Bento Oriental Food and Japanese Cuisine

Hi!

So as you know I love my sushi and I've recently discovered that Bento in Lewisham does a sushi buffet and decided to try it out.

I love the layout of the the counter especially with the Japanese lanterns and fairy lights. The staff gave us a very warm welcome and smiled throughout. 

The buffet cost £14.99 per person but free for children under 120cm. You have to choose 8 items from each side and also you get 3 sittings. If one person opts for the buffet then the whole table opts in for the buffet. We only managed 1 sitting because we realised that between the two of us we had 16 dishes! There is also a £5 per person charge for food wastage so that's why me and S stuffed ourselves even when we hit the food wall! 

Soft Shell Crab 

We paid £2 extra for this and did expect a little something but we just got a fried soft shell crab. It didn't taste bad but there wasn't even a sauce to go with it so we was very disappointed.

Chicken Karaage

 Disappointing. The chicken was tough and I found chicken skin in my karaage.

Takoyaki

 Sorry for the horrid picture but S couldn't wait and ate one straight away. The takoyaki was soft and I found 2 pieces of octopus which I was happy about. It didn't taste greasy and the sauce was salt and salty.

Prawn Tempura

Me and S eyes lit up when we bite into this. It wasn't greasy at all. It was light and the prawns was full of flavour without a sauce. The sauce that came with it was salty but not too over powering.

Chicken Gyoza

It was crispy and the filling was full of flavour. 

Spicy Salmon Hosomaki, Spicy Squid Hosomaki, Tamago Nigiri, Salmon Nigiri & Salmon Sashimi

 The spicy hosomaki's were very spicy and a shocked as me and S thought it'd be a mild chilli but it was a full lashing of tabasco chilli! It tasted nice but it was very spicy.
I love my tamago nigiris and I have just found my favourite tamago nigiris! The egg was sweet and not tough.

Crispy Duck and Cucumber Uramaki Roll

 We absolutely loved this roll and managed to finish it. The duck was very crispy and worked perfectly well with the cucumber and the softness of the rice.

Dragon Roll (Top) and Prawn Tempura Roll (Bottom)

The Dragon Roll came with alot of tobiko (orange fish roe) on the top of the Dragon Rolll which I've never seen before but it did help enhance the sushi. I only managed 1 piece because S ate it all! He loves his Dragon Rolls and said that it was nice.

The Prawn tempura roll was nice and light with a bit of crunch from the tempura batter. I loved it!

Chicken & Vegetables Yaki Soba

Ok. This was a small plate which we didn't expect but we was so glad it was because we was so stuff! The noodles tasted nice and not to greasy. The chicken was soft and vegetables gave the noodle a little crunch which was needed in this dish.

Black Sesame Ice-Cream Mochi & Raspberry Mochi

I wanted dessert after that big meal but I couldn't take another bite so I asked if I can take it away. I love the black sesame ice-cream mochi as it was full of flavour and not too sweet but I didn't like the raspberry one as it was very sour.

I recommend Bento Oriental Food for anyone looking to try out different Japanese cuisine because the plates are small. There are some items which you need to check closely as they are priced as extras i.e. Dragon rolls £3.00 for 5 pieces but the menu does indicate in bold the add-on prices. 

I would love to visit here again but this time to try their udon Soups as I was too full to try anything else.

Check out their Facebook page (Click Here) for details and also they do discounts!

Hope you get to try this place out

TC

xx