Nigiri
"To grip"
A hand-pressed mound of sushi rice with a slice of fish, prawn, omelette or avocado on top. The classic piece of sushi.
初めての寿司
New to sushi?
Sushi is easier than it looks. Here's a quick guide to the different types, how to eat them, and what to try first on our menu. Our team is always happy to help you choose, too.
Types of sushi
The red stamps on our menu are the Japanese names. Here's what they mean.
Sashimi
"Pierced body"
Slices of fish served on their own, with no rice. The purest way to taste the fish.
Maki
"Roll"
Thin rolls with the seaweed on the outside and one filling, like salmon, cucumber or avocado. Small and easy to share.
Uramaki
"Inside-out roll"
Rolls with the rice on the outside, often finished with sesame seeds. The California roll is the best-known one.
Futomaki
"Thick roll"
Big, generous rolls with several fillings in each slice.
Temaki
"Hand roll"
A cone of seaweed filled with rice and toppings. Eat it with your hands, straight away, while the seaweed is crisp.
Gunkan
"Battleship"
Rice wrapped in a band of seaweed, so it can hold a soft topping like diced salmon.
Hot sushi
"Fried"
Rolls coated in crumb and fried until crispy outside. A great first step if you are not sure about raw fish.
Poke & rice bowls
"Bowl"
Sushi rice in a bowl with fish or tofu, vegetables and sauce. Easy to eat with chopsticks or a fork.
What to order first
A few dishes from our menu to start with.
Never had raw fish?
- California Roll
- Chicken Katsu Avocado Roll
- Ebi Crunch
- Tamago Nigiri
- Prawn Tempura
Ready for raw fish?
- Salmon Avocado Roll
- Salmon Nigiri
- Salmon Sashimi
- Salmon Poke
Not into fish?
- Vegetable Roll
- Avocado Maki
- Vegetable Gyoza
- Chicken Katsu Curry
Sharing with friends?
- Salmon Love Set
- Mix Box
- Party Platter Box
Raw or cooked?
Not all sushi is raw fish. Plenty of our rolls use cooked prawn, crispy chicken, eel, omelette or vegetables. On our menu, look for these labels:
Raw fish
No raw fish
"Seared" or "torched" fish is only lightly cooked on the outside, so we count it as raw. You can also tap No raw fish on the menu to see only those dishes.
If you're pregnant, see the NHS guidance on fish and sushi, and ask our team if you have any questions.
Words to know
- Shari
- Sushi rice, seasoned with vinegar, a little sugar and salt
- Nori
- Toasted seaweed sheets
- Shoyu
- Soy sauce
- Gari
- Pickled ginger
- Wasabi
- Hot green Japanese horseradish paste
- Sake (shake)
- Salmon (also the name of the rice drink)
- Maguro
- Tuna
- Ebi
- Prawn
- Unagi
- Eel, always served cooked with a sweet glaze
- Tamago
- Sweet Japanese omelette
- Mentai
- A creamy, lightly spicy sauce made with marinated fish roe, often torched
- Katsu
- Breaded and fried, like a cutlet