Shiki in Waterford

22/03/2025: Little disappointed in the chicken dish , 4 bits of chicken in a bowl of watery sauce., Service is great very friendly....

09/12/2024: I ate here at the weekend with two friends and I have mixed feelings on the place, it was really busy when we arrived and we were late as could not find parking outside or anywhere on the main road so that had us stressed but they were very polite and said they understood that we had issues with parking. We were seated right away, the menu was on the table so we had a look. There is a really good choice and we decided what we wanted but we had to call the waiter back over after a good wait to take the order, I then had to call him back over and ask could we have some prawn crackers as he forgot to give them. Starters arrived and mine was really lovely and spicy with loads of flavour as it was chicken Satay, mains was really disappointing I ordered crispy chicken with sweet and sour sauce and chips but it was bland and not hot enough as in temperature wise but I ate it because I was hungry. My two friend seemed to enjoy their dinner so I cant comment on their food, the servers were all lovely but the service was very slow and they didnt seem to have anyone supervising them, the area we were seated in was cold and I was glad I wote a heavy jumper, toilets were nice and clean if a little small for a restaurant of that size. The bill was €131.80 for three starters, three mains, one glass of wine, one cocktail and a diet coke. My friend ordered gingerale but it never arrived. Overall we had nice time but I am not sure I would return again, I was expecting great things as I had been to the one in Citywest before and that was delicous. Shame really but have to say the staff were all really polite and friendly so that is good to see.