Went to The Dark Kitchen on Allerton Road for dinner with Holly last night. It's a new restaurant and bar that changes the menu every 3 months. Currently they have Hello Sushi and Lucha Libre - Japanese food and Mexican street food. Hello Sushi has been there from the start so not sure if this ever changes but Lucha Libre only came on the menu last week. There did used to be Lucha Libre restaurant in town next to the Fact Cinema that I've been to a few times.
We got there just before 6pm - we hadn't booked and it wasn't busy when we got there. They had to check if they had a table for us and they had one but said we could have it 8pm which was fine for us.
Holly went for Lucha and sushi where as I went all sushi.
Sushi Plate (2 people to share) - 2 x prawn maki, 2 x katsu cali, 2 x tuna nigiri, 2 x salmon nigiri, 2 x char sui maki served with picked ginger and fennel - £16.95
I got the platter to myself as I didn't know what to get and it works out the same really - you don't even get that much so to share between 2 you would definitely need to order other bits. I swapped the spicy tuna cali for salmon nigiri.
The sushi looks better than it was. Definitely not the best sushi I've had. I think they were going for more presentation over taste. It's presented nice but taste wasn't the best.
Holly got:
Pilbil Tacos - 3 soft corn tacos topped with slow cooked pulled pil bil pork served with pickled red onions and coriander - £5.95
Spinach & Mushroom Quesadilla Vegan - Cheese filled toasted tortillas filled with spinach & mushrooms - £5.95
Char Sui Cali Maki Roll (4 pieces) - £5.95
The vegan cheese looked and tasted like glue - Holly was so sad that she got the vegan cheese as she can't really eat normal cheese as it gives her stomach pains. She said she rather have took the pain than eat vegan cheese.
I got churros with Biscoff sauce
Holly got the TDK Vegan Sundae - Chocolate and vanilla ice cream, with melted chocolate, strawberries, Biscoff biscuit and churros
The churros were good with the Biscoff dipping sauce that was definitely my favourite thing.
The idea of having a changing menu is good but when you're choosing presentation over taste it doesn't work. I know people eat with their eyes but it's still what you're actually eating and not what you're being presented. The point of food is to eat and not look at it. If you're after sushi I wouldn't recommend coming here but if you're wanting Lucha Libre - Mexican street then this is the place for you.
The idea of having a changing menu is good but when you're choosing presentation over taste it doesn't work. I know people eat with their eyes but it's still what you're actually eating and not what you're being presented. The point of food is to eat and not look at it. If you're after sushi I wouldn't recommend coming here but if you're wanting Lucha Libre - Mexican street then this is the place for you.
