Chotto Matte

We stopped in for lunch. Very cool atmosphere, great soho location. We each had the chotto bento box. We both thought it was excellent, we really enjoyed all the features. Really fun place and in the evenings and weekends it brings a lounge atmosphere. Don’t forget to check out the bathrooms it glows in the dark.

Great drinks and décor but a by pricey. Would love to come back and try the food next time.

This review is solely based on the service, not the food. We were so put off by the lack of attention, that my hubby and I just wanted to finish our drinks and bounce! I arrived before my husband to get a table ahead of time, and I probably made eye contact with 4 different waiters as well as the hostess, and not one of them offered to get me a table or even acknowledge my presence. I finally had to waive my hand around like a kid in a classroom, to get someone to walk over to me. The guy seemed so annoyed that I was ruining his water-​cooler chit chat session near the register and just asked me «Are you eating or drinking?» Didn’t get a «Hello» or a «How may assist you?» Anyway, he sat me down without giving me a menu. I then waited and waited and WAITED for a waitress, she never came. My husband showed up about 15 minutes later, and we still didn’t have a waitress or a darn menu. We were so tired from jet lag as we had just arrived from LAX so we were not about to get up and leave as we normally would after such poor service. Ambiance is great, décor is stylish and trendy, and it’s location is convenient as it is located in the heart of Soho, but honestly, skip this place unless it’s midnight and you want to grab a drink at the bar to just people watch.

If walking or bar hopping around Soho, you can’t avoid this place. The cocktails in London are famous for being watered down & pricey and this place was no exception so I had to keep ordering to get a buzz but the bartender was this charming Italian dude & made it fun to stay around

After searching high and low for a place to eat last night I was in London, I came across Chotto Matte. Being a massive sushi fan, I felt this would be the place for me and booked ahead. Once I had arrived, I was really impressed with how it all looked. Very modern and, to sound like an old woman, very «hip». We were quickly taken to our table and told about how it all works. We were told normally people order 5 dishes but that seemed a little too much for us. We had only really planned to have a bite to each and some cocktails. After sitting for a little bit longer than I usual, our waiter came round to take our food order. He started to walk off just as we gave our drinks order and told us he would come back. After that, we watched as he went round to every table bar us. It almost felt like because we didn’t want to order 5 dishes, he didn’t seem interested. The food itself was perfect and came out very quickly. Sadly several times we had to ask the other waiters about our drinks order and nothing ever seemed to come from it. Finally when we were on our last dish, we managed to get ahold of our waiter, who didn’t apologise for forgetting our drinks or generally seemed bothered by us which was frustrating. Overall, the food was pretty amazing and the vibe inside is great but I was so disappointed with the service we received that night.

I came in with high expectations and this has managed to exceed them all! The seating area is nice and casual and the staff were very friendly and helpful! We ordered the spicy edamame, which was pretty good, the yellow tail and sea bass sashimi were both exquisite. The tempura was pretty good as well.
The sushi rolls were heavenly, the dragon roll and spicy tuna were insanely good! Would definitely recommend it to all sushi lovers and look forward to visiting again!

BEST sushi in London we’ve had thus far. The rolls are creative and even the basic ones melt in your mouth. The ambiance is great too, perfect for any type of celebration or just a nice dinner. Would recommend to anyone.

Very trendy and popular eatery in Soho Cotto Matte is more about style over substance.
Walking in on a Friday night the restaurant was buzzing, the bar a choice hangout for cocktails. From the clientele to the very styled mood lighting and slick modern décor it felt almost a bit more South Beach than Soho. Then I was hit with a bit of attitude from the hostess at the reception. Completely unnecessary as we had a booking, but none the less this was the greeting. Then I had to deal with a 5 minute queue to check my coat in like I was at a club, all this before I had even had my first cocktial. Add to that snooty clientele in designer fakes who were just being generally rude and obnoxious and it just didn’t feel like the best place to be.
Soldiering on, having finally checked my coat I then went back to the hostess desk who told me to go upstairs to check in with the next hostess. and finally I was seated. The waitstaff was pretty good, and thankfully no attitude there, though they did forget a couple of drink orders –twice– and the last dish on our order took ages to appear, but it was Friday night and quite busy. Since we shared all dishes within our group, the waitstaff did time and space out delivery of the several dishes we ordered properly, though there was not much room on our table even that way. Seating is quite tight.
The Japanese-​Peruvian infusion cuisine was more Asian inspired than Peruvian, but what was good, was tasty, while other dishes were just so-​so. The challenge is that it is very hit or miss to find what was good. The sushi rolls were probably the best choices on the menu, the ceviches were ok (you can find better next door at Ceviche), so really the best of the menu would be the Japanese dishes.
Overall I was left a bit cold by my experience but it did not completely dislike it either. Some of the food was very enjoyable and thankfully the night did get better. I would consider trying it at another time perhaps not on a weekend. But if you like being part of the trendy party scene then go on the weekend as this place is perfect for those types on the way to a big night out or having loud group gatherings after the workweek. For me it was all just a bit… meh.

what a combo, peruvian and asian fusion. Some things were great and some things fell flat. The sushi i thought was less than decent for the price but the real star was the meats and at the moment i can’t remember a damn thing from 5 months ago.

