RAI - Tottenham Court Road

Name: RAI - Tottenham Court Road
Address: 11-13 Bayley St, London, Greater London, United Kingdom, WC1B 3HD
Telephone: 020 8149 6248
Price range: £41 and over
Rating: 4.6

4.6

115 Reviews

£41 and over

Japanese

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2 people

30 Nov 2024

7:00 pm

Booked 11 times today

Experiences are available.

Good for special occasions
Fancy
Romantic

With only 5 tables and just 10 seats at the sushi counter with Chef Padam, you can trust us to provide you with an unforgettable dining experience.

Placing a clear focus on seasonal and high-quality produce, RAI offers a masterclass in fine dining with its sublime flavour combinations that showcase the finest Japanese dishes alongside unique ingredients from the UK and around the world.

The traditional Japanese garden transports you to a completely another world and the inventive menu makes the whole dining experience even more magical. But if you are feeling more classic and traditional menu then there is a beautiful sushi counter where you can have Top-quality sushi, sashimi and traditional Japanese dishes with only the best ingredients, made with unmatched love, care and skill from chef Padam himself and his highly passionate and skilled team.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, French / Japanese
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Fri 5:30 pm–11:30 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
020 8149 6248
Website
https://rairestaurant.com/
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Padam Raj Rai

Location
11-13 Bayley St, London, Greater London WC1B 3HD
Area
Fitzrovia
Parking details
None
Public transit
We are only a 4-minute walk from the Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
Additional
Chef's Table, Counter Seating

Experiences

Seasonal ALC Menu - Only 5 Tables Available.
Multiple dates available
You can order any dish from the Seasonal ALC MENU.
Japanese Garden | Tasting Menus | £59/£75
Multiple dates available
Lunch £59 | Dinner £75 This reservation is exclusively for the Japanese Garden area, where we offer our exceptional seasonal Tasting Menu. With only 5 tables available, seats are extremely limited and in high demand. Book your reservation now to secure your spot before it's too late.
9 - 11- 13 Premium Course Omakase Menu £59/£75/£89
Multiple dates available
9-course Omakase - £59. *Only at lunch times. Not available at Dinner times.* 11 course Omakase - £75 13 COURSE - PREMIUM OMAKASE | £89 Using freshest and the highest quality premium ingredients. Such as freshly grated 100% Japanese wasabi that takes up to 3-yrs to grow, 2-38-yrs aged soy sauces aged in 100-year-old cedar barrel, A5 Kobe, Koshihikari rice & Sanpuku nori considered one of the best sushi rice and nori in the world – Be prepared for an incredible omakase experience!

Wagyu dumplings, ponzu sauce | £19*
Grilled aubergine, truffle saikyo miso, sesame | £18*
Add truffle | +£14
Lime and chilli tiger prawns | £22*
Australian halal wagyu with kizami wasabi, lime, togarashi | £39
Salmon, kombu oil, butternut xo sauce | £26
Unagi don, aged soy, ikura | £35
Add truffle | +£14
48hrs marinated saikyo miso grilled cod | £42
Chargrilled spicy lamb cutlet, spicy yuzu dressing | £35
Chargrilled Pork Secreto | £27
A5 Wagyu or Kobe, maitake, sanso pepper chimichurri | MP

Dessert

Seasonal special dessert | £10
Sesame Delight | £13
Home-made sorbet & ice-cream | £6
Raspberry Sable, yuzu ganache, banana, mint & strawberry ice-cream | £13

What 115 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Experience an extraordinary culinary journey at RAI on Tottenham Court Road. Known for its "outstanding service" and "amazing omakase experience," RAI offers a delightful 13-course menu featuring fresh, expertly crafted dishes. Guests praise the talented chef and attentive staff, ensuring a memorable dining adventure. Highly recommended for sushi enthusiasts!

115 Reviews

J
Jenny
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Food was excellent, wish we went for the 13 course, just to try the fatty tuna but I was surprisingly full with 11 courses. The bread and butter was an unexpected surprise too. Overall everything was good and would go back again.
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Inge
Oxford
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had the signature tasting menu and it was outstanding! A modern twist on authentic Japanese food, it definitely took us back to Japan.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent service and great experience with new style Japanese foods.
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King Hei
Tokyo
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 15 November 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very good service. Food was amazing, got very full from the 13-course lunch.
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Regina
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 12 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing restaurant and food is excellent. Will definitely go there again.
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Nigel
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Looked after very well, attentive and chatty without being obtrusive… very good
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J
John
London
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on 10 November 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I was really excited to go given the things I heard and my recent nice meal at Hot Stone. Basically even though I booked the Omakase meal they put us by the dishwashing machine for over an hour until the table was free. By that point the meal wasn’t much fun and wished they’d told me the issue straight away and let us go to Nando’s or something. There’s better places in London and you can get better service.
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Malik
London
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on 5 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Wonderful food with a story, the most authentic Japanese cuisine, i've found in London. Great service, very attentive and humurous. Only issue and its a small one for me, the Zen garden in the window could have done with a dust.
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CarmenY
London
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 4 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food amazing. Top service. Really enjoyed. Highly recommended
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Melody
New York City
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 2 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Another amazing meal at Rai. The team are very welcoming and attentive throughout. I would recommend the sushi counter experience as watching Chef Padam and the sous chef at work is a wonderful experience in itself. Every dish was delicious and we look forward to visiting again soon. Thank you.
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FAQs

