Habibi Sushi

Just went to this restaurant earlier this evening and had a lovely time. They have a great offer at the moment which is 5 plates for £15 and this includes two hot dishes as well! To some sushi eaters it may not seem like a lot but when you get prawn katsu curry and chicken gyoza as two of your five plates then it’s quite a bit to eat! As well as a varied sushi menu they also do amazing bento boxes and if I worked in the area, I’d be eating it more often for sure! So glad they also do takeaway in the local area too and for pick-​up. The restaurant is well lit and tidy, any seats where diners had just left were cleared efficiently. The staff were more than accommodating and polite. Also worth mentioning that it is fully halal for any Muslims out there who want a delicious chicken katsu curry (among other dishes) that would make other Japanese restaurants jealous. Would love for more people to try it and turn this hidden gem into a go-​to place to eat near Liverpool St station!

I liked our stay here. My wife and I were with some family friends and we had a lovely eating. Of course, the conversation swirled around the interesting food we were served. We ordered almost every kind of sushi just because we liked the variety and wanted to try them all. Excellent place, try it.

I am quite conservative when it comes to my eating habits but this one times my friends took me to Habibi Sushi and I must confess I was more than sceptical at first. I just stared at the sushi we ordered for like 20 minutes before I became brave enough to try it. Although I my taste buds couldn’t decide what I was eating they were definitely positive that it was delicious. Apart from that the waiters were attentive even though we went there on a crowded night.

I found Habibi just by chance and I am so glad,
It offers all your usual pick n mix sushi! Usually spend a couple of lunches out of the week at Habibi, with friends and colleagues. Their buffet is value for money for those who want to grab a bit of late lunch!
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The food served was not done properly. The place too was just ok, not more than that.

Until now I used to think the best sushi I’d ever have was in my former hometown of NYC. Then I took a side trip to Japan which was pretty impressive. It sparked a search for THE sushi place to go to around the city.
I walked past this place while I was getting lost on my lunch break. I made a note of it and told myself I’d go in sometime, but it was like some sort of Harry Potter cross dimensional place that I couldn’t find, It’s well hidden but it’s an absolute gem.
It’s a typical conveyor belt sushi setup. With colour coded plates. So far so good. What strikes me is the quality of the stuff going past. None of your dry, cold rice endlessly circling a glum, flourescent table a la Yo! Sushi. This is the good stuff. There is a great selection and it’s not all safe bets (tuna or salmon) there’s a good mix of vegetarian, adventurous and traditional items.
Plus they have nailed the warm rice/​crisp nori in the way that no other place I have been to in London. Probably because they are making the sushi right in front of you. In fact if you don’t see what you like, you can request it. Service is prompt, friendly, polite and never intrusive. This is my favourite sushi spot in London, I’ve taken friends and converted cynics. It’s authentic enough to have the traditional Japanese desserts too. Not too expensive, an absolute bargain for what you get. ¹⁰⁄₁₀.

This place does great tasting halal dishes I’ve ordered a few times and all except for one occasion the food/​shushi was of fresh quality. I do agree with one of the previous comments although the premises seems generally very tidy, it seems a tad unclean and generally seems a tad dated, I think it needs a little revamp. However the owner is very pleasant and helpful and they will always send you free Miso soup. Pricing is average.

I’ve been here a few times at lunch and am slightly surprised by the first comment.
Being a few minutes from Liverpool Street station means there is no shortage of hungry people at lunchtime — the queues in most of the cafes, shops and restaurants at lunchtime are testament to this. The odd thing is that Habibi is never busy, it’s always a bit quiet. I wondered why so I paid a couple of visits.
There is a wide selection of sushi available to eat in or take away. The thing is, the place doesn’t feel as clean as it should be. The lids covering the sushi often seems a little musty and if an item is too large for the plate (typically the stuff on skewers) it drags across the display of soft drinks in the middle (check out all the missing pain on the cans!)
To add to this general feeling of uncleanliness, there were a lot of little flies in the restaurant which would occasionally land on the uncovered plates on the conveyor belt. It seems the electric fly catcher, situated right next to the Miso soup pot, isn’t doing its job well enough.
Given the place has been so quiet on my few visits, the staff weren’t really that attentive and you had to shout to get their attention.
I did notice that a few people came in for takeaways during my lunches. I felt a bit sorry for them, as during my second visit the chef was taking unsold sushi from the plates and boxing this up for takeaway.
It could well be that both my visits were uncharacteristic and believe me, in a world of homogenised dining brands such as Yo!, I strongly want to support the independent restaurateur, but I think they need to smarten their act if I’m to ever consider going back.