Si je pouvais mettre 3 étoiles et demi je l’aurai fait.
Londres c’est Londres. Je veux dire par là que c’est génial, en tout cas moi j’adore mais mon portefeuille, moins. Je savais qu’en réservant chez Chotto Matte je n’allais pas faire des économies, loin de là. Mais la tentation de découvrir la cuisine nikkei (issue de la diaspora japonaise au Pérou) l’a emporté.
Intérieur trendy, pas de doute nous sommes bien à Soho. On né vient pas ici pour un dîner en amoureux à moins d’aimer les ambiances fortes en décibels mais le cadre est sympa et les cocktails à tomber. Niveau plat, la carte propose bel et bien la rencontre des genres avec des mets japonais (sushi, maki) mais aussi bien latino et, objet du resto, la fusion des deux.
Les grandes faims passeront leur chemin car, comme né l’indiquent pas leur prix, les plats sont à partager, sorte de tapas sans en être. C’est bon, même très bon et il y a clairement du travail dans chaque plat. Mais l’addition, même pour Londres, est un peu douloureuse: ôter deux cocktails à une dizaine de livres et ressortez avec une addition frôlant les 70 £
Je suis contente d’avoir découvert la nikkei food, ce que je n’aurai peut-​être jamais découvert sinon mais vu la quantité de belles adresses à Londres (car je vous assure qu’on y mange merveilleusement bien) ce n’est pas le restaurant que je recommanderai de prime abord

I took advantage of their great pre-​theatre menu which includes miso soup, a bento box of goodies and a glass of prosecco for just £25.
We started with the miso soup which was warm and not overly salty like it can sometimes be.
The bento box was huge with two layers to it and crammed with goodies. There was no clear order in which to eat it so I kinda just went for a try a little bit of everything to find out what was my favourite and the polish off the good stuff.
The Padron peppers were something I’d never had before and was surprised by how mild they were, although I read that one in fifty peppers is much, much hotter than the others so I’m very glad I didn’t get one of those! The lobster tempura was really great, big chunks of lobster meat in a light and crispy batter and not at all greasy.
I absolutely adored the ceviche that I ate at Rex and Mariano a couple of weeks ago and was excited to try more but the sea bass offering here wasn’t anywhere near as good and the marinade was far too overpowering in my opinion. The Nikkei sashimi salad was nice too but I do think the presentation of these two dishes was better than the actual taste which is always disappointing.
I love sushi so the spicy tuna sushi rolls and mixed nigiri were always going to go down a treat and this was a very good selection. Tuna and salmon are familiar toppings to nigiri to me but I’d never had a sea bass one before and thoroughly enjoyed it. Luckily the tuna rolls weren’t actually that spicy in my opinion which made them all the better!
The final compartment was definitely my favourite though with grilled octopus anticucho, BBQ miso chicken, steamed rice and vegetables with chili & garlic. I’ve never had octopus grilled before and I don’t really like it when my food has suckers but this was cooked to perfection any my absolute favourite dish of the night. The BBQ chicken was really nice and wonderful dipped in some soy sauce but I scrapped a lot of the white sauce that was smeared over it off as I thought there was just a little too much of it.
I wasn’t stuffed by the end of the meal but I was definitely satiated and there was actually quite a lot of food for £25. You’d spend a lot more than that buying individual dishes anyway and it’s nice to get to try selection of things.

My team and I (6 of us) went for the £20 Bento Lunch. This is by far the best value in the city for such high quality food. And don’t worry — you won’t leave hungry. I struggled to finish mine and ended up giving a way a few bits (much to their delight).
The dishes we so sumptuous and delicious. I don’t eat chicken and they were very kind to provide me with a sub.
The tastes of each box was different yet suited the story perfectly. Lots of intriguing flavors that I have never tried together. Peruvian Sea Bass ceviche? More more more!
Service was attentive and the atmosphere is modern & fun with street art on the walls.
Covered all the senses. We collectively cannot wait to go back and try more. FAB!
Whether you are a Londoner or visitor, this is a must do.

