The Honest Cabbage, Kingston Upon Thames

I recently went to the Honest Cabbage to have a look at the new menu. The lady who showed us the menu was so welcoming that we found ourselves sitting at a table before we knew it and ordering!

We shared a delicious starter called Gyu Tataki - seared beef witha sesame dressing. We also ordered Chicken Yakatori as a starter - which is all about the dressing. The sweet rich soy sauce was delightful. As we're pigs we also ordered the deep fried prawn ball (wonderfully light and fluffy) as well as the crab ramen salad.

For my main I had salmon sashimi (beautiful cut) with miso soup. I also helped out with most of my parnter's main (!) the ton katsu (it came with an avocado cream that was superb).

The standard of the food was absolutely delicious - quite surprising from the look of the pub. The decor is a little at odds with the fine dining. But then it is billed as "asian food meets British pub".

It was very quiet when we went - so the atmosphere was a little lacking. Maybe it will pick up. I can't recommend the food enough.

11 Mar 2008 13:31