Sekushi — Restaurant in Hertsmere

QUALIFCATION PARAGRAPH, SKIP TO NEXT ONE TO AVOID MY BRAGGING! As a reviewer of car audio by Pioneer, JVC, Kenwood, Panasonic, Sony and Clarion, as well as home cinema, I was flown to Las Vegas for the CES show and thrice to Japan. At one time, the home audio and car audio department had a bit of rivalry as to which department could be more stunning in their entertainment of their honoured guests. We were taken to a Japanese restaurant in the Tokyo equivalent of the Hollywood Hills of LA and treated to a meal in a private room, served by women in £40,000 silken layered garb, that cost our hosts £1,800 a head. I was shocked when I found out years later! They even had a museum of Samurai armour, all older than 500 years, or "it wasn't old enough.." The point is, this sumo-sized reviewer actually knows his Japanese food.

RIGHT..REVIEW: First, I apologise for not coming in sooner! I have followed the place for ever. Used to sit down for posh fish and chips when the top end chippy next door had it as their restaurant! Then, it opened and I was a bit taken aback. No Ikura? No Unagi? (That's the lovely salmon eggs and the only cooked sushi..eel) I could understand that there was no sea urchin roe...that's serious sushi logistics from sea to plate..but there were only three kinds of fish?

Finally I went to dinner, as MeJulie was having a steak with her girl chum from work..and GOT IT! Fact is, this place has taken the most brilliant set of choices and is serving the freshest, best quality and ONLY in the varieties they can guarantee... so no fancy ebi shrimp, nor clams..but that is to miss the point. The quality and presentation is SO Nihonjin, it's amazing. I had Yakitori, and they were served on a slice of REAL BANANA LEAF! Nearly all places use a plastic sheet-alike, even good ones. And there was a garnish so seasonal it was perfect. Pea shoots and two tiny little edible flowers were there.

The sushi was perfectly cut, meltingly fresh and even the crockery it was served on was delightful. OISHI DES! (means YUMMY!)

The Miso soup I started with, was ridiculously good! Big lumps of tofu, loads of seaweed..rather than it being rationed..and rich and flavourful of quality Miso paste. Great omen for what was to come.

The seaweed salad (theme here, me likey algae!) was perfect and totally set off by toasted sesame..and it all added up to the most darn AUTHENTIC Japanese food had in the UK since the Oriental City closed in Colindale!

I was so blown away, I had to ask who was the genius nipponophile? It turns out, it's at least three of them..and the chefs are deeply skilled.

I will return and try more of the cooked items..it is thriving new eatery and I feel lucky to have it on my doorstep. Totally recommended. GOCHIOSOSAMA DE'SHTA! Domo...

Recently came to celebrate my brothers 18th birthday as he loves the Japanese cuisine.

We started off with the crispy chilli squid, which was really tasty, would have preferred the sauce as a dip rather than all over the squid as the crispiness of the fried squid wasn’t as crispy by the time it came to our table.

The tacos were delicious, bit if crunch and the whole dish came together really well.

Salmon and tuna sashimi were incredibly fresh and was stunning, everything was placed incredibly well and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

We ordered several different types of rolls and they all were amazing!

For dessert we ordered the yuzu lemon tart and the salted caramel bao bun both were delicious…. The bao was really crispy and had a good balance of ice cream to bao and the strawberries were lovely and fresh to cleanse the sweetness from the sauce.

Staff were friendly and accommodating!

Would definitely recommend people to come try...

Amazing local sushi restaurant with West End vibes!

Just what Bushey needed (and all the surrounding areas)! An incredible Japanese restaurant serving something for everyone! Hot foods (appetisers and mains) to sushi and salads. The sushi rolls and presentation were all delicious, miso aubergine and miso corn were my fave side dishes and the baked cauliflower! The interior/decor is gorgeous - makes you feel like you’re in a lovely restaurant in central london! The bar man was so attentive and made bespoke cocktails and the service was excellent we were never waiting long for any food! Even the dessert was delish - chocolate fondant in particular. The menu was huge and can’t wait to go back to try even more. A must visit...