Monkatsu 49 North Cross Road, London SE22 9ET

"Veggie tempura: relatively small portion for the price but decent enough. 3/5 Chicken yakisoba: soggy, aftertaste of bad seafood, and overall bland. 1/5 Service was good and attentive 4/5 Overall not great. There are so many better restaurants in the area. If you are after Japanese go to Yama momo instead."

"I have been here twice now and the food and atmosphere is great. The food is so tasty and good portion sizes. I got a salmon amd prawn fried rice."

"TERRIBLE SERVICE! - If i could give this 0 stars, I would. Firstly my daughters placed their orders of 2 different rolls. Then the server brought 2 rolls very quickly. They were a bit confused at the rapid service but since sushi is often very similar looking, they began to eat it. Side note - I am Japanese myself as well as my daughters and the sushi was nothing short of appalling. The rice was unseasoned, a big NO NO in all Japanese food, it was oddly steamed to the point of an unrecognisable mush. Anyway the food was not the main problem. The server then came out with 2 platters of sushi and we realised they had began eating the wrong rolls. The server went back in with her colleague and they debated on what to do. Then they began to have a terrible attitude and it was clear that they were mad that they ate the wrong food provided. They would not give them their actual order unless they paid for both. They even heard them exclaiming inside the restaurant very loudly (as they were eating outside) saying “those girls….” complaining about them. Then they began to ignore them, serving everyone else but them. They tried to ask for the bill and then it took them 20 minutes to give it to them. They dumped the bill on their table without saying a word. This is unacceptable and vastly inappropriate and my 2 daughters came home crying due to the service. Definitely not coming back. Loyal customers have been completely lost and will not be recommending again."

"Went on a Sunday lunch. The food was ok... The beef teriyaki with fried boiled egg on rice was interesting, although more like a beef stew (I'm no expert, maybe that is a good thing. The gyōza and dude pickle were very good. Service was fast and attentive."

"The sushi here is so Flavourful and beautifully presented. The staff are so incredibly attentive and wonderful. I would definitely recommend this place, extremely family friendly and the food is amazing, food was prepped and served so fast as well. Squid Karaage Kushi and sushi platter were really tasty and decently priced. Definitely worth the fresh sushi."