Sushino En

I saw this place a lot of times from the outside before giving it a try. The outside of the building is adorned by red lanterns and it’s located in an area that doesn’t have many decent sushi choices, so it’s a great find.
We called to make reservations for a Friday around 8 pm, table for 2, and they told us just to come in. I don’t think they take reservations, or at least not for such a small party. We’ve been several times for dinners on Fridays and there’s always a good group of people there, but a few tables remain open.
The restaurant is very comfortable and is divided into three parts. There is an area with traditional Japanese tables where everyone sits on the floor. Then there are a few normal tables. And then also a small sushi bar that seats about 5 people. I’ve actually always preferred the sushi bar here, even though I don’t generally like that option. The sushi chefs are incredibly friendly and they humor my questions about sushi, the fish, the preparation, the types, etc… very kindly. I like watching them prepare the sushi and then sending it out. They also display the fish they use in a glass case.
I haven’t tried a variety of their sushi, but what I will say is that it’s fresh and great quality. Very presentable, not sloppy. And the sushi rice they make is great quality. I’m by no means a sushi expert, but I have an interest in it and eat it weekly and sushi rice really varies from restaurant to restaurant. This one has the perfect about of shine and stick and tastes great. And for their kappa maki roll, they slice the cucumbers thinly, so that each roll has many strings of cucumber instead of one thick rough chopped chunk like many lazier sushi chefs do.
And I will say, the yaki soba veggie noodles are the best we’ve found in London and we’ve been to many, many Japanese places in town. Comes with thinly sliced carrots, onions, snow peas, and a few mushrooms with pickled ginger on the side.
There is also a small karaōke room downstairs if that is something you are in to. I once heard a girl singing quite loudly in their by herself, so I guess you can even just go as one person.
Perhaps the only con about this place is that it is more expensive than other sushi restaurants around town. The noodles and their sushi is is about 25−30% more than you’d pay elsewhere, but the quality is great and I think it’s worth it.
The staff is extremely friendly, helpful, and positive. I would highly recommend giving this place a try.

Being a huge fan of Japanese food, I did find this place rather disappointing. It’s quite expensive and the food is so so. In my opinion, for sashimi and sushi… go to Sakana Sushi which is a cheaper and fresher alternative! Haven’t been back and probably wouldn’t.

Just stopped in for a quick sushi hit before the Unilocal event as i was early and hungry… so glad I did. For whatever reason today the kitchen was busy but the sushi bar was quick, and it was lightning fast. And tasty! Perfect for a quick bit but also looks like a great spot for a longer meal with friends. All good.

The atmosphere and building is nice. The food is not. I’ll break it down as objectively as I can:
Ramen. The Japanese server didn’t know what Chashu Ramen was. It’s on the menu. It’s pork ramen. The onions were chopped incorrectly. The egg came prepackaged from a Chinese grocery store, and was tough. There was two types of pork in the dish — the presentation pork, on top, and the rest. There were two pieces of marinated pork on top, but was awfully overcooked. Mixed amongst the soup was the other pork, which was simply boiled and not marinated at all. The soup base tasted a little tomatoey. The noodles were a little too thin to be called ramen noodles. (Disclaimer: I learned how to make proper ramen a while back.)
FYI: I noticed a photo of their ramen on Unilocal.It bears little resemblance to what was served to me.
We ordered a sushi roll. It arrived less than 2 minutes later. They’ve either got a competition-​race sushi chef behind the counter, or it was sitting back there before we arrived.
25 minutes before closing, the table next to us asked for some green tea ice cream. The server said the kitchen was closed. The table questioned this — all they had to do was open the refrigerator and scoop out some ice cream. The kitchen isn’t cooking anything or doing any prep. The table asked the manager, and she also refused to grab some ice cream out of the fridge.
Now for my opinion:
We paid 45 pounds for some really poorly prepared food, by staff that didn’t know what was on their own menu, and whose priority was to shut the whole place down and shuffle everyone out the door ASAP. I sensed contempt from some of the staff, but not all. I saw one server give a few guests nasty looks and spoke to them in a rather curt tone.
This place needs to shut down for a while in order to replace the entire staff and retool.

the green tea ice cream is fab ++ a real authentic environment. good veggie options and happy to alter anything for your veggie needs. really friendly staff

Great vibe in here. A few of those neat tables where you sit on the ground and dangle your feet in a dug out space underneath. Pretty good service and –I’d say– good food/​sake, indeed! The only reason I wouldn’t rate it higher was the prices were a bit steep for us visiting Aussies (compared to reviews I said saying, «reasonably priced»). But definitely a good place to enjoy for a special night out or when you aren’t fussed about spending a bit of the wad!

