I first came here in the early 90's for what was then an extraordinary traditional Japanese experience, superb traditional Japanese food, and an equally excellent level of courtesy and manners from all the staff. What we had tonight was enough to never go back. We booked for 5.30pm and told we "must" leave by 7pm as they were so busy with all the brainwashed new age devotees. We were rushed in and sat in what was basically a hallway with staff and customers zooming around us the whole time. We had ALL our dishes on the table in 30 minutes. We had 5 courses rushed out so fast that the table had nowhere to put the dishes as they all inevitably went stone cold. The staff seemed sooooo fixated on clearing dishes and glasses that it gave me indigestion. They were rushing so much that they were pouring still water into glasses of sparking mineral water, and removing dipping sauce before we had even finished that particular meal. The music what pumping and throbbing at a pace and volume more suitable for a nightclub or an all night rave. It was so unpleasant our 1 year got so stressed we had to keep taking her outside, and she and I both got a terrible headache. This place is now an overpriced hipster haven where the food is pseudo "modern" Japanese, and one of our dishes, the "tempura scampi" tasted and looked as uniform as a box of frozen fish from a supermarket fridge. This place sadly now has a very bad case of the hipster "Emperor's Clothes". All the 5 stars are just that. If you like overpriced rushed chaos with a nightclub atmosphere, then you'll love it - not for me anymore.
