This place totally exceeded all my expectations and thats why it deserves such a high rating.

I had heard such good things about this place prior to visiting and I have to admit I was slightly skeptical. But all my doubts disappeared as one friday lunchtime my friend and I walked in and saw the long queues outside the entrance. There must be something good about this place to have such a crowd with the incredible Pizza Union as its neighbour.

So we decided to experience what this canteen had to offer. After waiting in the queues for some time, the staff who took our orders was very friendly and as it was our first time at the canteen he explained how the seating arrangments and the ordering system works. After contemplating about a few options on the menu, I decided to stick with the classic chicken katsu curry. My friend got the duck yaki udon.

After placing our orders, we found a seating for 2 amongst the school type long benches. After a very short wait, the food was bought to our tables. As I took my first bite of the katsu curry, I wished I had found this place sooner! It was the best chicken katsu curry - the chicken was so moist and there was a generous portion of the sauce and veg added in the curry. My friend really enjoyed her duck yaki udon and couldnt find any faults.

Overall, I really think Wagamama and Wasabi have some serious competition as the service and the food are both great here. I will go even far as saying I can see this being my new favourite place for lunch and I will definitely be back to try out some of their more adventurous dishes on the menu.

Japanese food doesn't really get the credit it deserves, except for sushi that is. I however absolutely love a good chicken katsu curry and I never miss a chance to have one when I can. That's why I really like visiting the Japanese Canteen. The decor is simple, as you would expect in a canteen, but the food is great! I have tried a few of their dishes so far and, while they are all quite good, it is definitely the katsu curry that's the star for me. I must say that I can probably eat two of those bowls if I am really hungry and I have seen guys do that as well so you may need to get more food. I guess that's why Japanese people are so thin. I think the food is too good to resist though.