About KIBOU Japanese Kitchen & Bar - Cambridge
KIBOU has been serving up award-winning, authentic Japanese food for the last 10 years. Dive into steaming bowls of RAMEN, freshly prepared KATSU CURRY, DONBURI Japanese rice 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.
For the Table
Edamame with black lava salt
£4.60Edamame with chilli oil
£4.60Edamame with garlic oil, sea salt and roasted sesame
£4.60
Sharers
Takoyaki
Round batter snacks with a small piece of octopus in the centre, tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo & bonito flakes.£11.60Chicken Yakitori
Skewered grilled chicken thigh in sweet yakitori sauce, spring onions & Japanese pickles.£9.80Popularchashu kushiyaki
Pork belly & spring onion grilled skewers served with Japanese pickles£9.80Gluten freeChicken kara-age
Chicken thigh marinated in soy, ginger & garlic, fried & served with sriracha mayo.£11.60PopularPork Gyozas (5pcs)
Handmade, lightly spiced, pork mince dumplings, pan-fried & steamed, served with gyoza sauce.£10.50PopularNasu dengaku (v) (vg) (gf)
Charred aubergine with a caramelised sweet miso glaze, sesame and spring onion£9.40VeganPumpkin korokke (v)
2 pumpkin croquettes topped with tonkatsu sauce, vegan sriracha mayo & aonori.£8.70VeganWakame salad (v) (vg)
Seaweed salad with mirin dressing & sesame seed£6.80Vegan
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£9.20chicken karaage bao
with sriracha mayo£8.00chargrilled aubergine bao
with sweet miso sauce£7.20Dynamite Prawns bao
with miso sweet chilli sauce£8.00Popular
Tempura
Lightly battered, with crispy, handmade tempura flakes, served with tempura sauce.
Ebi (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
£16.00Ebi Katsu (prawn)
£17.10Seasonal Vegetables (v)
£14.90Kabocha Korokke
Pumpkin croquettes£14.20Vegan
Mains-Donburi
Topped traditional japanese rice bowl.
Sashimi Salmon Don
Sashimi salmon, ikura & avocado, rice.£19.70Buta Don
Slow cooked pork belly, pak choi, egg, pickles and schichimi.£17.50Teriyaki duck don
confit teriyaki-glazed duck leg, spring onion, white cabbage, cucumber, tea-stained boiled egg, japanese pickles£19.70
Mains-Yaki udon
Udon noodles, stir-fried in a spicy pepper, onion, sesame & soy sauce
Chashu (Japanese braised pork belly)
£15.30Crispy Tofu(vg)
£14.20
Mains - Teriyaki
Chicken teriyaki
£16.10Salmon teriyaki
sweet teriyaki glazed salmon served with rice & green bean gomae£19.30
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.£16.50Chashu
Tender pork belly.£16.50PopularYasai (vegetable) (v)
Firm tofu & seasonal vegetables in a rich shiitake miso broth.£15.40
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!£27.30VegetarianSalmon Zukushi
4 salmon sashimi, 4 salmon nigiri, salmon & avocado california roll.£23.10Gluten freeTuna Zukushi
4 tuna sashimi, 4 tuna nigiri, 4 spicy tuna & cucumber california roll.£29.50Gluten free
Soups & Sides
Miso Soup
£5.00Gluten freeJapanese Pickles
Seasonal Japanese pickles£5.00VeganFurikake Rice
Steamed rice topped with Furikake seasoning: a blend of seaweed, sesame seed & dried fish£5.00Gluten freeSteamed rice
£4.30VeganKimchi
Side dish of homemade fermented hakusai cabbage£5.00Green bean gomae
Green beans tossed in a toasted kuro gomae dressing£5.00Vegan
Hosomaki
8 piece small sushi roll.
Sea Bream with Tobiko
£7.90Gluten freeEbi (Prawn)
£9.50Gluten freeTuna
£9.50Gluten freeAvocado (v)
£6.90VeganSalmon
£7.90Gluten freeCucumber (v)
£6.90Veganroasted red pepper
£6.90VeganKimchi
£6.90Vegan
Futomaki
5 piece large sushi roll.
Ebi (prawn) Tempura
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth£13.90Mixed Vegetable (v) (vg)
£10.50VeganSpider Roll
10 piece, soft shell crab tempura, shiso leaf, tobiko, kimchi mayo.£20.50Volcano 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.£16.90VeganKimuchi
Kimchi, goma wakame & grilled red pepper£10.50Vegan
California Roll
8 piece inside out sushi roll.
Ebi Yukari
Prawn tempura, avocado, tobiko, yukari, red amaranth.£14.50Spicy Tuna & Cucumber
£14.20Salmon & Avocado
£13.70Grilled Teriyaki Eel & Cucumber
£14.70Mixed Seafood Tatare
£14.70Mixed Vegetable (v) (vg)
£11.50VeganLantern Roll
8 piece salmon & tuna topped roll, filled with softshell crab tempura, mango, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko.£23.10dragon roll
8-piece spicy tuna California roll, topped with kapayaki eel, avocado & unagi sauce£19.90Dynamite Prawn
Spiky king prawns, avocado & cucumber£12.70
Nigiri
2 piece.
Hamachi (Yellowtail)
£6.30Gluten freeScallop
£7.40Gluten freeSalmon
£4.80Gluten freeEbi (Prawn)
£6.20Gluten freeSea Bream
£4.90Gluten freeGrilled Red Pepper (V)
£3.70Gluten freeTuna
£6.50Gluten freeSaba (Marinated Mackerel)
£5.50Gluten freeSirloin of Beef Tataki
£6.80Avocado (V)
£3.70VeganNigiri 7
7 piece chef’s selection nigiri.£16.90Aburi Nigiri
8 piece nigiri, salmon, tuna, yellow tail and sea bream seared briefly and dressed in aburi sauce.£20.00Gluten free
Sashimi
5 slices of the freshest raw fish
Hamachi (Yellowtail)
£11.50Gluten freeTuna
£13.70Gluten freeScallop
£13.70Gluten freeSalmon
£9.50Gluten 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.
Tuna
£19.90Gluten freeSalmon
£15.70Gluten freeSirloin of Beef
£22.00Gluten free
Drinks
Coca-Cola
200ml£3.50Coca-Cola Diet
200ml£3.50Schweppes Lemonade
200ml£3.50Pineapple Soda
200ml£3.20White Peach and Jasmin Soda
200ml£3.40
