Yatai Izakaya

We present to you our new Whiskey of the Month - The Yamazaki Single Malt- Distiller’s Reserve - Released in Spring 2014, this is one of two Distiller's Reserve single malt whiskies from Suntory in Japan. This single malt from the Yamazaki distillery is jam-packed with superb red berry notes, gained from the whisky being matured in Bordeaux wine casks and Sherry casks.
Overall: Top quality Japanese whisky. Can't go wrong with this, really.

Hi Yatfans! Life is better with dessert 😋 Winter Apples & Forest Berries (freshly harvested this morning) Crumble served with Vanilla Custard. ❤️❤️❤️

Hi Yatfans! We got your favourite Whitley Neill Rhubarb and Ginger Gin back on. For a limited time only! Whitley Neill

New allotment cocktail starts tonight: homemade red currant gin & green shiso cordial. It's the staff favourite already!😎

Yatai allotment pickles ready to go!😎

Happy Sunday, Yatfans! The winner of our competition for Ramen for Two is...... Lisa Poole!! The plant growing wonderfully in our allotment was in fact WASABI! Please send us a private message and we will send you all of the details!

Yatfans! We have a treat for you - win the chance to pop in and have ramen for two!! All you have to do is comment what you think this plant is that is growing beautifully in our allotment, like this post, share with your friends and tag the friend you’d love to come along with!! The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Monday 16th July! 🌿🌱

Today's seasonal cocktail: homemade (foraged) elderflower gin, homemade (allotment) rhubarb cordial, sparkling water. Lovely & refreshing on a day like this! 😎

Tonight's ultra seasonal special: brie filled tempura courgette flowers, baby courgette & nastutium salad. All picked from the Yatai allotment today!

Capturing the new seasons flavours in tonight's specials: Seared salmon with allotment herb salad & bonito ponzu Elderflower gin with apple & lime

Just a nice little review from the lovely Julia Bryce for the new Society supplement...https://www.societyaberdeen. co.uk/…/review-yatais-authenti…/

Tonight's steam fried dumplings: venison & black pudding with homemade wild garlic flower soy vinegar.

Spirit of the month - June edition - That Boutique-y Gin Company: Spit-Roasted Pineapple Gin.
Popular in the 1920s, but long since forgotten, pineapple gin is back with a 21st century twist. Whole pineapples are roasted on a spit with Demerara sugar until a beautiful caramelisation occurs. The pineapple is then combined with some bold and bright gin. The result? The height of decadence and avarice that needs to be tasted to be believed. Enjoy it in Yatai Izakaya served with Lamb and Watt tonic and a few drops of Angostura aromatic bitters. That Boutique-y Gin Company

New vegetarian ramen starts tonight! Soy milk broth with wild garlic & hazelnut pesto, baby peas, pea shoots & wild garlic oil..

We got this!😀😀 thanks so much for all your votes!

Hi Yatfans !
Why not pop in tonight to try our steamed buns with crispy chicken, red pickle ginger and curry sauce ❤️

Cold udon noodles with sesame dipping sauce. A classic Japanese summer dish. Available till 7pm tonight!

Hello new Spirit of the month -Whitley Neill Blood Orange! A Handcrafted Gin of exceptional quality, inspired by the vibrant flavors of Sicily. The extract of sanguine Sicilian Blood Oranges injects a dynamic Citrus Burst into the clean Gin Base, for a Smooth, Crisp Taste of the Mediterranean Sun. Served with Lamb&Watt Ginger Ale! Limited time only ! #WhitleyNeill #LambandWatt

You are awesome for the immediate response on social media. If this is anything to go by, I am sure your service must be just as immaculate & promptly of a superior service, simply just the best!!!. Thank you John for being a super admin/respondent on FB. You will def be on the cards, when I get to Scotland someday!

We paid our first visit at lunch time today - it will most definitely not be our last! The food was absolutely delicious, freshly cooked and really tasty, and the service was friendly and helpful. We weren't quite sure what to order, and the waitress was happy to explain what was what. We'll look forward to trying the evening menu, hopefully very soon. �

Visited here to celebrate my partners birthday and was absolutely amazing from start to finish. Waitress was so attentive from the moment we entered the restaurant and took the time to explain each and every dish as it arrived. Food was amazing and sake particularly good. Cannot recommend this place highly enough...can't wait until our next visit. Kanpai!!

