“Nobu-quality” fare, including “incredible sushi and sashimi” – “at much lower prices”, and “without the hype” – wins rave reviews for these Japanese-fusion ventures; service can be “a let-down” though (and the “unsexy” Fitzrovia spin-off is something of a disappointment compared to the “buzzy” Clapham original).
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At its best, the food at the long-established Clapham Japanese, of the same name, is very good indeed, so we were rather disappointed by our early-days visit to its new Fitzrovia offshoot.
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Press Reviews (2)
Zoe Williams (26th January 2009)
7.5/10
The critic reviews the new Fitzrovia offshoot of a Clapham Japanese of some eminence. The level of ups and downs in the blow-by-blow account of her meal seems somewhat at odds with the generous overall mark.
Fay Maschler (22nd October 2008)
3/5 stars
Fay’s review (based on a couple of visits) of this spin-off from the Clapham original (of which she has “fond memories”) reads along the lines of: nice food, shame about everything else. On the former, “the Nobulicious dishes are mostly very well prepared and presented” and her only gripe is expensive edamame. A wide variety of dishes are “excellent”… “in true Peruvian/Japanese style”… “delicate savoury”, or “shamelessly easy to like”. On the latter, though, the “narrow, tunnel-vision site” has an “awkwardness” with staff “forced to congregate … [by] the dumb waiter, which occasionally they emulate” [nice one!]. Potential customers arrive to “Haveyougotareservation”, which is “so inhospitable, so lacking in understanding of what restaurants should be there for”.
Zoe Williams (26th January 2009)
Fay Maschler (22nd October 2008)
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