About KIBOU Japanese Kitchen & Bar - Cambridge
Enjoy KIBOU's award-winning and diverse menu of traditional and contemporary of Japanese cuisine. Dive into steaming bowls of RAMEN, freshly prepared KATSU CURRY, vibrant POKE BOWLS, pillowy steamed BAO BUNS and oh-so crispy TEMPURA. You'll also find a selection of handmade to order SUSHI and SASHIMI, including our signature and much-talked-about VOLCANO ROLL - salmon, avocado and tobiko futomaki, tempura fried and served with our KIBOU special sauce. Plus Sake, Japanese Beers & fine wines.
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Volcano Roll
£19.90Chicken Nanban
£16.50Chashu
£16.50Salmon
£15.70Nigiri 7
£16.90Chicken teriyaki
£15.30Chicken
£16.10Yasai Volcano Roll
£16.90Aburi Nigiri
£16.90Kabocha Korokke
£14.20
For the Table
Edamame with garlic oil, sea salt and roasted sesame
£4.60Edamame with black lava salt
£4.60Edamame with chilli oil
£4.60
Sharers
Takoyaki
Round batter snacks with a small piece of octopus in the centre, tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo & bonito flakes.£11.60Chicken kara-age
Chicken thigh marinated in soy, ginger & garlic, fried & served with sriracha mayo.£11.60Dynamite Cauliflower
crispy cauliflower florets marinated in sake & shichimi togarashi, served with sweet & spicy sauce£9.40PopularPumpkin korokke (v)
2 pumpkin croquettes topped with tonkatsu sauce, vegan sriracha mayo & aonori.£8.70VeganPork Gyozas (5pcs)
Handmade, lightly spiced, pork mince dumplings, pan-fried & steamed, served with gyoza sauce.£10.50PopularBlistered peppers
with a yuzu truffle vinaigrette & shiso£8.80VeganTebasaki yakitori
skewered chicken wings n a gochujang honey miso glaze£7.70Nasu dengaku (v) (vg) (gf)
Charred aubergine with a caramelised sweet miso glaze, sesame and spring onion£9.40VeganGrilled tenderstem
with piquillo pepper miso sauce£8.80Vegan
Bao Buns
Steamed bao buns filled with finely sliced raw cabbage, served with beni shoga and choice of fillings
chicken karaage bao
With sriracha may£8.00Soft shell crab bao
With crab sauce£9.20Oyster mushroom bao
With truffle mayo & crispy onion£8.00VegetarianMarinated duck bao
with teriyaki sauce£9.20
Tempura
Lightly battered, with crispy, handmade tempura flakes, served with tempura sauce.
Soft Shell Crab
Served with crab sauce£10.90Ebi (prawn)
£12.70Yasai (vegetable)
£9.40
Mains-Katsu Curry
Panko fried & served with steamed rice & Japanese pickles and our delicious homemade katsu curry sauce.
Chicken
£16.10PopularKabocha Korokke
Pumpkin croquettes£14.20VeganEbi Katsu (prawn)
£17.20Seasonal Vegetables (v)
£14.90
Teriyaki
Chicken teriyaki
£15.30Salmon teriyaki
£18.60
Poke Bowls
Rice bowl topped with mango, avocado, crispy onion, carrot, spring onion, wakame & cucumber.
Soy honey & tuna tartare
£16.40Salmon Sashimi
With sriracha mayo£15.30PopularCrispy oyster mushroom
With truffle mayo£14.20Teriyaki duck
£15.30
Ramen
Noodles, tea stained boiled egg, bean sprouts, pak choi, naruto, spring onion, ginger, bamboo shoots, nori, sesame, with your choice of homemade chicken or pork bone broth.
Chicken Nanban
Lightly battered chicken thigh.£16.50Yasai (vegetable) (v)
Firm tofu & seasonal vegetables in a rich shiitake miso broth.£15.40Chashu
Tender pork belly.£16.50
Soups & Sides
Miso Soup
£5.00Gluten freeSteamed rice
£4.30VeganCucumber goma wakame salad
Seaweed and cucumber salad with soy dressing & sesame seeds£6.00VeganJapanese Pickles
Seasonal Japanese pickles£5.00VeganFurikake Rice
Steamed rice topped with Furikake seasoning: a blend of seaweed, sesame seed & dried fish£5.00VeganKimchi
Side dish of homemade fermented hakusai cabbage£5.00Stir fry mangetout
With yakiniku sauce£6.60Vegan
Sharing & Mixed Platters
Jo Moriawase
20 piece, variety sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing or easy to eat on your own if you’re hungry!£41.00Tuna Zukushi
4 tuna sashimi, 4 tuna nigiri, 4 spicy tuna & cucumber california roll.£29.50Gluten freeSalmon Zukushi
4 salmon sashimi, 4 salmon nigiri, salmon & avocado california roll.£23.10Gluten freeYasai Moriawase (v)
20 piece, variety vegetarian sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing!£27.30Vegetarian
Hosomaki
8 piece small sushi roll.
