Sushi 54

London is known for many things.  Silly accents, elitist attitudes towards others, and terrible food, just to name a few.  I have noticed that Londoners also have very strange fascination with mayonnaise and like to put it on just about everything.  According to locals, sushi goes GREAT with mayonnaise.  In spite of much of my gut saying it'd be best to go without sushi for a year, I was feeling adventurous and decided to go to Sushi 54.  It received high ratings on Yelp, and even had a few comments regarding the LACK of mayonnaise in the sushi.  I will admit, these mayonnaise-related comments sealed the deal.  What luck that there is a Sushi 54 in Putney, just a short bus ride away.

The menu was extensive and covered the basics as well as the more exotic.  My eyes just about popped out of my head when I saw £7 for 4 "pieces".  I thought that perhaps "pieces" meant something other than slices off the roll.  I was wrong.  Obviously this isn't budget food.  I ordered 4 "pieces" (about half a roll) each of spicy tuna and Vegas (though they didn't call it Vegas).  I'll definitely give the folks at Sushi 54 points for presentation (see pictures below) but I'll give them more props for doing sushi up proper!  It was delicious!  Though the spicy tuna wasn't quite what I was expecting (it was tuna and onions in the roll with chilli powder sprinkled on top) it was still quite good.  The Vegas pieces did a nice job of cooling my palette after the chilli powder.

In short, it was pricey but authentic.  The menu was extensive but not overwhelming.  The service was friendly and the atmosphere was decent.  The best part, though, has to be the fact that they deliver!  I can't count how many times I've wished sushi could be delivered to my house!  I will definitely use this option next time purely for the convenience.  Two chopsticks way-way up for Sushi 54!