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Restaurant - Flesh & Buns Oxford Circus, London,

Flesh & Buns Oxford Circus

4.5
4.5
1462 Reviews
£26 to £40
Japanese
Flesh & Buns was the first restaurant in London dedicated to steamed bao and Japanese drinking food. Expect fluffy steamed buns with gutsy fillings, plus loads more plates to share. This is unusual, yet addictive, Japanese-inspired food served in a Izakaya setting.

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2 people

19:00


Booked 72 times today
Experiences are available.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Japanese
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon, Tue 12:00–22:00 Wed–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    020 3019 3492
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Loic Leguay
  • Private party facilities
    Japanese Style Private Rooms.
  • Private party contact
    Cristina Reservations Manager: 020 3019 3492
  • Area
    Oxford Circus
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Public Transit
    Goodge street station Tottenham Court Road station Oxford Circus station
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • Autumn Tasting Menu

    £45.00 per person

    23 Sept - 22 Dec 2023
    Enjoy our amazing tasting menu with 9 courses to share. Featuring lots of signature dishes including Korean fried wings, crispy piglet belly, and S'mores. *Minimum 2 people, to be served to the entire table. Not suitable for Vegans. -Chips and Dips -Salmon & avocado roll-Mixed Ceviche -Korean fried wings -Grilled broccoli -Fried Squid -Crispy duck leg -Crispy piglet belly -S'mores
    Autumn Tasting Menu photo
  • FESTIVE MENU

    £50.00 per person

    1 Nov - 31 Dec 2023
    SERVED ON A SHARING BASIS Salmon & Avocado Maki Spicy Tuna Maki Tuna Yaki Piglet Yaki Crispy Ponzu Sprouts Japanese Fried Chicken Salmon Teriyaki Smores
    FESTIVE MENU photo
  • Bottomless Sunday Brunch

    £40.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    FREE-FLOWING PROSECCO, RED WINE OR WHITE WINE INCLUDED SERVED TO THE TABLE SMALL DISHES Edamame Korean Fried Wings Salmon avocado roll Tuna Sashimi Broccoli Spicy Tuna roll Salmon Sashimi FLESH & BUNS (one flesh per person-includes two buns per person) Japanese Fried Chicken Crispy Piglet belly Crispy Duck leg Portobello Mushrooms DESSERTS S'mores Kinako Donuts
    Bottomless Sunday Brunch photo

What 1,462 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • West End London

    Good for groups

  • West End London

    Japanese

1,462 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was really great. Food was absolutely fantastic. Atmosphere was brilliant. The big treat of the night were the veggies... We LOVED the aubergine and the broccoli. Thank you for an amazing meal.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great location, food and service! Would like to shout out Eloise who was amazing! My friends and I really enjoyed ourselves at the Sunday brunch.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great! Fresh yummy food, worth the value! The Korean wings were 10/10

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. Cocktails are a miss. But fully recommend for every thing else

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service - Hannah our waitress was great!

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  6. BenHF

    Oxford

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous all round. Best lunch I’ve had in ages. Beef brisket and chorizo bun amazing and succulent

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a Team Managers meal here and preferred the decor and lighting. We'd visited the Covent Garden venue and that was rather dark even at lunch time. Food was amazing and I'd definitely go back again.

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  8. RobT

    London

    10 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Food was pretty good, although service was uncoordinated, multiple different servers who were all quite pushy trying to turn the table.

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  9. Katie

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I have been wanting to eat here for some time and am so glad I finally made it. Delicious food, interesting flavours and beautifully presented. The staff were great, really helpful with recommendations and happy to help. It isn't a budget meal, but the for the quality and variety of food I think it is well worth the money. I will be back.

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  10. viviennel

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 November 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    We loved it and enjoyed our dinner to the fullest!

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  11. Elizabeth

    London

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 22 November 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Really good service and great value for the high quality of the food. I’m honesty, the set menu was too much food! We couldn’t finish it. Can’t really complain, would recommend - though maybe to people with bigger appetites than us..

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice dinner thought everything was a touch on the expensive side for the size of the portions but had a lovely waiter and ambiance was lovely.

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  13. ChloeB

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food incredible. Thank you Flesh and Buns team.

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  14. CarlyV

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a very nice dinner, will definitely come back!

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  15. SaraVM

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was overall good. The brisket had a super strong smoky flavour that I didn’t love, but all the fish dishes were tasty and the meat melt in your mouth. The service was excellent.

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  16. LouisaP

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    Nice restaurant. Slightly begrudged the 12.5% tip as a few things took a while or were forgotten.

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  17. MarcAndre

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I was surprised by the fusion of Peru and Japanese food and definitely not disappointed. The restaurant serves you a true culinary experience. It was memorable!

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  18. LizS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We picked this restaurant straight from the internet as we wanted something near the shops for a lunch and it exceeded any expectations. The venue is beautiful, clean and spread out so you don’t feel on top of the next table, and the service and food are absolutely brilliant! We chose the £20pp brunch menu and it was more than enough - the food was delicious. Our waitress Emma was fantastic too, she made us feel welcome, comfortable and well looked after. Thanks for a wonderful experience- we will be back!

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  19. Hans

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and a very nice experience! It's fairly priced as well

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  20. TarikK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 November 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Everything was quite good. The service staff sometimes have difficulty in understanding your requests. The food arrived on time as usual and was very tasty. The person at the reception was also very nice and friendly.

