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Kintan Japanese BBQ

Japanese Restaurant and BBQ Joint££££

Holborn and Covent Garden, London

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Kintan Japanese BBQ

7.9^/10

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"Kalbi Short Rib and Harami Skirt Steak"(2 Tips)
"I loved the Japanese BBQ experience and the quality of meats."(2 Tips)
"Excellent "happy hour" deals for most of the day !"(8 Tips)
"One of the best kept secrets for yakiniku in central London."(2 Tips)

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happy hour
good for groups
Japanese food
lively
casual
trendy
great value
short ribs
good for dates
s'mores
pork
kalbi
fried rice
eggs
good for special occasions
free edamame
group dinners
garlic butter
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Maxim FedotovOctober 3, 2018
My new favourite spot for having a group dinner. Cooking together is super fun and with Happy Hour it gets pretty good value for money. Food is great of course and their Egg Fried Rice is to die for!
Shannon LowApril 13, 2018
Yummy BBQ. All the kalbis, especially with miso or garlic butter, and the harami skirt steak. Pork cheek wasn't bad too. Go on Monday when it's ala carte happy hour all day. Recommend reserving.
Martin CarazoMarch 20, 2015
Lunch value set for £8+gratuity ... Really great value. I thought it was a choice of the 3 types of grilled meat ... But it was the 3 of them, beef, pork and chicken. I will come back.
Jessi @2feet1worldSeptember 4, 2017
Fun bbq experience for a group. Huge menu and the Kintan set menu was a good deal - we were very full after!
sebOctober 14, 2016
Amazing food. All round great restaurant util they turned on the fluorescent lights and stopped the music to drive people who were eating out. Would probably try again but avoid for special occasions
BC OOctober 28, 2018
I love the food...the service is so bad. I know they are busy but It takes 20 minutes to get just even a drink. Some times have been better but it can be EXTREMELY slow going when you’re first seated.
Hui-ern NgJanuary 23, 2018
Happy hour here is the besttttt - those short rib kalbi’s, pork kalbi, and lamb chops 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Gary SimmonsJanuary 8, 2015
Skip the set menu and go a la carte. Kalbi Short Rib and Harami Skirt Steak are a must as is the Sparkling Sake. Full review on Scoff: http://scofflondon.com/restaurants/kintan-review/
KMay 17, 2019
Lunch deal is decent but probably works best for groups up to about 4. We were in a huge group for a leaving lunch and it was hard to cook and keep track of everything!
Michael WilsonJanuary 27, 2017
Get one of the set menus. Loads of amazing food and gives you a chance to try a bit of everything
RamonOctober 23, 2016
BBQ is amazing, portions are very generous, good quality and great taste
Suzie ZhanteJuly 19, 2019
Japanese bbq menu for 2, 4 or 6 people. Do not order side dish, the meal is more than enough. 5 out of 5.
VictoriaMay 15, 2022
Such a good place to have BBQ with reasonable prices 👍🏻
Kate SocatiyanurakNovember 4, 2018
Very tasty BBQ! And the s’mores too!
Kornelija MaceviciuteFebruary 11, 2019
Great food, great activity to cook your own meal and the prices are very decent.
Maryam IANovember 5, 2017
Long wait and no flexibility in terms of exchanging items from the set menu. I loved the Japanese BBQ experience and the quality of meats.
Abby TeeFebruary 21, 2016
aaaaaaammmmmaaazzzinggg!! So delicious Im craving for it again! Definitely visiting it again.
Leo C.February 16, 2016
One of the best kept secrets for yakiniku in central London.
JCJune 29, 2018
Been here 10+ times
My go-to bbq joint but when you look up, you’ll see dust and spider webs. Right above the food. Disappointing
Nick PittoniMarch 10, 2017
Good Japanese BBQ, chicken and beef were great
RichOctober 30, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Bar menu is half price if you stand at the bar.
Phil NomAugust 26, 2016
Great fun for groups. Order the sausages and look out for special offers
andrew wongMay 24, 2019
Been here 5+ times
The permanent happy hour here is awesome!
Boon KohJuly 2, 2017
Happy hour is a great deal. Food is tasty. But service was waaay too slow....
Jah RahmanDecember 21, 2022
Good bbq with a set of different cuts of meat
Curtis WongJune 25, 2017
Been here 5+ times
The food and spacious.
Saxow BoyAugust 11, 2016
Japanese BBQ, meat is super tasty
DaveDecember 1, 2015
Excellent "happy hour" deals for most of the day !
Audrey TanApril 27, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Pretty authentic Japanese BBQ experience in London
Chery San TanjungDecember 22, 2015
Try the Smore's!
Jing TangNovember 11, 2018
Been here 5+ times
Horrible service- we ordered meat lover menu. They were very slow to take the order. In the end, we were told we have no time for dessert although we have to pay for it as it is part of the set menu.
Matt BarberMarch 9, 2016
Left before getting served. Make sure you book and don't go for the bar area.
Gurmukh PanesarOctober 9, 2014
Free edamame or ice cream with a foursquare checkin :)
Angela LiuJuly 28, 2019
Not the best meat but come enjoy the bbq experience with the happy hour deal
Martin SFebruary 24, 2018
Great happy hour at the bar
Nikki PridhamDecember 19, 2017
the service we experienced wasn’t that great. We waited up to 20 minutes for our dessert & was pushed out the door as the Resturant was closing. We felt very unwelcome - not sure if I will return.
Magda TabacJuly 19, 2019
Place looks nice and staff was polite, but my chicken garlic noodles portion barely had any chicken... if there were 20-30g of chicken in that portion I’m lucky :(. Disappointing!
Jun SDecember 17, 2015
awesome japanese yakiniku
Leven Wenqi LiOctober 23, 2016
It's very medium ok place. However the mushroom is beautiful. The other meats were ok. The meal deal is good value.
Jin YiApril 15, 2015
Beef tongue must try!
RosanneMarch 24, 2019
Good food, never disappoints
Ig OrAugust 20, 2016
You cook your meat for yourself
Pointless OneJuly 25, 2019
A bit loud and smoky but food is good.
daily brenFebruary 16, 2016
Cooking your meat to your liking
Natalie BirdJanuary 6, 2017
Great Japanese BBQ
Ziqi LiuJune 15, 2015
cheap and delicious
Jin YiApril 15, 2015
BQ MEAAAAT 👌👌👌👍💜😘
Brendan HoNovember 11, 2016
Very poor hygiene for the best Japanese BBQ in London. Flies everywhere
Salim ViraniFebruary 20, 2016
They don't do takeaway, even if some of the staff tell you so.
Pete MarcusNovember 22, 2016
Terrible service but nice Japanese self-barbecue food in this surprisingly cavernous place.

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