Side Dishes
A selection of traditional Japanese home-cooking from the Kansai region,offered both as possible starters or accompaniments to the main dishes.
Organic produce is used wherever possible and all ingredients are certified GMO-free.
Tempura Kakiage 7.50
A style of Tempura with mixed Vegetables and Black Tiger Prawn Salmon Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi 6.95
vegetarian Edamame 4.80
Lightly-boiled young Soybeans with a sprinkling of Sea Salt
vegetarian Goma-ae 3.60
Vegetables dressed in a Sesame and Sake sauce
vegetarian Sunomono 3.60
Seaweed and Cucumber marinated in a sweet Rice Vinegar sauce
vegetarian Kimpira Gobou 2.80
A spicy Burdock and Carrot dish
vegetarian Tofu and Avocado Gyoza 4.95
Four deep-fried stuffed dumplings
Yaki-Gyoza 5.95
Five Gyoza bursting with Asparagus and Black Tiger Prawn - to be grilled on your hot-plate!
Ika Itame 4.75
Squid sauteed with a Garlic and Soy sauce
Ebi Itame 5.25
Prawn sauteed with a Garlic and Soy sauce
Chicken Kushikatsu 4.95
Deep-fried, crispy organic Chicken pieces on two skewers
Beef kara-age 10.80
Crispy nuggets of Organic Fillet Beef, with a Garlic, Ginger and Soy seasoning
Fillet Steak Sashimi 11.80
Slivers of very lightly grilled organic Fillet Steak
Buta Shoga-yaki 5.25
Organic fried Pork with a hint of Ginger
vegetarian Hiyayakko 4.95
Chilled Tofu topped with Bonito fish flakes and grated Ginger
Niyakko 5.50
Warmed Tofu topped with Bonito fish flakes and grated Ginger
Agedashi-dofu 6.25
A deep-fried Tofu dish with Bonito fish flakes and grated Ginger
Buta Kimchi Itame 5.95
Organic Pork fried with Kimchi
Ika Kimchi Itame 5.95
Squid fried with Kimchi
Tonpei-yaki (Small) 5.25
  (Large) 7.25
Organic fried Pork in an Egg Envelope with a squirt of Lemon
Spicy Tonpei-yaki (Small) 5.25
  (Large) 7.25
Kimchi 3.80
A Korean dish of spiced, pickled Chinese Cabbage
Miso Soup 2.95
A spicy take on the traditional, with Organic Pork,
Beansprouts, Burdock amd Konnyaku
 *Not available at ABENO TOO
 
Rice Dishes
Steamed Japanese Rice, a delicious complement
to any stage of the meal
vegetarian Onigiri Furikake 4.80
Three Rice Balls with assorted topping
vegetarian Onigiri Umeboshi 4.80
Three Rice Balls with a tangy Plum filling
Onigiri Shake 4.80
Three Rice Balls with seasoned Salmon
Onigiri Gyuniku 4.50
Seasoned Organic Beef Fillet wrapped in a large Rice Ball
vegetarian Rice 2.50
 *Not available at ABENO TOO
 
Salads
A selection of crispy salads with a Japanese dressing
vegetarian Mixed Salad 4.80
vegetarian Seaweed Salad 6.20
A selection of Seaweeds on Salad leaves
Seasonal Salad (please see Seasonal Menu)  
vegetarian Gobou Salad 6.20
Burdock and Carrot on Salad leaves
Gyuniku Salad 6.20
Chunks of seasoned Organic Beef Fillet on Salad leaves
vegetarian Tofu Salad 6.20
 
Okonomi-yaki
'Okonomi-yakis' are variations on a theme, the theme being a base of cabbage, egg and dough with spring onions, ginger and morsels of 'tempura' batter,the variations being any of the following in Deluxe or Super Deluxe size:
Modern-yaki Any Okonomi-yaki with Noodles on top
plus 4.50

