Sushimania

I am just going to start this by saying I LOVE SUSHI, it never used to be something I was bothered about but now I have literally become obsessed, it is my favourite choice for food so I was very excited to hear that there was an all you can eat in Reading.

I’ve lived in Reading pretty much my whole life and had never heard of this place but it is towards the Hexagon and away from the main strip of restaurants which is probably why. 

The way the all you can eat works is - you are given a piece of paper with all the dishes on at your table, you circle which ones you want to eat (maximum 6 dishes at a time) and they bring it freshly prepared to your table, very easy!

We started off with the shrimp tempura and the chicken teriyaki, the tempura was light and crisp and came with a side of soy sauce. 

The chicken teriyaki (we ordered two because we’re greedy and it was all you can eat soo) was possibly my favourite, huge chunks of chicken came with a sticky sauce which generously covered it and left plenty of dipping sauce for our other choices.

Next we ordered four different types of sushi: California Roll, Prawn Katsu with avocado, chicken Katsu and duck with cucumber. The California roll contained crab, avocado, cucumber and mayo expertly wrapped into a Futomaki – a long roll of rice, my only critique was trying to fit the whole thing into my mouth in one go!

Next up the Prawn Katsu with Avocado, a clear favourite for both of us, this had the perfect balanced of fish with the creaminess of the avocado. Definitely worth getting a couple of portions!

The Duck and Cucumber was a little more unique, I am not a huge fan of salmon or tuna so I was quite excited that this menu had slightly different offerings. This was probably my least favourite dish as the plum sauce overpowered the duck and cucumber, so it was a little disappointing.

The Chicken Katsu came with avocado (notice a theme) and a generous splash of mayo, it was delicious. Crispy chicken in sushi form has to be one of my favourites.

After the sushi we decided to try the noodle dishes on the menu, I went for the Grilled Chicken Ramen in Soya Soup. It came with a dollop of noodles, chunks of chicken in a warm and tasty clear broth. The broth itself was full of flavour and I could easily have eaten a whole bowl of just that, but the noodles and chicken added a little more texture – a tasty dish overall.

Suzie ordered the Yaki Udon with beef, thick and chunky noodles with chicken and beansprouts covered in a sticky soy sauce. I’m not a huge noodle fan but this had a really rich taste and was the perfect main course if you’re not a huge sushi fan.

Overall I would definitely return to Sushimania when I fancy a sushi feast!