Nanakusa

Nanakusa

441 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3LG

Telephone 0141 332 6303
Food served Mon–Thu noon-2.30pm; 5–11pm; Fri/Sat noon–midnight; Sun 5–11pm.
Average price £6.95 (set lunch); £15 (evening meal)
Email
Website www.nanakusa.co.uk

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Located bang in the middle of Glasgow’s nightlife scene, Nanakusa offers a funky, bright and open-plan space to relax away from the revelling crowds. Most diners on the bench-style seating are under forty all looking for authentic tasting food in cool surroundings. The menu is beyond huge and has somewhat tacky pictures attached, but don’t let that put you off as the cooking is on the whole impressive. Noodles, rice, curry, house specials, bento boxes and a dizzying array of sushi all feature. From the house specials try the soft shell crab, a rarity in Glasgow, executed well with light, crisp tempura batter surrounding the tasty, fresh crab morsels, a chilli and garlic dipping sauce adds flavour and spice to the finish. Teriyaki salmon makes a substantial main course, though the salmon may be a tad overdone, the sauce is excellent, particularly when accompanied with soft juicy egg noodles. For the sweet toothed, finish with banana tempura – the batter is crunchy, sweet and moreish, encasing warm soft banana, a great finish to the meal.

High point: Soft shell crab
Low point: Slightly too bright inside

Number of wines sold by the glass: 12
Private dining: Up to 20 covers
Provides: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
Music on stereo: Pop
Capacity: 80
Largest group: 80
Open since: 2007
House wine: £14.50 per bottle

Reviews & features

Nanakusa

28 Feb 2008

There’s no such thing as a Japanese restaurant. So David Wan concluded during a fact-finding mission to the Far East last year – just as he was planning to open up such an establishment in Glasgow. There was no shortage of specialist bars selling sushi…

Comments & ratings

7. Steven's review – 25 Jan 2011, 12:59pm Report: Having eaten at some of the best Japanese restaurants in London (So, Miyama, Nobu & Cafe Japan) and having been to Japan 3 times, I have to say the food in Nanakusa is terrible. the sushi - was some of the worst I have tasted and the other dishes were either too oily or the ingredients were not fresh. If you know what good food is, then I cannot recommend this restaurant to you.

6. cjack – 18 Sep 2009, 1:28pm Nanakusa Report: Lovely food, attentive and friendly service and pleasant surroundings. I thought the sushi, the tempura and the gyoza were all excellent, as were the teppan noodles. highly recommended and good value for money, blows ichiban out of the water.

5. Nina – 24 Aug 2009, 2:18pm Nanakusa Report: My friend & I had the Japanese Bento E & D. The food was totally tasteless. I have eaten in Japanese restaurants in the past (good ones) and I must say the sushis and sashimis I had then did not look or tasted at all the same than the ones at Nanakusa. The Sushis were enormous with a minuscular bit of surimi in the middle and they were all the same (no selection as mentioned on the menu). The sashimis were tasteless (without doubt, it was defrosted fish). The tempura tasted like oil. I think the fact that the food is so bad at Nanakusa has to do with the fact that only person Japanese in the place was a waitress, everyone else was Chinese including the cooks! In my opinion, this restaurant requires the expertise of a Japanese chef.

4. Nikki22 – 25 Jul 2009, 10:00pm Nanakusa Report: I heard Nanakusa was meant to be amazing with good japanese food so I was rather disappointed when it wasn't what I was expecting.
I had a beef noodle soup and mixed sashimi and my friend ordered a seafood fried noodles. Both dishes was exceptionally salty and the beef was overcooked. The sashimi I had did not seem very fresh. Overall it is an ordinary japanese restuarant with a nice atmosphere :)

3. Karen555 – 6 May 2009, 2:19pm Nanakusa Report: I love Nanakusa ! It offers fantastic value for money with 2 courses and 2 drinks for partner and I only coming to around £30. It offers a great selection on its extensive menu however the tempura prawns are a must ! The bento boxes are ideal for those wanting to give sushi a go,

2. Steph 'n' Jacq. – 25 Mar 2009, 1:08pm Nanakusa Report: We had the pleasure of dining recently at Nanakusa with friends who highly recommended it .We have nothing but praise for the staff who we found friendly, attentive and genuinely enthusiastic about the food. I had the Tokyo bento box which consisted of miso soup ,sushimi , sushi and various tempuras , all fresh and really well presented . My wife had the vegetarian bento box equally varied and delicious. Good unobtrusive music ,attractive surroundings , a few beers and a couple of saki (warm) made for a really pleasant meal. Definitely going back. Ignore Ronald ,I don't think he was having a very good day :)

1. Ronald – 9 Feb 2009, 10:12am Nanakusa Report: I was really expecting a lot from Nanakusa, but in the end it was very average.
I had seafood noodle bowl, where all the seafood was extremely overcooked and tough. The service was also terrible; impatient and hovering waiting staff.
Not a good experience.

Average rating 3/5 from 6 reviews of Nanakusa.

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