3/5 Ethan C. 5 months ago on Google
Made
an
effort
to
visit
Aiko
as
it's
rated
in
the
top
15
sushi
restaurants
in
Cape
Town.
The
sushi
wasn't
bad,
but
I've
had
much
better.
The
fashion
sandwich
was
falling
apart,
the
nori
was
chewy,
the
handroll
was
a
disaster,
the
wasabi
was
grainy
&
not
punchy.
The
seasoning
wasn't
really
on
point,
so
the
sushi
was
bland
without
additional
soy
sauce.
The
rice
was
over
cooked,
under
seasoned
&
mushy.
The
way
it
was
cut
was
also
oddly
sized,
some
pieces
bigger
than
others,
almost
like
we
were
served
odds
&
edds.
Perhaps
our
combo
was
made
up
from
the
premade
sushi
for
the
"all
you
can
eat
buffet".
The
sake
served
with
the
"sake
bomb"
tasted
like
it
was
watered
down.
Very
different
to
the
taste
of
sake
from
a
sealed
bottle.
I
expected
better.
However,
it
wasn't
terrible
and
I
ate
my
fill.
The
fish
was
fresh,
the
ginger
wasn't
dried
out
(all
too
often
with
sushi
places)
and
they
cut
it
into
slivers,
without
mincing
it.
👌🏽
They
also
offered
to
tempura
some
of
the
maki,
which
definitely
added
texture
&
flavour.
There
was
an
odd
damp
smell
inside,
I
think
it
was
coming
from
the
carpet.
The
first
condiment
bowl
given
had
a
chip
&
crack
in
it
Although,
the
decor
was
cool,
the
place
was
clean,
and
the
service
was
excellent!
Our
waitress
was
sweet
and
the
manager
checked
in
with
us,
and
had
some
humour!
The
music
was
good
too.
Had
the
platter
3
option,
which
was
R250,
add
2
drinks,
and
a
tip,
total
was
R390.