NALA Japanese Restaurant Menu

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Welcome to NALA Japanese Restaurant, a hidden gem nestled at 1 Lower John St, London. Renowned for its authenticity, NALA serves a delightful range of traditional Japanese dishes that consistently impress diners.

Highlights include their exquisite sushi rolls, featuring fresh salmon and tuna, as well as the melt-in-your-mouth Chutoro, which has garnered rave reviews for its unparalleled quality. The katsudon and chicken katsu curry have also made a mark, with patrons expressing these dishes as some of the best in London.

With a cozy atmosphere complemented by friendly service, NALA provides an intimate dining experience. Don't miss the hearty miso soup and flavorful donburi during your visit. Whether you're a local or a traveler, NALA promises a satisfying culinary adventure that invites you to explore its authentic menu time and again.

Single Set Meal
Donburi
Noodles
Deep Fried & Grill
Rolls(6 pcs)
Omakase
Seared Nigiri
Gunkan
Nigiri & Sashimi
Tempura
Thin Slices
Tartare
Salads
Pickles & Sides

Single Set Meal

Salmon Teri DonMiso Soup

Grilled salmon with sweet soy sauce on rice
$£17.90

「Single Set Meal」Pork Katsu DonMiso Soup

Deep fried pork with egg with sweet sauce.
$£15.50

「Single Set Meal」Chicken Teri DonMiso Soup

Chicken Teriyaki on rice with Miso Soup
$£16.40

「Single Set Meal」GyuDonMiso Soup

Beef rice with miso soup
$£17.90

Chicken Teri Don

Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce on rice
$£13.50

Pork Katsu Curry

All served with Rice and Miso soup. Deep fried Pork with Curry sauce
$£11.90

Salmon Teri Don

Grilled salmon with sweet soy sauce on rice
$£15.00

Vegetable Curry (V)

Vegetable curry with coconut milk and spices.
$£12.60

Tofu Steak Teri Don (V)

Grilled tofu steak with teriyaki sauce on rice
$£12.50

Spicy Seafood Don

Mixed Seafood and vegetable with Spicy Sauce
$£13.75

Chicken Katsu Don

Deep fried chicken with egg with sweet sauce.
$£12.60

Pork Katsu Don

Deep fried pork with egg with sweet sauce.
$£12.60

Beef Bibimbap

Hot bowl rice with beef, mix vegetables and fried egg.
$£13.00

GyuDon

Beef slices on rice with soy sauce.
$£15.00

Spicy Chicken Don

Chicke and Fried vegetables with spicy sauce.
$£13.75

Buta Kimchi Don

Pork belly with kimchi over rice
$£12.60

Chicken Katsu Curry

Deep-fried chicken cutlet with curry sauce on rice.
$£12.60

Donburi

Noodles

Tempura Udon

Thick noodle with tempura served in hot soup.
$£16.95

Zaru Udon (V)

Buckwheat noodles served cold with soy sauce
$£12.60

Tanuki Udon

Wheat noodles with stir-fried ingredients, soy-based soup.
$£12.60

Kitsune Udon

Fried tofu with spring onion in hot soup.
$£12.60

Chicken Yaki Udon

Stir-fried udon noodles with chicken, vegetables.
$£12.60

Yasai Udon

Stir-fried udon with vegetables
$£11.60

Tempura Soba

Thin buckwheat noodle with tempura served in hot soup
$£16.95

Zaru Soba

Thin buckwheat noodles served cold with dipping sauce.
$£12.60

Kitsune Soba (V)

Thin buck wheat noodle served with fried tofu, spring onion in hot soup.
$£12.60

Chicken & Vegetable Soba

Thin buckwheat noodle with Grilled chicken & vegetable served in hot soup
$£16.30

Chicken Yaki Soba

Chicken Yaki Soba with soy sauce, vegetables, and chicken.
$£12.60

Yasai Yaki Soba (V)

Stir-fried buckwheat noodles with vegetables
$£11.60

TanukiSoba

Thin buckwheat noodle with fried tofu with spring onion in soup
$£12.60

Beef Teriyaki

Beef Teriyaki: Grilled beef with sweet soy glaze.
$£16.20

Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken marinated in sweet soy sauce.
$£13.85

