Bamboo Mat

4.7

46 reviews

£26 to £40

Sushi

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Run by chef Denis Gobjila, ex of Chotto Matte, and his business partner, Victor Rosca, formerly of Sushisamba and Lucky Cat. It’s a smaller, cheaper and better Chotto Matte, without all the shouty people and art installations. What’s not to love about that?

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

17 Aug 2022

19:00

Booked 54 times today

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Sushi, Peruvian, Japanese
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
020 8539 0076
Website
https://www.bamboo-mat.co.uk/
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Denis Gobjila

Location
625 Leyton High Street, London, Greater London E10 6RF
Area
Leyton
Parking Details
None

What 46 people are saying

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.6Service
4.4Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Energetic

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nomnomnom
London
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall2food4service3ambience1
Bamboo Matt seems to be confused as to its location. I would love a local fusion restaurant but would not expect to pay £13+ for a pisco sour on the side of a busy bus route. Additionally there were limited sides, and portion-size varied hugely
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Anon
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Food was FANTASTIC. Great new addition to Leyton.
AS
AndrewSL
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
The food was a taste explosion. The cocktails are very accurate. The Japanese/Peru fusion really makes for an exquisite experience. Highly recommend and great that the restaurant is situated in little old Leyton!
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 6 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
incredible
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Laura
London
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 6 August 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food was amazing. Definitely will be back to try more if it!
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tomn
Essex
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 6 August 2022
overall4food4service5ambience3
Very warm welcome and great service from the team. Food was really nice, and came out at a good pace (not too fast, not too slow) but reading a menu off your phone detracts from the experience of eating out. The restaurant was full but didn't feel cramped or hectic, which was nice. A few loud cars on that road but unfortunately that can't be helped.
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4everEating
London
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on 5 August 2022
overall5food5service4ambience3
A great new local gem that I'll be going back to again for sure!
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Leytonstoner
London
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on 4 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
This popped up in the Leytonstoner online mag, which is a must-read for local eateries and drinking dens. It directed us to the lovely (almost a neighbour) Grace Dent and her review in the Guardian. Enough said. We decided to give a go. Thursday evening, difficult to get a table so went super early. It filled up quickly. And now we know why. It is Japanese, but it isn't. The Peruvian flavours are a extraordinary tour de force and mess with your mind a little. You'd have to go to see what I mean. We had two AMAZING ceviche fish starters followed by probably the best lamb chops we have ever tasted and octopus that I could still be eating a day later if I'd had the opportunity. Very generous crunchy vegetable salad. We were greedy and had two Maki as well, one with crispy mozzarella (yep, you read that right) and one with mango. Everything is very pretty. On the night we went there was only one dessert choice: a cheesecake, but probably the best cheesecake ever. Cocktails were pretty good (I had a pisco sour, which I accept isn't so unusual, but it was done exceptionally well) and we had beers rather than choosing from the good looking wine list. No physical menus, you need to to use a QR code. Super friendly staff to boot. Our south London friends are jealous already.
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Spanner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 4 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The wagu beef is unbelievable. Brilliant service.
JM
JonathanM
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
A ruby in the dust that is Leyton’s Midland Road. Well worth a visit for a special date night. I was still savouring the flavours of the dishes two hours later. Excellent service too.
DL
DebL
London
26 reviews
5.0
26 reviews
Dined on 2 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food and friendly, well informed service. Such a treasure of a place to have in the area!
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Deckless
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 31 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fabulous food at a reasonable price. Innovative menu well explained by staff who take pride in what they are serving
JF
JFjdf
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 31 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really great service and wonderful food!
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Lynleytonstone
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 30 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Amazingly delicate dishes, perfect flavours and easily up there with west end restaurants.
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paulf
Exclusive
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 28 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food amazing flavours went with a chef friend who enjoyed it as much as nobu
SM
SophieM
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 27 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Delicious food. Beautifully cooked. A real treat.
KS
KateS
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 July 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Lovely restaurant some of our dishes were amazing and all the rest were above average. Great service would definitely return
CR
ColinR
