Japanese
20 Bury Street, London EC3A 5AX
Latest critic review: August 14, 2011
Eco-friendly Japanese in the City
Critic Reviews
AA Gill Sunday Times
Reviewed on August 14, 2011
"Its ethical intentions and pescatorial concerns, and its quiet beauty in the centre of all this greedy ugliness, are laudable and go some way to mitigating the fact that, though the food is well made and prettily presented and smilingly served, it isn’t quite good enough." READ REVIEW
Jay Rayner Observer
Reviewed on June 12, 2011
"It is not the greatest sushi available in London; the rice is a little stodgy, the knife work occasionally a little ragged. But it is pretty damn good." READ REVIEW
"...their dedication to sourcing sustainable fish is commendable, and it seems their culinary ambition is high, if not yet realised." READ REVIEW
Fay Maschler Evening Standard
Reviewed on February 18, 2009
"The attributes you hope for in Japanese food — delicacy, artistry, history, soulfulness, precision, strangeness, umami — were in short supply." READ REVIEW
Richard & Peter Harden's
Reviewed on November 21, 2008
"Despite the general impression that it must be a joy spending one’s life visiting new restaurants, it is in fact relatively rare to leave a new place with a positive desire to return anytime particularly soon. Well, this is one of the exceptions." READ REVIEW