Yummy food, fresh fish and other sea food, friendly and nice staff, great ambience with good music playing in the back ground. Will definitely come back and recommend it.

There’s a doorman. Which usually makes me feel I’m walking into a nightclub rather than a restaurant, which filled me with a little bit of anxiety, but anxiety went quickly and we sat down for a really nice meal!
Had a great experience as far as service is concerned. We had a lovely French fella in a bow tie and others popped in on us from time to time to explain what we we’re eating or just to check in on us. All friendly folk.
Dining is family style, so order a load of stuff and chow down with your party! Honestly, we ordered so many things and they were all really tasty. Except for the last minute tuna roll which we’d forgotten we’d ordered, and arrived well past the time all of us were full. I didn’t try it but heard from my fellow diners it was eh. The highlights for me were the pork belly and the short rib. Both so flavorsome and tender. Definitely get the fried yucca which is basically crack in root starch form. The corn has a lovely buttery flavor to it, but the texture is a bit odd.
Give it a go. Service is good, food is good, people are pretty, atmosphere is trendy.

Ouvert l’an dernier, Chotto Matte est un restaurant-​bar de Soho composé de trois étages, proposant de la cuisine japonaise et péruvienne. Mon amie et moi avons commencé le diner par un cocktail… et nous avons continuer avec des cocktails tout au long du diner. Nous avons aimé le Japajito qui avait le même goût qu’un Mojito avec une note sucrée supplémentaire.
Ces nigiris de coquilles Saint-​Jacques étaient ordinaires, mais c’était une façon agréable de commencer notre repas! Je n’avais pas la même sauce que mon amie, la mienne était sans gluten.
Mon amie a commandé le carpaccio péruvien de bar et de coquilles Saint-​Jacques. J’ai été impressionnée par la présentation de ce plat, c’était joliment présentée et très coloré. Ce fut un plaisir pour mes yeux et une entrée savoureuse pour mon amie. Elle a aimé les tranches onctueuses de coquilles Saint-​Jacques crues, le plat était bien équilibré entre l’aigreur du citron et les épices du chili.
Mon premier choix était la tostaditas de crevettes et de homard mais j’ai été informée qu’ils n’en avaient plus. J’ai été un peu déçue car il était seulement 19h30 (début du service) et ils n’en avaient déjà plus.
J’ai commandé à la place la tostaditas de morue charbonnière au miso. C’était très bon. La morue charbonnière était parfaitement cuisinée et assaisonnée avec le miso et le yuzu. Dans le cadre de mon régime FODMAP j’avais pour une fois le droit de manger un peu de gluten, cette tostaditas a été mon petit plaisir de la soirée.
Il est impossible pour moi de manger dans un restaurant japonais sans commander des makis classiques. Nous avons commandé les makis Sake Dragon Roll que nous avons partagés. Quand j’ai vu le prix j’ai trouvé qu’ils étaient un peu chers (£ 9.75), mais c’était avant de réaliser que c’était 8 pièces au lieu des 6 pièces habituelles, et les makis étaient gros. La présentation du plat était jolie, ils étaient joliment présentés. J’ai trouvé que ces makis étaient particulièrement bons, ils avaient une petite note sucrée que j’ai trouvée très agréable.
Mon plat à base de poulet était un plat délicieux et savoureux, la peau du poulet était mi– croustillante, mi-​molle donnant différentes textures au plat. J’ai adoré la sauce sucrée, le parfait mélange de yuzu et de teriyaki.
Selon mon amie ce plat était gouteux, le miso était bien dosé et apporta une douceur subtile au poulet qui s’appareillait bien avec les saveurs de la carotte. Nous avons partagé du riz cuit à la vapeur pour accompagner nos plats de poulet.
Chotto Matte est un bel atout pour l’industrie de la restauration dans Soho. J’ai beaucoup aimé le concept qui combine nourriture japonaise et péruvienne. Quelques plats étaient un peu chers comparés à d’autres restaurants de Soho, mais la qualité des produits et la présentation des plats justifient le prix.
Les serveurs et les serveuses étaient très serviables en proposant des alternatives pour mon régime spécial FODMAP — tous mes plats étaient sans gluten, oignon ou ail (à part pour la tostaditas). J’ai aimé le contraste entre le bar à cocktails très animé au rez-​de-​chaussée et la salle à manger informelle au premier étage. Je retournerai certainement à Chotto Matte pour dîner ou pour un afterwork autour de cocktails et de tostaditas.

