Akiya Sushi - Kensington

We just love this restaurant, we have been going there for about 2 years now. The sushi is always perfect and we often do takeaways too. The restaurant is generally quiet, and has a lovely peaceful zen to it with its bamboo decor and wallpaper. Always our only choice for a meal out at Canal Walk : Located by Primmi and Tashas, not in the food court. Come on give this small business a chance : Buy one get one free on Tuesdays :

This was our first time trying a hotpot, and what a fun experience! The broth had incredible flavour to it and the food overall was fantastic. Amazing views of Table Mountain too! The service was hit miss. Our waiter seemed a little lost and couldn’t answer most of our questions, so we gave up asking. I’d definitely come back though, even if it was just for a cup of that delicious broth!

If you don't mind paying a little bit extra for good quality food, then this is a good place to visit. The sushi was tasty, then ramen was flavourful, and our waitress was great. Hope to go back!

Family outing for Father's Day lunch. He wanted Japanese cuisine. We ordered our feast 2 Hot Pots Seafood Nabe and Kimchi Nabe. The meat in the Kimchi Nabe was still frozen solid but it did cook in the broth. The Seafood Nabe was advertised with scallops but there wasn't any scallops they gave crabsticks (such a pity because we were looking so forward to scallops). We did still enjoy the Hot Pots as vegetables were good quality and the broth was good. We also had Ramen, beef flank, Katsu Don Chicken, Miso Ramen (with beef). For dessert we had the Kinako Soybean Mochi really delicious and the Cream and Oreo Mochi. The bubble tea was excellent Purple Cream and Oreo Chillato. Average price for Hot Pots are R219, Ramen between R165 and R176. Bubble Teas between R65 and R68 served in a fairly big glass. Friendly waitresses but they should be trained to keep patrons informed when dishes take a while to be served. Modern decor and there are tables to the right of the restaurant which have a lovely distant views of Table Mountain. Overall we enjoyed our luncheon and will return to try out their sushi and other dishes.

The food is extremely tasty! Definitely would recommend the Miso Ramen. The service is ok as our meals came out at different times resulting in one person waiting for a while before eating. The music was too loud for the quality of the speakers but this was a small issue and only became an issue later into the evening