Matsuri St James
About Matsuri St James
In Japanese Matsuri means festival, and it’s probably fair to state that this (and it’s High Holborn sister) restaurant is a celebration of Japanese cuisine. To the Japanese, eating is more than appeasing your appetite; how a dish looks is as important as how it tastes. So, in its large softly-lit
subterranean restaurant Matsuri serves the traditional flavours of sushi (amongst the best in the capital) with the modern tastes of teppanyaki, all presented with precision. Favourite set menus are Matsuri and Taiko, both three courses. Managed and staffed entirely by affable Orientals, this is as
authentic a Japanese dining experience as you’re likely to enjoy in London. There’s even a huge black-haired puppet head dominating the stairway leading from the bar to the restaurant. He’s called Nebuta and he’s a traditional matsuri symbol. Or the general manager’s granddad (his joke). You decide.
Full a la carte
Starter
Edamame beans (boiled young green soybeans in the pod) - £4Grilled salted corn-fed chicken thigh (with spring onion and garlic oil) - £8.00
Soft shell crab - £8
Spicy fresh tuna tartar - £8
Grilled aubergine dengaku(topped with sweet miso paste) - £6
Chicken Yakitori (corn-fed chicken and onions grilled on a skewer) - £4.50
Main Course
Seafood deluxe (crab, eel, tuna, scallop, prawn, squid and white fish) - £40Scottish beef julienne with teriyaki sauce - £17
Duck with teriyaki orange sauce - £20
Scottish fillet and foie gras - £33
Scallops served in the shell - £18
Prawn tempura - £9
Dobin mushi (clear soup with corn-fed chicken and seafood in a Dobin pot) - £5.50
Dessert
Fireball ice-cream - £6Fireball mango and ice-cream - £6
Green tea ice-cream - £3.50
Tropical fruits - £5.50
Additional Information
Address:
15 Bury Street, SW1Y 6ALNearest tube:
Green ParkA selection of chef’s menus are available from £35 - £80
Average Price:
£55 - £64Opening times:
Mon - Sat 12pm - 2:30pm & 6pm - 10:30pmSun 12pm - 3pm & 6pm - 10pm