Buta Kimchi

Stir-fried pork belly with spicy Korean cabbage.
$£12.60

Tofu Steak (V)

Slices of juicy tofu served with teriyaki sauce.
$£11.95

Fried Chicken Gyoza

Fried chicken dumplings with crispy skin.
$£8.30

Fried Vegetable Gyoza

Pan-fried vegetable dumplings with crispy edges.
$£8.30

Age Dashi Tofu (V)

Fried tofu in vegetable dashi.
$£8.95

Nasu Dengaku (V)

Fried aubergine coated in white and black miso.
$£8.90

Chicken Kara Age

Deep fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce
$£8.20

Tako Yaki

Deep fried octopus ball served with Takoyaki Sauce, Bonite flake and Mayo
$£8.00

Kaki Fry

Oysters coated with batter, deep fried.
$£15.00

Grilled Black Cod

Grilled Black Cod with miso glaze.
$£22.95

Grilled Salmon

Grilled Salmon with lemon butter sauce.

Deep Fried Mackerel

Grilled or fried mackerel with soy sauce and ginger.

Unagi Kabayaki

Grilled sea eel served with unagi sauce.
$£26.30

Deep Fried & Grill

Rolls(6 pcs)

Unagi (Eel) & Cucumber

Eel and cucumber roll.
$£10.10

Unagi (Eel) & Avocado

Grilled eel with avocado, served with rice.
$£10.10

Soft Shell Crab Roll

Deep fried Soft shell crab with Sweet Unagi sauce
$£12.00

Prawn Tempura & Avocado

Prawn Tempra with avocado. Soy sauce contain Wheat and Soy sauce
$£11.40

Spicy Yellow Tail

Spicy mayonnaise, spring onion, tempura flakes.
$£9.80

Special Unagi Roll

Fresh crab meat, Topped with Unagi (eel).
$£16.70

Dragon Roll

Prawn tempura with Avocado, topped with unagi (eel)
$£19.00

California Roll

Real snow crab meat & avocado. Soy sauce contain Wheat and Soy sauce
$£12.00

Dynamite Roll

Fried prawn avocado cucumber topped with sweet sauce mayonnaise and Sweet Unagi Sauce
$£18.40

Salmon Avocado Roll

Salmon wrapped with avocado, cream cheese.
$£8.95

Tuna Avocado Roll

Tuna and avocado wrapped in seaweed.
$£8.60

Spicy Salmon Roll

Spicy mayonnaise, spring onion, shiso leaf, green chill, tempura flakes. Soy sauce contain Wheat and Soy sauce
$£8.90

3 Kind Of Sashimi (Chef's Choice)

Chef's choice sashimi with fresh fish, served chilled.
$£20.00

5 Kind Of Sashimi

Five types of raw fish slices.
$£26.00

Sushi A (6 Pieces)

Sushi A with 6 pieces of assorted sushi
$£15.00

Sushi B (9 Pieces)

Assorted and fresh. Fish, rice, nori.9-piece sushi platter.
$£23.50

Sushi C (12 Pieces)

12 pieces of Nigiri set (6 kinds x 2 pieces each)
$£30.00

Nigiri Mix (Chef Choice)

A combination of six types of different fish served 2 pieces each (12pieces). Soy sauce contain Wheat and Soy sauce
$£32.00

Maki Mix (Chef Choice)

3 kind of uramaki 1 kind of hosomaki (24pieces)
$£30.00

Omakase Sashimi (Chef's Choice)

Selection of Sashimi chosen by Chef (Change daily). Soy sauce contain Wheat and Soy sauce Ave, 25-30 slices

Omakase

Seared Nigiri

Seared Fatty Tuna

Seared fatty tuna on sushi rice
$£4.40

Seared Scallop

Grilled scallop on sushi rice
$£4.40

Seared Salmon

Seared Salmon on sushi rice
$£3.30

Seared Fattest Tuna

Seared Tuna Sushi with wasabi, soy sauce
$£5.60

Seared Yellow Tail

Grilled Yellowtail Sushi
$£4.10

Seared Mackerel

Seared Mackerel on sushi rice
$£3.30

Negi Yellow Tail

Chopped Yellow tail mixed with spring onion
$£3.90

Tobiko Flying Fish Roe

Tobiko with wasabi and soy sauce.
$£3.20

Negi Toro

Chopped Fatty tuna mixed with spring onion
$£4.10

Gunkan

Nigiri & Sashimi

Inari (V)

Sweet seasoned Tofu pocket with Sushi rice Nigiri (1pc).
$£2.50

Sea Bream

Pan-fried sea bream with ginger and spring onion.

