
About KIBOU Japanese Kitchen & Bar - Clifton
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 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
£20.10Salmon & Avocado Uramaki
£13.80Chicken Katsu
£16.10Lantern Roll
£23.30Snow Crab Uramaki
£14.30Spicy Tuna & Cucumber Uramaki
£14.30Ebi Yukari Uramaki
£14.60Ebi Tempura
£13.20Chicken Teriyaki
£16.10Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber Uramaki
£14.80
For the Table
Edamame with black lava salt
£4.70Edamame with garlic oil, sea salt and roasted sesame
£4.70Prawn crackers
With sea salt & aonori£4.70Edamame with chilli oil
£4.70
Sharers
Chicken kara-age
Chicken thigh marinated in soy, ginger & garlic, fried & served with sriracha mayo.£11.30PopularDynamite Cauliflower
crispy cauliflower florets marinated in sake & shichimi togarashi, served with sweet & spicy sauce£9.90PopularSpicy Chicken Zangi
Hokkaido-style deep-fried chicken with a crispy coating & spicy seasoning£11.70Gluten freePork Gyozas (5pcs)
Handmade, lightly spiced, pork mince dumplings, pan-fried & steamed, served with gyoza sauce.£10.90Takoyaki
Round batter snacks with a small piece of octopus in the centre, tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo & bonito flakes.£11.70Pumpkin korokke (v)
2 pumpkin croquettes topped with tonkatsu sauce, vegan sriracha mayo & aonori.£8.90VegetarianNasu dengaku (v) (vg) (gf)
Charred aubergine with a caramelised sweet miso glaze, sesame and spring onion£9.90VeganTruffle teriyaki tofu
With shimeji mushrooms and an umami-rich truffle infused teriyaki sauce£9.00Vegan
Bao Buns
Steamed bao buns filled with finely sliced raw cabbage, served with beni shoga and choice of fillings
Oyster mushroom bao
With truffle mayo & crispy onion£8.30VegetarianMarinated duck bao
with teriyaki sauce£9.60Chicken Teriyaki Bao
With red onion pickles£8.80Chashu Bao
Pork Belly with mustard miso£8.70
Tempura
Lightly battered, with crispy, handmade tempura flakes, served with tempura sauce.
Ebi Tempura
Highly rated· (prawn)£13.20Yasai Tempura
(vegetable)£9.80Soft Shell Crab Tempura
Served with crab sauce£11.30
Mains-Katsu Curry
Panko fried & served with steamed rice & Japanese pickles and our delicious homemade katsu curry sauce.
Chicken Katsu
panko fried and served with steamed rice, Asian slaw, Japanese pickles and our delicious sweet & savoury katsu curry sauce£16.10Kabocha Korokke Katsu
Pumpkin croquettes£14.80VeganEbi Katsu
(prawn)£17.70
Teriyaki
Chicken Teriyaki
Japanese classic finished with a sweet teriyaki sauce, Served with rice and Asian slaw.£16.10
Soups & Sides
Miso Soup
miso soup£5.00Gluten freeCucumber goma wakame salad
Seaweed and cucumber salad with soy dressing & sesame seeds£6.10VeganJapanese Pickles
Seasonal Japanese pickles£4.00VeganSteamed rice
steamed rice£4.10VeganKimchi
Side dish of homemade fermented hakusai cabbage£4.00Furikake Rice
Steamed rice topped with Furikake seasoning: a blend of seaweed, sesame seed & dried fish£4.30Vegan
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!£42.40Yasai Moriawase (v)
20 piece, variety vegetarian sushi platter - selection chosen by our chef - perfect for sharing!£29.20Vegetarian
Hosomaki
8 piece small sushi roll.
Salmon Hosomaki
8 piece salmon sushi rolls wrapped in nori.£8.00PopularAvocado Hosomaki
8 piece avocade sushi rolls wrapped in nori.£7.00VeganSea Bream with Tobiko Hosomaki
8 piece sea bream sushi rolls wrapped in nori.£8.00Gluten freeCucumber Hosomaki
8 piece cucumber sushi rolls wrapped in nori.£7.00VeganOshinko Hosomaki
pickled daikon£7.00Vegan
Futomaki
10 piece large sushi roll.
