I discovered Japanese Canteen a couple of years ago, there are a fair few dotted around London. They offer hot japanese food to take out or some branches have an eat in area (no extra cost).
I would definately recommend this place as somewhere to get a lunch at work as an alterntaive to ... Read review
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Advantages: filling, tasty, inexpensive, no extra charge to eat in Disadvantages: abrupt staff, some menu items not so good, basic decor
I discovered Japanese Canteen a couple of years ago, there are a fair few dotted around London. They offer hot japanese food to take out or some branches have an eat in area (no extra cost).
I would definately recommend this place as somewhere to get a lunch at work as an alterntaive to sandwiches. The menu isn't vast - they do various noodle dishes and curry dishes either vegetables, pork or chicken and several hot soups and bento ... ...
The decor in Japanese Canteen is very simple white walls and small round tables with high stools (similar to the science lab at school!) and the menu is up on the wall is red font. The staff are quite abrupt and don't seem to smile but service is quick. You pay at the till and get given a raffle ticket number and then lurk about a couple of minutes until yout number is called to pick up your food. The food comes in cardboard style takeaway ... more
I discovered Japanese Canteen a couple of years ago, there are a fair few dotted around London. They offer hot japanese food to take out or some branches have an eat in area (no extra cost).
I would definately recommend this place as somewhere to get a lunch at work as an alterntaive to sandwiches. The menu isn't vast - they do various noodle dishes and curry dishes either vegetables, pork or chicken and several hot soups and bento box meals. I can highly recommend the chicken katsu curry with rice (£4.95) very filling and a great hot lunch. Chicken in breadcrumb with a generous amount of katsu sauce and veg, mushrooms carrots, peppers oand potaoes but varies alot,You can pay 50p extra to have noodles instead of rice , but they are the thick doughy variety and aren't everyone's thing. I found the chicken teryaki a dissapointment, not enough sauce and very dry chicken. For a healthier lunch they do hot soups, or they also have a chiller with a selection of sushi.
The decor in Japanese Canteen is very simple white walls and small round tables with high stools (similar to the science lab at school!) and the menu is up on the wall is red font. The staff are quite abrupt and don't seem to smile but service is quick. You pay at the till and get given a raffle ticket number and then lurk about a couple of minutes until yout number is called to pick up your food. The food comes in cardboard style takeaway pots and there's chopsticks or knives and forks.
Advantages: tasty and affordable Disadvantages: can get very busy
Fast service, good food, and the bill's not to scary at the end of it all - Wagamama is one of my favourite places to meet up with a friend for lunch. Less good in the evenings (especially after about 7) as they tend to get very very busy, these modern styled, canteen seated Japanese restaurants get my vote. There's a good, affordable menu, including several choices for vegetarians, and a few set menus to make the selection even easier, with fresh fruit juices and several yummy side dishes to accompany your main soup, noodles or rice. Green tea is on the house, and the staff are generally quick to notice you when you want to order or request refills. All the food is cooked as it is ordered, so different dishes will arrive at different times, but even with a quite large group I've never found that to be a problem. Sitting canteen style ...
Ariel 06.08.2000
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