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 26 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent meal with brilliant service, the waiter/chef talked us through all the dishes and the food was delicious.
RH
RogerH
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 24 July 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Apart from surprise at finding a restaurant on the corner of where we used to live, to find excellent, imaginative, and well cooked food as well — result.
NG
NickyG
London
50 reviews
vip
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on 22 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Another delicious dinner at Bamboo Mat. Everything we ate was excellent. So pleased to have this on my doorstep.
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Eastmeetsaud
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 22 July 2022
overall5food4service5ambience5
So attentive with my allergies. Excellent service and the truffle ceviche is out of this world!
SH
StephenH
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 22 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was excellent and the staff attentive. It’s small. Has a funky feel to it. Definitely worth a visit.
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Paul
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 July 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great all round experience. Thank you everyone at Bamboo Mat!
PJ
PeterJ
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food here is delicious ' great ingredients and flavours, will definitely be back for more. And the service is pretty good too.
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Bamboozled
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Very delicious food and cocktails. Super great to have this in Leyton!!! Service was fantastic too! Highly recommend here...you'll need to book.
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Xelonitsa
London
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 20 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food really delicious. Hope the quality continues. Friendly service explaining dishes.
BP
BridgetP
Norfolk
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Following a friend’s recommendation, we had a delicious dinner at Bamboo-Mat, surpassing already high expectations! We look forward to our return visit - a perfect menu combination for warm summer evenings. Best new restaurant in ages!
EK
EoinK
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is amazing. Busy on a Tuesday in the heat. Lovely cocktails
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terry
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 16 July 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Wow , amazing flavours, nicest food we have had in a long time , well worth a visit !
HB
HenryB
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 16 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Epic food - so delicious. Loved every dish! Staff were polite and engaging. Great atmosphere, will definitely make this our local. Highly recommend a visit.
C
Cissy
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 13 July 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
The food and service was great. The neon lights and euro bangers made us feel like we were on holiday. It was quite noisey though and made it quite hard to hear.
LS
LeonieS
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 July 2022
overall5food5service3ambience4
Superb fresh sashimi, great flavours and an exciting addition to the neighbourhood.
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Frin
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 9 July 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Delicious food. My only minor complaint is that portions might be bigger.
OT
OpenTable Diner
London
26 reviews
4.0
26 reviews
Dined on 8 July 2022
overall4food5service4ambience5
Fantastic food, everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. Nice ambience and decor. Staff were attentive, small issues like the wine not being cold and the water glasses being very hot, perhaps straight out the dishwasher? Nothing major and the food more than makes up for it. We will definitely be back.
RB
RachelB
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 7 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food in lovely little restaurant in an unexpected spot. Would highly recommend it. The food and service were exceptional. We had a wonderful evening and probably the best steak I have ever tasted. The dessert was pretty special too!
S
Sally
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 6 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience3
Delicious food and pleased there's a local option for great fish and seafood.
HG
HelenG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 5 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The Margarita cocktail could have done with a bit of a kick but I can't fault the food, service was warm and knowledgable and there was a real buzz in the room. So great to have this in Leyton!
J
Joelrawlings
London
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 5 July 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
An interesting concept, Peruvian/Japanese fusion was a pleasant surprise. I am not a massive fan of sushi, but the dishes we had were really tasty and I would love to try some of the others on the menu. Service was good apart from a spillage from a sauce of dish served on a piece of slate (just use plates). That was the only downside of a good evening.
FA
FreddieA
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 5 July 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Food simply 10/10! Service relaxed and pleasant. 100% will be returning
CN
CyN12
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
The food was great and the service was very good.

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Bamboo Mat is rated 4.7 stars by 46 OpenTable diners.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

17 Aug 2022

19:00

Booked 54 times today

625 Leyton High Street, London, Greater London E10 6RF

Additional information

Area
Leyton
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sun 12:00 pm–11:00 pm
Cuisines
Sushi, Peruvian, Japanese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
None
Executive Chef
Denis Gobjila

Website
https://www.bamboo-mat.co.uk/
Phone number
020 8539 0076

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