the reviews just like probably you are, i was quite curious to come here and check it out for myself. My partner and I had 2 apps 2 mains and drinks. The total was £126 and you leave half full.
Grilled scallops appetizer - 3 tiny scallops that came out cold and semi fresh. £15.90
Zucchini appetizer - 5 pieces (not even a whole courgette) drenched in a weird watered down sauce which made zero sense cos they were tempura coated and fried??? £8.90
Beef steak main my partner had - cheap cut wasnt asked how he wanted it cut and it was mediocre. £26.90
Soft Shell Crab special sushi roll - first two pieces were good even and whilst eating my other pieces i got a horrible after taste so then I literally spit out a disgusting yellowy skin thing (mind you ive had SSC sushi numerous times most recently sushisamba) and NEVER have tasted something so horrible. I just had to stop eating after that.
Drinks - flower tea which was the only nice thing (£6.50 each though) We also had an asahi and a ume cocktail (which was OK)
Service was not good either - super unprofessional never checked in with us to ask how anything was even when we asked for the bill.
For your sake - do not satisfy your curiosity like we did, it is just not worth your time and money.
December 2024 by Andreas V
Great authentic Japanese restaurant in the heart of Richmond. The food is delicious and the service reminded me of the excellent service in Japan. Highly recommended!
November 2024 by Ian Pulford
Great food and service
