Japanese Canteen Ludgate Broadway

Visited on a very busy day, service was fairly swift. Food received was perfectly fine and spicy I had a chilli chicken special but there was not much of it for the prices charged. So many places nearby to eat, they could perhaps review this, but assume either tight margins or profit maximisation is informing this.

I've been eating at Japanese Canteen on Ludgate for years but my last couple of visits have been horrible. I've ordered the stir fried rice noodles with tofu and been served basically a lump of over-cooked noddles with about a teaspoon of sauce and a couple of bits of shredded cabbage, carrot and 4 pieces of tofu. This used to be my favourite dish and certainly not that hard to make. I've noticed fewer and fewer folks here at lunch so I'm assuming others are having the same experience. I gave them two tries but certainly won't be going back.

This is a Japanese restaurant chain. I didn't have high expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised by the delicious pork wontons and chicken bibimbap served in a hot stone bowl. The miso soup was a bit disappointing. The service was quick and attentive, with staff checking in on us a few times. Overall, it was a pleasant surprise and good value for the money.

The Japanese restaurant failed to meet a basic expectation by not having salmon available, even though it was only 8:10pm on a Monday. When asked if they had sold out for the day or simply didn't have any in stock, the staff admitted that they were out. It is disappointing that a Japanese restaurant would not have salmon available, as it is a staple dish. As a result, the reviewer left without eating.

I went to Japanese canteen regularly for a period of a year, up to the point where the usual girl at the till went on maternity leave. I went today for old time 's sake, and deeply regretted it. The bald guy behind the till was brash and frankly a bit rude. When my friend 's order was ready, he shouted out, hey!.. you!.. because he 'd forgotten to give my friend his number. How about a simple, excuse me, sir.. ? I ordered chicken yaki udon and chili squid. It was really bad..... The noodles were non-existent and the chunks of chicken were massive. What happened to cutting the chicken up? Worst of all, the entire thing was cold. I work about 3 minutes walk away, so I hadn 't trekked around for ages for it to go cold from being outside. For £6.45 I expect slightly better quality, if not quantity. The chili squid comes in a little box about 8cm high. This little box is £4. You used to get at least a full box, now it 's half empty (or half full if you 're an optimist). The squid was also tepid at best. It was soggy, miserable and the batter was actually dropping off because the squid underneath was still wet. I had to microwave the noodles and ended up throwing the squid away. Never going back here again.