Oki: Wimbledon, London

Oki

Date of Visit: 7^th August 2013

Ambience

This is a new place in Wimbledon serving sushi, noodles and rice dishes in a noodle bar style restaurant (i.e. the typical wooden benches and simple décor).  It strikes me as a place for a quick, no fuss meal.

Food

For starters, we shared some sweet potato croquettes which were hot and satisfying and a bit different to the normal pumpkin croquettes but very similar.

For mains, we opted for a beef bibimbap and a beef Gyudon.  The Bibimbap was served in a hotpot and was served with the hot sauce on the side which I had to mix in myself (not an issue but if you go to a proper Korean restaurant, this will be done for you). Both portions were pleasantly large, especially the Gyudon which was served a little differently to what we are used to.  At the bottom of the bowl, there was some liquid/soup base which when mixed together made the rice more moist and sweet.  The rice was cooked perfectly and the beef was rather sweet and tender.

Overall, the food here is great but I can’t comment on the sushi but I would be happy to put the sushi to the test one day to see if it even compares to Maki Yaki down the road.  

Service

The service was adequate, no complaints.

Summary

There is much more variety on the menu than a normal noodle bar/small Japanese place and given that we ordered a typical Korean dish, I was surprised at how well the chefs had made it.  All the food we had was good and a big thumbs up for the portion size.

This is a great addition to the local area of Wimbledon but somewhere I would happily go to if I was in the area already (i.e. not somewhere I would deliberately go to).