Nagomi
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Now time for a first on RW.com – a restaurant review! One of very few to come I imagine considering the frequency with which I eat out but still…
Nagomi – Stowell Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne (0191 233 2333)
I visited Nagomi last Saturday for a friends birthday. Nagomi is a Japanese restaurant in the heart of Newcastle’s small, but functional China town district (go figure that one!). What first strikes your about the place is its incredibly well executed modern exterior and interior design which is typically Japanese as you would expect. The use of light is particularly good with internal frosted glass walls which cast an interesting luminescence and some soft hanging light shades over each table.
The important bit – the food! Unless you’re familiar with Japanese cuisine, or are with someone who is, the menu will probably look a bit daunting at first. If this is the case then my advise would be to stick with one of their simple set menu’s which are a fairly safe bet! If you go around lunchtime (12-3pm) then everything is a bit cheaper, starting at £6.50 for the set menu which includes desert.
I neatly side-steeped the sushi options and choose chicken on a bed of rice with miso soup (which also included a few other small dishes). It has a far more interesting name but I was too busy eating it at the time to remember to write down it’s Japanese name! Sufficed to say it was beautifully presented and tasted delicious (oishii!). I feel like a bit of a pro with the old chopsticks now and it was fun to see other people struggling with them for a change!
All-in-all I would throughly recommend Nagomi to anyone (8/10). For another review see here.
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Chicken teriyaki desu ne?
Yes that was it, thanks for reminding me!
Hi, just found your review.
Did you happen to notice if there was a vegetarian set menu, or many vegetarian options?
Helen:
Yes they do have a vegetarian menu I think, at least the vegetarian we were with didn't complain!
Hope this helps
I went to Nagomi and had a fantastic time! I chose one of teh set menus aswell, I had 9 delicious courses which included desert and (AAAAAH) sushi! I was a first timer at sushi and was needless to say a bit nervous. However it wasnt as drastic as I thought it would be. The sushi course consisted of octopus, mackerel and clam; the mackerel was divine, the octopus and clam tasted very similar but the clam had the texture of flem! Overall I was extremely impressed with the food (all 9 courses!). And the sake menu is fantastic and is served it what look like bongs!
does anyone know if this is run by JAPANESE as opposed to any other random asiatic mix you run into? the food seems to vary wildly based on that factor (those run by japanese being FAR superior)?
R/ DTE
Unfortunately seeing as the place has now closed (so I've been told) I don't think anyone will be sampling their food anymore. Shame. From what I remember it was run by Japanese with Japanese staff.
hey guys i here nagomi is going to be up and running.. is that true?
Nagomi was run by Chinese.