Lunch set
a person$22
Six pieces of nigiri, half a salmon roll and miso soup, served in about fifteen minutes for a working lunch.
- Salmon, tuna, sea bream and prawn
- Cucumber roll can replace the fish
Rice still warm, fish cut as you sit down
Kaiseki Sushi Bar keeps twelve seats at the counter and six tables in the dining room. Nigiri is pressed to order, set menus change with the market, and every dish on the menu lists its allergens.
12 seatsat the counter
6 tablesin the dining room
Tue to Sunlunch and dinner
- Counter and dining room
- Takeaway in twenty minutes
- Allergens beside every dish
- Vegetable pieces in every set
Set menus
Three ways to eat when you would rather not choose piece by piece. Each set comes with miso soup and a small dessert, and the chef can swap any piece for a cooked or vegetable one.
Counter omakase
a person$68
Twelve pieces chosen and pressed one at a time by the chef, from the morning's fish, with soup, a hand roll and dessert.
- About ninety minutes at the counter
- Tell us any allergy when you book
Nigiri and roll set
a person$36
Eight pieces of nigiri and a full roll of your choice, with miso soup and pickles, served at the table.
- Choose the roll from the menu
- Cooked only version on request
Set menus are priced per person and include soup and dessert. Green tea is poured for every guest at no charge to the bill.
Rolls, soup and small plates
Rolls are cut into eight pieces. Sesame is pressed into the outside of most of them, which is why it appears so often below.
| Dish | Price | Contains |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon and avocado roll | $11 | Fish, sesame, soy |
| Spicy tuna roll | $12 | Fish, egg, sesame, soy |
| Crab and cucumber roll | $12 | Shellfish, egg, sesame |
| Tempura prawn roll | $13 | Shellfish, gluten, egg, sesame, soy |
| Cucumber and pickled radish roll | $7 | Sesame |
| Miso soup | $4 | Soy, fish (the stock is made with dried bonito) |
| Edamame with sea salt | $5 | Soy |
| Black sesame ice cream | $6 | Milk, egg, sesame |
The spicy mayonnaise contains egg. Peanuts and tree nuts are not used in any dish, but they may be present in ingredients we buy in, so ask if a nut allergy is severe.
Why the counter books up first
At the counter, each piece is pressed and handed across within seconds, while the rice is still warm and the fish is still cold. That small gap in temperature is most of what good nigiri tastes like, and it fades within a minute or two on a plate.
Fish arrives every morning except Monday and is broken down in the kitchen before lunch. What sells out is crossed off the board by hand, so the omakase on a Thursday rarely matches the one on a Saturday.
- Fish delivered six mornings a week
- Rice cooked in small batches through each service
- Knives sharpened before every sitting
Allergens, said plainly
These are the allergens our kitchen handles every day. Every dish on the menu above lists the ones it contains.
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Soy
- Sesame
- Gluten, from wheat in soy sauce, tempura and glaze
- Egg
- Milk, in our desserts only
- Nuts are not used in our recipes
All of these are handled in one small kitchen, so traces can reach any dish. Tell us about an allergy when you book and again when you sit down, and for a severe allergy speak to the chef before ordering. Allergen rules and labels differ from country to country, so read this list as our own record of our own kitchen.
Raw and lightly cured fish can carry bacteria or parasites, and the risk matters more for some people, including anyone pregnant, young children, older guests and people with a weakened immune system. If you are pregnant or have a health condition, ask your doctor, midwife or pharmacist what is right for you to eat. The chef will gladly build any set from cooked and vegetable pieces instead.
The counter, the kitchen and the trays
A lunchtime and an evening at the bar.
Said after dinner (example reviews)
Sat at the counter for the omakase and watched every piece being made. The chef asked about allergies twice before the first plate, which was reassuring with a shellfish allergy at the table.
The lunch set is quick enough for a weekday and the rice is properly warm. Pregnant at the time, so the kitchen swapped every raw piece for cooked prawn, omelette and vegetable rolls without any fuss.
Ordered the takeaway tray for a birthday at home and it was ready to the minute. Clear labels on the box said what was in each roll.
Before you book a seat
How far ahead should we book?
Counter seats for Friday and Saturday evenings go about a week ahead. Dining room tables at lunch can usually be booked the same morning, and we keep two counter seats for guests who walk in.
Can the chef make a meal without raw fish?
Yes. Any set menu can be made from cooked prawn, glazed eel, omelette, shiitake and vegetable rolls. Mention it in the booking form so the kitchen can plan the pieces.
How does takeaway work?
Call the counter during opening hours and your order is usually ready in about twenty minutes. Trays for six or more people need a day's notice, which you can arrange through the booking form.
Do you hold a table if we are running late?
We hold a table for fifteen minutes, and longer if you call us. Counter sittings start together, so a late arrival at the omakase joins at the course being served.
What if we need to cancel?
Let us know by noon on the day and there is nothing to pay. Groups of six or more are asked to give us a full day of notice.
Is there anything for children?
Cucumber rolls, omelette nigiri, edamame and miso soup are popular with children. We bring smaller plates and a high chair for the dining room on request.
Book a table or a counter seat
Choose where you would like to sit, the day and the time, and tell us about any allergy in the group. We confirm by email within two hours while we are open, or offer the nearest time we have.
- Counter sittings at 18:00 and 20:15
- Tables for up to eight in the dining room
- Payment is made at the restaurant after your meal
Find the bar
Look for the indigo curtain over the door on the lane behind the fish market. Takeaway orders are collected at the end of the counter nearest the door.
Call or write
On the lane behind the old fish market, two minutes on foot from the tram stop
Opening hours
| Tuesday to Friday lunch | 12:00 to 14:30 |
| Tuesday to Friday dinner | 17:30 to 22:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 22:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 20:00 |
| Monday | Closed |
Walking in
Two counter seats are kept for guests without a booking at every service. On a quiet weekday lunch, the dining room usually has a table for anyone who walks in.