Oki-Nami

jeninbrighton

What a disaster! 10th November 2008

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What a mess! The food here is far from authentic, in fact it's a very simple and amateur version of Wagamammas. Service is slow, food is tasteless, they'd ran out of the basics, and judging from the menu, the chefs have never actually been to Japan. The green tea cheesecake for dessert was the most disappointing... I really struggled to taste anything in it at all! The interior is quite nice, which I suppose is what drags people in... but anyone who enjoys real Japanese food will wish they never bothered. Yuck!

Kathhere

oki-nami 22nd September 2008

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My husband lived in Japan for 3 years so he's been keen to try Okinami for a long time and we finally got our chance last week = it was well worth the wait
The atmosphere is very relaxed and unstuffy with excellent staff and some cute lampshades listing all the kings and queens of britain in Japanese

we had a great selection of sushi to start and then had a table full of japanese style tapas and fusion food, including some scrummy ostrich yakatori, fresh gyoza, miso soup, rice with a pickled cherry on top, and king prawns in tempura that melts in the mouth, absolutely wonderful. They also offer a great veggie selection too by the looks of things, with a cocktail bar upstairs for extra drinking

all of this plus a jug of warm plum wine and a bottle of wine made for a very happy evening indeed

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Friendly and Tasty 8th July 2008

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Recently opened and I have already been there at least 6 times. I think that says it all. Really good quality, fresh, Japanese food served by friendly and charming staff. Upstairs is a lovely bar serving interesting cocktails with a Japanese twist. Good for vegetarians (especially when they haven't run out of tofu!) The bento boxes are good value, or just select a range of 'tapas' style dishes and mix and match. I particularly liked the tempura, the gyoza and the teriyaki tofu, but really it is all good.