Kulu Kulu Sushi (Shelton St)

This is great for a fast cheap sushi fix... and try the soft shell crab roll! Amazing! Mind, don't come here if you're a sushi SNOB - not for you.....
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Monday, June 30, 2008

I do love this sushi place. It has become a regular sushi bar for my friends and I to visit.

Affordable prices, good sushi, good service. Unlimited green tea - FREE.
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Saturday, June 07, 2008

DO NOT GO THERE. This place has the worst salmon sashimi i've ever eaten. I thought the food wasn't fresh and i walked out hungry!
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Sarah
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Went with a friend here instead of the usual Yo! Sushi. Verdict: this is much better. Admittedly I do not have much experience of other Sushi restaurants, but the food was fresh and what we couldn't see on the belt they were more than happy to make. I'm guessing complaints on other reviews may be to do with certain ingredients simply not being available. (Perhaps the one downside is not as large a menu as Yo!, especially in terms of hot dishes)

Will definitely go again, and I concurr with the reviewer who recommended the Soft Crab Hand Roll - delicious!
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Rahul
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 9
Saturday, May 10, 2008

This is one of the best value and best quality Sushi restaurants in London. Before you start taking dishes off the belt, familiarise yourself with the charge for each plate and you will see that many of the best dishes are only 1.20 . This means that you can easily enjoy a full sushi meal for two for twenty to twenty five pounds. For example, an excellent Ngiri salmon will cost 1.20 as will a superb agadashi tofu - two large cubes of freshly fried tofu in a delicious broth. Prawn and salmon tempura hand rolls are also a specialty. The only fault I have found over the countless visits are the edamame beans, which are sometimes a little over cooked and have lost their vibrant greenness. I think that the reviewer who gave this 2/10 probably doesn't understand sushi and would be better sticking to Macdonalds.
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anthony greenwood
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Monday, March 24, 2008

Kuku Kulu is one of my favourite japanese convoyer belt restaurant. The staff is always helpfull and nice. I work nearby and come here once a week or more! contrary to the review of one of the lady, this is not expensive at all. The minimum price is £1.20 and you can have mackerel, salmon, octopus, squid for 2 nigiri. The tofu with spicy sauce is one of my favourite and it s only £1.20! like mentioned in one of the reviews, the salmon/avocado/prawn tempura is superb. Definetly a great place to eat cheap food if you are in a rush or after a hard day of shopping or work! love it!
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Sabrina Cohen
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 02, 2008

As Gilu-Gulu, one of my favorite Japanese spot has permanently closed las 17th of December, I decided to taste Kulu Kulu, after reading comments on this website.

Just one comment: POOR, I would not recommend it at all, low quality and expensive food (26£ for 8 sushis plates and a beer!), very limited choice on the conveyor belt, expect these strange dishes you don't know where it comes from, certainly not from Japanese cuisine, table set not that clean and so on, and so on. It was my first and last time here, next please!
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Philloo - View all reviews by this user
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Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, January 02, 2008

The best hand rolls in the City, I love this place and have been there 5 times in a month, I am never bored. I have an addiction to this place. The staff are really great and the best thing? Its off a main street so it does not get rowdy and crowded!
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

I went there last night after reading the reviews on this site, I've been there once when they firstly opened and I liked it there. I was surprsed to read the last review and worried that it might have gone down hill since my last visit.

I am pleased to say that it wasn't the case. We went there at 7 on a Friday with a couple of friends. It was quiet when we walked it and not much sushi on the bar. After sitting in and getting our tea, there were more ppl and nearly fill the place in few minutes.

We could see more freshly made sushi were on the bar and they really tasted super. The price is reasonable and you know you can order whatever you like on the menu if those sushi you like are not on the bar for selecton.

My personal recommendation is soft shell crab handroll, you have to try it no matter what. You also can order some hot dishes and they are all v cheap. I mean comparing to Gili Gulu down the road in Covert Garden, I think Kulu Kulu does real and fresh sushi.

I will go there again for sure and I am missing my crab handroll already!
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michelle9394 - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, September 15, 2007

I used to eat here alot. Food quality has certainly gone out the window. The sashimi pieces are certainly thinne these days....

I'm sure when you go for a meal, quality of food is more important.
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Food Searcher - View all reviews by this user
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Monday, June 18, 2007