Tsuru (Bankside)

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - There are effectively two menus, one for lunch and one for dinner. The lunch menu (you can see this online) is aimed at the nearby office workers and so offers various sushi and katsu curry bento boxes for eating in or takeaway. The dinner menu is quite simple, with a variety of ’small plates’ including the classics gyoza, agedashi tofu, chicken kara-age and nasu dengaku (aubergine with miso), sushi and sashimi platters (there is also a vegetarian option) and four types of katsu curry (chicken, pork, vegetable and scallop)… Overall, we had a most enjoyable dinner at Tsuru, although we ate far too much as usual.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - Tsuru is hidden away in a pedestrianised street at the back of Tate Modern. It is modern in style with large glass windows fronting the street and lots of high wooden benches that you can perch at on chunky stools. Damian talked us through a tasting of six different glasses of wine as we nibbled on a sample of Tsuru's food… Delicate tuna nigri and crab california rolls were paired with subtle white wines that accentuated the sushi rather than overpowering it.