Inamo St James
Restaurant in London
Pan-Asian Restaurant
This innovative and fun restaurant in the heart of London is a must for its virtual tables!
Don’t be fooled by the high-tech tables and ordering system, it’s not just for show as the food is excellent and the staff extremely polite and helpful.
We had a wonderful evening here and found the interactive table ordering system straightforward to use after some initial guidance from our table host. You can change the colour of your tablecloth to suit your mood. There is a touch pad, much like you get on a laptop and the image is projected down on to the table by a projector in the ceiling (all clever stuff!) We liked the personal space we had as the tables are not right on top of each other. We thought the image of the dishes projected on to your plate was a lovely touch, so you really can see what they look like before ordering and there are extra menu tabs such a Chef Cam in the kitchen, games if the kids get bored and you can even order a taxi at the end of the evening or look at the Tube and bus map to plan your journey home.
There are no starters or main courses but rather small and large plates and they bring everything together. Once you have ordered you do have a few minutes to cancel just in case you were over hasty and you can always call your waiter of course for human interaction.
So our little feast consisted of Duck pancakes, Avocado salad and tomatoes, the most delicious scallops, Crab Maki rolls, Salmon baked in cedar wood that melted in your mouth and then some Sushi to finish off as we were still hungry!
There is a good comprehensive wine list with glasses starting from just under £5 and bottles from £17 with a nice balance of European and New World. We had a 2009 Italian Castello di Pomino, which was a Chardonnay mix, very crisp and fresh and perfect with fish (£36).
Our dinner for two was £50 per head including wine. If you have forgotten what you had, you can call up what you ordered and it gives you a sub total of your bill so far.
My dinner guest was impressed that the bathrooms are just as high-tech with self flushing toilets!
I should also mention the fun long bar that you can either sit at and order one of their amazing inamo cocktails (all at £8.50) – I had their signature Tokyo Margarita – or eat at as they have a Sushi bar at one end.
All in all a wonderful experience and we will most definitely be going back!
| Reviewer's Rating | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Cuisine | Asian |
| Need to book | Advisable |
| Restaurant good for | Families with children , Bar scene , Large groups , Entertaining clients , Meeting up with friends |
| Alcohol License | Yes |
| Cost per head | Medium |
| Dress Code | Casual |
| Dining Options | Lunch, Dinner |
| Accept Reservations | Yes |
Very Asian almost jungle feel, surrounded by bamboo and Japanese garden on the back wall.
Last updated on 08-03-2012
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