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  21. SaraC

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious, highly recommend the Korean fried chicken wings and spicy edamame Service was fantastic, really helpful and attentive staff. They even brought a birthday dessert for my husband on the house Would definitely recommend

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  22. DavP

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Hannah and all the staff were lovely and helpful with suggestions. Food came out on time and with enough space between courses. Food was incredible! Would recommend to anyone who enjoys great food and ambience.

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  23. DanielleD

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 October 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    The squid and the Korean wings were stand out dishes. The smores are quirky and fun. We got complimentary birthday yuzu sorbet for my son which was a lovely touch.

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  24. SimonACMartin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We first came to flesh and buns in 2020 on our third date, we are now three years into our marriage and it is practically an annual event for us. We had an excellent array of staff on hand who were very helpful and kind. We come for the food, and stay for the Pisco sours! particularly recommend the Korean wings and the fried duck leg with bao buns. Truly one of London's gems and we will be back as soon as we can.

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  25. Akbir

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really fun spot, big group table is secluded (and private) and service was great.

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  26. Suzanneb

    Manchester

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Friendly staff, quick service, Japanese fried chicken delicious as always

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  27. Nicola

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 15 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent! The atmosphere was so peaceful, and the food was outstanding.

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  28. MegP

    London

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 12 October 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Had a great evening here, loved the ambience and a well priced delicious menu. There were four of us and we shared everything. The belly pork and the miso aubergine were my favourite, a great range of sashimi too. The serving team were great, and a particular mention to Emma who was so patient and helpful with us as we lagged behind as we were chatting. Brilliant service and great food makes a really good experience. Also, great care taken with allergies, really appreciated that.

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  29. arlicay

    London

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 9 October 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Service received from James was outstanding, makes dining out an enjoyable experience.

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  30. JustineA

    London

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 7 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, excellent service. This is quickly becoming our favourite restaurant!

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  31. Isabella

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 7 October 2023

    overall2food5service1ambience3
    The service was BAD. The food however, was good quality, yummy, and really reasonably priced. The hostess / manager at the front was lovely, despite us being late (we did call beforehand to apologise) and seated us accordingly. Our waitress from the start was rude. She came over every 2 minutes to ask if we had “any questions about the menu”, when she could see we were talking and hadn’t even opened them yet - implying that she wanted us to hurry up and look (it was 8pm on a Saturday night). When ordering, I added a side of rice, to which she pulled a face and queried she was “concerned as it didn’t go with the food and thought it was wierd”…. To which I explained “it’s on your menu and I’d like to order it as a side…”, AKA I don’t care, it’s not your meal! Lol. She got frustrated as the table didn’t fit all the plates, so she asked us to move things around while she watched and refused to help…. Her colleague asked if we wanted new plates after our starters, which (obviously) we did as they were dirty with other sauces. So she cleared our plates and then 10-minutes later we were still waiting for new plates, whilst our food on the table got cold. They’d forgotten. After asking if we were alright, we explained that we were still waiting for some plates, and they quickly ran off to get some. Despite rushing us the whole meal, which would’ve been perfectly understandable as we were late and they may have had bookings, but by the end of our meal the restaurant was empty. So we were rushed for nothing.. Awful service - our waitress quite literally huffed and puffed and pulled faces throughout… not pleasant! Lovely food though and decent atmosphere, if I go again it will NOT be to their Oxford Circus one!

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  32. ChewieEats

    London

    126 reviews

    5.0

    126 reviews

    Dined on 5 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had not been here for a long time and glad we did. The crispy piglet belly is just as divine as it was when we used to frequent here. Bao buns are pillowy but I only really need the the meat lol My friend had the teriyaki salmon poke donburi thing which was tasty too. We also had the hot stone veg rice which was good for our other friend (a 2.5 year-old dining companion) who enjoyed the sizzling rice being mixed together. The staff were friendly and helpful and made the evening special as we were celebrating. Even brought a small bowl of strawberries and raspberries with a sparkler. Still a great place.

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  33. Katie

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 October 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience2
    The service was very unimpressive. Had to wait 15 minutes for drinks and then again for table to be cleared. Would not recommend or go again.

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  34. HalimoA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, customer service & atmosphere! Definitely worth a visit.

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  35. Elle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 September 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Food was lovely, service was great! We started with some delicious cocktails and then a mixture of one of the large plates and a few small plates to share between us. All the food was gorgeous! Slightly on the expensive side but the portions were good. Ambience was also lovely!

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  36. ChenR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was delicious and the service was good! Be warned the portions are generous - great value for money but keep in mind when your ordering!

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  37. BavC

    London

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 29 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place, awesome food. Attentive service 🤩 Well priced and quality of options

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  38. JesM

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 28 September 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Slow service - definitely forgot our order but food was good and I like the atmosphere

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  39. SanC

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 25 September 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Simply the best crispy chicken in the pillowiest bao buns on the planet. My soul is satisfied.

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  40. Thaliablogs

    London

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 23 September 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Flesh and Buns helped my daughter have a wonderful birthday. They offered very personal support in the days leading up to the dinner, and then a super experience on the day. Food was delicious, they made us all feel very special and we are very grateful! We will be back.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables

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Flesh & Buns Oxford Circus is rated 4.5 stars by 1462 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

19:00


Booked 72 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Flesh & Buns Oxford Circus

32 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LR

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Oxford Circus
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon, Tue 12:00–22:00 Wed–Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–21:00
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Japanese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Public Transit
    Goodge street station Tottenham Court Road station Oxford Circus station
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Loic Leguay
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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