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  • Matsuri

     
  • Large floor-to-ceiling windows at Matsuri’s corner site keep the lively Holborn surroundings in view, but at bay. Interior furnishings consist of subtle wooden tables and chairs, and elegant partially-revealing blinds that separate the sushi counter from the main dining room. The serving staff are friendly and knowledgeable, helping customers navigate the wine and saké menus. Traditional Japanese food is the primary attraction. Excellent tokkurimushi soup was served in a cunning three-layered bowl, allowing for the dipping of pickled and steamed vegetables, prawn and tofu (which came floating in a rich miso broth), in the more pungent daikon-laden dipping sauce. Semi-firm tofu, deep-fried, was topped with robustly flavoured fish flakes in a sweet soy sauce, creating a perfect balance. A mixed sushi boat included some high-quality fatty salmon and lean tuna, plus a roll of salmon and avocado topped with roe. Black cod arrived in a generous portion. Book a grill-side table in the lower-ground dining room for a teppanyaki cooking display while you eat.

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  1. Posted by Beverley on 21 Aug 2009 17:09

    After reading reviews of this place I was very disappointed. I found the sushi and sashimi to be average and overpriced compared to other central locations and the drinks were very expensive. Perhaps we should have stuck to cooked dishes.

  2. Posted by Monica on 27 Jul 2009 14:56

    I enjoyed Teppanyaki at Matsuri High Holborn. It was very nice! Especially, Fire Ball Icecream was wonderful. With cocoa powder, a bird was drawn on the plate for the icecream. Of course, the taste of the dessert was excellent!

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  • Details

  • 71 High Holborn, Holborn, WC1V 6EA
  • Area: Holborn
  • Tel: 020 7430 1970
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  • Category: Japanese
  • Travel: Chancery Lane or Holborn tube
  • Times: Lunch served noon-2.30pm, dinner served 6-10pm Mon-Sat
  • Price: Main courses £8.50-£30 lunch; £18-£36.50 dinner. Set lunch £16-£47. Set dinner (6-7pm) £25; £35-£70
  • Credit cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V
  • Services:
    • Available for hire: Separate rooms for parties, seating 10 and 40
    • Child facilities: Babies and children admitted
    • Disabled: toilet
    • Function room: Separate rooms for parties, seating 10 and 32
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