My Nottingham bessie was in London town for the day (on work duties,) yay. So we had a few hours to cram in as much wine, food and chat before her train home. After doing a bit of research I found that St Panc and Kings Cross in general don’t offer much, plus we wanted to relax, so decided the best spot was somewhere in the station. We had a quick, super fancy drinky at The German Gymnasium across the road before heading over. Loz shares the fishy love so we grabbed a booth at Yo! The belt always entertains me- food at your fingertips. I want it all. To anyone who hasn’t seen this concept, basically, the dishes make their way round and you pick off what takes your fancy. Each coloured bowl relates to a price. You stack up your bowls at the end and take your slip to the counter to pay. You can order hot bowls from the servers, or if you can’t see a particular dish from the hugggge menu. I was rather keen on the booze paddle. The biggest Pino’ you’ve ever seen.

Like kids in a sweet shop we were off. We picked off some ,almon nigiri and tuna maki to start. Soy, wasabi and ginger came in the middle of the table  (although Loz did say it looked like cooked ham-d’oh). watch jiro dreams of sushi netflixLove to crack out my chopstick skills.sun sushi menu st john's nl The fish was so fresh and tasty. sushi tei menu dan hargaWe ordered some hot bits from the server and also some avocado maki as we couldn’t see any circulating.jiro dreams of sushi cleveland More salmon- Nigiri, maki and sashimi. Living the fishy dream. The sashimi was particularly good.

The grey plate was a little more pricey, but worth it. Then the hot bits trickled out. Delicious duck goyoza, with hoi sin dipping sauce. We shared a salmon steamed bun with Kimchee pickles. This rookie took a bite before i took a pic, tut! So as punishment this pic is going on. The bun was slightly chewy round the edges but soft in the middle, not a patch on Le Bao but the salmon was tasty and slaw was good. Although these were small dishes they were really filling. Another plate off the belt, Yo roll. Salmon and avocado circles of heaven. One of my faves, pumpkin katsu– deep fried pumpkin with a sweet sauce- yums. Along with yakisoba noodles, Asian vegetables and mild tangy sauce. I was a bit disappointed with these, I expected soba noodles to be thicker. Still a nice filler. We finally decided to put down our chopsticks and pile our plates for counting. Not a bad effort.Sushi is a great chain. It’s reely hard not to compare it to my all time fave Japanese sushi joint, Bento Ramen, you seem to get more for your money there with a wide variety of fish, sushi and noodles (but I do love the novelty belt at Yo!).

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Tel. 0208 382 5066 Nearest tube: Bond Street/ Oxford Street It would be yet another day I had to head into London for my wedding suit fitting. With Saville Row conveniently located very close to many of my favourite restaurants, it took a great amount of willpower to avoid popping into Hibiscus or Alyn Williams and having a tasting menu. I have been told in no uncertain terms that I had to shed a couple of pounds for our wedding. As such, I decided that Japanese would be a ‘healthier’ choice overall. Mayfair has a fair few options when it comes to Japanese. This is unsurprising given that the Japanese Embassy is located nearby. One of the restaurants that has intrigued me, mainly because of its name is Tsukiji Sushi, located at the Westbury Hotel. Tsukiji is of course also the name of the fish market located in Tokyo and was famously featured in the documentary ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ where the Jiro Ono (think of him as the Paul Bocuse of sushi) talks about his meticulous quest for purveying the finest fish from the market.

One can only hope that the fish quality here would match up to the name on the door. I arrived at 12pm with no booking hoping to chance a table. The restaurant is relatively small and I was told that the only seating available were ones at the sushi counter. Not a problem for me since I enjoy watching the chefs at work. Like many Japanese restaurants in London, the restaurant offers a wider variety of dishes – sushi, tempura, grilled dishes, etc. This scattergun approach is of course very different compared to restaurants in Japan (but also Hong Kong and Singapore), where they often choose to focus on a singular item but do it very well. However, with the name ‘Tsukiji Sushi’ I decided to play it safe and stay with the sushi. Opting for the ‘Sushi Moriawase’ set with a few additions, I was informed that they did not have any uni (sea urchin) available. I decided to switch that to saba (mackerel) which was not a problem. When the plate arrived, I was surprised to see two pieces of mackerel sushi.  

I thought I had made a silly mistake and doubled up on an order but it was not until I went home and checked the menu did I realise that the kitchen had swapped the unagi (eel) by mistake. Either that, or given my early sitting, they had not grilled any of the eel yet because when I had completed my meal, a plate of grilled eel appeared behind the sushi counter. So how was the sushi? In two words – very poor. There were so many fundamental problems with the sushi. The rice itself was not seasoned very well – there was hardly any detectable vinegar in the rice. Given that sushi essentially means ‘vinegared rice’ this is very poor. The rice was served at the wrong temperature. It was by no means fridge cold, but it was not body temperature. None of the sushi was pre-seasoned with wasabi. Instead, there is a blob of ‘wasabi’ from a tube – the horrible, green coloured horseradish. Given that wasabi (the real thing, not the fake stuff) is commercially grown in England and can be bought online, using the fake stuff and calling yourself a sushi restaurant is just unacceptable.

The quality of fish was mediocre. I find this very difficult to explain, but like most of the sushi restaurants in London, the fish tasted ‘stale’. It is not ‘off’ per se and still perfectly safe for consumption, but if you have eaten sushi at any top sushi-yas, heck even Sushi Tetsu (in London) you will understand what I mean by the statement. With my sushi I ordered some Gyokuro tea. At £26 a pot, this is a significant amount of money for tea. Now, I am a lover of fine teas in the same way that I appreciate fine wine, and at any given time, I have around 20 different types of teas at home. When a restaurant is charging a significant amount of money to serve an expensive tea, I expect them to able to prepare the tea correctly. Preparing Gyokuro tea by infusing the leaves with boiling water is akin to serving a bottle of Margaux at 35°C. The tea was completely tannic and was no different to drinking green tea from a tea bag. In case you are wondering, Gyokuro should be brewed with water at 40-50°C, at most 60°C.