OMG. This is the best restaurant we have experienced in a long time. The most amazing flavors, great staff and incredible waiter. Ours was named Manuel — he is an amazing waiter with great skills, engaging and very knowledgeable. Try the short ribs and the octopus. The rolls were fantastic!
Loved the entire experience. Highly recommended!

A great experience — a selection of different tasting menus or the main menu. A fusion of Peruvian and Japanese dishes.
Vibrant and interesting bar with a large range of cocktails and exotic liquors.
Almost impossible to walk past this place with its open frontage and funky awnings. Great place to meet a s a group for drinks or to enjoy the eclectic cuisine.
Cocktails all round, I had a limoncello based cocktail which was super refreshing.
Our table selected a Japanese sparkling white wine to accompany the meal. it was very cold and very dry, super with a spicy meal.
Tostadas to start the meal off the main menu. Highlights were the pork belly and California roll dishes.
Modern funky toilet zone was an experience and the Velocity app that was available and gave us £10 off our meal was gratefully accepted and will get good use in the future.

The food here was very good. I probably won’t be back here, but I was quite impressed by their seabass ceviche (10.95 pounds) and their Sato Maki Roll, which was seabass, salmon, romano peppers, and lime soy (13.25 pounds). I highly recommend these dishes. I wasn’t too hungry, so I stuck with these two. The service here is only ok. A bit sparse, I’d say. And finding the bathrooms was like a labyrith of stairs and different floors.
What you should be forewarned about are the cards they give you to download some app called Velocity, which would give you 10 pounds off your bill. It sounds like it would be a good deal, but this app REALLY sucks. It’s slow, buggy, and super slow. Yes, that slow. Just pay the 10 pounds extra and be on your way. Otherwise you’ll be spending 30 minutes trying to download the app, figure it out, go around the bugs, and split your bill. While that experience was awful, the food here was not.

The dishes at Chotto Matte are all small tapas portion which are made for sharing. We ordered various of dishes to share from the different section of the menu — sushi, barbecue, sauté and tempura.
We started off with the Seabass ceviche which consisted of seabass sashimi, sweet potato, Peruvian corn, coriander, chive oil and citrus sauce. This was one of my favourite dish which had a refreshing flavour and was a good appetizer to start a meal.
Another refreshing and tangy dish we tried were the tuna and yellowtail served with onion, ginger, shiso, tomatoes, blackberry salsa. I would had liked some tortilla to accompany this dish as this would goes nice to scoop all the salsa.
We tried two of the sushi dishes that are flamed at the table. Sato maki comes with a combination of seabass, salmon and romano pepper with lime soy. The Aburi, comes with four different nigiri: Tuna yuzu, aubergine miso, turbot and salmon. Many of us felt this could have been flamed a bit longer to give it a seared texture.
We also ordered some dishes from the barbecue section, including The Lomo a la parrilla was sliced beef fillet served with spicy teriyaki and pomegranate salsa. I found this dish was not worth the price tag of £20.29 as it was only a few slices of beef and I would probably not re-​order if I revisit. However, one barbecue dish that did impress me on the table was the Barriguita de chanchito, which was pork belly. We thought the texture and the flavour made this dish a winner for most of us.
Chotto Matte is a great place for a cocktail because you will be spoilt with choice as there are a large range of cocktail on their menu. I tried the Flor de Manzana from their anti-​depressant cocktail which is described as cocktail with personality. It combined Finlandia Mango vodka, Akashi Tai sake, passionfruit, Bottlegreen elderflower, lime and apple.
A meal is usually never complete with out dessert but I could have pass on the dessert at Chotto Matte.
The service at Chotto Matte was slow, for both back and front of house. Also, we found that the waiter had added four bottles of water with out us knowing. We did order a bottle of still water to start the evening and the waiter poured it for us during our meal. But it would had been courtesy for the waiter to have asked if we wanted another bottle of water each time it was finished. We could have then decided on having tap water for those who wanted it or none at all because our cocktails had arrived.
I would consider Chotto Matte as an expensive place to have dinner, since between 8 people it cost us around £50 per person (including service charge). It would only be a place I would come for just a cocktail or light bites. If it is for dinner then I would wait to visit Chotto Matte for a special occasion.

