Umai Japanese Cuisine

Lovely place to eat sushi, I think best in Shropshire and service is great I recommend

Had a lovely lunch here with the family. Will definitely come back again soon to try a bento box.

This restaurant was absolutely amazing. It was our first time there and the food was fantastic, yet reasonably priced. The eel sushi was outstanding, and the katsu was heavenly. The whole experience was truly authentic and Japanese-inspired.

This delightful Japanese restaurant offers a variety of dishes to cater to all tastes at very reasonable prices. The food is freshly prepared and served hot. The staff are welcoming and attentive, and the restaurant is efficiently managed. I will definitely return and highly recommend it to others.

I have eaten at Umai a few times and I have always been pleasantly surprised. It is a lovely restaurant located down a sweet little ally. Some highlights from the menu which I have tried include the inari sushi, vegetarian maki, veg gyozas, miso soup grilled aubergine. I have never tried the noodles or curries but they look impressive coming out of the kitchen. It would be a good place to go with friends/ family who are not vegan or vegetarian.

the waitress did not seem to know what was vegan and asked me to order something else. then brought me fish instead of herbal tempura. I'm sure they have vegan options, it just needs a little forward planning if I told them I could probably have made clear what I could eat. I wasn't too sure after the table staff didn't know that prawns were on the non-Veg list, so they didn't eat anything, but fortunately a burrito of okra in the evening, so I survived.

The waitress seemed to not know what was vegan and asked me to order something else. Then brought me out fish instead of vegetable tempura. I'm sure they have vegan options, it just needs a bit of foreward planning if I'd messaged them i probably would have been able to clarify what I could eat. I wasn't too confident after the table staff weren't aware of prawns being on the non veg list so didn't eat anything but thankfully had a burrito from Okra in the evening so I survived.

I love sushi. I typically buy it from the supermarket or places like Yo Sushi. The green tea, miso soup, and warm sake were excellent and truly exceptional. The salmon was delicious, and the tuna was exceptional - I've never had it so tender that it practically melts in your mouth. The surroundings at this restaurant are beautiful, and Shrewsbury is a wonderful place to visit and explore. It's a smaller restaurant, so it's recommended to make a reservation for both evening and daytime visits. The chicken bento box seemed to be a popular choice when we visited.

Good Japanese food depends on good ingredients and the proper preparation. It is never easy in England where the ingredients are going to be expensive and the skills hard to find. This restaurant is an excellent compromise. It does not reach the heights of fine dining but it is well worth what you are paying for. The tempura was particularly well made, fresh oil, crispy batter, the dipping broth needed some daikon and ginger but that is the compromise. Chirashi was well made, but perhaps a bit too much vinegar, perhaps the fish was cut a little thinly, but that is the compromise. Green tea in clay coloured cups? But that is the compromise. For England, this was very good cooking for a price...