You are seated around a big hot plate where the chef is supposed to cook up a storm. In fact we were on the verge of splashing out £26 per head when we noticed the waitress was hiding the 7 courses for £18 deal. Yes, 7 courses. You get two types of meat or fish + all the other business.

Anyways everyone picks their thing and we are treated to the first course of onion stock (how very japanese) Miso Soup was an extra quid. No time is wasted and some iceberg lettuce coated in a gloopy ginger substance is placed in front of us, followed by 3 pieces of sushi.

Then the show begins - Andrew our chef was quite a character, he brought the preverbial 'dinner and a show' into one. Great, "Ladies first, Ladies first" he exclaimed as he threw a few bits of courgette, one mushroom and some onion on our plate. He was full of tricks, throwing the pots behind his back, catching things in his head. "what's that?" I asked expecting him to respond with tepanyaki or crushed ginger and garlic, "Salt & Pepper" and then to my amazement he chucked on some butter! "Butter-fly" he exclaimed. Enough to have any dead Japanese chef turning in their grave.

Then came the sixth course, the meat, on the hot plate, with oil, salt and pepper plus a bit of butter for good measure.  Tasted ok, but it was not what I would call inspiring. I think the 7th course was beansprouts, he cooked them after we had our meat and well, it was a little cheeky.

I felt empty as I walked out, I love to cook and I love to eat. If neither of the above apply to you then I suggest you visit Benihana just after you've been to The London Dungeon.

Overall 4/10