Review: Yes Sushi
espite Edinburgh’s abundance of sushi restaurants (including many well-established ones), Yes Sushi on Hanover Street, tempted me to try it. I went in with my partner one rainy Saturday evening.
Atmosphere
The place was worryingly quiet for a weekend night, although since it hadn’t been open for long we decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. Lovely, welcoming staff met us at the door as we went in and showed us to a table right in the window (giving us nice views of the street, but also making the restaurant look busier from the outside to attract more customers). We ordered two cold Asahi beers (what else?), then perused the extensive menu, complete with helpful pictures of the different types of sushi.
Menu
There was an impressive list on offer, including maki, nigiri, sashimi and hand rolls, as well as vegetarian sushi, miso soup and a selection of tempura. We were starving, so ended up opting for a complete raw-fish feast: miso soup to start (£2.50); followed by the tuna maki set with salmon sashimi (£11.90 including one miso soup), two salmon and avocado hand rolls (£4.70 each), and the vegetable tempura (£7.60).
The miso soup arrived swiftly, and was salty yet delicate in all the right ways. We both found it very enjoyable, although unfortunately it came with a strange, triangular handled spoon, which made it more difficult to eat than it should have been. The rest of our dishes arrived in swift succession to each other until our table was almost groaning with the weight of our extravagant spread. The salmon sashimi was first on my hit list, and the deliciously fresh, chunky slices of raw fish had an almost melt-in-the mouth texture that did not disappoint. Next up was the tuna maki, which was tasty and well prepared, although the coating of fish eggs didn’t really do it for me. The salmon and avocado hand rolls were stuffed full of juicy fish and fresh avocado slices, and were completely divine – although I think we waited slightly too long to eat them as the crisp seaweed wrapping had become a bit chewy. The surprise star of the show was the vegetable tempura; crisp slices of carrot, pepper and aubergine fried in the distinctively light and flavoursome tempura batter. This was a resounding success, and we polished it off despite our lack of finesse with the chopsticks.
Decor
Yes Sushi has been renovated since its last incarnation as a Greek restaurant, and has a fresh, modern décor that retains a distinctly Japanese feel. A slick and stylish red, black and cream colour scheme dominates throughout, although this hasn’t quite reached the toilets yet.
Summary
Before then I’d never eaten so much sushi that I literally could not force down another piece – but both I and my partner managed to do this at Yes Sushi, for the very reasonable price of £37.75. We were thoroughly impressed by the delicious food, the ambiance, the wonderful staff and the value for money.
I have a feeling that it won’t be long before Yes Sushi is packed on a Saturday night, and giving Edinburgh’s other sushi restaurants a run for their money.
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