M Restaurant

Came with my friend, and from the get go the service was amazing. We were greeted and then guided to our table. Food was amazing, and my drink was made special for me as I wanted something different. We didn’t wait much for the food aswell. Starts came out fast and so did the main. Food did not need extra seasoning as it was made perfectly. Woudl definitely recommend for a date, friends evening out, or even just a family dinner!!!

It's an upmarket steak house, and we shouldn't have tried to fashion an Izakaya meal out of the Japanese influenced starters and small sharing plates. Food was presented in a pretty, if prententious, style but actually missing the variety and creativity typical of Japanese bar food. Portions were tiny, relative to price. But maybe the portion size is appropriate if you are eating a big steak afterwards. Our enjoyment of the evening was somewhat dimmed by our main waiter, who encouraged us to order too much, which we later had to cancel as it became apparent there was too much food was arriving. He also refused to order us a cab after dinner. Other serving staff were fine. Two miniscule pieces of bread with good miso butter and green kimchi was the first to arrive. I liked the miso butter which tasted also of nori but the unnaturally green pickled cabbage was nothing special in terms of taste. This was followed by tuna tartare and hamachi avocado tacos. The hamachi was too tart and the tuna tartare was just okay. The freshness and subtlety of raw tuna was masked by a lot of mayo. The taco shells were tiny, maybe 3 inches in diameter and deep fried The beef tataki was not seared as expected, more a carpacio. A seared tataki would have provided better contrast to the raw fish tacos. It was tasty and well balanced in terms of texture and flavours, though a little ostentatious looking being a very small serving on a very large plate. They brought us a serving of wagyu beef tacos, which we didn't order, and these were the best tacos of the bunch. Mushrooms gyozas were flavourful but rather greasy being deep fried rather than pan seared as expected. For dessert, I had the white chocolate panacotta with apple jelly which looked pretty but tasted meh. Shards of meringue offered textural contrast but the dish cried out for a touch of bright acidity or bitterness. Maybe some slivers of candied yuzu peel? The cheapest house red is £40. A light dinner for two was £116. It's a pretty space with subdued lighting and background music and good acoustics. This is probably a place to stick to the steak.

Nice place with good food. All cooked as expected. Service was excellent, but we were the only people who were there - not the best. Good if you want something quiet, might of been the time we arrived.