Flesh & Buns Covent Garden

Very attentive service & the buns were delicious.

The food here was very tasty but I did find the menu a bit confusing at first, specifically the buns section. I do think there should be a few more garnish or condiments provided with the bun fillings. I ordered the wagu steak which came with a sauce and a couple of small pickles but, when added to the bun (which you need to order, and pay for separately) it just looked a little bland. Some Asian slaw, fresh coriander or fresh chilli would have gone a long way to making this a much more exciting dish. Its for that reason I only scored it 3*'s however I'd say it's more a 3.5.

Finally, not a criticism, just a word of warning to solo diners. This place is more geared up for sharing I'd say, otherwise you need to spend a lot of money by yourself to get a bit of variety. Personally I would go to Shack-Fuyu (same owners) if eating alone as food is on a similar level but you can order lots of smaller portions.

Amazing food, nice staff, quick service! I would defo recommend!

Great food, nice atmosphere and good service. Would definitely come again!

Good food. Very slow service.

Decent place with quite a good range of options and the food was good. Maybe it was what we chose, but it wasn't particularly exciting. We all had the pre-theatre menu which was reasonable but what annoyed us was the fact that the veggie set menu was the same price as the meat/fish option but if you had bought the veggie starter and main separately (outside of the set menu) it was about £6 cheaper. Ridiculous.

Food was beautiful however some dishes were very large and other dishes were quite small in size and one diner felt a little let down re amount of chicken . Service was nice but one meal arrived long after theother 2 meals had been served with only a tacit apology .

Food was excellent. Restaurant was a bit loud but overall a great place for dinner.

Amazing food. Amazing staff. The only thing I would point as not 100% positive is the speed of the service. We got all our orders on top of the table at the same time which gave us a bit of pressure to eat! But all besides that is fantastic!

Great food as always but very slow service on this occasion (first time In multiple visits that I’ve experienced it being this slow), also looks like they’ve started to cut down their portion sizes...
Can’t fault the taste of the food or ambience though, amazing as always.

Simply Superb! I will keep suggesting this place to more colleagues.
The staff is super attentive and kind and the quality of the food is top!
Thank you

It was fantastic. Food was great and the service too. Highly recommended if you like Japanese food with twist.

We were sited in the middle part of the restaurant, where annoying lights on the ceiling make your dinner experience like being in a hospital. The food was okay, but not worth it for the price.

Korean fried chicken wings are a must. The crispy piglet belly was nice but crispy. The greeting staff as you walk in could smile more.

Great place to taste some Japanese food. Tables are a little close for my liking and food was being passed over my head due to this. Wine list is pricy but good value on food.

The second time here, this time for a leaving dinner for a work colleague. He ordered the short beef ribs and I the ribeye steak. Both with vegetable rice in the hot bowl.
Simply AWESOME food and good service throughout. No room for dessert but managed a few cheeky Arahi beers instead.

Delicious food and great service !

Summary:
No cloakroom so your coat is hangover over your chair and people are pushing it off as they walk past because the tables are rammed so close together.
Sushi is average at best (go to Sticks n sushi instead)
The s’mores dessert is also disappointing - lacks flavour and not great value.
Won’t be returning.

I would have preferred to have been given the option of a proper table. The bar wasn't that comfortable and the communal table is super awkward. There was a free table for 4 and should have been offered that since it was late and it was progressively getting emptier

The good: Enjoyed the food and overall vibe of the place. Would recommend the pork belly and duck bao, as well as the chicken wings.
The bad: Found the service so poor that I'm not sure I would go back - especially given the price tag. Our table was seated for 20 mins without anyone coming by the table to take drink orders or explain the menu. When our server did take our order, she forgot to take drinks and we had to call her back. Staff seemed stretched thin - it was a busy Thursday evening but the restaurant wasn't packed. Dishes were put on the table in a rush, without telling us what each one was. Meat for bao arrived without bao, bao arrived without the veg garnish platter. Our single order of gyoza arrived twice. Two different servers confused a beef rice bowl and a veg rice bowl and gave us a pretty unconfident answer about which was which. No drinks refreshes were offered and no one checked to see how we felt about the food. Might have been an off night, but I think you can find similar izakaya for the same price point with more attentive staff.

