Shabu Shabu - Kensington and Chelsea

Atmosphere not that good and service a bit slow. For the quality you get in both product and service is expensive

The experience is different and the food is excellent. The service is usually friendly albeit slow sometimes. Gets quite busy. My only problem is that you get hungry only a couple of hours after having Shabu Shabu. I recommend making sure you order rice as a side to sustain you a bit longer

The restaurant has an incredible atmosphere. As soon as you walk in, you feel like you're in heaven. I really enjoyed their cheese curry dish, it was delicious.

Perhaps I am spoiled in the US? I'd say the bright spot about this place is that its meat seems fresh. However, the meat portion is very small. Vegetable portion is even worse. In terms of service, one time, they didn't have plain rice, but only sushi rice (very sweet and sour). Honestly, it's ridiculous to offer sushi rice with shabu shabu. If I were the restaurant manager, I would have gotten plain rice from other stores in the food court on the same floor or from Whole Foods downstairs instead of offering sushi rice. If I weren't too tired and hungry, I would have got up and gone to buy it myself.

This restaurant is a fantastic spot to grab delicious takeaway food at great prices. The quality of the food is outstanding and it's easy to choose what you want from the shelves.