Wazen (King's Cross)

• They have only just opened and I was invited along to sample some of their dishes and sake
• As with any event involing free food you had to be pretty quick off the mark to actually get any and there were definitely several dishes I didn&rsquo
• T even see until they were half eaten by other people
• What I did try was mostly exquisite
• The highlights were far and away the cubes of ever so rare wagyu beef and the spoons of thinly sliced salmon served doused in truffle oil
• A cute little ball of rice with a layer of tuna draped over it and a carpaccio of yellowfin with a zingy dressing
• Some fried chicken balls which were my least favourite as
• Without being able to eat it with the salad and dressing it was served with it was a little dry
• Served the way it was intended I would give it the benefit of the doubt
• The one they served was quite sweet and very smooth &ndash
• It worked really well with the fresh fish
• The staff serving the food and drinks were very lovely
• S official launch on Wednesday 7th October with guests varying from journalists and bloggers alike
• Champagne and Sake were free flowing all evening before we tucked into a warm bowl of edemame means
• It was an intimate group at the launch but we all had one agenda in mind and I was worried we were going to turn into vultures when their platter comes out
• The first platter was cubes of sealed wagyu steak chunks which was absolutely delicious I managed to snuck in another piece
• Ve had wagyu steak before but I have to say that this was top notch wagyu beef
• What I sampled at the launch was top notch quality fresh fish that&rsquo
• S authentic with an inventive flair from each dish
• It's not the best of areas if you want to find somewhere nice to eat
• Wazen opened in Kings Cross in October and I went along to see what all the fuss was about I'd read only good things about it from some of my favourite food writers in the few weeks it had been open
• The first surprise of the evening was the person to greet me when I arrived the lovely Ken who used to work at Kanada ya is now working at Wazen
• Kanada ya's loss is Wazen's gain
• When I did I was welcomed into the large dining room
• I was invited to review Wazen so we were given a tasting menu to try
• Every dish was exquisite beautifully presented and utterly delicious
• What I love about tasting menus that the restaurant choose for you are the dishes that I'd never choose for myself
• The mushroom sauce/soup was the kind of broth that felt like it had serious healing powers

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