This restaurant is a hidden gem, we really enjoyed our lunch today. I was so pleased the vegan options were so tasty and there were plenty to choose from as well as a sorbet dessert. Highly recommended and cannot wait to return in the near future.

This is the third time we have eaten here and we love it. The food is excellent from the sushi to the desserts. Our favourites are the pork belly skewers with miso mustard and the black sesame ice cream but everything is delicious. Good service and a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend

Ordered for delivery last night with pork dumplings, steamed dumplings of the day, thr chicken skewers (oh my word they were amazing) and some yellowfin tuna sashimi which is lunch for today.



Tasty, fresh and delivered hot to my door, can't ask for any more.

Just home from a meal here. Honestly the best meal we have had in such a long time! We have wanted to go for ages but never got around to it. Certainly worth the wait! Can’t wait to go back already!

We both love Japanese food and usually have katsu, however we opted for the “trust us” option and didn’t have a single katsu item... usually this would have disappointed however we didn’t miss it at all... every single dish was beautiful!

Just back from another amazing meal at Yatai. Took my parents for the first time and they said it was one of the best meals they have had in years. Neither had tried raw fish before and they were in love with the tuna sashimi and salmon ceviche. Whole of downstairs was completely full which is fantastic for a Wednesday night in January. The lovely girl who served us was so attentive and helpful as all the staff always are, I wish I had gotten her name!

By far one of the best, if not the best restaurant in Aberdeen, I absolutely love it!

Had a fabulous meal on Sunday. It was my 70th birthday & as l hadn’t been there before my family decided to take me there. We had an excellent array of tasters, which gave me a huge amount of selection. Our main course was so good & once again everyone allowed me to dip into theirs. Dessert was delicious, yummy!! The chef was excellent & all the dishes were well presented. The fancy bits & bobs, pickles etc. were fantastic!! The staff were very friendly & helpful. I was impressed by the cleanliness & all over decor. The disabled toilet was nice & clean!! Would thoroughly recommend them & l did notice vegan & vetigerians were also well catered for!! Will definitely go back again!! Wish l could go everyday!! Happy Happy Happy!!! 🦋💕

Great food, the vegan set menu is amazing �

Go here as much as I can, but this occasion, we went here for our New Year's Eve meal. There were 6 of us and the waiter who sat us down was brilliant, thoroughly explained the menu to those who hadn't eaten there before and was very attentive throughout the entire meal, with extensive knowledge of all the dishes and which to recommend based on our likes and dislikes which he asked as arrived. The food came quickly and all cooked perfectly. The £10 seared steak dish along with the takoyaki were cooked to perfection and the portion sizes were sizeable as always. I won't ramble on but this place is easily my favourite in Aberdeen, above the rest by far. Cheers :)

Fantastic food and service as always. Pork belly Ramen was incredible. Spicy pork dumplings and crispy chicken is our favourite also xx

Another fab meal, so many delicious choices. The ribs in particular stood out, they were tender, melt in the mouth, succulent and full of flavour!

A very plesssnt experience. Delicious food, friendly staff + good background music.

you guys are defo missing a trick not being available on deliveroo or just eat , can you come up with something please ��

Pretty good food and good service. Could do with sharpening up and would be really great. More help on choices to make and a guide on what the chef is best at, would be helpful. I can't help thinking that a half decent restaurant like this would be less than average if it was in London, but if it takes a leap of faith to up it's game it could really clean up in Aberdeen. All it takes is a good sharpening of service, decor and menu and it'll be great.

Loved the food, really good service but too rushed our table was 1.30 on a Sunday and last orders were 2 ... would have loved to explore more dishes and drinks but not to be

We eat regularly at Yatai and normally we would be consistently rating them a 5, however here are the reasons for the 3 (sorry it's long but trying to be comprehensive):

They are changing their menu to be able to offer more local options which we completely support, however this now means you can't get the same flexibility you had before with their menu options. Our favourite dish of wataragani maki (soft shell crab roll) is no longer on the menu. You can get the crab still on its own with a wasabi mayonnaise (not as good as the roll). Instead of ordering the sushi you want, you can order a 3-type nigiri, sashimi or maki option but what type of fish you get is chef's selection. Last night there was tuna on the specials so you would think you could have tuna as part of the 3 selection, but not the case. So you would have to order the tuna separately.