Really delicious cocktails and food, great service and good portions. We were full up and couldn't manage pudding. The Korean chicken wings were to die for! Best I've tried. Highly recommend for a date, dinner with friends, I think even my kids would like it there.

We came for my partners birthday last week and it was amazing! Food was absolutely delicious, the service was arguably the best I’ve had in London yet. Only complaint is the place is very jam packed inside and was very very warm, almost uncomfortably so. Not a dealbreaker though and we’ll definitely be back! Highly recommend for birthdays!

Pretty loud restaurant but food was great.

I love the brunch here.

We had our own private big table. The waiter was AMAZING! The amount of prosecco we received was insane! He was great.

The food was incredible and I absolutely loved it. Would 100% go back and recommend.

Ask for one of the separate table or you will be seated on the group tables

I visited Flesh and Buns for the first time recently for a friends birthday. We were running late on a saturday evening due to train problems, but the receptionist at the restaurant was so kind and understanding and made us feel very welcome. We all really enjoyed the food (wished we ordered more but had run to catch a show), everything tasted amazing. Our waitress was also very kind, welcoming and attentive. Would definitely visit again soon!

Fodd was great! Ambience was amazing too

This was my second visit. Very disappointed this time. Food didn’t taste as good as previous time especially the aubergine with miso
Another dish took 45 mins to arrive.
Other diners were experiencing the same problem.
The mushroom dish that was so late was not charged however all we got was a small pile of mushrooms. This did not justify the cost of the dish

Nice restaurant, good atmosphere but overpriced, have had better buns in London for much less

Service and cocktails were good. Nice place for group lunch/dinner. Food was ok.

It had been a while since I'd been there, and my memories weren't wrong! The Japanese chicken was a particular highlight, but all the food was excellent, and very good value for money too.

Delicious food! In particular the duck bao and pork belly. Sashimi was thick cuts and delicious/fresh too. S’mores was fun too - melt yourself over coal!!
Nice decor and atmosphere. We had a lovely waitress.
They also remembered to bring the dessert with “Happy Birthday” written on it for my friend.
Will definitely be returning and recommending to others.

Really cool vibe. Great variety of food!
Something different. Definitely recommend it!

The wait staff are really friendly and attentive, and the service is really swift. Plus the food is great. Very pleasant experience!

Excellent food, super service, great choice of dishes. The steamed buns and fillings are delicious.

Food was pretty good but it was completely overshadowed by the incredible lack of good service. Not a good experience and will not be back. The waitress basically threw our plates onto the table before running off and when I asked for tap water instead of bottled water, she rolled her eyes at me. To top it off my boyfriend got his main course 20 minutes before I did so his was cold by the time mine arrived as he obviously didn’t want to sit and eat alone. How can service be so terrible.

Overpriced for what it is. As much as the food was good enough there is no excuse to charge 16 pounds for a lonely little slice of salmon on a plate which comes with nothing as you are supposed to also buy 2 buns and later on lego your own meal.

Current tendency in London to stuff as many people as possible in a restaurant is accepted though begrudgingly in a cheap places, chains and markets. However, when you prepare yourself to pay bit more to enjoy better cuisine and ambience you do not expect to be shoved on a communal table in between other people and being given less then 2 hours slot.

So what do we have in the end? We had our dinner in less then an hour and rushed out as it was impossible to talk having strangers shouting in our ears as we were seated super close to each other. Our bill was 80 pounds for a main, a shared starter and one drink each. I suggest going next door to Seven dials market and have the same food in the same atmosphere for third of the price.

A new favorite in London. Absolutely amazing food with options for both meat lovers and veggies/ vegans. The corn was the standout - wish I could have a giant bottle of the sauce!

Not worth the money spent, left hungry and it wasn’t comfortable

Very good but too loud sound and noisy in the location