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😒 3/5 - Having done the research, it was with high expectations
By 👻 @Rambling M., 03/16/2022 3:00 am
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Having done the research, it was with high expectations when I finally step into Kikuchi. Memories reminiscent of Tokyo's sushi bars/restaurants surfaced as familiar smells and sights assailed my senses. We sat at the counter this night (with the counter only reserved for guests who order the omakase tasting menu). On a whim, we decided to order the sake tasting menu as well and were delightfully surprised by their selection - neither my wife nor I are huge alcohol drinkers and we were very pleased with their selection (+ point no. 1).The first dish was the sea bream in salad. The salad was doused with the chef's own plum sauce which went very well with the sea bream that was topped with uni. So far, so good (+ point no. 2). The second dish was the sashimi - 2 pieces of Hamachi, one huge razor clam, and pickled ginger. Both the hamachi and razor clams were fresh and a bit of lime and wasabi went very well with the crunchiness of the razor clams (+ point no. 3).The third dish was the customary grilled fish. Now, I'd name the dish and we did ask twice, but we didn't hear properly so it was something like Eel cheeks (?) but if that piece of meat was the cheek of an eel, that eel would be (holy f**k)-sized. The dish was done to expectations, skin crisp (check), sweet flesh (check), lightly salted (check), grated radish (check) (+ point no.4).Now remember, Kikuchi is a SUSHI restaurant. With the right notes made with the first three dishes, I cannot understate the level of expectation that I felt towards the sushi part of the course. Would the rice be prepared with red or white vinegar? How long would the fish be aged? How would the shari perform with fish taken from this region - would the chef be able to adapt?To cut a long story short, the sushi part of the course was a let down. For starters, the rice was not cooked in vinegar (or maybe the chef had an off-day). The chef then lathered the fish with copious amounts of sauce - all I could taste was salty, rice, and fish meat - the taste from the aging of the fish were all masked. And the uni........ Now uni needs to be done correctly else it will taste rotten. Yeah, the uni just did not work.So to cap it all off, it was an experience. Would it be an experience I'd like to repeat? No. Is it value for money? For £300 and for me, sorry, no. However, do note that they did do things like the sashimi and the cooked stuff quite well, so there's that to look forward to.
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