I’ve only had the (mis)fortune of sampling the bar here, not the restaurant, and it always saddens me to report that it was the staff that put a dampener on the night :(
It was a busy weeknight eve when I went in with a group of colleagues, as we were attracted by the buzz from the outside and the funky awnings. It was pretty rammed inside, but whilst I was busy admiring the very cool graffiti style art on the far wall, my team mates managed to find somewhere for us to perch.
We took over the spare corner of one of the large communal high tables, and the boys graciously offered the two high stools to us two ladies. We weren’t taking up too much room, nor blocking off the walkway to the restaurant area, and yet a highly-​strung member of staff complete with earpiece kept ushering our group back against the table. She seemed to have some invisible (and pointless) line in mind and every time someone crossed it she would give an exasperated sigh, ask them to move aside, then return to blocking it herself and scowling. When some of my team attempted to move out of the way to the opposite side of the table she again asked them to move, but seemed to have no problem when a couple of pretty girls wandered in and sat there.
I’m not sure what she had shoved up her– ahem, I mean what her problem was, but it felt like she just needed to make herself feel important. Fair enough if there had been reason to the madness but if it was health and safety then the doorman should’ve stopped letting people in. First world problems I know, but it was a shame we couldn’t relax and enjoy our bubbles as we were hoping to…

Consistent food after visiting several times. Knocked 1 star for the Service, still not on point. Don’t miss my favourites: Smoked purple mashed potatoes, Sea bass cevice and the padron peppers.

This restaurant changed my life. The whole ethos of the restaurant’s sharing concept was beautifully explained to us by our waiter who equated sharing food or sharing a meal as an expression of love.
Overall, the food was beautifully presented and a flavour to match. The Japanese and Peruvian flavours blended together perfectly. There were Japanese ingredients and dishes with Latin American spices and colours. The Seabass Ceviche was a beautiful blend of how both cultures prepared raw fish. The Scallop Tiradito, a delicious take on scallop sashimi– pairing it with a tangy Latin flavours of citrus and sliced jalapeños for spice. For the main, the Tentaculos De Pulpo, the sweetness of the Japanese purple potato complemented the spiciness of the octopus. Fusion food is rarely done right, and this is hands down one of the few. My only regret is that I did not try everything.

Soyons honnête, Londres n’est pas réputé pour sa nourriture et il est difficile de trouver un resto où la carte né propose pas le fameux «chips and fish «ou d’autres plats tout aussi gras. Nous sommes tombés sur le Chotto Matte par hasard en nous promenant dans le quartier de Soho et le célèbre quartier China Town.
Le restaurant propose deux parties: une partie pour boire un verre, dans une ambiance décontractée un peu lounge bar et une seconde partie pour manger un petit bout. Le restaurant est divisé en deux étages. Après notre verre, nous sommes invités à aller à l’étage. Salle très grande, un peu bruyante (mais on s’y fait) au final l’étage en bas est un peu plus intime. Nous rencontrons le premier point négatif qui est, la cuisine ouverte en plein milieu du restaurant. Cela a son charme mais n’est pas toujours agréable pour les odeurs. La serveuse; toute souriante, nous installe à notre table et un second serveur (français, très vite on se rend compte que ça grouille de serveurs qui parlent français) se dirige vers nous et nous explique le concept. «Ici tout se partage nous dit-​il. Tout est déjà coupé pour faire en sorte que chaque aliment se partage avec son/​sa compagn (e) «. Nous choisissons trois plats parmi la carte: 8 sushis rolls (vegetable), Vegetables picantes a la plancha (un petit assortiment de légumes croquant légèrement épicé) et du poulet finement découpé accompagné d’une petite sauce sucrée. Les «petits «plats arrivent plic ploc dans de jolies petites assiettes et c’est parti, chacun picore à gauche et à droite. A la fin de notre repas, il nous reste une petite place pour un dessert. Notre choix se porte sur le dessert aux fruits de la passion, très bon mais encore une fois très petit.
Le deuxième point négatif, comme vous l’aurez compris est la taille des plats. Ceux-​ci sont assez petits et on est vite tenté de commander plusieurs plats, mais attention au prix. Mais dans l’ensemble, le restaurant est très sympa, les plats de qualité, la déco est jolie, l’ambiance lounge nous plonge dans une atmosphère cozy et le service et les serveurs sont vraiment au top.

Voici un petit nouveau dans le quartier de Soho qui est à découvrir dans les plus brefs délais.
Ouvert il y a un mois lors de la Fashion week Londonienne, l’endroit est très vite devenu un repaire trendy.
Si vous aimez être surpris par le type de cuisine d’un restaurant et que vous n’avez pas peur d’essayer des nouveautés, foncez, cet endroit est fait pour vous !
Issu d’un mix entre la cuisine japonaise et la cuisine péruvienne (appelé Nikkei),
la carte propose tout un large choix de petits plats que l’on peut partager avec ses convives.
Hormis une cuisine incroyable, tout à été pensé dans les moindres détails, une musique qui met la pêche, une deco hors du commun et une qualité de service au top.