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Sticks “n” Sushi reminds me of a romantic New York loft. This restaurant in Covent Garden is spacious and urban with its exposed brick walls, dim lighting and grey and brown tones. I arrived early but was grateful for the extra time which allowed me to delve into (all four!) of the menus. The menus have been carefully designed and juxtapose English and Danish concepts in a cool quirky way.
Sticks “n” Sushi was founded by two brothers of Japanese and Danish background and is an established restaurant chain in Denmark. Although the dining options are primarily Japanese, there are Danish influences such as their own organic wheat beer which was developed in conjunction with a microbrewery in Copenhagen.
We ordered the soy cured salmon which was topped with red onion, dill and a miso mustard dressing. This is a spin on classic salmon sashimi that is served in most of this restaurant’s contemporaries and our waiter informed us that this was the most popular item on the menu.
We moved on to the “Ebi Bites” – another popular choice and I could definitely see why. These delicious bites were a twist on prawn tempura. The shrimp bites were crunchy and topped with chilli, coriander, lime and miso aioli.
We finished with some sticks…and some sushi. The beef skewers in sticks sauce and the chicken skewers with teriyanki, chilli and spring onion were more flavoursome than I expected – but unfortunately not the prettiest of dishes.
My fellow diner and I spent over ten minutes trying to decide on our choice of sushi. The menu is vast and a tad overwhelming but our lovely (and patient) waiter was on hand to assist. We settled on the Hell's Kitchen roll (tempura shrimp, avocado, spicy sauce, tuna & barbecue sauce) and it was excellent.
All in all, the dining experience at Sticks “n” Sushi was excellent. I would definitely visit this restaurant again and perhaps later in the evening to experience the buzzy atmosphere that the décor commands. The concept, food and service were all brilliant and this restaurant is the perfect place to go to for fashionable and friendly night out.
Rating: 5/5
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