Pan Asian Food & Decor delighted us at Dojo restaurant in Hatch End

Dojo restaurant, Hatch End, NW London, the entrance. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Do jo means meeting place in Japanese. 

Saturday night they were fully booked. The website said no. We only got a table by letting our family's Miss Pushy phone them and obtaining a table at the early time of 6 pm, vacate by eight. I was sent along before six to be sure of securing the table.

When I arrived I was astonished at how large the restaurant was. From the doorway a passer-by sees only a few tables. They progress backwards in an L shape. Then the restaurant broadens with a large conservatory across the back. Beyond that is a garden.

Dojo restsurant's back garden has a small statue and three large flower pots decorated with faces.

We had declined to sit in the garden, May 24th till being a little chilly. Either other diners felt the same about not wanting an outdoor table, or the restaurant did not have enough staff to serve, even though there were outside tables. Later in the year, when whether is warmer the garden may be inviting so you might have more chance of getting a last-minute table.

The menu is huge with lots of choices. 

Perfect Prosecco

I began with a Prosecco, costing  9 pounds, GBP. As usual, in restaurants, Prosecco seems expensive but is nearly always good enough. 

At the London Wine Fair last week I tried more than 50 Proseccos in a walk around tasting. Only one of them was truly outstanding, different and better. 

My main course was Thai green curry.

We also tried the salmon sushi and sashimi. (Sushi is a rice roll with fish in the iddle. Sashimi has a slice of raw fish, on the top.)

Decor is Delightful

The imitation marble top tables are edged in silvery gold. In the cloakroom age washbasin are coloured gold.

Out in the garden you see oriental busts, and twirling mock birds.

Four people celebrated birthdays. 

We ordered a tiramisu which we shared.

Tiramisu with a candle and the words Happy Birthday. Photo by Angela Lansbury. 

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Location

The location could not be better. If you are walking to the high street from the station, DOJO is the first restaurant you reach. 

Next door is another landmark, Wetherspoons pub, if you wish to sit outside, front or back, before or after your meal at DOJO - or if you arrive on the offchance and fail to get in to DOJO.

Useful Website

https://dojorestaurant.co.uk/menu/