Lucky Gin
One Canada Square, London E14 5AB, United Kingdom
4.3
475 reviews
8 comments
GX3J+X6 London, United Kingdom
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Monday: 12–23
Tuesday: 12–23
Wedneasday: 12–23
Thursday: 12–23
Friday: 12–23
Saturday: Close
Sunday: Close
Tuesday: 12–23
Wedneasday: 12–23
Thursday: 12–23
Friday: 12–23
Saturday: Close
Sunday: Close
Good range of cocktails and interesting variations of cocktails.
The food was good – especially the peanut butter tofu buns and katsu fries. Delicious.
I’m naughty banana split desert went down well too.
Being a fellow Japan fan, I tried their okonomiyaki. My friends tried the avocado smash and full English breakfasts... the latter two were great versions of the classic brekkies, so much that I wished I'd ordered the full English instead.
My okonomiyaki was sadly uninspiring for the price point (£16). The batter was tasty enough, which was a good mix of seasoning, cabbage and "THAT sauce" (I assume they're referring to okonomiyaki sauce on the menu, funny!). But I was surprised and disappointed with the lack of toppings! This let the whole dish down, in terms of flavour. My previous experiences at Abeno, and even Kanpai up the road in Peckham, have been sooooo much more flavourful okonomiyaki-wise, and they charge around the same price, if not cheaper.
Anyway, fair play to this amazing place round the corner, I would definitely be willing to try them again. But I think the Okonomiyaki needs a good boost to make that £16 worth it. For what it was, £10-12 is just about acceptable.
Great Asian-inspired decor, shame the food doesn't live up to that level (so far!) I'll be back to try their other dishes, as their service was great.
(Just as a side note, I also make okonomiyaki at home, and add THAT sauce and the kewpie mayo, but also katsuoboshi fish flakes (salt) and bacon strips (more salt) on top. So maybe that is just the kind of flavour I'm used to. Saying that, the fish flakes are a SIGNATURE okonomiyaki topping, so perhaps that is all Peddler's version was sadly missing. Why, though, is a mystery!)