Soseki (20 Bury Street, London, EC3A 5AX) We got the two for one offer and decided to give it a try. The place is spacious and the interior is really nice (traditional japanese). The service is good and the staffs are well trained. The food is OK. We tried the Haiku and Tanka set menus. The sushimi is fresh. The sushi is average (Vineger not enough for sushi rice, unbalanced). My main course is beef teriyaki and ox tongue. It is really good. The beef is tender and tasteful. The ox tongue is impressive. I haven’t had such a nice ox tongue for a long time. Mouthwatering! The next course is Shokuji rice which in my opinion is disaster. The rice is way too plain and tasteless and there is no side dish for the rice. I spoke to the manager after the dinner about it and he said they are changing the menu from time to time so hopefully next time I won’t see this on the menu (if there is next time). The fish soup smells really nice and taste good as well. The dessert is green tea ice cream which all four of us are pretty sure it is Hagan Daz. Not impressive. In general the food is OK (except the ox tongue which I think is very good). It is a two for one deal so the price is alright. I would not mind to go again but only if there is a two for one deal.
Link to this reviewJanuary 2009 |