I first saw Bonzai being furnished a couple months ago and was excited but sceptical about a new sushi restaurant opening in Leicester – as they seem to come and go so quickly. We wandered into Bonzai early on a Sunday night and were seated at the bar where we had direct access to the sushi belt. Going around the belt was an array of small sushi and salad dishes on different colored plates which correspond to different prices – very much like Yo Sushi. However, Bonzai also have a full menu of various Japanese dishes including salads, rice dishes and noodle bowls. It also seems that if you order sushi off the menu you get bigger portions than the ones going around the belt. The restaurant itself is cute – very spacious with a choice of stools at the sushi bar and both low booths and high booths by the windows. It’s a great spot on the corner of Hotel Street and Horsefair Street, with large floor to ceiling windows making it ideal for people watching (and silently judging those going into McDonald’s across the street). We started off by picking a couple of dishes off the belt while we perused the […]