Kintan

I highly recommend this place! London is unbelievably expensive, but this place is a gem. If you come after 9 and eat at the bar it is incredibly cheap. Despite the price, the quality is great. I felt like I was transported back to Japan due to the quality of food and atmosphere here.

We went there for lunch a few weeks ago on a Saturday. We didn’t book a table and just walked in. We were told there were about half an hour wait, which was fine and we decided to get drinks at the bar whilst we waited.
Before we had time to finish our drinks, our table was ready. Great!
We studied the menus thoroughly and we all decided to order different things. The lunch time offer is a bargain!
Then they star
Ted the bbq in the middle of our table :) and we started cooking! The seafood and meats were fresh and of decent quality. We all enjoyed our food very much and the waitress came several times to check on us, topping up our drinks and asking if everything was ok.
We had a lovely lunch and enjoyed the Japanese decorations and ambiance.

I am stuffed! Came here for the lunch happy hour menu for 4. Himawari set.
Japanese BBQ, didn’t quite know what to expect, but it was quite good, similar to Korean BBQ. There was different cuts of beef, chicken and some pork and prawns, sweet marinated for you to cook over a hot grill.
I liked it, however thought it could do with more selection of sauces, and some beef chunks were slightly too big and chewy to take it in one mouth full.
The sides like the garlic rice, and the starters was good and offset some of the sweeter bbq dishes, great with a cold pint of beer. Confused with the French fries, but that was woofed down just the same.
The dessert was different, kind of heavy still, I would have preferred fruit or something acidic.
The venue is much larger than it seems from the outside. And vented really well, so it should be for indoor BBQ.
Staff was kind and helpful, showed us what to do and patient with our requests. Quite efficient operation they have.
Tip: ask for your grill to be changed once it starts getting charred, or your meats will start to taste burnt.

Food are really fresh!!! the one thing not good is there are not enough people to serve so the service is not efficient enough.

Do you know that Japanese have their own BBQ style?
YOU DONT!!! Well then Kintan is the best way to discover it.
They have one of the most comprehensive menus in town and even useless people like me (i must admit that most of the time is my partner you does the ordering) are somehow able to order food.
My favourite of all — Beef tongue (Dont pull that face now). Super yammy and it does not taste like tongue at all — It taste like chicken: P Naaaah just pulling your leg. But it is really one of the best dishes and you will for sure enjoy it.
Additional to all the great meats you can also get veggies and fish which you can also grill. Added to all the grilling are some Japanese transitional dishes which are very well prepared.
Top all of the with an extensive drink menu and all those happy hour deals and i am sure you will enjoy the place as much as we do.

Came here last May with a classmate because we were hungry, lost, and confused on our first day in London. It was a fun experience grilling our meat to our own liking. It was pretty pricey though, with my tab being £24. I didn’t order that much, so not sure what went wrong there. They were very nice and helpful to us Americans. It would be a great place to socialize for sure.

An affordable option for pretty authentic Japanese bbq in London.
Their lunch specials are a really good value.
If there are only 2 people their meat lovers dinner special has lots to eat an a good price. Plus it comes with smores at the end!

Basically Gyukaku but I don’t mind since I love Gyukaku. I really liked this place, I’ve been looking for yakiniku in London for years!
I ordered the short rib kalbi, the spicy pork, and the spicy chicken. Spicy pork was my favorite, its fat dripping down the grill was the most beautiful sight I have seen in a while (I know, pork fat and beautiful usually don’t go together). Also ordered the garlic chicken noodles which came on a hot plate and sizzled into the crispness I prefer as I let it sit. The mushroom in butter was simple but delicious and I loved the soondobu!

A place where meaty comas are made.
Kintan is a Japanese BBQ whereby you cook many dishes on a BBQ hotplate. Raw seasoned meat and other dishes are brought out in an endless train. You cook the dishes as you wish to enjoy them and that’s pretty much it. It’s very easy and quality of the meats is top notch.
The interior is lovely and homely. Sadly the same couldn’t be said about the bathrooms. Considering how good the restaurant itself is, the mens toilets were dreadful. Tiny and poorly maintained.
Staff were quite good. However as the restaurant got busier, it took longer to get the staff’s attention. Requests for water were forgotten. Luckily however they didn’t forget any of the food.
For those worrying about leaving hungry, you’ll eat plenty. No worries about that.

