Authentic, clean, fresh and simple - exactly what Japanese food should be!

There are a number of different entrees to work through including the ever-present gyoza which I find are always a good indication on what you're in for. The gyoza at Jirochyo are of excellent quality, the outer shell is fine and silky (without the rubbery consistency one usually expects) and the contents of the gyoza are equally as delicate.

Mains are well priced, with a large range of dishes to choose from, I can't pass up the grilled eel on a bed of rice, the eel has such a rich buttery/oily flavour without actually being greasy.

Although the sushi is of very good quality I always opt for the "Chirasu special"; a bowl of sushi rice topped with slithers of sashimi, cold grilled eel, prawns, salmon roe and tamagoyaki (sweet egg omelet), this never fails to impress!

The husband and wife team make for a great combination, one manning the sushi bar, the other managing the floor. It's that good I know of people who will happily travel 2 hours just to eat here.