Mackerel

Braised mackerel with soy sauce and ginger.

Hotate/ Scallop

Scallop with butter and garlic sauce

Salmon

Sliced Salmon with lemon and dill

Tuna

Tuna with sesame and soy sauce

Tamago/ Omelette (V)

Eggs gently cooked and rolled.
$£2.10

Blue Fin Fatty Tuna

Sliced Blue Fin Tuna belly, rich in omega-3.

Blue Fin Fattest Tuna

Sliced Blue Fin Tuna served with wasabi and soy sauce

Yellow Tail

Yellow tail fish, lightly salted and grilled.

Sea Bass

Pan-fried sea bass with ginger and spring onion.

Prawn

Shrimp stir-fried with garlic and chili.

Hokkigai / Surf Clam

Clams stir-fried with garlic and chili. Spicy.

Sea Eel

Stewed sea eel with soy sauce and ginger.

Prawn Tempura

King prawns. Sauce contain soy sauce and fish extract
$£16.30

Vegetable Tempura (V)

Mix vegetables. Sauce contain soy sauce and fish extract
$£14.20

Mix Tempura

Mix vegetable, prawn. Sauce contain soy sauce and fish extract
$£15.30

Avocado Tempura (V)

Sliced avocado. Sauce contain soy sauce and fish extract
$£13.50

Tempura

Thin Slices

Usuzukuri

Thin slices fish (sauce contain Soybean and wheat)

Chirashi

Mixed slices fish sashimi bowl of sushi rice. (Soy sauce contain Soybean and wheat)

Handroll

(sauce contain Soybean and wheat and Spicy Mayo contain Egg, Wheat and Soy)

Spicy Salmon Tartare

Salmon Sashimi with Spicy Mayo and Avocado
$£9.80

Tartare

Salads

Sashimi Salad

Mixes Sashimi on top of green salad with avocado (Dressing contain Soybean and Wheat)
$£13.00

Tofu Salad (V)

Soft Tofu with Seasoning (Soy sauce contain Soybean and Wheat)
$£7.50

Green Salad (V)

Mixed green leaf. (Dressing contain Soybean and Wheat)
$£6.80

Seaweed Salad (V)

Seaweed with sesame, ginger, soy sauce.
$£6.40

Edamame

Boiled soybeans with salt.
$£6.00

Sunomono With Sashimi

Finest seafood marinated in traditional Japanese vinaigrette.
$£10.00

Kyuri Wakamesu (V)

Sliced cucumber & wakame seaweed marinated in traditional Japanese vinaigrette.
$£5.95

Horenso Goma-Ae (V)

Boiled spinach salad with creamy sesame dressing.
$£6.70

Gyu Tataki

Thin slices of seared beef fillet in ponzu sauce onion.
$£16.00

Kimchi (V)

Cabbage fermented with chili, garlic and ginger. Spicy.
$£5.60

Soy Sauce Sachet
$£0.15

Rice

Steamed rice
$£2.80

Teriyaki Sauce

Teriyaki sauce with soy sauce, sugar, garlic.
$£1.30

Takuwan (V)

Pickled radish in sweet vinegar.
$£4.40

Konomono

Mix Japanese pickles with fish flakes.
$£6.00

Miso Soup

Miso Soup with tofu and seaweed.
$£2.90

Dumpling Soup

Boiled dumplings in chicken broth

Sushi Rice

Sushi rice seasoned with vinegar and sugar.
$£3.50

Bibimbap Sauce

Bibimbap sauce with chili paste, soybean paste, sesame oil.
$£1.30

Pickles & Sides