Shifudo

Shifudo's goshiki carpaccio was without a doubt, our favourite dish of the meal.

Thick slices of fresh akami (tuna), hamachi (yellowtail), nama hotate (fresh scallop), salmon and tako (octopus) sashimi are served with a drizzle of yuzu lemon vinagerette. The tangy and citrus flavour of the yuzu lemon serves to accentuate the natural sweetness of the fresh sashimi.

It was really appetising and an absolutely great way to start the meal!

Shifudo has a wide ranging menu and their iberico pork secreto don is one of their highly recommended dishes.

Slices of iberico pork is served with white rice, pickles and an onsen egg. We love that the pork is tender and juicy. It is sweet and flavourful with a nice nutty finish. We do wish however that they gave us more meat as the portion was slightly small and we were hankering for more!

Located on the ground floor of a mixed development known as Kensington Square, Shifudo is a little hidden gem not known to many and serves good quality Japanese food at an affordable price.

Their house special soft shell crab roll features soft shell crab, avocado and tobiko. We found the dish rather enjoyable - the crisp soft shell crab was well paired with the rich and buttery avocado, and the portions were good considering the price.

Very good food, especially the mentai salmon don