Pros: Nice atmosphere.
Cons: Subpar food (at least the sushi).
Atmosphere
Was hungry on a Saturday night and did not want to travel far from home. Found this place on Unilocal with its 4 stars rating so we gave it a try. The restaurant had a great atmosphere, nice to chill around with some friends. They had a projector showing an old school Japanese film. Nice dim light setting.
Food
Between the two of us, we ordered a Chicken Gyoza and 4 sushi rolls. The gyoza was alright. I am not sure if they had problems with making sushi rice that day but ALL of the rolls’ rice did not stick and couldn’t even stand by itself! I almost had to ask for a spoon to eat the sushi! We ordered one of the baked rolls, spicy tuna roll, London London and spider roll. Out of these 4 only London London was alright. Spicy tuna roll had big chunks of tuna but it wasn’t even spicy. Spider roll, where is my soft shell crab? Or where they baby crabs?
This is a sad thing to say but the sushi store that starts with «W» found in many corners of London might even have better sushi than this. Better yet, add a few more quid and you can go to the Heron tower.
The only reason I finished the whole thing was because I was hungry and I wasn’t going to waste £50.
This restaurant has the potential but to call yourself «SUSHIno En» and not be able to make decent sushi is just embarrassing to say the least. Please step up your game!

The atmosphere and service in this lovely Japanese restaurant are second to none. Never have I had such attentive and enthusiastic staff. The chicken goyza was perfect and the sushi was great. Particularly the warm volcano roll. The desserts weren’t anything too special but still good. Would definitely come back.

Solid sushi, amazing Ramen. Definitely a great place to stop in.

I really wanted to love this place but my experience wasn’t great. The sushi looked beautiful but didn’t taste fresh at all. The waitress forgot to put in half our order so there was a big gap between plates and the bill came to over £60. I left unsatisfied and still hungry.

Sushino EN is a humble Japanese restaurant with a great multi-​level interior, complete with a faux-​sit-​on-​the-​floor set of tables on one side of the restaurant. There were very few diners during the off-​peak time of my visit, so the soundtrack of our meal was the sounds of what seemed like a yoga/​meditation album.
The prices are above average, with my bowl of Sake Teriyaki (grilled salmon on rice) costing £8.95. The salmon with its sauce was superb, and the rice was fluffy and yummy.
My sister ordered a Chirashizushi at £14.90 which came with pickles, salad and ebi tempura. The rice was authentic and tasty with a great vinegar blend, topped with a variety of sashimi, which contributed to the eye-​twitching price — the bowl was pretty small, even though the meal did come with little sides of salad and tempura.
The service also greatly sets Sushino EN apart from other Asian restaurants. The waiting staff and restaurant manager constantly returned to our table to ask us how the food was, and whether we needed anything else.
The menu has a huge variety of sushi, sashimi, udon, hot pots, fried dishes, rolls, and more. I’m particularly intrigued by the dessert section, with its black sesame cream brulee, green tea chocolate, ice cream tempura, and tofu cheesecake!
If you’re in the Whitechapel area with a few bucks to spend, Sushino EN is a great place to sit down and enjoy lovely Japanese food and service, the latter probably very Japanese as well.

A fantastic find in the east end. The outside looks like a sand stone corner block, next to the park, but inside you are transformed to Japan– of sorts. I went with a large work group & had the upstairs floor to ourselves. Service was fantastic. They refilled water glasses without being asked & were very attentive. A few staff did seem a little unsure of what type of vegetables were in tempura, but this could be because I don’t think many of the staff were actually Japanese.
We had a 7 course meal for £25. I think this was a group discount though as cant find this offer on the menu now. Salad, miso soup, chicken skewer, tempura, sashimi, hot pot & mini ice cream balls. The seafood was so fresh as were the vegetables & noodles. The hot pot was a huge pot sitting over a flame– bit like cauldron! Inside they put fresh veggies, mushrooms, udon noodles and a tasty broth. We were given a plate of wafer thin beef, which we cooked in the broth piece by piece. We also had a raw egg to dip the steak in after cooking– for the those brave enough! Sounds odd, but it was delicious.
Highly recommend and can’t wait to go back again.

Hmm… well, the restaurant is cool, the staff were great and service was a snap, I just have to point out that the prices are a bit much. I know Japanese food is never really ‘budget’ food, but for the size of the rolls and nigiri, you’d expect a little different. Also, if I remember correctly, they didn’t have any tuna, which seemed odd, just salmon, sea bream, crab, etc.
The wagyu sliders were amazing, but I’m not sure that sliders should be the star of a sushi fusion restaurant. Well, maybe they can be, who am I to judge, they do own their fusion.
It was good overall, but we went on the launch and got the opening half off deal and I think that made it a bit easier to swallow.