Cucumber (v)
£6.90VeganTuna
£9.50Gluten freeSalmon
£7.90Gluten freeSea Bream with Tobiko
£7.90Gluten freeEbi (Prawn)
£9.50Gluten freeAvocado (v)
£6.90Veganroasted red pepper
£6.90VeganKimchi
£6.90Vegan
Futomaki
10 piece large sushi roll.
Volcano Roll
10 piece, salmon, avocado & tobiko, dipped in tempura batter, fried & drizzled with special KIBOU sauces!£19.90Yasai Volcano Roll
10-piece futomaki, red pepper, avocado, dipped in tempura batter, friend and drizzles with special KIBOU sauces.£16.90VeganSpider Roll
10 piece, soft shell crab tempura, shiso leaf, tobiko, kimchi mayo.£20.50
California Roll
8 piece inside out sushi roll.
Lantern Roll
8 piece salmon & tuna topped roll, filled with softshell crab tempura, mango, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko.£23.10PopularEbi Yukari
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth.£14.50Salmon & Avocado
£13.70Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber
£14.70Duck & Cucumber
With avocado£13.70Spicy Tuna & Cucumber
£14.20Mixed Seafood Tatare
Avocado & cucumber roll topped with mixed seafood tartare.£14.70Mixed Vegetable (v) (vg)
£11.50Vegan
Nigiri
2 piece.
Nigiri 7
7 piece chef’s selection nigiri.£16.90Aburi Nigiri
7 piece nigiri, salmon, tuna, yellow tail and sea bream seared briefly and dressed in aburi sauce.£16.90Gluten freeScallop
£7.40Gluten freeSaba (Marinated Mackerel)
£5.50Gluten freeHamachi (Yellowtail)
£6.30Gluten freeSea Bream
£4.90Gluten freeTuna
£6.50Gluten freeSalmon
£4.80Gluten freeGrilled Red Pepper (V)
£3.70Gluten freeAvocado (V)
£3.70Vegan
Sashimi
5 slices of the freshest raw fish
Salmon
£9.50Gluten freeHamachi (Yellowtail)
£11.50Gluten freeTuna
£13.70Gluten freeScallop
£13.70Gluten freeSaba (Mackerel)
£8.50Gluten freeNew Style Sashimi
8 piece, seared sashimi, fresh chili, mooli, red amaranth & yuzu dressing; typically salmon, sea-bream & tuna.£14.70Gluten freeSashimi Moriawase
13 pieces of the freshest sashimi selected by chef.£29.50Gluten freeChirashizushi
The word “chirashi” means “scattered” - this is a bowl of seasoned rice topped with a variety of the freshest sashimi, mooli, shiso, tamago, ikura & spring onion - oishii!!!£18.90Gluten free
Tataki
8 piece seared meat or fish, marinated and seasoned with kimchi, chives and aburi sauce.
Sirloin of Beef
£22.00Gluten freeTuna
With mango salsa, chives, chilli, coriander, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£19.90Gluten freeSalmon
With mango salsa, chives, red amaranth, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£15.70Gluten freeScallop
lightly seared Hokkaido scallops with goma dare dressing, chilli oil, cucumber & tomato salsa.£15.70Sea Bream
With orange kimchi dressing£14.70Hamachi
With physalis ponzu, chilli oil & coffee£22.00
Drinks
White Peach and Jasmin Soda
200ml£3.40Pineapple Soda
200ml£3.20Coca-Cola
200ml£3.50Antonio Rubini Pinot Grigio Rose
Venezie, Italy The nose shows aromas of wild flowers, vanilla and strawberry, the palate is refreshing with delicate fruit flavours£26.30Da Luca Prosecco
Classic fresh apples and pears. A touch of sweetness makes for easy drinking£39.90Cullinan View Chenin Blanc
Western Cape, South Africa Extremely easy drinking with youthful character and fresh zesty acidity£25.20Amodo Salice Salentino
Puglia, Italy From the south of Italy. Soft, fruity, with a little spice. Makes for great sipping with friends.£25.20Asahi Super Dry
330ml, 5.2%£5.000.5% Lucky Saint
330ml£4.20Coca-Cola Diet
200ml£3.50Schweppes Lemonade
200ml£3.50Sake - Honjozo Tokubetsu
720ml, 15% Citrus,earthy£57.80