Finally, they are now making their own soy sauce which apparently takes a week to make and making their own wasabi which they now give you half as much as before and they now charge you for their special soy sauce if you want more than the two tablespoon portion that comes with the sushi (it's no longer on the table). To be honest, we would be perfectly happy with store bought soy sauce and wasabi paste to have more of it ( I know, we are so uncouth), but there was really nothing extraordinary about the soy sauce or wasabi. So to sum it up, we are disappointed with the menu changes and hope this is just teething issues and some of the old menu options can be worked back into the new menu. We get it that the restaurant is having to make some changes for fishing and financial sustainability but for the sushi options, think yatai should rethink this as this was such a strength before the menu changes.

The service this time was very slow, but will still come back.

You are awesome for the immediate response on social media. If this is anything to go by, I am sure your service must be just as immaculate & promptly of a superior service, simply just the best!!!. Thank you John for being a super admin/respondent on FB. You will def be on the cards, when I get to Scotland someday!

We paid our first visit at lunch time today - it will most definitely not be our last! The food was absolutely delicious, freshly cooked and really tasty, and the service was friendly and helpful. We weren't quite sure what to order, and the waitress was happy to explain what was what. We'll look forward to trying the evening menu, hopefully very soon. �

Visited here to celebrate my partners birthday and was absolutely amazing from start to finish. Waitress was so attentive from the moment we entered the restaurant and took the time to explain each and every dish as it arrived. Food was amazing and sake particularly good. Cannot recommend this place highly enough...can't wait until our next visit. Kanpai!!

This restaurant is a hidden gem, we really enjoyed our lunch today. I was so pleased the vegan options were so tasty and there were plenty to choose from as well as a sorbet dessert. Highly recommended and cannot wait to return in the near future.

This is the third time we have eaten here and we love it. The food is excellent from the sushi to the desserts. Our favourites are the pork belly skewers with miso mustard and the black sesame ice cream but everything is delicious. Good service and a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend

Ordered for delivery last night with pork dumplings, steamed dumplings of the day, thr chicken skewers (oh my word they were amazing) and some yellowfin tuna sashimi which is lunch for today.



Tasty, fresh and delivered hot to my door, can't ask for any more.

Just home from a meal here. Honestly the best meal we have had in such a long time! We have wanted to go for ages but never got around to it. Certainly worth the wait! Can’t wait to go back already!

We both love Japanese food and usually have katsu, however we opted for the “trust us” option and didn’t have a single katsu item... usually this would have disappointed however we didn’t miss it at all... every single dish was beautiful!

Just back from another amazing meal at Yatai. Took my parents for the first time and they said it was one of the best meals they have had in years. Neither had tried raw fish before and they were in love with the tuna sashimi and salmon ceviche. Whole of downstairs was completely full which is fantastic for a Wednesday night in January. The lovely girl who served us was so attentive and helpful as all the staff always are, I wish I had gotten her name!

By far one of the best, if not the best restaurant in Aberdeen, I absolutely love it!

Had a fabulous meal on Sunday. It was my 70th birthday & as l hadn’t been there before my family decided to take me there. We had an excellent array of tasters, which gave me a huge amount of selection. Our main course was so good & once again everyone allowed me to dip into theirs. Dessert was delicious, yummy!! The chef was excellent & all the dishes were well presented. The fancy bits & bobs, pickles etc. were fantastic!! The staff were very friendly & helpful. I was impressed by the cleanliness & all over decor. The disabled toilet was nice & clean!! Would thoroughly recommend them & l did notice vegan & vetigerians were also well catered for!! Will definitely go back again!! Wish l could go everyday!! Happy Happy Happy!!! 🦋💕

Great food, the vegan set menu is amazing �

Go here as much as I can, but this occasion, we went here for our New Year's Eve meal. There were 6 of us and the waiter who sat us down was brilliant, thoroughly explained the menu to those who hadn't eaten there before and was very attentive throughout the entire meal, with extensive knowledge of all the dishes and which to recommend based on our likes and dislikes which he asked as arrived. The food came quickly and all cooked perfectly. The £10 seared steak dish along with the takoyaki were cooked to perfection and the portion sizes were sizeable as always. I won't ramble on but this place is easily my favourite in Aberdeen, above the rest by far. Cheers :)

Fantastic food and service as always. Pork belly Ramen was incredible. Spicy pork dumplings and crispy chicken is our favourite also xx

Another fab meal, so many delicious choices. The ribs in particular stood out, they were tender, melt in the mouth, succulent and full of flavour!

