Taberu

I've been to Japan a few times and the majority of my Japanese friends and I agree this is the most authentic Japanese food you'll find in Oxford. The food is always delicious and served in good time, with lots of options for sashimi and sushi. Highly recommend the scallop nigiri - it has a very mild fish flavour and the meat is so buttery-soft it melts in your mouth. Refreshing Kirin beer comes in a frozen glass which is exactly what I'm looking for when it comes to Japanese beer. If you've never tried sushi or ramen before and want to play it safe, I recommend starting with salmon or tuna nigiri, karaage or yakitori fried chicken, and chicken or tonkotsu (pork bone). Tonkotsu broth is thick, rich and meaty which is perfect for a winter day, and topped with lovely chashu pork. Chicken katsu curry is always an easy go-to if you don't like noodles or fish.

Nice place for ramen. We ordered a seaweed salad, dumplings, spicy tuna roll, chicken Katsu udon and beef ramen. It was all served promptly. Service was great. They have asahi beer on draft. They have a lunch deal we’ll be back to try.

The food was absolutely outstanding.The waiters and manager were very kind and friendly. There were many options and the California rolls were my favourite. Agatha the manager was so lovely, welcoming and helpful. Excellent and fast service and reasonable prices for authentic Japanese food. That is why i am rating it 5 stars. I'd recommend you to go there as it was a fantastic meal and I will definitely come back.

A week ago I celebrated my 21st Birthday with the loveliest dinner in the upstairs private dinning room - I truly can't recommend this experience enough!! I called the restaurant to book which was a smooth and easy process which to my pleasant surprise did not require any deposit despite it being a large group of us (the room has a capacity to seat 16). Upon entering we were led through and up the stairs to a the room which was nicely decorated and not too stuffy as to allow for a comfortable experience although there were 16 of us in the room on a summers evening. I was then introduced to our lovely waitering staff for the evening: Lila and Abhijit. They were dedicated to ensuring that our party were as comfortable as possible and did their upmost best to accommodate all of our requests. Their service was impeccable and the evening was magical because of them. I had eaten lunch at Taberu a couple of times prior and the food had always been top notch. The dinner menu similarly did not disappoint!! My particular favourites were the fried vegetable gyozas (some of the nicest I've ever eaten) and the Cowley Road sushi roll. To top it all off, the staff accommodated that my parents pay us a quick visit in the middle of dinner to make a toast and to cut cake. My parents called prior and the staff were incredibly helpful and nice to them so it ended up being a surprise to me (a testament to the smoothness and skill of customer service as Taberu) !!! Thank you Taberu for making my 21st celebrations so special :)

Decent sushi - great salmon rolls - good prices - overall nothing special