Nakama Anime Cafe - Orange Park, Florida

Allan vall

Visited from Clinton, TN. We heard about this place from the owners dad, who also owns Asia Cafe in Powell, TN and Knoxville, TN. He also owns Asia Cafe coffee. Everything here was delicious. Had the seared takayaki, house curry ramen, takayaki, pork buns, and luffys dinner chicken l, steak, and shrimp.

Everything was full of flavor. The curry was nice and surprisingly sweet and a bit spicy, which was perfect!

The only issue is that the rice with hibachi was cold, and the noodles in the ramen were all stuck together. Also, the water that is available for free is cold, but it is city water straight from the tap. Filter would be nice. ?

Moe Hefin

Delicious, great atmosphere, awesome products from Japan.

One complaint I have, is the meat in my ramen was overcooked, the outside of it felt like chewing on crusty sandpaper (and I'm not exaggerating). But once I cut off the outer layer of the meat, it was delicious and great food.

Service is good.

And the atmosphere was great, everyone was so friendly, I sat down with my girlfriend and we almost instantly started a convo with the table next to us and had a nice convo.

S. L.

This place is a nerdy dream come true. The walls are covered in anime themed art (food wars, very appropriate). The walk to the bathroom is an artistic experience in itself. There are some cute Japanese snacks for purchase up front. We took our kids and they loved the streaming anime, yuyu hakusho was on. The food isnt too expensive and its cafe style. We ordered a good sampling of the menu. The highlights were the spring rolls, edamame, & house onigiri. The takoyaki was pretty good but chewy. The pork belly buns were really chewy, it was difficult to bite through. But the buns and sauce were on point. Next time ill try tofu. The dishes were also not very hot. The counter person was polite, helpful, and genuinely enjoyed talking about anime. We will be back. We also stopped into the bar next door and it looked pretty epic.

Montressa Brandenbrass

Fantastic dango!! Super fun decor and I learned about a new anime while I was there! (It was playing on one of the screens)
For food we tried both of their onigiri, a sando, and pork belly bao. The onigiri rice was cooked JUST RIGHT, the furikake mix was on point AND totally not too salty!!! Their yaki onigiri was perfectly grilled. (I do wish they had a filling but they were still very flavorful!!) My bro liked his sando and we forgot to take a pic. The pork belly bao was a good texture too and they didn't smother it in sugar sauce like some places do so that was nice. This cafe is neat and I hope they continue to thrive!!

Portia Keegan

Stopped in for lunch, the food was fresh, fast and absolutely delicious! Small plates or hibachi and even sushi! They have daily specials as well! If you’re looking for authentic Japanese bar food this is the place to go!

Chelle Jae

Went here for my birthday yesterday and this place was everything I hoped for. It had such a nice atmosphere (and it was quiet which was a bonus for me!) the decor was so cute and a dream for an anime lover. Everyone was so kind and nice. Food was so delicious and for the price, you get very large portions (me and my family ended up taking home a lot of leftovers). The Obito sushi roll and pork fried rice were hands down my absolute favs. The bar is also really nice but not much of a drinker myself. Will definitely be returning to try their ramen when they’re back in stock and to do karaoke. 1000/10!

Rebecca Williams

My husband has traveled to Japan many times for work, so I'm always on the lookout for places that remind him of one of his favorite places in the world. Nakama Anime Café delivers just that! Clearly inspired by the passionate anime community, the café features a dining side, as well as a bar with drinks and karaoke.

The service is made-to-order, so it took a little longer, but both the diner and bar staff were friendly, enthusiastic, and especially helpful to us as newcomers to JAX. During the day, the diner side seemed to have a lot of families, but you can opt to sit on the bar side if you're kid free, and they’ll bring your food over.

The atmosphere is vibrant, with anime and Japanese-inspired décor covering the floors, walls, and ceiling. It's a busy, fun spot, and I highly recommend checking it out!

Jaden Gloag

My boyfriend and I tried this place not too long ago and the environment was super fun and the guy taking orders at the counter was very sweet. I’m rating two stars tho because we paid a decent amount of money for ramen that tasted worse than cup ramen from the dollar store. The best thing we ordered was the chicken skewers but they were so small for almost 10$. Also when we ordered they were out of almost everything we tried to order including bento boxes, buns, and dumplings. Even with the lack of flavor in the food, the portions were rather small given it was about $17 for a bowl of ramen. We will be back for the karaoke bar next door but definitely not the food.