A very plesssnt experience. Delicious food, friendly staff + good background music.

you guys are defo missing a trick not being available on deliveroo or just eat , can you come up with something please ��

Pretty good food and good service. Could do with sharpening up and would be really great. More help on choices to make and a guide on what the chef is best at, would be helpful. I can't help thinking that a half decent restaurant like this would be less than average if it was in London, but if it takes a leap of faith to up it's game it could really clean up in Aberdeen. All it takes is a good sharpening of service, decor and menu and it'll be great.

Loved the food, really good service but too rushed our table was 1.30 on a Sunday and last orders were 2 ... would have loved to explore more dishes and drinks but not to be

We eat regularly at Yatai and normally we would be consistently rating them a 5, however here are the reasons for the 3 (sorry it's long but trying to be comprehensive):

They are changing their menu to be able to offer more local options which we completely support, however this now means you can't get the same flexibility you had before with their menu options. Our favourite dish of wataragani maki (soft shell crab roll) is no longer on the menu. You can get the crab still on its own with a wasabi mayonnaise (not as good as the roll). Instead of ordering the sushi you want, you can order a 3-type nigiri, sashimi or maki option but what type of fish you get is chef's selection. Last night there was tuna on the specials so you would think you could have tuna as part of the 3 selection, but not the case. So you would have to order the tuna separately.

Finally, they are now making their own soy sauce which apparently takes a week to make and making their own wasabi which they now give you half as much as before and they now charge you for their special soy sauce if you want more than the two tablespoon portion that comes with the sushi (it's no longer on the table). To be honest, we would be perfectly happy with store bought soy sauce and wasabi paste to have more of it ( I know, we are so uncouth), but there was really nothing extraordinary about the soy sauce or wasabi. So to sum it up, we are disappointed with the menu changes and hope this is just teething issues and some of the old menu options can be worked back into the new menu. We get it that the restaurant is having to make some changes for fishing and financial sustainability but for the sushi options, think yatai should rethink this as this was such a strength before the menu changes.

The service this time was very slow, but will still come back.

You are awesome for the immediate response on social media. If this is anything to go by, I am sure your service must be just as immaculate & promptly of a superior service, simply just the best!!!. Thank you John for being a super admin/respondent on FB. You will def be on the cards, when I get to Scotland someday!

We paid our first visit at lunch time today - it will most definitely not be our last! The food was absolutely delicious, freshly cooked and really tasty, and the service was friendly and helpful. We weren't quite sure what to order, and the waitress was happy to explain what was what. We'll look forward to trying the evening menu, hopefully very soon. �

Visited here to celebrate my partners birthday and was absolutely amazing from start to finish. Waitress was so attentive from the moment we entered the restaurant and took the time to explain each and every dish as it arrived. Food was amazing and sake particularly good. Cannot recommend this place highly enough...can't wait until our next visit. Kanpai!!

This restaurant is a hidden gem, we really enjoyed our lunch today. I was so pleased the vegan options were so tasty and there were plenty to choose from as well as a sorbet dessert. Highly recommended and cannot wait to return in the near future.

This is the third time we have eaten here and we love it. The food is excellent from the sushi to the desserts. Our favourites are the pork belly skewers with miso mustard and the black sesame ice cream but everything is delicious. Good service and a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend

Ordered for delivery last night with pork dumplings, steamed dumplings of the day, thr chicken skewers (oh my word they were amazing) and some yellowfin tuna sashimi which is lunch for today.



Tasty, fresh and delivered hot to my door, can't ask for any more.

Just home from a meal here. Honestly the best meal we have had in such a long time! We have wanted to go for ages but never got around to it. Certainly worth the wait! Can’t wait to go back already!