YES! YES! YES!!! Or perhaps I should say HAI! HAI! HAI!!!
I was feverishly looking for a Japanese place that served more typical japanese things and not just sushi and after exhausting the first 100 results that came up on my Unilocal mobile app, I came across Kintan and to my surprise, this place was Meccha Umakatta!!! (Super Delish!!!)
It’s a Yakiniku joint and if you’ve never been to one, you basically order a bunch of different types of marinated meat and you grill it yourself in front of you; very similar to the Korean BBQ places. In addition to the meat party, you get a whole bunch of sides like karaage (my fave), takoyaki, hiyashidofu and gyoza. Don’t know how to select??? No problem! They also have set menus!!! But if you are already familiar with Yakiniku or you are with Japanese, they can help you out :)
My recommendations for this place??? You got it!
1. Kalbi (actually this should always be ordered no matter where you are!!)
2. Garlic Harami
3. Beef Tongue (eaten with salt and lemon)
4. Karaage
6. Spicy Cucumber
7. Sukiyaki Bibimbab (of course WITH spice!)
Of course all of this can be downed with a bottle of Kirin Ichiban!
Now… let’s talk prices… I didn’t know this until we got there, but we were there for Happy Hour and let me tell you know, this time is VERY happy!!! It’s not just a few select items, but most of the menu is up to half off!!! I couldn’t believe it and I will only go here for Happy Hour since it’s almost every day with Monday’s being all day Happy Hour! Does it get more happy than that!!!
ロンドンでは和食屋さんが多くて見つけるのは難しくないけど訳わからないドラゴン・レインボー・アボカド・マンゴロールみたいな変な寿司屋さんばっかりなんだからたまには普通の居酒屋とか焼肉の所に行きたくてこのキンタンっていう焼肉屋さんを発見しました！！
ハッピーアワーがあるのでその時に行けば値段はそんな高くはないです。
例えば生ビール£３、カルビ£４、焼きしゃぶビーフ£３。
肉質が良くてタレも美味しくて焼肉を欲しいと思ったら是非ここにまた来ます！
。。。もちろんハッピーアワーの時にね！

Casual Japanese bbq spot. Came here at an odd time in between their lunch and dinner hours for some drinks and light apps, but the food was so good we made a legit meal out of it.
Despite the bar area being standing only, I highly recommend eating at the bar. It offers an amazing all day every day happy hour deal. Half off asahi on draft, hot and cold sake. 50% off a large selection of apps, rice, noodle and dessert dishes off the regular menu. Super nice bartender. Eat at the bar!
Spicy tofu — Cold tofu dish with a single slab of tofu topped with a sweet red chili sauce and crunch. I don’t know what that crunch is. All I know is that I was basically licking the bowl clean of the crunch that had fallen off the tofu. I’m not a huge tofu fan but I highly recommend this dish.
Steamed chili gyoza — 5 pieces on a platter. Similar sauce to the spicy tofu dish, but without the crunch.
Sukiyaki bibimbap — Comes in a piping hot dish that continues to sizzle and cook as you eat it. Don’t touch that bowl, I know from experience :(Wait staff execute a tableside preparation of mixing the egg into the rice.

I am pretty sure I have been here at least once a week since I moved to London. This is bascially London’s version of Gyu Kaku! Grills are slightly different. They are not adjustable so you are always cooking on high and since I like my meat pretty much raw I have to pay more attention. After a few hot sakes I end up eating a little well done. Great place for a super fun night!

