| Venue name: | Pham Sushi | Contact: |
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| Address: |
159 Whitecross St London EC1Y 8JL |
| Opening hours: | Lunch served noon-2.30pm, dinner served 6-10.50pm daily. |
| Transport: | Tube: Old St |
| Price: | Main courses £3.50-£7.80. Set meal £12-£16 per person (minimum 2). Unlicensed. Corkage no charge. |
| Menu: | View Menu |
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Average User Rating
4.2 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:4
- 4 star:1
- 3 star:0
- 2 star:0
- 1 star:1
This little restaurant may not impress with swanky interiors or overly friendly staff, but the service is fast and effective and the food is just delicious.
I have only ever had sushi here (none of the noodles or other hot dishes) and it's divine. The fish is always fresh and all other ingredients are tasty, too. I especially love the special rolls that are draped in wonderfully colorful fish and other wonderful decorations. Pair these with one of the more basic rolls or some sashimi and you've got yourself the perfect sushi dinner!
As Lilli says below, don't come here expecting a fussy, overfriendly dining experience. The staff are polite and efficient and that's as far as customer service goes, however I would hope most people would visit a restaurant, particularly the take away branch - for the food, and it really doesn't disappoint! I've probably had about 8 or 9 take aways from 122 Whitecross Street branch. Almost all have been a variation on a theme - Bento Box! - so shame on me for not being more experimental, but the Bento Boxes here are excellent and although expensive at around £18 for the beef teriyaki bento, its very fresh and good quality ingredients. Food outlets on WhiteCross Street have a lot of competition with the street market there Mon-Fri so for this to be my "go-to" takeaway when I can't think what else I want is a testament to the food quality and taste :)
firstly i love the main restaurant [across the road] and only have praise for it but this review is for the overspill/ delivery shop. Soft shell crap hand roll was cold and half empty =v.disappointing at £5!. Kula Kula in Covent garden do much better for £3.60, Japanese spring rolls = average, Chef special was toro tartar with caviar =massively disappointing, would be better described as tuna paste on ice, it was about a third of an average tuna steak [if that] which had been food processed and pressed into a mold with nothing else, at £13.50! this was an insult. I've eaten better and twice as much in the Groucho in soho as a starter for £8!. To round things off the service was seriously below average and the place smells bad. All in all a very poor experience.
I really like this place, and I can't believe you have given it two stars because you don't like the interior!
So basically you've given a poor rating to a quality restaurant because of an old fashioned interior? Last Time Out review I bother reading. Anyway it's a great place if you want to eat great sushi in an unpretentious place at good prices.
