Shochu Kanteen

This lovely «kanteen» has just opened underground right next to Roka, just find the stairs and wander down… The lovely Katie B found some timeout vouchers, so we tried EVERYTHING at lunchtime for just £10 during their soft launch.
Space:
It looks gorgeous, has comfy chairs and super friendly staff.
Food:
The food is Japanese fusion with lots of izakaya-​like dishes along with ramen.
— The ice teas are sooo so good. I would come back for the peach an jasmine tea on its own!
— The tako balls were gooogeous. They’re like croquettes with a bit of octopus in the centre, but served like takoyaki, with katsuoboshi and nori sprinkles. We loooved them.
— The salads were good
— The tori katsu was alright but not that interesting or impressive.
— The ramen was a bit of a letdown, especially as this is meant to be their signature dish. The soups weren’t terrible (Tokyo ramen’s broth was light and nice, but not so nice that I wanted o drink to the bottom of the bowl…) But the noodles were really squishy. I didn’t finish my noodles, and that is almost unheard of!
— I quite liked the buns, but I’ve had better elsewhere in London.
So all in all it is A-​OK. I do want to come back for more tea and tako balls… and I think it’d be a brilliant place for a date. Hopefully the other food will get even better once they find their feet.