You know you are onto a gem of a place when you speak with Japanese people and they all come here to eat? Yes, indeed.
Good points: —
The meats are marinated in an excellent manner ensuring that you will have finger licking good food.
Service isn’t too bad considering we were politely told the next group booking is waiting, and we were allowed to eat our birthday cake.
Big menu list allowing you to order even the randomest meats, like ox tongue, tail or something or another. If you want some Korean bibimbap? They have it. You want smores for dessert? They have it too.
Bad points: —
Food is overloaded with MSG, so make sure you either buy a lot of alcohol or prepare to drink a lot of water.
It’s quite pricey if you want to gorge yourself on meat. For my group of 10 we paid £52 per person including service charge, although yes we ordered a few sake, plum wine, and wagyu beef.
They do not really advertise their deals enough. I think I saw in the toilets that Tuesdays are student nights and Wednesdays are ladies nights. Then there are the happy hours on certain days when you get half price drinks.
I really liked wagyu beef and the spicy kalbi pork. If you order lamb it only comes in two pieces. The mushrooms are not worth ordering (unless you really like them?). The precooked noodles are really good.
Closest station is Chancery Lane, or Holborn. Booking is allowed. Not bad if you want some Japanese BBQ action. Yes you cook it yourself, but they do come and change the grill to a clean one at least once during your 2 hour stay.

Very nice atmosphere and fun meeting place for good cuts of meat grilled at the table. Nice selection of cuts and the accompanying sauces are very flavorful and tasty. Service is good.

BBQ japonais absolument excellent. Les prix sont assez élevés, mais en prenant la carte avec parcimonie, vous pourrez y faire un excellent dîner à un tarif abordable.
Nombreux type d’happy hours (girls only students only, sunday brunch…), pensez à vous renseigner avant de venir! La réservation est nécessaire le soir, même en semaine.
La qualité de la nourriture est à tomber!
Le porc, le poulet et les ramen valent le voyage. Asahi disponible en bière pression.
Mention spéciale au dessert Mochi Moriawase!

After having visited the restaurant on multiple occasions, I must say that the service became really bad. The waiters forgot about half of the order (even though we ordered a set menu) and she seemed not really to care about if we’re happy and satisfied at all. In a restaurant of this level and this pricing strategy an absolute no go! We felt like in a fast food restaurant. The electronic music which was played in the background didn’t help us to relax either. So basically we paid around £100 for bad service, bad atmosphere and a bad experience… Not sure if we’ll come back. Hope the restaurant management will change a lot before it becomes even worse…

Went in for quick drink before happy hour but was kept waiting for 10 mins. Then bar lady disappeared downstairs, one lady did apologise and said they were changing barrel. But first impressions count and I won’t be going back.

Well, I did go there a lot when they first opened, good food, welcoming staff and good environment, but the portion of their food is not big, for big stomach like me and my fiend, the 2 of us can eat around 60 pounds!

We ordered the Kintan Course set menu for 2, which is a rather steep £39.50 a head. The benefit being that you get a bunch of signature dishes and it works out cheaper than ordering them separately from the a la carte.
Our starters of Edamame, Miso Soup, Kintan Salad, brilliantly named Tuna Tartar Volcano and Garlic Fried Noodles all came first and all underwhelmed with the exception of the salad, which had a lovely soy, mustard, miso dressing. The noodles were very bland and uninspiring with hardly any veg or meat and the tuna tartar was served on a dense block of fried rice that tasted like a savoury doughnut. Off to a bad start.
Then came the meat. Lots of meat.
The Fillet Mignon, marinated in Yuzu Ponzu and the Garlic Tiger Prawns were first to hit the grill. Our very friendly waitress from New York advised on cooking times, which were all very safe. We ignored them and cooked by eye. Next came plates of thinly sliced and beautifully marinated Premium Kalbi Short Rib with Tare sweet Soy, Harami Skirt Steak with Miso and (bizarrely) two chunky slabs of Halloumi.

Delicious! Very impressed. Although it’s my first time trying Japanese BBQ, I do believe that the food here is authentic Japanese bbq, as I’ve noticed that most guests (I’d say 90%) in the restaurant are Japanese. Happy hours from Monday-​Friday!

One word for this new Japanese BBQ place: yummy!
The environment is very nice, modern and relax here. Great place for a proper catch up with small group friends (normally 4 – 6 ppls per grill table)
Their meats are marinade nicely, even their table sauces are homemade and super yummy.
They are doing some set menu deals now and good value for money too!
Surely come back for more!