Amaru (City of London)

• Just under a year ago I wrote about a new restaurant that was opening up in St Katherine Docks Bravas Tapas
• I was excited that there was to be a restaurant that wasn't part of another chain in St Katherine Docks and was pleased to discover that their food lived up to the wonderful setting
• Not too long ago I was pleased to read on Twitter that the team behind Bravas Tapas (including Bal Thind
• One of the co owners who was an original investor in Hakkasan and Yauatcha) would be opening a second restaurant Amaru
• Amaru was planning on doing a soft launch with 50% off food for their first week
• It's much smaller than Bravas Tapas and seats up to 15 with a few tables and bar seating in the window and come Summer there will be the option of al fresco dining with the view across the docks
• The interior is kitted out in a similar manner with wood clad walls and a rustic feel
• The dish that appealed to me the most from the menu was the Peruvian Cured Beef with wasabi
• I was pleased to discover that it was the Amaru version of the Salmon Rulada dish at Bravas Tapas
• Our next choice was the Yellowtail Tiradito
• We had also ordered the Yellowtail Sashimi which was perfectly nice
• We'd stick with the Tiradito
• I was expecting a few small pieces of sushi which is definitely not what we got
• The spicy sesame tuna was in uramaki form and the tuna was mouth meltingly good
• The lobster futomaki was rich and thick and definitely my favourite out of the two choices we picked
• As our final main dish we ordered the toasted sesame crusted tuna which was served interspersed with avocado and topped with spicy sesame dressing and truffle
• Maybe I didn't get a particularly spicy bite but I didn't find it too fiery (I didn't get much though with my boyfriend commandeering most of it
• Was fair enough as the Peruvian Cured Beef was all for me)
• Served with sour apple and cardamom sorbet topped with sesame seeds
• It was an unusual combination of flavours with the sourness of the sorbet and the sweetness of the sort of caramel topping
• We both agreed that it was our favourite out of the three (the other two were a beetroot based juice and carrot
• Amaru was our first new restaurant visit of the year and it was a great way to start
• Not only was the food great and presentation beautiful but it was also light and healthy
• Candle lit restaurant in which to hunker down with a bottle of wine
• Whereas Amaru is the sort of place you pop into at lunch or after work for a nice light but impressive lunch or dinner
• It was only the second day that Amaru was open when we went
• This little gem looks set to change up what is expected from St Katherine Docks in terms of food
• Place is very cosy with a beautiful view on St Katherine docks

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