Taiko Japanese Restaurant Bar

The food taste good and fresh. Environment is nice and comfortable. Highly recommend!

I really like this spot, the food is good and always tastes fresh. The service is great, very accommodating staff!

Been driving past this place for awhile and saw it here so gave it a try. Ordered sushi and we loved it. Taste great. Service is excellent.

This place is STUNNING. So good in fact we returned twice within two weeks, can't recommend this place enough. Kind staff, unbelievably fresh food that is crafted by a master chef. His skill is comparable to our experiences we had at restaurants in Japan. Make a booking immediately!

Taiko Japanese Restaurant Kingsland “Irasshaimase” is the first thing you hear as you walk in Taiko Japanese Restaurant Bar. It’s a common greeting in Japan which simply translates to ‘Welcome to the store’. The interior of the restaurant had a dominant wooden structure, which was nice change from the competitive eccentricity that most restaurants seem to adhere to. We ordered the large sashimi selection, scallop sashimi and tako octopus wasabi. The sashimi selection consisted of salmon, tuna , prawn, Japanese roe , kingfish sashimi with little salads and soy sauce of course. This was served on some bamboo leaves, I felt very in touch with nature at this point , felt like I was at a dinner with the tropical mermaids. The food was fresh, the salmon were cut in fat chunks perfect for the hungry me. You know the salmon is good when it’s creamy and melts in your mouth. So good. The Tako octopus wasabi is always my must have in any Japanese restaurant. It is raw octopus marinated in wasabi sauce. This delicacy is a must try at least once. The texture is more crunchy and chewy but the flavour consist of salty goodness with a little bit of a spicy kicks. The scallop sashimi was simply fresh and delicious, it was my first time trying it actually and definitely won’t be the last. It was wrapped up in a thin gold leaf and tightened with a toothpick which was pretty freaking adorable. Now let’s not forget that this is all served with a delicious and warm miso soup. Overall I had a pretty great experience at Taiko, the food was fresh, the service was good. I would definitely be coming back here. But keep in mind that most sashimi places including Taiko take a small hit on your wallet but it’s definitely worth it as a treat. Although I must say I was still hungry afterwards and topped up with some count down snacks. This is only because seafood is generally a very light meal. How do you think that Japanese people are so fit and live so long? Sayōnara, until next time folks.