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The Japanese Canteen

+44 20 7702 0055
61 Watling St, London EC4M 9DG United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Open Today: 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Outdoor seating
  • Delivery
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Live music
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
Dining options
  • Lunch
  • Seating
Payments
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards

Best KPortal Reviews

Had some chicken hand pulled noodles that had a good flavour but were way to salty, like someone dropped the entire salt box on this dish. The flavours were there but they need to be more careful with their flavouring.
Good food and they are doing the full menu with some new dishes. Quick service and tasty food and if you can get a seat outside you get a nice view of St Paul's and people watching whilst enjoying a cold TsingTao.
Tiny plastic cutlery now instead of metal normal size… in name or Sustainability?! No, metal that you wash is sustainable but this is plainly cost cutting and I can’t eat a dish like this with something that snaps :(
Have been a regular but will stop now due to just this!
First I ordered chicken soup, got back to the office to find one; it was really oily and ridiculously bland, two; upon further investigation there was zero chicken in the soup! I decided to walk back and ask for a refund and was pleasantly surprised when they offered to refund the order and replace the order for something else. I asked for chicken teriyaki and I am not exaggerating when I say it looked like dog food and was foul. I guess you could argue it was free so why am I complaining?!
I didn't really check reviews before coming here, but despite poor reviews of this place, I actually enjoyed my Korean fried chicken.. (spicey version).
It took a while to come though, we ended up waiting for around 30+ mins, but it was lunch hours.
Quite a lot of seats, both indoors and outdoors.
I don't know a better place in London with Japanese tasty and cheap food. Everyone who is a true fun of Japanese food must try this place and the Korean friend chicken they offer (bottom of the picture). The other dish is katsu curry which is equally outstanding. The prices range from £5/6 to £8 max. Definitely recommending!
Busy spot for lunch, recommend getting in before midday. Service was fast. Food and prices were on point.
Had lunch today and chicken katsu with brown sos and chicken pieces are extremly overcooked, brownish! Just wonder did you service yerterdays unsold foods? Because during festive season you are not busy so chef can not forget the time?!

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Today

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Tuesday 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Friday 11:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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