Issho Rooftop Restaurant & Bar

Impeccable food, drink, atmosphere and rooftop views. Superb sushi. Can’t rate the food and service highly enough and will definitely return. I’ve posted some photos which speak volumes. There are only two very small points of caution. We visited for lunch and had the set menu which was great value for such high quality, BUT we really felt the drinks when it came to the bill. As a party of 5 we had 5 water refills at the table and didn’t realise we were drinking and paying £5 for still bottled water. Plus the wine was pretty expensive, so we ended up paying more than double the food on drink, despite drinking fairly modestly. Just watch out for the water if your server doesn’t make it clear what you’re drinking and be prepared for a chi chi city centre drinks price tag. We paid £57 per head without service having had the brilliant £22 for 3 courses lunch menu All that being said, don’t let that put you off. It is wonderful and I’ll definitely go back. The lunch menu is fantastic

An amazing meal, very well presented and very tasty. We ordered the Emperor Menu for 3 people and it was very good there were many dishes to try including sushi, Bao Buns, Squid, Steak and even more. Every dish was amazing it continued to get better after each one. I don't think I could pick a favourite as it was just that good. The waiters were very attentive and professional too, and made sure we had everything we needed. Overall I really enjoyed my meal and would definitely come back again.

What a lovely experience. The mojito was the best I’ve ever had in Leeds. The Ginger beer based mocktail was perfect. The appetisers were freshly prepared and delicious. All the staff were very friendly and made the experience even lovelier. This is my new favourite spot. Update 10/05/23 Visited for the second time and the service was 5*. I loved everything.

Wow where do we start. Our waitress was really nice very helpful. The food was fantastic, we decided to go for the Emporer set menu what a great choice. We had sushi, fried chicken with wassbi mayonnaise black cod, steak, calamari and the deserts were really tasty. Pricey per person but the food and presentation was really good.

Disappointed. I have been to issho so many times last year and it was amazing. I booked a table for 2 today and it’s raining so bad that our jackets were wet. The reception staff took my jacket, accidentally dropped it on the floor with no sorry given. Whatever, and then she put my jacket with a wet jacket on the same hanger which caused the inside of my jacket wet as well. What a brilliant idea! We ordered a sushi platter, and the color of tuna is so disappointed. I genuinely thought it was another kind of fish. The whole night, no one came to check our table once when the table next to is has been checked at least twice and I need to turn around to ask for more water. The colleagues have explained that they do not always get the same kind of tuna and the floor manager was really helpful and polite. But still, It could be so much better……it’s quite obvious how bad the color was this time compared to previous….

We went here on a Saturday night, all of the food was delicious, our favourite dish was the crispy beef! The staff are super friendly. We had a very enjoyable time. We would also recommend the Dragon Tiger sushi and the Pork Bao buns! However for the spicy pork buns they could’ve been more spicy. It was £74 for all of this (pictures included)

Had a wonderful time here about a week ago for my boyfriend’s birthday. It was my gift to him and so I had high hopes and Issho did not disappoint. The food was incredible, service was fantastic (obviously a strong team all supporting each other), and the wine and sake pairings really pulled the experience all together. A real treat and would definitely revisit next time we’re in Leeds. Because we booked via Virgin Experience Days, the service was taken off the bill automatically but we paid 15% of the actual value of the meal in cash as it was so well deserved.

Reservations made in advance for 3 Had advised prior to booking about 2 of the 3 diners having a halal diet. Mia confirmed the fish dishes and chicken were all halal but due to supplier issues the beef and lamb were not. Server Helen was unsure about the menu and had to return to the kitchen to confirm with the chef what par of the menu was safe to eat for those of a halal diet. All sushi rice contained mirin, no suggestion to make any fresh rice without mirin. Soft shell crab was a favourite, the mayonnaise complimented the crab well. Chicken Katsu Bao Bun was delicious Overall the restaurant could have been accommodating towards being inclusive of the halal diet if they wanted to.