50% off on bento boxes – what are you waiting for?! Ft. Akira Japan House

50% off AKIRA at Japan House London

As a huge Japanese food lover, I’m always scouting for decent Japanese restaurant to fix my cravings. Akira @akira is located on the first floor of Japan house at Kensington. It’s only 2-min walk away from the underground station. After spending almost half an hour on the ground floor to visit it’s exhibition, we took the stairs up to the restaurant at 12pm sharp and be the first customer.

Akira offers sushi, bentos, skewers and some matcha desserts. Make sure to book online in advance of visiting the restaurant to enjoy up to 50% of discount off bento boxes at lunchtime (available during both weekends and weekdays).

Here’s my review

Akira bento box
£40 (post discount: £20)
9/10

Akira sushi bento box
£40 (post discount: £20)
8.5/10

You can order either of these bento boxes as 11 out of 15 if their slots are similar. They have only replaced 4 dishes (for eg sushi in return for fried foods). You can find sashimi salmon, tuna, beef, pork belly, veggie, fish and wasabi, ginger slices in the box. If you prefer sushi, make sure to get the sushi bento box.

In terms of its contents, my fav would be the thick and fresh tuna and salmon slices. Just dipped them onto the soy sauce given for free seconds, is more then enough to season it. I’m also impressed by its steamed eggs which are so smooth and tasted like taufuhua. The fatty portion of its pork belly literally melts in my mouth. The long bean is crispy and toppped with delicious cream. Everything is well-marinated and isn’t over cooked.

HOW DOES THIS COMPARED TO ENGAWA?

I prefer this restaurant over Engawa as it’s more superior in terms of tastes and presentation! However, a few more slots of their boxes are filled with veggie than fish/ meat so it might not be worth it in terms of the price you paid.

Conclusion

Rating: 8.75/10
Price: £
Worth revisit: YAS at 50% but I wouldn’t pay full price for this boxes as it simply doesn’t worth it unless more sashimi/ seafood are switched with the seasoning/ soy sauce and veggie slots. I’m keen to try their matcha crepe cake as it looks so soft and fluffy!

AKIRA, 101-111 Kensington High Street London, W8 5SA
: Closest station: High Street Kensington station
Opening hours: they are open from Tuesday to Saturday!

Equipment: I took all the photos above using Sony Alpha 7 II | Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera.

Don’t forget to check out my other posts regarding the London restaurant reviews, if you are interested to dine in, in places like Sushi Samba, The Ivy Market Grill and Feya Cafe.

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