The best restaurants serving American food in Clapham Common Lambeth London

It was an early dinner as 6.pm was the only available slot allocated to us. We were allowed 2 hours for the booking. It was my wife’s birthday treat and I had let them know this. All the food we ordered was enjoyable and well presented. One of the servers appeared to be rushing us but not overtly. At 7.55 we were presented with the bill although we would like to have coffee to complete our evenings dining. Whilst aware of the end time of our dining slot, it would have been nice to finish our dinner properly. There was no one waiting for our table. We left at 8.00pm feeling slightly disappointed with the attitude of the server.

OK, I’ll get this out of the way first - it’s pricey. Now I’ll say the important bit - it’s worth it. It’s a genuine Japanese place, and everything we were served was a cut above the norm. Nasu dengaku - grilled aubergine with yuzu miso was delicious. The prawn tempura at £12 did make me raise an eyebrow as that’s nearly double what they charge in Eat Tokyo - but it’s nearly twice as tasty with a succulent sweet prawn in batter so light it would float away if it wasn’t attached to said prawn. Sushi was top notch, kara-age (fried chicken) was perfect, and the toro rice bowl a highlight. Staff were lovely, and I think it says a lot about the place that every customer except us was Japanese (my rusty handle on language was tolerated with kind smiles). Can’t wait to go back.

Didn’t have most things on the menu 10 mins after opening on a Sunday. Bar staff don’t come to tables and food waiting time is very long