Lunch menu spectacular and reasonably priced. Food and service excellent. Looks out on the main runway of the London airport; great views! Patio in summer is great! May want to reserve ahead due to limited seating. Highly recommended!
This delightful cafe is located way out in east London in the Diamond Flight Centre. The menu is very inviting especially for lovers of seafood. I enjoyed the best Reuben sandwich I've ever had anywhere, and the crab chowder was superb. Service was efficient even though the place was packed.
I've lived in London for more than 50 years and have never heard of Katana before. As of now it will be top of my list for a great meal at a very reasonable price.
We have the pleasure of flying all over the americas. This stop at the London Airport is now one of my favourite. We had a meal, a rare and pleasant treat. Yvonne the chef, was fun to watch as she moved through her kitchen with confidence and ease. I love eating but one does get tired of restaurants. This experience brought back my love of great food.
Save my seat I'll be back on my next flight to London!
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The thing that confuses me most about Katana's is how anybody manages to find it! They could use a sign - unless you know to look in the Diamond building, you could easily drive right by it. However, it's worth the effort to find - the food is superb, and the view of the runway of the London airport from your table creates a great atmosphere. Highly recommend trying this place...and maybe bringing them a bristol board sign while you're at it
I eat here often, and have only great things to say. It's a lunch-time favorite for the east London business crowd. Reservations are required almost any day of the week. The staff are experienced and attentive, the food is fantastic, and the casual dinning experience is always enjoyable. It's located literally beside the London airport runway, so there's lots to see as planes come and go during you meal! (It's especially awesome in the summer on their patio.)
I've always been a fan of this restaurant, and didn't think twice about making a lunch reservation. Upon arrival I asked for a booth for my party of 2 and was told they were reserved for larger parties. I was sat at a table only to see a party of 2 led to a booth 10 minutes later - I was not impressed. I had the chicken panini with pepper and mushrooms for lunch which was really bland. An unfortunate experience. My husband had the fish stew which he liked.
We visited this restaurant due to receiving a gift certificate. We were both impressed with basically everthing and are now telling many others about this hidden jem in London! Fantastic & would return again.
My husband and I love this little place. The wait staff is fantastic - Landon knows us by name and knows what we like. The chef, Kelly Hamilton is the best in the city and nothing that we've had there has ever disappointed. We always have a great evening out when we go to Katana.
The moment we entered we felt like we in the right place for the money we wanted to spend. we were graciously greeted by one of the male servers and quickly taken to our reserved table. Within moments we were greeted by our server Landon who described both the wine and dinner menu with such enthusiasm that we took his recommendations for the food and we let him choose all of the wines to go with our food choices. He was extremely attentive and very knowledgable of our needs. The chef seemed to be in control of everything going on in the kitchen which by the end of the meal we realized was actually the truth. Our meal was absolutely superb and the service was above and beyond what I expected from a restaurant that is truly out of the way. We highly recommend Landon as your evening server. We WILL be back to experience this wonderful atmosphere for many, many times to come.
This restaurant is amazing, the best restaurant in London by far. The food is always made to order and so tasty. Great chefs, love watching the planes but hate that it is so far out of town. It's a special treat before a vacation.
Nice bright room with excellent view of runways. Great service, nicely paced by Chris. Kitchen visible behind glass wall. Menu is varied with several seafood choices. We especially liked the Caesar salad dressing, not too powerful yet very tasty. Soup de jour was great. Entrees were well presented hot and flavourful. The home made desserts were beautifully presented and topped the meal off nicely. Steamwhistle on tap. We will definitely go back.
This is the best restaurant in London outside of the core. Watching the planes land while eating lunch is a treat and all of the windows make the atmosphere bright and cheerful. The food is always good and the staff are super friendly. It's an ideal spot for business lunches. The entrees are well priced and you always get good value for the money.
It is tricky to find ( not a big sign just go to...
It is tricky to find ( not a big sign just go to the end of the road and right, besides Diamond aircraft training center). The service was prompt, nice setting. My partner with the shrimp and the soup loved the dishes. My food was perfect, the mix of the ingredients and right balance of flavours made it a great experience,I cannot wait to come back when the patio is opened. The service was superb, definitely I will come back.
My friends and I arrived to a rather noisy and chilly dining room.
We ordered our meal at 12:40 pm and didn't receive it until 1:40 pm. The coffee was luke warm and we weren't offered any bread before or during our m eal. We had to ask the waiter to bring us some.I ordered a shrimp, scallop, mussel, perch entree which souned tasty. Unfortunately, my meal was very unappetizing in appearance as the fish floated around in a watery broth in a bowl. The individual fish pieces were ordinary in taste. Not what I expected at all. My friends ordered the tiger shrimp entree with pasta. One enjoyed it, the other did not.
We asked about dessert and the waiter went to get a menu but never returned. Another waiter who was actually the bartender, gave us a verbal rundown of desserts so there was no menu in the first place which we had been waiting sometime to hear about. At that point, we were rather frustrated with the poor service so chose to end our time at Katana Cafe.
Needless to say we were all disappointed with the experience as we had heard such rave reviews about it. We won't be returning anytime soon.
We take all out of town guest here for dinner. And go here for all special occasions (birthday, anniversary, etc). This is by far our favourite restaurant. We have been going for almost 7 years. We LOVE it. The staff are friendly helpful and efficient and the food is amazing. I have never had anything that I haven't liked.
We have been frequenting this restaurant for many...
We have been frequenting this restaurant for many years our children have grown up with this being there favorite restaurant. At any point where there is a special occasion this is there choice above all establishments in the city. Kelly Hamilton is an absolute superb chef who has wonderful and exciting dishes that never cease to amaze us. This by far is our favortie dining spot..its also very quante with a lovely view of the runway at the airport. Wheather its summer or winter we recommend this fabulous food experience.
I have been 3 times now and this is truly an amazing dining experience! Food was full of flavour and was very unique and the staff was very nice, professional and focused!
I've been to this restaurant many times before and have yet to be disappointed.
Fabulous vegetarian options.
A cozy yet classy atmosphere.
I strongly suggest you try it
