DINING BAR KUU

Choosing the filling is part of the pleasure of ordering fresh spring rolls. The menu lists chicken and prawn, as well as options such as cured ham and salmon, and they can be ordered from 1 rolls. Diners who have tried them at DINING BAR KUU have remarked on the pleasantly chewy wrappers and generous fillings. Some have enjoyed combinations including tuna with avocado and prawn with avocado, alongside the day's recommendations. There is also a set that brings together fresh spring rolls, crispy net spring rolls and steamed spring rolls with prawn. It makes it easy to compare their different textures and preparations.

For a noodle-focused meal, choose pho with chicken, tomato soup or tom yum soup. One diner praised how well the chicken pho went with coriander, while another enjoyed its lemony flavour. Go for a clean-tasting bowl or opt for tom yum pho, with its sour and spicy prawn soup, depending on your mood.

At lunch, rice dishes include gapao rice, made with stir-fried minced chicken and basil, and kao man gai, steamed chicken served with a special ethnic-style sauce; both are listed at 1,000 yen. One diner said the gapao rice came with plenty of meat and vegetables. There is a choice between mildly spiced gapao, to which you can add chilli yourself, and a more fiery green curry, giving the rice dishes distinct profiles. The lunch menu says that soup, drinks and salad can all be replenished freely, and diners have also mentioned being able to help themselves to more soup and drinks. It is a welcome detail when choosing lunch with both the main dish and drinks in mind.

In the evening, you can order a few small plates to enjoy with drinks. Some diners return for the coriander gyoza, while the menu also includes classic handmade grilled gyoza. There are options for those who want coriander to take centre stage, as well as for anyone who would rather start with a familiar dumpling. Other possibilities include lamb rump grilled with cumin and ajillo, with a choice of prawn and mushrooms, baby octopus and tomato, or coriander and prawn. Some dishes are described as going well with beer, and one comes with baguette, making it easy to build from a light snack into a fuller meal.

Dogs are allowed indoors and outdoors, and terrace seating is listed. If you are planning to dine with your dog, it may be worth checking the seating and conditions when you book.