100% Sushi Restaurant Review
Popular sushi restaurant in Nice Old Town
Tempted in by a special offer of 20€ for all-you-can-eat sushi, we weren’t expecting much other than a cheapish dinner - so we were very pleasantly surprised by 100% Sushi!
Small but smart this restaurant sits on the corner of Rue du Collet in Vieux Nice with tables both inside and out. Steering clear of the usual checked tablecloths and Provencal crockery, the decor is sleek and stylish with lots of mirrors to make the tiny interior seem more spacious.
Our very friendly waitress took our drink order and explained the menu to us; there is plenty to choose from, including a decent number of vegetarian options.
The 20€ menu is basically a platter of assorted sushi, maki and california rolls - but you can have as many helpings as you like! The bottomless pit sat across the table from me beamed with delight. The menu includes a drink with wine, beer and soft drinks to choose from.
Our meal arrived with all the usual trimmings - wasabi, pickled ginger, soy sauce and a homemade sweet sauce. Our expectations of substandard bargain-basement sushi were proven to be completely unfounded, it was delicious!
I’m a bit particular when it comes to sushi, it has to be just the right size and consistency. I get cross when the pieces are slightly bigger than a polite mouthful, so that you have to bite them in half and then they fall apart between the chopsticks - or when they’re not compactly rolled enough so that when you dip them you end up with rice falling into your soy sauce. I know, first world problems, but still. Anyway, these perfectly formed morsels met my rigorous standards.
Despite the portion sizes being quite generous we waded back in for round two. The waitress asked us if we wanted the same again or if there was anything in particular that we would rather have more or less of; the bottomless pit had a whole second portion of everything, while I restrained myself and had a small selection of california and maki rolls.
There were a few others like us, doing the 20€ deal, but from what I could see of the other diners plates pretty much all the dishes looked good - our waitress recommended the spring rolls in particular. Basically, we’ll be back to try out the rest before too long.
Our meal for three at 100% Sushi cost just over 75€ including three extra bottles of Japanese beer and two espresso coffees.
