What kind of Japanese restaurant it is ? An izakaya 🏮 A type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. Izakaya are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a British or Irish pub, Spanish tapas bar, and American saloon and tavern. -Wikipedia What kind of environment it is ? The kitchen will serve the food when it is ready, rather than in the formal courses of Western restaurants. What to order in here ? Shown in the pictures I was here with a friend for his birthday 🎂 🎉 We certainly had a good time drinking and eating. Be aware before you start to order. Food serves with tapas amount. Make sure order some main dishes like rice if you are hungry 🤤 Enjoy everyone 😉

We were fully content with our dining experience. We decided to come by for dinner after we went over the reviews others had left and it was a decision that proved to be delightful! All the meals were utterly delicious and we are sure to return here in near future. Staff are very kind, polite and accomodating. I strongly recommend Nan Tei to anyone who is keen to dine out in a superb Japanese restaurant in Nottingham.

100% authentic, gorgeous little Japanese restaurant. We went to Nan Tei simply because there was a sign saying they had dumplings (gyoza) - we ended up having two servings of them as well as tamagoyaki and miso soup. Everything tasted absolutely delicious! The dumplings were my favourite but the soup was the perfect meal for a cold day. The owners/chefs are the sweetest people! There's an open kitchen so they cook everything right in front of you. As for prices, for all of the food we ordered it cost us only 12 pounds each -there's no extra service charge. I highly recommend this wonderful restaurant: 10/10 would visit again!

Absolutely lovely restaurant. Food was amazing, ordered the beef udon and the noodles were cooked perfectly, the broth and meat were also amazing. We ordered the 3 course set menu, the mochi ice-cream was sesame flavoured which was a great bonus! I reccomend the hot sake if you're old enough. Takoyaki was the best I've had yet, very creamy. Great atmosphere with lots of Japanese decor and music. Staff were friendly and very pleasant. Will definitely be coming back. ありがとうございました！！

very cozy place. food was incredible, each dish got better and better as they came out. the two gentlemen who run the restaurant were very accommodating and friendly. i loved it all and will be returning. :)

This restaurant is absolutely incredible. The food was consistently delicious and perfectly cooked, the chef's always had a smile on their face which made for such lovely service. The restaurant is quite tucked away and very unassuming in its decor, but don't let that put you off, this is a gem.

The food is good af and the restaurant is so underrated. Price is reasonable and almost pretty cheap compared to other restaurants which they are no way near the quality of this. A simple Japanese restaurant playing some nice Japanese music run by a Hong Kong couple which they speak Japanese as well, this is definitely the place to go for if you are looking for some nice Japanese food.

This has become our regular place to eat when in Nottingham. Traditional, delicious Japanese food with incredibly friendly, chatty staff. I especially recommend the strawberry sake, as well as the prawn and chicken skin yakitori. Also, it's always good to ask for the off menu items such as the chicken liver, as they always have interesting things in the fridge, which they cook with precision and skill. Everything was cooked perfectly, I can't fault this place and I'm excited to return soon!

This place has exceptional food and great customer service! The owner is really lovely. I always come back for the chicken yakitori and fried tofu, my absolute favorite!!

What a pleasant find! I no longer live in Nottingham but happen to be here for a few days and thought I would try this place out and it turned out to be a surprise. The place is definitely good for yakitori so I urge anyone to try that before anything for your first visit, my favourites were the chicken thigh, it was done so well the juice bursts in your mouth while the skin is slightly crispy, the coating on it was a sweet soy and really complimented the chicken. Second fav was the ox tongue, it has a slight chew to it and had a great flavour. The crispy chicken wings (goma teba) was also deliciously crispy goodness and so juicy inside too! My fiancé had a teriyaki salmon and it was done perfectly, I wish the rice was slightly warmer though but that’s a tiny thing. Also one of the tiger prawns hadn’t had its black thing taken off properly so was a little off putting but I think that’s a small mistake because mine was clean. My udon was slightly over.. but taste is okay. The menu is on the smaller side but if definitely a better idea to have few items but have them done well. I highly recommend it! We ordered loads and it came to 80 in total.

I went to this restaurant last night and I have to say I was very impressed indeed. This is one of the most authentic Japanese restaurants I have come across in a long time, I have been to Japan many times and finding a good Japanese restaurant is very hard to do in this country, that is affordable, indeed it almost felt like I was in Japan from the way I was greeted, to the way I was served and the way the food was brought out to me. Although it was a limited menu, compared to other restaurants that I have frequented in the past , where the menu  can sometimes be overwhelming , I felt it this was a good representation of Japanese cuisine , it was unhurried, it was laid back. I'm not a great fish eater,  so I had chicken dishes and I had tofu food dishes and at no point did I feel that I was missing out on not having good Japanese food. I would highly recommend this restaurant to someone who wants to be introduced to Japanese food as it was not expensive and the owner spoke very good English and so could offer guidance as to what to choose

Had 2 courses for £12.50, takoyaki (squid ink fried ball) and a beef noodle, which was a good value. Added capelin, small fish in a light batter. Fantastic decor and ambiance. The food are inspired by Japanese authenticity and cooking styles.

Fabulous little place. Short menu but all well done. I had the beef tongue and chicken thigh, with a delicious miso soup and a very tasty agadashi tofu. They have a fridge full of sakes for pretty much every taste, do ask if you want some help choosing.

Went to Nan tei to dine in. Had cheese and tofu yakitori and chicken katsu curry. The taste was good however the portion size is quite small. A nice selection of drinks. Good variety of vegan/vegetarian options.

An authentic Japanese restaurant, which is owned & run by Japanese Family. The portion sizes might seem less at first, but after having them, somehow the stomach gets full pretty soon. The atmosphere is friendly & family members are more than welcome here. The family greets you I Japanese style & so is the serving. I liked the authenticity of the food & environment that they're willing to give. Foods aren't that pricy, just the right that's supposed to be.

My sister treated me to this place a couple of days ago as a birthday treat. It very instantly became my favourite restaurant in Notts, and I've been to a few! A dinner that made our weeks. I had done my research on this place before so I expected to really like it, but wow the food is tasty! And the staff great. I definitely recommend trying out the Chicken Karaage and Takoyaki! The Miso Soup too. And the Beef Tongue! It's all extremely well-cooked and moreish. I love how charmingly decorated the inside is and the music they play (played one of my favourite songs - Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto :), and the instant you walk in the really nice owner gives you a "irasshaimase"/welcome and it's like you are transported straight into an izakaya restaurant in Japan, along with the signature open kitchen and minimal furniture, and sound of steamy cooking. It's also similarly, very reasonably priced. It's always a hard thing to really know, but you very much get the feeling here the owners love their jobs and the authentic Japanese yakitori/ton-style food and izakaya experience, and have a lot of pride in their business and ability to offer that in this place - and there can be nothing better than that as a customer. I'm very happy I could get this experience here in Notts without the plane cost to Japan. Will definitely be back to try more delicious things when I have the money! Thank you. :) Also, on the "small" menu mentioned in other reviews - everyone should know the smaller the menu, the more heart put into each thing! And I definitely still felt spoilt enough for choice here.