New Japanese restaurant: Monkatsu on North Cross Rd

[derwentgrove]

A thumbs up from me for this new Japanese restaurant that has now opened on the site of what was previously Bonne Bouffe. I had dinner there on Sunday night: vegetable gyoza and chicken gyoza as starters, then a very tasty Katsu curry to follow. Cost: ?55 + service for the two of us (including a bottle of white wine). The service was friendly and efficient too. Hopefully they will soon have their chip and pin machine up and running and a bit more certainty about their opening hours. But on first impressions this felt like a good addition.

[binkylilyput]

Exciting!

[jimbo1964]

Sounds good.

[laurastar]

My partner and I ate a lovely lunch st Monkatsu today. We were given a free miso soup (tasty) followed by sushi and sashimi for me and a mixed Katsu curry for him. Plus a couple of glasses of wine.

Service was charming. ?40 all in.

We shall be going back!

[Abe_froeman]

Is there a menu online for this restaurant at all?

[Nigello]

It looks good and I hope it succeeds. Unlike in Japan, a service charge is included in the bill, according to the menu. (In Japan people rarely tip because it is deemed to be embarrassing to both parties.)

[esme]

I?m looking forward to trying this one- looks very family friendly which is quite rare generally speaking...

[EastDulwicher]

Excited about this new addition - has anybody found a website or online menu for it? Or even a phone number?!

[mrsv]

+2037302107

Just found this number on deliveroo for Monkatsu. it is the right number as I have just called it!

[NewWave]

Went there for lunch on Sunday.

Really impressed, had gyoza to start then my other half had a Katsu curry which he thoroughly enjoyed.

I had sashimi platter which was melt in the mouth fresh and of excellent quality

We will definitely return

it was fairly priced too with friendly efficent service.

[LondonFigures]

I had a great dinner there with my other half - Pork Katsu and a sushi set plus green tea game to approx. ?35

the quality of both the cooked and uncooked foods was very good. We recommend!

[Lemming]

Got down there last night. Great addition to the area, tried a few things they were all really good - with prices more than reasonable for the quality on offer.

Not mad fond of the space itself though (presumably unchanged from prior incarnation?). If the owners a reading: warm dimmed lighting, a few coloured lanterns, tea lights, - bit of ambience without any need for great expense. Other than that, great stuff. If nothing else, we?ll be deliveroo regulars.

[dullwitch]

We had a lovely early dinner yesterday, with the kids.

The food was delicious. Service and atmosphere was just right.

Looking forward to going back again. Highly recommend a visit.

[Rockets]

Ditto all of the above,

Went for the first time today with our little ones and the food was superb and the children love it - the children?s menu is great value. Great sushi, tempura, gyoza, teriyaki and katsu and the prices are very good.

We will most definitely return - a very nice new addition to the area.

[Sue]

We had a great meal here last night.

Delicious and very reasonably priced.

We will definitely be back to try out the rest of the menu!

ETA: They have a Facebook page with the menu on, but the only website I could find currently only has photos and testimonials.

I guess Deliveroo also has the menu, but couldn't access it at the moment as they are closed.

[cella]

Just had a look on their website but no menu as you say. This tends to put me off places tbh - why would a restaurant not have a menu out there - very odd.

[Sue]

cella Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Just had a look on their website but no menu as

> you say. This tends to put me off places tbh - why

> would a restaurant not have a menu out there -

> very odd.

https://www.facebook.com/Monkatsu-387976418420494/menu/

[cella]

Thanks Sue. Saw that in your original post but it's just strange that a restaurant doesn't have a menu on their website.

[Sue]

cella Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Thanks Sue. Saw that in your original post but

> it's just strange that a restaurant doesn't have a

> menu on their website.

Weirdly (I think) this seems to be a bit of a thing at the moment.

I don't understand why, but there you go!

[DulwichFox]

cella Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Thanks Sue. Saw that in your original post but

> it's just strange that a restaurant doesn't have a

> menu on their website.

It would seem they do not currently have their own Website, ??

At least I have not been able to find one through a Google search.

DulwichFox

ETA there is a link https://monkatsu.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

[cella]

They clearly do as that was the point of my comment!

[DulwichFox]

There is a Menu on Deliveroo

https://deliveroo.co.uk/menu/london/dulwich/monkatsu

Foxy

[cella]

But not on their website!

[NewWave]

Perhaps this is because they rely on fresh ingredients and the menu may be subject to variation.

small buisneses don't always have the time or staff to regularly update a website.

I only need to see online menu's when the restaurant's name gives no indication as to the type of cuisine served

Also if you're local pop down the road and have a look at the menu in their window.

[cella]

You are in the minority I would suggest. If they have menus on other sites why not put it on their actual website! Perhaps they will see the comments here and rectify.