Kurumaya

3.9 (60)

£26 to £40

Japanese

76 - 77 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BJ

About this restaurant

Good for business meals
Innovative
Good for special occasions

Offering a wide range of Japanese cuisine, Kurumaya restaurant near Mansion House in the City of London is one restaurant that takes you on a thrilling trip to the East. Bringing together two ways of dining, Kurumaya offers the ideal setting for anything from a romantic dinner to a quick working lunch. In the basement you’ll find an intimate but modern a la carte restaurant where mouth-watering Japanese cuisine can be enjoyed in tatami-seating style. On the ground floor, however, Kurumaya offers a more relaxed setting – the Kaiten bar. Here, the celebrated sushi, maki and sashimi of experienced head chef Rico Venzon trundles by on a conveyor belt and a selection of hot dishes can be ordered. At lunchtime the ambience is buzzy and friendly around the wedge-shaped sushi bar and the fish is so fresh it almost jumps off the plate. The wine list tends towards whites, sakes and Japanese beers.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Website
http://kurumaya.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
76 - 77 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BJ
Neighborhood
Bank
Parking details
Street Parking

What 60 people are saying

Kurumaya reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.9Service
3.4Ambience
3.5Value

Noise • Moderate

60 Reviews

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Redwood
London14 reviews
2.0
Dined on March 10, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Sashimi was fresh but very thinly sliced. Edamame tasted old cooking oil (although edamame shouldn’t have oil at all.) Agedashi dofu’s tofu was low quality. Other cooked dishes were average. The only thing we really enjoyed was quality cold sake.
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Sebbie13
London1 review
5.0
Dined on January 9, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and service and very nice ambience
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SupaSarge
London5 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 8, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
There’s a very high standard of Japanese food available here, it’s exceptional and the standard is the same at lunch or dinner.
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NoName
London8 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 3, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Had a quick and pleasant dinner for 4 at the Kurumaya in the early evening; service was quick and attendant and food was good. The miso especially was really nice. If I could choose the main again I would likely go for the sushi set next time as the bento box, although nice, in my opinion could not compare agains what the sushi sets offered. If I had to offer a minor point of critique it would be that the music was perhaps a bit loud and maybe not exactly completely fitting with what you would expect in a restaurant (I think the main song for the Lion King was in rotation at some point ) but that is a minor point. Overall a good experience worth repeating.
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Plutt
Brighton45 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 13, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great place with wonderful and attentive service and super tasty food. Our children (5 and 8 years old) loved it too!
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OpenTable Diner
Hong Kong2 reviews
1.0
Dined on October 4, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Worse Japanese food I had in London, portion ridiculously small. The steam egg we got came in a tiny soy sauce dish (yes, it was that small). I may as well just go to itsu lol
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OpenTable Diner Gold
London12 reviews
1.0
Dined on June 20, 2019
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
It was not proper Japanese!!
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Wendy
London2 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 10, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were fortunate enough to be seated in the tatami mat area despite what subsequently turned out to be a full house on a Thursday night, which was very spacious for the group of 3 of us. The waiter was very attentive to our requests but may have over-sold the obon tray menu. The beef in one tray and the salmon in the other were both over cooked. May have been due to a busy kitchen. Hope to try out some of their sushi rolls next time.
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OpenTable Diner
Kent3 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 1, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Good service and really helpful for all questions. Expensive compared with other restaurants I’ve been to but that sting didn’t last long as food that great.
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JeffA
London12 reviews
1.0
Dined on October 12, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Accepted my booking and closed when we arrived
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
Website
http://kurumaya.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
76 - 77 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BJ
Neighborhood
Bank
Parking details
Street Parking

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