Inamo Covent Garden

Afternoon tea, Japanese, Pan Asian, Sushi·
££££
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Bronze Award
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SquareMeal Review of Inamo Covent Garden

Bronze Award

Like its Soho sibling, this cool neon-lit restaurant serves up futuristic fun alongside a menu of pan-Asian favourites. Your table doubles as an entertainment centre: spy on the kitchen with ‘Chef Cam’, play retro video games of Pong, or choose the design of your place settings (upload photos beforehand to create a personalised tabletop montage). This branch occupies three floors, including a stylish basement bar, and the kitchen features a robata grill. Place your order via iPad, and dishes (all made for sharing) arrive courtesy of the friendly, helpful staff. We began with nicely spiced Korean chicken wings and dumplings filled with tender squid and spring onion. Next, DIY duck pancakes arrived with herb salad, and miso black cod delivered classic silky textures. Well-executed sushi and sashimi, chicken satay, Wagyu beef and Thai curries are also offered. Sip on Saké Mojitos, Kirin beer or wines chosen to match the food. 

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Average Price
££££ - £30 - £49
Cuisines
Afternoon tea, Japanese, Pan Asian, Sushi
Eat at Home
Deliveroo, Just Eat
Ambience
Cool, Cosy, Dark and moody, Fun, Quirky, Unique
Food Occasions
All day dining, Bottomless brunch, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Special Features
Gluten-free options, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wheelchair access
Perfect for
Birthdays, Celebrations, Child friendly, Dates, Group dining [8+], Special occasions

About

The Covent Garden branch of futuristic London micro-chain Inamo brings top notch pan-Asian cuisine, as well as their famous interactive tables, to another prime London location. The Covent Garden restaurant sees you order your food via fully touch-sensitive tables and then while you’re waiting for it to arrive you can entertain yourselves by playing games, drawing pictures or changing the design of your interactive table top. Choose to either play with your entire party or split your table up into individual screens that allow you to dictate your personal enttertainment. 

The Inside of Inamo Covent Garden is typical of all of their restaurants with dim lighting allowing for the tables to glow; wooden panels and elaborate patterns line the walls, with a bright bar lit up from below. Everything about Inamo Covent Garden is cool, slick and modern whilst maintaining some of the feeling of a traditional Asian restaurant.

The food offering is all based around sharing, with the huge menu giving diners the opportunity to create a real feast. Tapas-style dishes include classics such as sweet chilli prawn tempura, beef tataki, and bang bang cauliflower. A wide range of sushi and sashimi can also be enjoy with options such as seared salmon maki and New York rolls on offer amongst others.

On top of this the menu features a separate yakitori section with both veggie and meat options available. Larger sharing dishes include a plate of sizzling black pepper beef fillet and Korean BBQ ribs, with miso soup and rice both available to have on the side. To finish, why not try one of Inamo’s baked Alaskas or perhaps a chocolate fizz fondue.

Accompanying the amazing food, Inamo’s long drinks list features an impressive selection of cocktails such as a raspberry mojito and a lychee martini. There’s also a decent selection of wines and beers available, or for something a little more traditional why not try some of the sake on offer if you can handle it.

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FAQs

Are there gluten-free options on the menu?

Yes, there are gluten-free options.

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Location

11-14 Hanover Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9JP

020 7484 0500 020 7484 0500

Website

Opening Times

Dinner
Mon 16:00-23:00
Tue Closed
Wed Closed
Thu Closed
Fri Closed
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
All day
Mon Closed
Tue 12:00-23:30
Wed 12:00-23:30
Thu 12:00-23:30
Fri 12:00-23:30
Sat 11:00-23:00
Sun 12:00-21:00

Reviews

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60 Reviews 
Food/Drink
Service
Atmosphere
Value

Anon

02 December 2024  
Food & Drink 0.5
Service 0.5
Atmosphere 0.5
Value 0.5
Not fresh, expensive and unhygienic.

Terrible. I'm sorry but this restaurant is an insult to Asians. Where do I start? The food has been cooked days prior, the price of it was crazy, if the food was fresh and worth it then I would say the price is justified and for a price of coke it was £5 for half a glass!  Also, the waiters were rude, they were happy to talk amongst themselves and ignore you, took them half an hour to get us new chopsticks. The toilets were very unhygienic, wee on the floor, sick on the toilet and they still did not clean or apologise. Never would I go here again and if you know you're food and taste I would avoid here. 

Denise W

30 October 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 2
Service 2
Atmosphere 2
Value 2
Interactive tables were great fun for kids, but ...

Interactive tables were great fun for kids, but food average, as was service and place in need of a complete re-decoration and upgrade. 

Sonja C

27 August 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 1
Service 1
Atmosphere 1
Value 1
My last time in this place

Not happy ??

 

I've been there before and it was better.

 

£8.95 for a pint of beer is more expensive than many other places in the area, and in my opinion, it requires outstanding service or a unique atmosphere to justify the price, which I didn't feel was the case.

 

The main course was £19 and it was a tiny pork katsu.

 

We had two of those, one was normal but the other was a ridiculously small portion. I complained and they brought it back, but it was still small.

 

The tea ?? was served in a 200ml glass and was supposed to be freshly made, but I suspect it was from a big pot that had been sitting there since the beginning of service.

 

Again, £4 for a small glass of tea is steep, and I would expect exceptional service or an elegant atmosphere to justify the price. Neither of those things were present in my opinion.

 

£124 for 3 starters, 3 mains, and a drink each...and we ended up going to buy ice cream because we were still hungry. #NotImpressed #Overpriced #Disappointed

Candice W

18 August 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 3
Service 3
Atmosphere 3
Value 2

Expensive food and poor quality wine and cocktails. My kid loved the computer screens though

Oxana R

10 August 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 3
Service 4
Atmosphere 3
Value 2

Bertie M

06 May 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 2
Service 3
Atmosphere 2
Value 0.5

Food was average and very over priced .

toilets were also not clean

Michael-John & S

01 May 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 4
Atmosphere 2.5
Value 5
Great deal

Great deal & dishes and fab lychee mojitos / shame about the dirty smelly gents toilets ?

Michael-John & S

01 May 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 4
Atmosphere 2.5
Value 5
Great deal

Great deal & dishes and fab lychee mojitos - shame about the dirty smelly gents toilets ?

Joseph T

01 May 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5

Michael-John & S

30 April 2024   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 3.5
Atmosphere 4
Value 5
Good Deal

very good deal of unlimited food - fab lychee mojitos - shape aboit about the dirty smelly gents - 

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