The Araki

12 New Burlington Street

Mayfair

London, W1S 3BF 

BY NEAL MARTIN |

The Food:

Appetizers:

Hand-picked female Dorset crab with Oscietra caviar and fresh yuzu zest

Soy-preserved fatty tuna with bain-marie scrambled eggs and white Italian truffles

Grilled Winchester rainbow trout cured in shio-koji with morels and white asparagus sauce

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Don’t get me wrong: The Araki served a delicious meal and I must commend Lau for being chatty and personable when other sushi masters can either act imperious or ramble on so much that you feel you’re attending a lecture rather than dining out.