Harden's survey result
Summary
“Buzzy and still heaving” – Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney’s happening Eurotrash magnet, a short walk from Harrods, is “still a firm favourite after all these years” (and was the original site of what’s now a 20-strong global luxury chain). As well as its moody cocktail bar, the draw is “top-notch Japanese food” – sushi, tempura, robata grills, black cod, lobster – “if with prices to match”. “I feel like a cheat putting this as my top choice again… but it never fails to deliver!”
Summary
The crowd (especially in the bar) can be “bling personified”, but Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney’s glitzily glam scene, a short walk from Harrods, delivers way more than “a fun cocktail”, serving luxurious Japanese-fusion dishes that are “just heaven”. For fine food with a pulse, this remains “one of the best dining experiences in London”. Top Menu Tips – “outstanding Wagyu tartare, crispy langoustines and seared tuna salads, and melt-in-the-mouth otoro sushi”.
Summary
“Even in these troubled times, it never fails to deliver” – Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney’s “fantastic fusion” scene, a short walk from Harrods, wins impressive support as ever, despite the absence for much of the year of the supercar-driving international crowd for which it’s known (and it “can still be an OTT scene at times”). It helps that the “beautifully presented”, Japanese-inspired cuisine is reliably “fantastic”.
Summary
Arjun Waney and Rainer Becker’s “well-oiled” glamour-magnet, just off Knightsbridge, “has kept its high standards for more than 15 years now” (it opened in 2002, nowadays with spin-offs around the globe). In normal, non-Covid times, the cocktail bar is famously “a bit of a zoo”, but that just adds energy to its “buzzy” (“so noisy!”), “casual and comfortable” overall style; and even if Japanese-fusion cuisine doesn’t today seem like quite the genius-magic it did on opening, the “sublime” dishes here still feel as fresh as a daisy: “wonderous bites” of sushi, black cod and other “supreme” creations.
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5 Raphael St, London, SW7 1DL
Restaurant details
Zuma Restaurant Diner Reviews
"good but impressively expensive. Would I go again? yes of someone else is paying.The place has not changed much in many years although they do have a nice outside smoking terrace"
"A great place, still going strong. Very good food and atmosphere, the service tries hard without being terribly fast or friendly."
"Excellent Asian fusion food, attentive service and trendy environment."
"Good food, but very expensive for what you get. Ambience is very good as expected. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £40.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
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| Service | 15.00% |
5 Raphael St, London, SW7 1DL
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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