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Perhaps it's a sign of the recessionary times. Ozu, housed in the grand Thames-side County Hall building, used to serve high-end Japanese food, but, following a change of ownership, it has swapped kaiseki for izakaya-style dining. The new look is low-key, with sombre brown wood and a central island surrounded by stools, some tables and a long curving sushi bar. Diners have a prime view of the Houses of Parliament. We visited soon after the reopening and were among only a handful of customers, mostly tourists. The sushi bar was sushi-less because, the waiter explained, the fish 'wasn't good today', so we contented ourselves with cooked dishes from a fairly pedestrian menu. Rice cake and aubergine agedashi was an interpretation of agedashidofu: aubergine accompanied by chewy deep-fried rice cakes, served in a well-rendered dashi and soy broth. A dish of thin slices of pork, grilled and served with 'yuzu pepper', grated lime and green chilli, was simple but imaginative. Less successful was a traditional ten don, tempura prawns and vegetables served on rice. Service was well-informed and professional, but had to battle with music that veered wildly from classical to Elvis.
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What is 'following'?Transport Embankment tube/Charing Cross or Waterloo tube/rail
020 7928 7766
Lunch served noon-3pm, dinner served 6.30-9.30pm daily.
Main courses £9-£12. Set meal £22-£35.
Credit cards MC, V
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Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Booking advisable, Disabled ( toilet in County Hall ), Vegetarian menuOzu map
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