{"id":419,"date":"2009-02-25T12:13:23","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T12:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/me-love-sushi-swiss-cottage-london-nw3\/"},"modified":"2009-02-25T12:13:23","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T12:13:23","slug":"me-love-sushi-swiss-cottage-london-nw3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/me-love-sushi-swiss-cottage-london-nw3\/","title":{"rendered":"Me Love Sushi, Swiss Cottage, London NW3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Me Love Sushi, Swiss Cottage, London NW3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott Harrington Reports….
\n<\/em>
\nMe Love Sushi
\n100 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, London NW3
\n020 7483 0888<\/p>\n

http:\/\/melovesushi.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me Love Sushi is a bright and fun dining experience, and despite
\nits name, even timid and fussy eaters are bound to find a delicious dish
\namongst their huge selection. I have eaten there several times with my
\nwife, most recently at the beginning of February.<\/p>\n

Sushi has a terrible stigma of being just tasteless raw fish, and Japanese
\nfood in general is haunted by a reputation of consisting of slimy seafood,
\nand bizarre and nameless ingredients. However, the charming and friendly
\natmosphere of Me Love Sushi<\/strong> quickly exorcise any such notions an
\nuninitiated might have, and the delicious aromas and tempting pictures of
\n‘safe’ choices like noodles with duck and chicken skewers will reassure
\neven the most traditional British eaters that Japanese food is worth a
\ntry.<\/p>\n

Dishes are ordered at the counter, where they are prepared from fresh
\ningredients and then brought to where you are sitting. This could be a
\nlittle off putting if you have never experienced Japanese food before, and
\nwe did see a few flummoxed ‘newbies’ struggling to make decisions on what
\nto order.<\/strong> However the chefs are always helpful and were quick to make
\nhelpful recommendations and patiently explain the dishes. In fact, if you
\nhave never eaten Japanese, or want to try something a little more
\nadventurous than Teriyaki Chicken, I would advise ordering a variety of
\ndishes and trusting the chefs to choose for you based on what is popular.
\nAll dishes are very affordable considering the generous portion size and
\nexceptional quality, so you can comfortably order several to share with
\nyour party.<\/p>\n

Despite promising myself to try something new the next time I visit, I
\nalways end up ordering the Prawn Tempura, which is about as good as it
\ngets: light and tasty batter over massive, juicy king prawns. At \u00a38 for
\nfour, it is a little extravagant, but worth every penny, and given the
\nprices on the rest of their meals I feel that the overall cost of a nice
\nmeal works out very reasonable. While I am on the note of indulgent
\nseafood choices, another dish well worth a try is their Soft Shell Crab
\nRolls, which are seaweed and rice rolls with deep fried crab and fish roe
\nwith a sweetly spicy chilli sauce.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of traditional sushi choices such as Nigiri (slices of
\nraw fish over sushi rice), but where many restaurants stop at tuna and
\nsalmon, Me Love Sushi offers customers further tempting options such as
\nsea bass, eel and squid. This extension of variety is a theme of their
\nentire menu, and one of the reasons why I have returned time after time.<\/p>\n

Their house specialities are also a treat. Created by their chefs, these
\ndishes represent their talent and dedication to quality, and offer
\ncustomers a taste of authentic Japanese cooking: simple in concept and
\npresentation, but complex in flavours. Their black cod with miso sauce is
\na thick slab of cod, seared to a crunchy caramelized brown on the outside
\nand soft and flaky on the inside. The miso sauce is sweet and salty and a
\nperfect complement to the fish.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has a bar upstairs, which has quite a different vibe.
\nWhile the restaurant is bright and funky, the bar has an altogether
\n‘cooler’ vibe, with the potential to become a coveted secret hideaway of
\ncelebs wanting to escape the normal, overcrowded haunts of London. Their
\nrange of spirits and wines is complimented by a selection of rare and
\nunusual sakes. This doesn’t mean that the bar takes itself too seriously,
\nas there is not a hint of pretension, and plenty of fun is still apparent,
\nwith their unique variety of cocktails, playfully dubbed ‘sakitinis’.<\/p>\n

The bottom line: prices start at just \u00a33 for some of the more basic Sushi
\noptions, and hot meals such as rice dishes and bowls of noodles sit at
\naround \u00a37, so if you are looking for a healthy and fresh meal on a budget,
\nyou can happily have your fill for under \u00a310. For a delicious feast,
\nsavouring a range of what their chefs have to offer, plan on \u00a320 – \u00a325 per
\nperson.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Me Love Sushi, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 Scott Harrington Reports…. Me Love Sushi 100 Avenue Road, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 020 7483 0888 http:\/\/melovesushi.com Me Love Sushi is a bright and fun dining experience, and despite its name, even timid and fussy eaters are bound to find a delicious dish amongst their huge selection. I read more …<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dine-online.co.uk\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}