A few days ago, my other half and I thought we ought to branch out from our usual sushi haven (Tokyo Diner, Newport Place) and try somewhere new.
We often drive through Golders Green on our way to Hampstead, and in the most unlikely of places we keep seeing a queue out the door of "Eat Tokyo", on our journey. Now, opposite Golders Green rail station is not exactly my first thought when I think great sushi. I'm sure it's not yours either, but hang in there with me! I mean a queue down the street to get in, on more than one occasion, definitely says something...no?
So we braved it...we queued...
When we finally made it through the golden gates (this place was packed and it was a Monday!), we were hurried in to a little table for two and given a rather HUGE menu! We flicked through page after page of maki rolls, bento boxes, katsu and noodles, licking our lips and getting a little excited. We did eventually make our choices (after peering over at the other tables to see what everyone else was tucking into!).
Unfortunately the service here was a tad slow, and we were waiting quite a while for our food. Luckily, when it did get to us, it was completely worth the wait!
The maki rolls were tangy, salty and sweet all at once. Pickled radish is my favourite hands down!
Then the bento box was really rather sensational. It was enormous and full to the brim with delicious goodies from tempura to sashimi to rice.
Finally, came my 'go to' order; udon noodle soup. I don't know what it is about this most simple dish, but I just love this tasty broth and chunky noodles!
After slurping my way through my noodle soup (before I saw this photo, I didn't realise just how much I was absolutely stuffing my face!), I was re-charged and full of energy! So we thought a bit of exercise would be a good idea seeing as we'd eaten far too much.
And boy did I love smacking those balls! (Tee hee ... get it?!) Sorry, that was terrible...hanging my head in shame right now!
Anyway so I did give it a good go and even though I'm not very good and they didn't always go in a straight line, it was so much fun, very therapeutic, and I felt the burn in some of my shoulder muscles the next day! Huge bonus! I also didn't realise just how much I loved my top that day, it had so much movement and the blurred colours looked so beautiful as I swung.
All in all, Eat Tokyo kick-started a lovely evening (despite the rain that totally spoilt my efforts in fixing my hair after a busy day!). The food was tasty, the portions were generous and it was great value for money. The only little setback was the slow service. But, it was so yummy (I'm getting hungry whilst writing this!), that I know I'll go back!...Definitely a hole-in-one!
OUTFIT:
Cardigan: Zara metallic cardigan (as worn here)
Top: Zara (here)
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