Koto II, Grange City hotel
I was back in London for a couple of days with work, and stayed in the rather nice Grange City hotel near Fenchurch Street station. It was raining outside so I dined in the hotel. There were several restaurants to choose from, but given my preference for Asian cuisine, opted for the Japanese one called Koto II. Koto I is at another of their hotels in Holborn.
The set price dinner was too good to miss, starting with a very impressive sushi buffet, followed by one hot course and finally miso soup. After admiring all the sushi on offer, I picked my favourite which is salmon nigiri, and ate it with a little bit of ginger. I decided I should venture further to tuna, shrimp and octopus, all of which were very good as well.Â
The hot course was terikayi chicken, which was very tasty but fairly small. I was tempted to ask for a second, but reverted to the sushi buffet instead. Finally came the miso soup. As my company was paying, I limited myself to one glass of chenin blanc from South Africa, which was a good accompaniment to the meal.
If only on the BA flight back to Frankfurt I could have eaten this meal again, rather than the caesar salad I seem to get every time I fly with them…