YUMMEI

18/08/2013

Sushi Hiroba - Holborn - London

I hate first dates.

It's always abit awkward.

Choosing the right location that will impress her without trying too hard can be a difficult affair.

Fellas' I feel your pain.

This is a crisis that I normally help tackle for my friends, I would get the usual pained messages throughout the week and typically it's along the lines of:

"Amy, I need your help. I have a date and I have no idea where to take her. Somewhere that looks awesome but doesn't look like I'm trying too hard. Catch my drift? P.s. I don't want to queue - I know how much you like that."

Guys, you have come to the right fairy godmother.

I have just the place in mind, Sushi Hiroba in Holborn.

Why? Because:

A) It's a stunning restaurant, but is totally unpretentious.

B) You don't need to have that awkward silent moment gawping at the menu, thinking "What do I order? What do I order?? There's so much choice Ahhhh...." Here you just sit around the conveyer belt and casually choose whatever dish you fancy. Easy.

C) You can share ;] Ice-breaker bonus!

Labels: By Area - Holborn, By Area - London, central london, Holborn, Japanese. Sushi Hiroba, Restaurant Review, sushi, Yummei

06/01/2012

Shanghai Blues – Green dumplings? - Holborn - London

We all know service in China town for dim sum can be a rushed affair, but hey it’s China Town we expect it, and usually we can’t fault the food nor the price for those precious dumplings.

But where Shanghai Blues with its intimate dark décor, glossy tiles, and deep mahogany wooden furniture fails despairingly in service, it (kind-of) makes up for with the food.

The service was a mishap of wrong orders, lost orders, dishes that never came and being over-charged for dishes we didn’t order, and dishes being flung onto the table that a dumpling jumps from the clutches of the plate. You know service is bad when even the dumpling tries to escape.

If you are one of those people where bad service can really ruin your afternoon (it was lunch after all) maybe Shanghai Blues isn’t for you.

Labels: By Area - Holborn, By Area - London, central london, Chinese, dim sum, Food Critic, Holborn, London, London Food Blog, Restaurant Review, Shanghai Blues, Yummei Review