We both love Japanese food and usually have katsu, however we opted for the “trust us” option and didn’t have a single katsu item... usually this would have disappointed however we didn’t miss it at all... every single dish was beautiful!

Just back from another amazing meal at Yatai. Took my parents for the first time and they said it was one of the best meals they have had in years. Neither had tried raw fish before and they were in love with the tuna sashimi and salmon ceviche. Whole of downstairs was completely full which is fantastic for a Wednesday night in January. The lovely girl who served us was so attentive and helpful as all the staff always are, I wish I had gotten her name!

By far one of the best, if not the best restaurant in Aberdeen, I absolutely love it!

Had a fabulous meal on Sunday. It was my 70th birthday & as l hadn’t been there before my family decided to take me there. We had an excellent array of tasters, which gave me a huge amount of selection. Our main course was so good & once again everyone allowed me to dip into theirs. Dessert was delicious, yummy!! The chef was excellent & all the dishes were well presented. The fancy bits & bobs, pickles etc. were fantastic!! The staff were very friendly & helpful. I was impressed by the cleanliness & all over decor. The disabled toilet was nice & clean!! Would thoroughly recommend them & l did notice vegan & vetigerians were also well catered for!! Will definitely go back again!! Wish l could go everyday!! Happy Happy Happy!!! 🦋💕

Great food, the vegan set menu is amazing �

Go here as much as I can, but this occasion, we went here for our New Year's Eve meal. There were 6 of us and the waiter who sat us down was brilliant, thoroughly explained the menu to those who hadn't eaten there before and was very attentive throughout the entire meal, with extensive knowledge of all the dishes and which to recommend based on our likes and dislikes which he asked as arrived. The food came quickly and all cooked perfectly. The £10 seared steak dish along with the takoyaki were cooked to perfection and the portion sizes were sizeable as always. I won't ramble on but this place is easily my favourite in Aberdeen, above the rest by far. Cheers :)

Fantastic food and service as always. Pork belly Ramen was incredible. Spicy pork dumplings and crispy chicken is our favourite also xx

Another fab meal, so many delicious choices. The ribs in particular stood out, they were tender, melt in the mouth, succulent and full of flavour!

A very plesssnt experience. Delicious food, friendly staff + good background music.

you guys are defo missing a trick not being available on deliveroo or just eat , can you come up with something please ��

Pretty good food and good service. Could do with sharpening up and would be really great. More help on choices to make and a guide on what the chef is best at, would be helpful. I can't help thinking that a half decent restaurant like this would be less than average if it was in London, but if it takes a leap of faith to up it's game it could really clean up in Aberdeen. All it takes is a good sharpening of service, decor and menu and it'll be great.

Loved the food, really good service but too rushed our table was 1.30 on a Sunday and last orders were 2 ... would have loved to explore more dishes and drinks but not to be

We eat regularly at Yatai and normally we would be consistently rating them a 5, however here are the reasons for the 3 (sorry it's long but trying to be comprehensive):

They are changing their menu to be able to offer more local options which we completely support, however this now means you can't get the same flexibility you had before with their menu options. Our favourite dish of wataragani maki (soft shell crab roll) is no longer on the menu. You can get the crab still on its own with a wasabi mayonnaise (not as good as the roll). Instead of ordering the sushi you want, you can order a 3-type nigiri, sashimi or maki option but what type of fish you get is chef's selection. Last night there was tuna on the specials so you would think you could have tuna as part of the 3 selection, but not the case. So you would have to order the tuna separately.

Finally, they are now making their own soy sauce which apparently takes a week to make and making their own wasabi which they now give you half as much as before and they now charge you for their special soy sauce if you want more than the two tablespoon portion that comes with the sushi (it's no longer on the table). To be honest, we would be perfectly happy with store bought soy sauce and wasabi paste to have more of it ( I know, we are so uncouth), but there was really nothing extraordinary about the soy sauce or wasabi. So to sum it up, we are disappointed with the menu changes and hope this is just teething issues and some of the old menu options can be worked back into the new menu. We get it that the restaurant is having to make some changes for fishing and financial sustainability but for the sushi options, think yatai should rethink this as this was such a strength before the menu changes.

The service this time was very slow, but will still come back.