Jesse has been pestering me to eat here since I shared Tokemeite's Instagram account with him.
There are just so many places to eat in London and sometimes we are just so spoilt with choices.
Jesse is a lover of Japanese food. He can eat Japanese food everyday if he could. So when he saw this place, he wanted to go there.
We went post-theater after watching Book of Mormon. We literally ran there as they were closing at 10.30pm and our booking was 10pm.
Tokemeite
The ambience was quiet. The food and service was good but we can tell the members of staff were tired. And it is perfectly reasonable given that we were the last booking of the night.
There were other diners but they were close to finishing their meals.Without wasting any time, we scanned the menu and quickly decide what we wanted.
We ordered:
Wagyu Truffle Maki and Snow Crab Avocado Maki
The Wagyu Truffle Maki was good. I tasted the smokiness in the wagyu and it was a perfect paring with the white truffle shavings.
The Snow Crab Avocado Maki was very mediocre. It was fresh but nothing special.
Scottish Scallop
This is pretty good. Very fresh and big scallop.
Tempura Langoustine
This was quite nice. I am not a fan of tempura but this was light and pretty good. Langoustines taste like a cross between prawns and lobsters.
Teriyaki Eel
There's nothing special about this dish other than it being very fresh.
Chargrilled King Crab with Aubergine Sauce
This was quite special. I never had anything like that before. It was a very fresh and clean dish.
To be honest, I think Tokemeite is not very creative and special but they rely on good and fresh seafood. And I think they are doing well because of that. This may just be another restaurant in Asia but in London, it is good to know you can get such fresh and high quality Japanese food here.
We spent £163 (including a sake).
More info here: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-d9456170?m=19905
