posted on april 16, 2015 by samphireandsalsifyumuis a michelin starred japanese restaurant that has been around for over ten years now. it’s owned by the same group who run the greenhouse and morton’s members club. it was a slightly stern welcome from a chap who could have easily been a headmaster as opposed to a maitre d'; certainly not rude but not forthcoming with the lovin’ either. the room was a nice enough space with a counter overlooking the chefs preparing the sushi. as it ain’t cheap, not in the slightest, i would have preferred not to have had disposable chopsticks though. a simple salad generously drenched in a red onion dressing was a really lovely start. as was the cup of rich, hearty red miso soup. as the sushi we ordered was taking a while to prepare, we were treated to an extra little dish of goma-ae, which was a delicious mound of sesame flavoured spinach. we decided to avoid the set lunch bento box (£35) and instead opted for the chef’s special sushi selection (£38). it looked pretty but there were a few greasy fingerprints on the plate, which you’d hope not to be the case at that level of restaurant. the scallop and eel nigiri were my favourite. we also opted for some of their signature style nigiris; toro with shishito pepper (£9.50), lobster (£7.50), langoustine (£9.50) and seared scallop (£5.50). certainly not cheap but worthy of their price due to the superb quality of each piece of fish.