Little Tokyo

Situated in the heart of Braunstone Gate, Little Tokyo offers a tasty range of soups, sushi, stir fries, noodles, rices, and a la carte delicacies.

With a warm, cosy atmosphere and the waiting staff making you feel at home, me and the girls stayed there for almost three hours..... just eating, chatting, more eating, more chatting.

So then, lets get to the food......

For Starters we had a selection of sushi : Shine Saba Sashimi (Makerel), Tamago (Japanese omlette), Amsebi (sweet prawn) and sweet potato (err sweet potato?). All were presented amazingly with not a grain of rice out of place. The freshness of the fish combined with the weird and wonderful flavours proved to be a big hit with us and all four plates were pretty much devoured within minutes (may i add that we had just come from cardio kickboxing). All sushi is handmade and each individual plate is reasonably priced at £3 to £11. They also offer a selection of sharing plates, these are priced at £10 to £50.

We ordered a trio of rice dishes for our mains (I know variety is the spice of life, but what can i say? we were just digging rice). The first, Kamokatsu curry - a japanese curry with deep fried duck served with boiled white rice and vegetables. The duck was amazing and came coated in a light and crispy batter. I thought it may be a little greasy as duck tends to be but no, they got it spot on. The second, Ten Don - japanese spiced rice served with egg, onion and tempura. Again the batter was light, crispy and not overdone - just how batter should be! The third was my favorite, Una Jyo - lightly grilled eel with seaweed on a bed of spiced rice. I have never tried eel before and I must say I was extremely dubious at first. I hate the way they look - all shiny and long, swimming about all day. However, it was to DIE for. It was succulent and tender and the skin was so crispy. The seaweed was quite disappointing as it was not crispy despite saying it on the menu. This made me a little sad. But I soon perked up again when I had my second mouthful of the not so long and shiny eel. All mains are priced around the £7 region. You know you cant grumble at that.

The desserts. Hmm. They did not do it for me. The Cappuccino bombe resembled something from the 5000 piece party pack from Iceland. It tasted like it too, boring and generic. But, to be fair , I would not think 'Oooh lets go to Little Tokyo, I fancy a right big tasty pudding.' But having said that, it did give me that 'sweet kick' we often crave after a good meal.

If you are having a mid week catch up with your pals then Little Tokyo is the place to go. With wonderful dishes and a welcoming atmosphere at affordable prices, you cant really go wrong with this gem.