Shoyu Restaurant & Bar

Sueky C. • 11 reviews

March 14, 2025

7/10

overall the food are too sweet not very authentic but stuff are very friendly!

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Clare S. • 32 reviews

March 13, 2025

4/10

Very disappointed, we booked this restaurant for a pre theatre meal, but the service was so slow we ended up leaving after an hour without having our food! Restaurant was severely under staffed, just 1 person serving, after 1hr of waiting we gave up and left. Another table near us also left without food because the wait was so long. When we got our bill for the drinks we had ordered the waitress had added service charge! Can you imagine, customers are walking out hungry and you want a tip for service. Absolutely awful, only go here if you don’t mind waiting over an hour for your food to be served!

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Shoyu Restaurant & Bar • Owner

Hi Clare Thank you for your feedback. We apologise that you caught us during a rush and experienced a bad service during your visit. Many thanks for letting us know and providing us with your feedback. Good service is of upmost importance to us. We want to rectify this so that you can experience good Korean food with the attentive service that you should have received. Please email me at jose@shoyurestaurant.co.uk to discuss what I can do for you to return. Best Jose Caetano

Ramotalahi S. • 1 review

March 5, 2025

6.5/10

The server was lovely and attentive. The ambiance was ok. I got the chicken burger and it was mediocre and the fries were SO heavy on the rosemary it was hard to eat. Decent for the price

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Sophie K. • 4 reviews

March 8, 2025

9.5/10

Very delicious food and very friendly service. I felt bad though that there seemed to be only one waitress, she was very nice but seemed very busy

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Lilia M. • 8 reviews

February 26, 2025

8/10

Shoyu is conveniently located near Holborn station. The food was very tasty and the service was excellent, expedient and friendly.

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Harry K. • 16 reviews

February 13, 2025

9/10

The bibimbap was moderately spicy and tasty. The pancakes were very crispy and I'd like to try them again! The staff were very friendly and helpful!

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Ana B. • 5 reviews

February 13, 2025

8.5/10

We went to Shoyu for a Saint Valentine’s family pre celebration and it was a lovely evening. The restaurant is small but cosy. The food was outstanding- we really liked the vegetable gyozas and the chicken bibimbap. The spicy margarita was original and tasty. The staff was perhaps a bit distracted.

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Melissa M. • 18 reviews

January 25, 2025

8.5/10

Very nice food, the place is nice and service was fine

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Andrea B. • 4 reviews

January 25, 2025

10/10

Great and nice place. I went with friends and food was very good and atmosphere very calm. I will go for sure again

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Jeremy C. • 1 review

January 23, 2025

5.5/10

food took a long time to be served, food was over salty, pancakes were really disappointing

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Michael S. • 61 reviews

January 25, 2025

9/10

The amount of food was huge, with an extraordinary taste. All made at the moment, I will come again

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Kevin T. • 14 reviews

January 24, 2025

9/10

Food is good

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Andrea l. • 18 reviews

January 22, 2025

9/10

nice food, freshly made. quick service.

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Marco P. • 3 reviews

January 18, 2025

7.5/10

Very friendly staff, but I was not very happy with the food

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Mike T. • 36 reviews

January 17, 2025

9.5/10

Good range of Japanese and Korean food at reasonable prices

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Clara E. • 8 reviews

January 16, 2025

6/10

It was okay but not mind blowing. Food was mostly good but not the hottest, fried chicken had some chewy bits. Service was okay, venue is not the cosiest. It’s okay for a quick cheap bite

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nicki h. • 1 review

January 16, 2025

6/10

didn't realise until we left we'd been massively overcharged. two rice bowls at 8.50 and two cokes at 3.50 each and we're charged £27

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Shoyu Restaurant & Bar • Owner

Hi Nicki Thank you for your feedback and after looking at your booking and check the transaction you been charged correctly please see below; 2x rice bowls × £8.50 = £17 2x cokes × £3.50 = £7 Service charge 12.5% = £3 Total: 27£ Let me know if you wish me to send you the receipt and apologies if you felt overcharged for your food I think our food is great value for money. Hope to see you soon again. Best Shoyu Team

Samantha D. • 1 review

January 15, 2025

10/10

Great service and really decent deals. 2 for 2£ cocktails and the set menu were great!!!

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Penny B. • 1 review

December 20, 2024

9.5/10

This is such a little gem of a find. An unpretentious, Korean café-style restaurant, in a little row of shops near Holborn Viaduct, it is the perfect venue for an easy lunch date. And the secret is: they make the best gyoza and vegetable spring rolls I’ve ever had, anywhere. Truly. If you go for the fried chicken, ask for advice regarding portion size: I had small, and it was more than ample: I couldn’t finish it! Everything is clean, including the rest room facilities, and the ambiance is relaxed and low-key. The only reason I don’t give 5 stars is that when I arrived I found the music level so intrusive that I thought I would leave when my lunch date arrived: it was too loud for conversation. But when I told the owner that I didn’t think I would stay, and mentioned the reason, she immediately turned it down, with smiling grace. Definitely a place I shall visit again.

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Mr David P. • 1 review

December 19, 2024

8/10

Food was excellent, waitress was very attentive, ambiance was satisfactory more like a cafe but it wasn't fancy,but clean.

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