Yumi Izakaya In Lecce

A small corner of Japan in the center of Lecce. Relaxing and welcoming atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff who promptly solved a small problem. We took several dishes to try as many dishes as possible: a sample of wagyu gyoza, a katsu sando and two main courses based on meat and rice. All really excellent, worth repeating.

Amazing Japanese food!!!! Utterly delicious, definitely competes with restaurants in Japan, I would go back again and again. Order the sushi, okinomiyaki, pork yakitori, and the miso eggplant (omg the eggplant) 🍆 You will love it here

Excellent traditional Japanese cuisine

A unique and inimitable experience. Everything perfect: relaxing atmosphere, impeccable welcome and service, stratospheric dishes of excellent quality, very kind owners. A corner of Japan right in the center with attention to the smallest details. I left my heart there.

Wow, spectacular! We found ourselves here by chance, attracted by the particular location and the shared table present both inside and outside the restaurant. Open kitchen, in both environments. Fantastic experience! Absolutely worth trying!

I'll start by saying that the place was recommended to us for its uniqueness. Upon entering you enter this fairly minimal environment, with a long counter and seating with an open kitchen. The heat and difficult air circulation undoubtedly affected the overall experience. Courteous welcome and quite friendly service. Coming to the dishes, the skewers were good (for me personally, pork was not very tasty), the cold soba was good, even if on the bottom there were clearly noodles that had ended up there from the ramen. Coming to the ramen, we chose a Tonkotsu shio ramen, but there was no trace of the pork being grilled. Half an egg present (in the photos presenting the dish there are two halves, as in all the ramen we ate). Definitely an egg with an inside that is not as soft as it should be but bordering on hard-boiled and not marinated. Indistinguishable ingredients, commercial noodles. The broth was very good, but for being a signature dish (as it is presented) we expected something quite different. In general, little care is taken with the dish and it's disappointing because the prices are not those of the izakaya and the care is not typically Japanese. Sin.

My recent experience at the Japanese restaurant [Name of the Restaurant] in Lecce was unfortunately disappointing in many respects. The service offered was absolutely not up to the prices of the dishes, and the quality of the food left a lot to be desired. I ordered a ramen which turned out to be bland and tasteless, with only three small pieces of fried pork and a few chard leaves. In practice, it was just a plate of spaghetti in broth, light years away from real Japanese ramen. Considering the high price, I expected higher quality ingredients, possibly imported from Japan, but it seems that most of the ingredients are purchased at Metro. The service was equally disappointing. When I pointed out to the waiter that the ramen wasn't good, he simply said "ah strange anyway thanks, I'll point it out in the kitchen", without showing any real interest in my dissatisfaction. We left almost all of the ramen, having only taken a couple of forkfuls in total between my wife and I, and despite this, it was still charged to our bill. The final bill was 100.50 euros and the restaurant even demanded 50 cents, clearly demonstrating a total lack of attention towards the customer. It is clear that the only objective of this place is to monetize, without worrying in the slightest about offering a quality experience. The wait staff also leaves a lot to be desired. One of the waitresses did not appear to have any knowledge of the menu and food served, and the lack of politeness and greetings when customers entered was notable. In conclusion, I will never return to this restaurant and do not recommend it to anyone. If you are looking for an authentic Japanese dining experience with service worthy of the asking price, I suggest you look elsewhere. [Name of the Restaurant] has proven to be a place that only thinks about profit, with a decidedly poor quality of food and service.

A dive into Japan. Nice culinary experience and typical place. Only the ramen perhaps I should have had pork instead of fish, but it's a question of taste. Excellent ravioli and everything else. Maybe we should work a little more on reception. Overall all good, recommended!

The food is definitely good in this typical Japanese place 🥢 excellent artisanal gyoza 🥟, delicious nigiri 🍣 and ramen 🍜 🍥 sublime! All prepared close to your eyes, with a Japanese master capable of serving dishes 🤩 and a small open kitchen. I've wanted to try this place for a long time, and I'm more than satisfied!! 👏🔝

Excellent is the best term, like food, service and environment, absolutely recommended and to be returned