Oishii desu...or 'very tasty' in Japanese...that's what we say when eating at Sakura, Southsea's first Japanese restaurant. There's now a Yo! Sushi and a Wagamama's at Gunwharf Quays, and a new place has opened at the other end of Albert Road, but Sakura was Portsea Island's first venture into Japanese food, and it's been a big hit since it opened.
It's taken me a while to visit, but I finally had lunch there with my two girls a few weeks back, while Mrs CdP and her pals ate at the other Japanese place - Nara - which had only recently opened and perhaps merits a review once it's established itself somewhat.
My girls went through the usual 'yuks' and 'gross' when we talked raw fish but they were hugely satisfied with the noodles and chicken dishes we ordered. I played it safe with tuna nigiri and a 150cl flask of hot saki, and we shared chicken katsu and chicken noodles (they like chicken!)
Food was delicious, the nigiri in particular was amazing, and next time I'll major on sushi with noodles on the side. Good to have warm saki in Southsea! The atmosphere is very casual, but exotic enough and authentically Japanese - reminds me of the great little noodle bar that used to be in The Cut at Waterloo (still there?) It's a confusing menu if you're not versed in Japanese cuisine (which I'm not) so I suspect it takes a few visits to get things right.
I'm looking forward to going back, and the girls really enjoyed it once they put raw fish out of their thoughts and concentrated on making their chopsticks work. Arigatou Sakura :-)
There's now a website at Sakura - 9 Albert Road, Southsea, tel. 023 9275 1103
My girls went through the usual 'yuks' and 'gross' when we talked raw fish but they were hugely satisfied with the noodles and chicken dishes we ordered. I played it safe with tuna nigiri and a 150cl flask of hot saki, and we shared chicken katsu and chicken noodles (they like chicken!)
Food was delicious, the nigiri in particular was amazing, and next time I'll major on sushi with noodles on the side. Good to have warm saki in Southsea! The atmosphere is very casual, but exotic enough and authentically Japanese - reminds me of the great little noodle bar that used to be in The Cut at Waterloo (still there?) It's a confusing menu if you're not versed in Japanese cuisine (which I'm not) so I suspect it takes a few visits to get things right.
I'm looking forward to going back, and the girls really enjoyed it once they put raw fish out of their thoughts and concentrated on making their chopsticks work. Arigatou Sakura :-)
There's now a website at Sakura - 9 Albert Road, Southsea, tel. 023 9275 1103
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Very good when we went. Thanks for the recommendation
Sakura is wonderful and they do now have a website. www.sakuralee.co.uk They also have a mightily impressive takeout service.
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