SUSHI HOUSE

Rataskaevu 16
www.sushihouse.ee

Sushi House is a restaurant that comes in at the top end of the crowd. As a self proclaimed Japanese/International fusion restaurant it does a great job of giving you at least what you would expect and maybe what you had hoped for.

The restaurant is great. In in a well renovated and stylishly designed central Old Town building with an interesting history. It is a place to impress but doesn't exude pretentiousness. The service to was upmarket, attentive but not fussy. Presentation was refined and handled with elegance. The whole ambiance was conducive to being able to enjoy a relaxed but maybe slightly decadent meal. Unless of course if you use the bathroom and have vertigo! - Worth checking out!

For the purpose of my review I stuck to the restaurant's name sake and ordered a "Fusion Choice" and "Degustation set" with a total of 29 pieces of sushi.

I'm not a sushi expert but I have eaten in sushi restaurants of varying quality in several countries (unfortunately not including Japan) so have a decent frame of reference.

One challenge that any Estonian restaurant has is the range of fish on offer. Tallinn, although a costal city isn't knows for its fish variety or cost. To anyone with some some sushi experience this will be reasonably noticeable.

Having said that, for what was on offer I was not disappointed. The whole lot got polished off double time with enthusiasm. Especially the complimentary seed/nut appetisers - very enjoyable.

Japanese food anywhere is rarely a budget option but in Tallinn it seems to push this rule. Single pieces (not whole rolls) of sushi come in at around £2/$4 a go. Don't expect to eat here (or any other sushi restaurant in Tallinn) for less than £20/$40 a person. This is the absolute minimum and without any alcohol.

Check the restaurant's website out for local currency pricing and the whole menu.

Final verdict - 2 out of 3 reviewers would eat there again, but reserve it for special occasions.