RAI - Tottenham Court Road is rated 4.6 stars by 115 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

30 Nov 2024

7:00 pm

Booked 11 times today

Experiences are available.

Google Map for RAI - Tottenham Court Road

11-13 Bayley St, London, Greater London WC1B 3HD

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Fitzrovia
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Fri 5:30 pm–11:30 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–10:30 pm
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Japanese, Sushi, French / Japanese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None
Public transit
We are only a 4-minute walk from the Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
Executive Chef
Padam Raj Rai
Additional
Chef's Table, Counter Seating

Website
https://rairestaurant.com/
Phone number
020 8149 6248

RAI - Tottenham Court Road

Make a booking

Dining areas

Additional information

Seasonal ALC Menu - Only 5 Tables Available.

Japanese Garden | Tasting Menus | £59/£75

9 - 11- 13 Premium Course Omakase Menu £59/£75/£89

Snacks

Hand-picked Oyster, special tosazu sauce | £6

Add Kings Caviar | + £5

Mixed seafood tart, yuzu caviar | £6

Enoki tempura, spicy mayo, yuzu gel (V) | £7

Crispy Rice, spicy seafood tartare | £19*

Kings Caviar | £25/10g

Tempura

Soft-shell crab tempura, spicy mayo | £17

Prawn tempura, tenstuyu sauce | £19

Assorted vegetables tempura (V) | £15

Rock shrimp tempura | £18*

Soft-shell crab, prawns, veg tempura platter| £39*

Salad & Soup

Yasai salad, black pepper ponzu (V) | £10

Grilled salmon yasai salad, black pepper ponzu | £15

Spicy mixed seafood soup | £12

Enoki mushroom & tofu miso soup (V) | £7

Sushi & Sashimi

Salmon | £5.5

Salmon belly | £7

Tuna | £6.5

Chutoro | £8

Butterfish | £5.5

Unagi | £6.5

Hokkaido Scallop | £6

Yellowtail | £6.5

Fatty tuna | £9.5

Seabream | £6

Uni | £14

Ikura | £9

Caviar | £25/10g

A5 Wagyu or Kobe | MP

Sashimi selection omakase | £29*

Sushi selection omakase | £27pp

SUSHI ROLLS

Spicy Salmon or tuna | £16

Japanese Yellowtail | £19

Grilled premium unagi | £24*

Premium fatty tuna & avocado | £29

Special Sushi Rolls

Signature Crunchy Hot Stone prawn tempura roll | £23*

RAI special roll | £39*

Classic Style

Japanese Yellowtail carpaccio, truffle ponzu | £18

Seared A5 Wagyu or Kobe carpaccio | MP*

Hokkaido Scallop, yuzu ponzu & umeboshi | £17*

Tuna tataki, mooli, spicy ponzu | | £17

New style/Seared sashimi

Salmon sashimi, yuzu miso | £16*

Butterfish, oba ponzu | £16

Premium fatty tuna sashimi, red jalapeno sauce | £24*

Yellowtail, citrus & clementine, crispy gari | £18*

Hot dishes

Wagyu dumplings, ponzu sauce | £19*

Grilled aubergine, truffle saikyo miso, sesame | £18*

Add truffle | +£14

Lime and chilli tiger prawns | £22*

Australian halal wagyu with kizami wasabi, lime, togarashi | £39

Salmon, kombu oil, butternut xo sauce | £26

Unagi don, aged soy, ikura | £35

Add truffle | +£14

48hrs marinated saikyo miso grilled cod | £42

Chargrilled spicy lamb cutlet, spicy yuzu dressing | £35

Chargrilled Pork Secreto | £27

A5 Wagyu or Kobe, maitake, sanso pepper chimichurri | MP

Dessert

Seasonal special dessert | £10

Sesame Delight | £13

Home-made sorbet & ice-cream | £6

Raspberry Sable, yuzu ganache, banana, mint & strawberry ice-cream | £13

Overall ratings and reviews

Review summary