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Friday, August 25, 2006

Sushi Garden Review

As someone who thinks that food is one of life’s great privileges and a lifetime local resident, I have eaten out in a large number of restaurants in Brighton and surrounding Sussex. My aim is slowly build up a comprehensive guide of the best (and worst) places to eat.

This week I visited the Sushi Garden Preston Street Brighton with my wife, Michiko, and was immediately disappointed to find out I’d just missed out on the 4.99 special lunch menu which runs from 12-3pm (the time was 3:10).

Although this was my first visit I immediately recognised the evocative smell of fresh sushi that I had often encountered in Japan. The surroundings were pleasant with Japanese styling, and the waitresses even wore kimonos for an authentic feel.

Looking through the menu, I decided to opt for the beef yaki soba - Japanese style noodles fried with beef and vegetables in a light sauce. Michiko went for the bento box which included mixed vegetable & seafood tempura, four different types of sushi, rice and miso soup plus the usual accompanying pickles and sauces.

My food was very tasty, if a little sweet and the texture was good. What I tried of Michiko’s bento box was even better, with an almost perfect crunch to the tempura and well formed sushi. I also thought the service was very good as food came quickly, the waitresses were polite, looked like they didn’t hate their job and were not overbearing.

After we’d finished, the waitress brought us sliced orange along with the mandatory mints, which I thought was a nice touch and very refreshing. The price was reasonable with the total coming in at under thirty pounds including service. Would I go again? Definitely, but next time I’ll make sure I’m there before three!

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is so true, my favorite restaurant in Brighton! I always go there whenever i come down to Brighton!

2:48 PM  

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