Spicy tuna roll
Anyway, so, Zaibatsu often gets called out as one of the best options in Greenwich; good value but good quality Japanese food in a little shabby parade-of-shops outfit with a friendly sign announcing “CASH ONLY” and a very cheerful steamy bustle within on a day when it was tipping with rain outside.
Sadly the food is actually just okay. Not horrible. Just… not worth mentioning. I’m only reviewing it because it often gets called out as one of the best options in Greenwich and frankly it just ain’t worth your time.
Black cod tempura
The spicy tuna roll worried me a little. The tuna inside was so soft that it’s texture was more like paste than fish. That’s… not right? I mean, I’m still standing, so it was fine. Just unpleasant. To be fair, the unagi nigiri was just fine. Decent bit of sticky eel.
The salt-and-pepper spare ribs were weird. The main taste on the ribs was cinnamon and sugar, and the meat was fall-apart soft but also entirely dry. The lazy fry-up of onion, golden garlic flakes and chilli served with it was, well, lazy.
This was about £16 each. And if you went with something more in the comfort food like, like a donburi, then your meal would be even cheaper. But when my conclusion is “it’s a cheap way to fill a hole” then I’m not really reviewing anything much, am I?
Greenwich & Blackheath, you continue to disappoint.
Weird spare ribs