Yo! Sushi
30–34 St Andrew Square
- Food served: Sun/Mon 11.30am–5.30pm; Tue–Sat 11.30am–9pm.
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 9
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Harvey Nicks' type muzak
- Capacity: 64
- Largest group: 64
- Open since: 2010
Tell us more about this place.
- Average price:
£13.50 (lunch)
£13.50 (evening meal) - House wine: £14.40 per bottle
The 2012 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.
Yo! Sushi shares a fourth floor location with Harvey Nichols’ up-market brasserie and food market. Diners gather round to watch industrious sushi chefs conjure up miniature plates of magic for the revolving conveyor belt. The eight colour-coded plates range from green (£1.70) up to yellow (£6.00). Green plates are simple dishes like salted edemame beans or sweet omelette nigiri, whereas yellow ones are more luxurious. The scallop katsu, for instance, consists of three plump scallops fried in panko breadcrumbs served with wasabi mayonnaise – think posh scampi! The menu offers a good selection of salads, sushi, and sashimi, as well as many hot dishes. You can snatch plates from the belt or order from the waiter using the convenient buzzer. For an interesting dessert try the mochi, a soft Japanese cake made using sticky rice flour, available with sweet adzuki bean paste or gooey chocolate fillings.
- High point: High quality conveyor belt sushi at its best
- Low point: Ambience is slightly ‘airport departure lounge’
Reviews of Yo! Sushi (Harvey Nichols, 30–34 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh)
- 3. marsbar, Edinburgh – 1 May 2011, 6:29pm
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I'm glad yo sushi returned to Edinburgh. It was my first taste of tuna sashimi which was the start of a love of Japanese food. Its a great place when you want something tasty, different and fairly healthy, and if you're short of time!
- 2. 2manycooksinthekitchen, South edinburgh – 7 January 2011, 12:55pm
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'Yo!Sushi' should be 'No! Sushi'. Incredibly boring and limited Japanese food. Waste of time.
- 1. Gourmand, Edinburgh – 28 July 2010, 7:46pm
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OK...so you know what to expect and it doesn't disappoint. Both hot and cold dishes are good (but not excellent) but in Edinburgh it's easier to find a needle in a haystack than an authentic sushi bar.
Conveyor belt tends to have more spaces than dishes...and why all the deserts?
Staff helpful and friendly...always easy to order specific plates.
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