Looking for an alternative to Japanese food? Abeno serves traditional Japanese styled cabbage-based pancake that comes with seafood mix, beef or vegetarian options.
The waiter brings out the freshly prepared minced-mixture in a bowl, and cooks it on the hot plate in front of you. We ordered the beef (super deluxe ₤17) and the bacon in an egg envelop as a side, of which the meat turned out to be rather chewy. The beef steak was cooked in front of us, with the strong-armed waitress chopping it into smaller chunks using two metal paddles, and then topped with Japanese mayonnaise and the sickingly sweet thick soy sauce.
On the slightly-burned cabbage pancake, the beef itself was juicy but hard. It might help to use a different part of meat, or simply not have cooked it for so long. The pancake itself contained so many different ingredients that you just couldn't tell what was what anymore. Despite some bits in charcoaled colour, it still felt much like an healthier option.
The small restaurant only comprised of four tables and a bar area, and sitting by the closed window doesn't really help with the smoke-intense seating area. Will I go back there? Sure, and I'll remember to wear an old jumper this time.
Abeno
47 Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LY
Average for two: ₤35
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