I’ve been very skeptical about Japanese food in London as it usually is disappointing or if it is exceptional its very very over priced. Perhaps i am prejudice because i come from western Canada where there are so many authentic, affordable and delicious Japanese restaurants. I also have to travel a fair distance to eat at a decent japanese restaurant here in London, so an actual good japanese restaurant in the area would be unreal.
So as such, when i saw a Japanese restaurant sign in East London of all places on the bottom of Brick Lane which is the mecca of Bengali/​Indian restaurants, i was hesitant. First off the corner of White Church Lane has been many different restaurants and bars since i’ve been living in this area for the past 3 years. The restaurant has a good location but it may not be too quick to notice. once inside though you are transported to an authentic japanese experience with a friendly and caring Japanese staff.
The Menu has everything you want and more, donburi, ramen, sushi, sashimi, tamaki, tempura, udon, tempura, etc. I came during lunch and the set lunch menus were fantastic. About 20 different set lunches, ranging from £8−15, and were of amazing size and value. I ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry Set which came with a japanese wakame salad, miso soup, japanese pickles and then Katsu bowl for £8.95. I also wanted to sample one of the hot fusion rolls so I tried the Tower Bridge maki which had unagi (eel) and salmon on top of a mayo outside roll. Everything I had was very fresh, delicious and fairly large. The Set meal was a perfect size meal and of great value. I know the Chicken Katsu Curry is a fairly easy dish but its often done poorly in most restaurants, here they give you a large rice bowl with a crispy chicken katsu smothered with vegetable rich and delicious curry sauce. Very lovely. The roll was delicious with interesting flavours that worked well. i would definitely order it again. First impression, the food is authentic, thought out and delicious. I would be keen on coming again with friends for a real dinner experience.
I would also like to say that the service at Sushino En is excellent and caring. Not only did my waitress come over to ask if my food was alright, the owner came by as well. They were very attentive and pleasing a rarity in London i think.
All in all, I was very pleased with my first visit to my new neighbourhood Japanese restaurant and hope it does well for its self. A++ Sushino En. Let’s see how you do for a busy Dinner.

I love good sushi, well I love any decent Japanese food… and I also love a bargain, so when my friend told me there was a new sushi restaurant that was giving 50% off until the 3^rd of March, I wanted to go straight away! We headed straight over after work and nabbed a table as the restaurant started to fill up.
The menu is huuuge! There were so many things that I wanted to order! We skipped over the noodle-​y dishes and the ochazuke (I love them, but was on a sushi mission!) and went straight for the fish! We were thinking of ordering almost everything, but instead opted for the largest ‘moriawase’ to see what the chefs would select for us.
We also tried:
— Horenso no goma-​ae (spinach in a sesame sauce) — Lovely, although I have to admit not the best I’ve had in London. I liked that it was served with a sakura!
— Buta kakuni (braised pork belly yumminess) — Om nom nom! I loooved this although I can imagine some folks might find it too fatty.
— Shumai — I’m not sure why there were Chinese dumplings in a Japanese restaurant, but these were pretty good
— Chirashi sushi — My friend was really hungry, and somehow thought he would be able to eat an extra bowl of chirashi sushi (a large bowl of sushi rice covered in all kinds of fish) on top of our huge sushi order. He was right… he managed to munch it all without any stress!
Now for the main event. It took aaaaaages for our sushi to arrive. We even thought they had forgotten us, but it was worth the wait! The chef had chosen 10 different kinds of sushi for the moriawase, and although they weren’t the most exciting selections, it was a good mix. This worked out as pretty good value, even if you paid full price, and half price it was a bargain (just over 90p per sushi!!)
— Hamachi (yellow tail) — This was gooorgeous! Seriously, melt in your mouth, almost like buri. This made my evening. Yum!
— Amaebi (sweet prawns) — also really nice, with a good kick from the wasabi
— Salmon — You can get really decent salmon in the UK, and this was no exception, it was divine.
— Tai (red snapper) — also fresh and tasty
— Hokkigai (surf clam) — I don’t normally order Hokkigai, but I did enjoy this… I might have to add it to my list of lovely shellfish.
— Ebi (prawn) — A bit boring, but fine
— Maguro (tuna) — I know most people go mad for maguro/​toro but I just don’t love it as much as hamachi/​salmon. This wasn’t bad, I’m just not a huge fan.
— Tako (octopus) — It can be nice to have a bit of tako… I just don’t love it.
— Hirame (some sort of flat, white-​fleshed fish like flounder, fluke… I’m not sure what it is in English!) This was just a little bit meh.
…there was one more white fish, but I can’t remember what it was. Whatever it was, I liked it!
I wish they had included some hottate and unagi… that would have made my sushi-​munching world complete.