About Kibou Japanese Kitchen & Bar - Oxford
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, 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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Salmon
£14.90Salmon & Avocado
£13.90Chicken
£17.10Volcano Roll
£20.90Chicken kara-age
£12.00Tuna
£12.90Chicken teriyaki
£16.80Chicken Nanban
£17.10Yasai (vegetable) (v)
£16.20Lantern Roll
£23.00
For the Table
Edamame with black lava salt
£4.80Edamame with garlic oil, sea salt and roasted sesame
£4.80Edamame with chilli oil
£4.80
Sharers
Pork Gyozas (5pcs)
Handmade, lightly spiced, pork mince dumplings, pan-fried & steamed, served with gyoza sauce.£10.90Nasu dengaku (v) (vg) (gf)
Charred aubergine with a caramelised sweet miso glaze, sesame and spring onion£9.80VeganDynamite Cauliflower
crispy cauliflower florets marinated in sake & shichimi togarashi, served with sweet & spicy sauce£9.80VeganChicken kara-age
Chicken thigh marinated in soy, ginger & garlic, fried & served with sriracha mayo.£12.00PopularTakoyaki
Round batter snacks with a small piece of octopus in the centre, tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo & bonito flakes.£12.00Blistered peppers
with a yuzu truffle vinaigrette & shiso£9.20VeganPumpkin korokke (v)
2 pumpkin croquettes topped with tonkatsu sauce, vegan sriracha mayo & aonori.£8.70Vegan
Bao Buns
Steamed bao buns filled with finely sliced raw cabbage, served with beni shoga and choice of fillings
Marinated duck bao
with teriyaki sauce£9.70chicken karaage bao
With sriracha may£8.50Oyster mushroom bao
With truffle mayo & crispy onion£8.50VegetarianSoft shell crab bao
With crab sauce£9.70
Tempura
Lightly battered, with crispy, handmade tempura flakes, served with tempura sauce.
Soft Shell Crab
Served with crab sauce£11.40Ebi (prawn)
£13.10
Mains-Katsu Curry
Panko fried & served with steamed rice & Japanese pickles and our delicious homemade katsu curry sauce.
Chicken
£17.10Seasonal Vegetables (v)
£15.30
Teriyaki
Chicken teriyaki
£16.80Salmon teriyaki
£20.40Popular
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.£17.10Yasai (vegetable) (v)
Firm tofu & seasonal vegetables in a rich shiitake miso broth.£16.20Chashu
Tender pork belly.£17.10
Soups & Sides
Miso Soup
£5.30PopularCucumber goma wakame salad
Seaweed and cucumber salad with soy dressing & sesame seeds£6.30VeganJapanese Pickles
Seasonal Japanese pickles£4.80VeganSteamed rice
£4.50VeganFurikake Rice
Steamed rice topped with Furikake seasoning: a blend of seaweed, sesame seed & dried fish£4.80VeganKimchi
Side dish of homemade fermented hakusai cabbage£4.80
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!£41.00Yasai Moriawase (v)
20 piece, variety vegetarian sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing!£27.30Vegetarian
Hosomaki
8 piece small sushi roll.
Avocado (v)
£6.90VeganSalmon
£7.90Gluten freeCucumber (v)
£6.90VeganTuna
£9.50Gluten freeroasted red pepper
£6.90VeganEbi (Prawn)
£8.50Gluten freeKimchi
£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!£20.90PopularSpider Roll
10 piece, soft shell crab tempura, shiso leaf, tobiko, kimchi mayo.£21.50Yasai Volcano Roll
10-piece futomaki, red pepper, avocado, dipped in tempura batter, friend and drizzles with special KIBOU sauces.£17.90Vegan
California Roll
8 piece inside out sushi roll.
Salmon & Avocado
£13.90PopularLantern Roll
8 piece salmon & tuna topped roll, filled with softshell crab tempura, mango, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko.£23.00Ebi Yukari
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth.£14.90Spicy Tuna & Cucumber
£13.90Duck & Cucumber
With avocado£14.40Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber
£14.90Mixed Vegetable (v) (vg)
£11.50Vegan
Nigiri
2 piece.
Nigiri 7
7 piece chef’s selection nigiri.£16.90Salmon
£4.90Gluten freeHamachi (Yellowtail)
£6.60Gluten freeAburi Nigiri
7 piece nigiri, salmon, tuna, yellow tail and sea bream seared briefly and dressed in aburi sauce.£16.90Gluten freeScallop
£7.50Gluten freeTuna
£6.90Gluten freeAvocado (V)
£3.70VeganSaba (Marinated Mackerel)
£4.90Gluten freeGrilled Red Pepper (V)
£3.70Gluten free
Sashimi
5 slices of the freshest raw fish
Chirashizushi
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!!!£19.90Gluten freeSashimi Moriawase
13 pieces of the freshest sashimi selected by chef.£29.50Gluten freeSalmon
£8.90Gluten freeHamachi (Yellowtail)
£11.90Gluten freeTuna
£12.90Gluten freeScallop
£11.90Gluten freeNew Style Sashimi
8 piece, seared sashimi, fresh chili, mooli, red amaranth & yuzu dressing; typically salmon, sea-bream & tuna.£14.70Gluten freeSaba (Mackerel)
£7.90Gluten free
Tataki
8 piece seared meat or fish, marinated and seasoned with kimchi, chives and aburi sauce.
Tuna
With mango salsa, chives, chilli, coriander, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£19.90Gluten freeSalmon
With mango salsa, chives, red amaranth, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£14.90Gluten freeHamachi
With physalis ponzu, chilli oil & coffee£21.90
Drinks
White Peach and Jasmin Soda
200ml£3.40Pineapple Soda
200ml£3.20Coca-Cola Diet
200ml£3.50Coca-Cola
200ml£3.50
