Tsuru Bankside (4 Canvey Street, London, London, SE1 9AN) I visited Tsuru on a trip to London after finding it on the internet with positive reviews – what a let down! It is basically a take away place with a couple of seats. Alarm bells rang but we just went with it. I had read about it's delicious speciality cocktails but when we asked for a list, the girl said that she probably wouldn't be able to make any because they didn't have any of the ingredients. Looking around it was difficult to see where she would have made them if she did have the stuff as there wasn't even a bar. I gave up and just ordered the chicken terryaki with tea, only to be told that there was no more terryaki left (this was Fri afternoon). When the food did turn up it was completely basic – the ‘8 hour curry’ tasting exactly like a standard chicken curry sauce from your local Chinese takeaway. I would never go back.
Link to this reviewSeptember 2010 |