Volcano Roll
Highly rated· 10 piece, salmon, avocado & tobiko, dipped in tempura batter, fried & drizzled with special KIBOU sauces!£20.10Yasai Volcano Roll
10-piece futomaki, red pepper, avocado, dipped in tempura batter, friend and drizzles with special KIBOU sauces.£17.10VeganSpider Roll
10 piece, soft shell crab tempura, shiso leaf, tobiko, kimchi mayo.£20.70
California Roll
8 piece inside out sushi roll.
Salmon & Avocado Uramaki
8 piece inside out sushi roll with salmon and avocade£13.80PopularLantern Roll
8 piece salmon & tuna topped roll, filled with softshell crab tempura, mango, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko.£23.30Ebi Yukari Uramaki
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth.£14.60Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber Uramaki
8 piece inside out sushi roll with eel and cucumber£14.80Spicy Tuna & Cucumber Uramaki
8 piece inside out sushi roll with spicy tuna and cucumber£14.30Snow Crab Uramaki
avocado & cucumber roll topped with snow crab, tobiko & spicy mayo£14.30Duck & Cucumber Uramaki
With avocado£14.10Mixed Vegetable Uramaki
8 piece inside out sushi roll with mixed vegetable£11.60Vegan
Nigiri
2 piece.
Salmon Nigiri
2 pieces£4.80Gluten freeAburi Nigiri
7 piece nigiri, salmon, tuna, yellow tail and sea bream seared briefly and dressed in aburi sauce.£17.10Gluten freeNigiri 7
7 piece chef’s selection nigiri.£17.10Yellowfin Tuna Nigiri
2 pieces£6.60Gluten freeAvocado Nigiri
2 pieces£3.90VeganHamachi Nigiri
(Yellowtail)£6.40Gluten freeScallop Nigiri
2 pieces£7.50Gluten freeSea Bream Nigiri
2 pieces£5.00Gluten freeAmaebi Nigiri
Raw sweet prawn£5.10Gluten freeGrilled Red Pepper Nigiri
2 pieces£3.70Vegan
Sashimi
5 slices of the freshest raw fish
Chirashizushi
Highly rated· 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!!!£19.10Gluten freeSalmon Sashimi
fresh raw salmon£9.00Gluten freeNew Style Sashimi
8 piece, seared sashimi, fresh chili, mooli, red amaranth & yuzu dressing; typically salmon, sea-bream & tuna.£14.80Gluten freeYellowfin Tuna Sashimi
fresh raw tuna£13.30Gluten freeSashimi Moriawase
13 pieces of the freshest sashimi selected by chef.£29.80Gluten freeScallop Sashimi
fresh raw scallop£13.00Gluten freeSashimi Hamachi
(Yellowtail)£11.60Gluten free
Tataki
6 piece seared meat or fish, marinated and seasoned with kimchi, chives and aburi sauce.
Salmon Tataki
With mango salsa, chives, red amaranth, roasted sesame & yuzu soy£12.10Gluten freeScallop Tataki
lightly seared Hokkaido scallops with goma dare (sesame sauce) dressing, chilli oil, cucumber & tomato salsa.£13.10
Drinks
Cullinan View Chenin Blanc
Western Cape, South AfricaExtremely easy drinking with youthful character and fresh zesty acidity£25.20Coca-Cola
200ml£3.50Pineapple Soda
200ml£3.20White Peach and Jasmin Soda
200ml£3.40Antonio Rubini Pinot Grigio Rose
Venezie, ItalyThe nose shows aromas of wild flowers, vanilla and strawberry, the palate is refreshing with delicate fruit flavours£27.00Da Luca Prosecco
Classic fresh apples and pears. A touch of sweetness makes for easy drinking£42.00Asahi Super Dry
330ml, 5.2%£5.00Coca-Cola Diet
200ml£3.50Sake - Honjozo Tokubetsu
720ml, 15%Citrus,earthy£57.80
Salads
Kani salad
Red snow crab, lettuce, avocado & tobiko with a sweet & sour tosazu jelly dressing, topped with chives & crispy onion£12.80Tataki kyuri with toasted aubergine
Classic smashed cucumber salad topped with crispy aubergine in a gochujang sesame sauce£9.80Vegan
Maze Udon
Udon noodles, spring onion, nori, crispy onion, benishoga & bonito flakes*, tossed in a rich soy based sauce
Roasted Duck Maze Udon
With teriyaki sauce£16.70Chashu Maze Udon
Japanese braised pork belly£16.70Oyster Mushroom Maze Udon
* excludes bonito flakes£15.00Vegan