  Deluxe Super Deluxe
Pork 8.50 10.50
Bacon & Cheese 9.00 11.00
Squid 9.00 11.00
Prawn 10.50 12.50
Tofu Mix 10.50 12.50
Tofu, Corn & an extra helping of Spring Onion
Spinach & Cheese 10.50 12.50
Spicy Naniwa 11.00 13.00
Pork & Kimchi
Spicy Tsuruhashi 11.00 13.00
Kimchi, topped off with an extra Egg!
Inaka Mix 11.00 13.00
Pork, Konnyaku & Corn
Osaka Mix 11.00 13.00
Pork, Kimchi & Prawn
Tokyo Mix 11.00 13.00
Pork, Squid & Prawn
Kiso Mix 11.00 13.00
Seasonal Mushrooms, Lotus Root and Cheese
Sapporo Mix 13.00 16.00
Squid, Prawn, Salmon & Corn
London Mix 13.00 16.00
Pork, Bacon, Cheese & Salmon
Shinshu Mix 13.00 16.00
Chicken, Asparagus & Cheese
Kobe Mix 16.00 19.50
Fillet Steak
ABENO Special   24.80
Organic Beef, Chicken , Bacon, Pork, Black Tiger Prawns, Asparagus, Tips, Konnyaku, Lotus Root, Mushrooms and Garlic
Negi-yaki
9.80 13.00
Similar to an 'Okonomi-yaki', but with chopped Spring Onions in place of Cabbage and, in this example, with Pork and Konnyaku
 
Om-Soba
'Om-Soba' is a dish where fried noodles ('Yaki-Soba') are served wrapped in an omelette and authentically decorated with Japanese Mayonnaise, Okonomi-yaki Sauce and Tomato Ketchup
Pork 11.95
Squid 11.95
Chicken 13.75
Prawn 13.75
Pork & Squid 12.95
Pork, Squid & Prawn 13.75
Vegetable 11.95
 
Yaki-Soba
'Yaki-Soba' is a traditional dish of fried noodles prepared
with any of the following:
Pork 8.95
Squid 8.95
Chicken 10.75
Prawn 10.75
Pork & Squid 9.75
Pork, Squid & Prawn 10.75
Vegetable 8.95
 
Soba-Rice
Diced vegetables, noodles and rice lightly fried in any of the following combinations
Pork & Kimchi 12.25
Prawn & Kimchi 13.25
Chicken & Kimchi 13.25
 
Teppan-Yaki
Each 'Teppan-Yaki' dish is prepared with vegetables directly on the hot-plate.The meat is organic and additive-free.Please specify whether garlic is required.
Fillet Steak 21.95
Chicken 17.80
Salmon 17.80
vegetarian Tofu 10.80
vegetarian Vegetables 7.20
 
Desserts
vegetarian Mitsumame
 Mitsumame 4.95
 A traditional Japanese Fruit Salad with sweet Rice Dumpllings
 on a base of Agar-agar
 An-Mitsu 5.25
 Mitsumame with sweet red beans (Adzuki Beans)
 Cream-Mitsumame 5.45
 Mitsumame with any of the French Ice-Cream or Sorbet
 Cream-An-Mitsu 5.95
 All the above options! (Maccha Ice-Cream is an option an extra 50p)
vegetarian Arashiyama-An 4.95
A Japanese garden of a dessert - Green Tea Ice-Cream,
Adzuki Beans, Fruit, sweet Rice Dumplings -
landscaped with Cream. Meditate on your indulgence!
vegetarian Maccha 3.20
Home-made Japanese Green Tea Ice-Cream ('.....simply one of the most astonishing puddings I can remember.'Victor Lewis-Smith - Harpers & Queen January 1998)
vegetarian Aoyama Jelly 3.20
Coffee Jelly topped with Vanilla Ice-Cream
vegetarian Yokohama Sundae 4.95
Coffee Jelly, Coffee Ice-Cream, Cinnamon Ice-Cream and more in this suffusion of sensations!
vegetarian Sakura-jima Sundae 4.95
Fruit, Cream and Almond biscuit smothered in a Chocolate
sauce with Chocolate Ice-Cream
vegetarian Kyoto Sundae 5.95
Japanese Desserts revisited!! Delight in the cultural juxtaposition as the traditional delicacies of GreenTea Ice-Cream and Adzuki Beans are rediscovered in this creamy setting!
vegetarian Ice-Cream
Chocolate Cinnamon
White Chocolate Vanilla
Coffee Strawberry
2.00
vegetarian Sorbet
Mango    

2.00
vegetarian Kumiawase 4.95
Three scoops of any of the above French Ice-Cream and Sorbet
vegetarian Ice-Cream Man 2.25
Specially created for our younger guests
 
Drinks
| Beer | Sake | Shochu | Plum Wine | Whisky | Soft Drinks | Mineral Waters | Illy Coffee | Tea | Wines |
Beer
Iki 4.50
A light refreshing Belgian beer with Green Tea amd Yuzu citrus fruit
Asahi - Japan 3.95
Asahi Kuro Nama 4.50
Kirin Ichiban - Japan 3.95
Sapporo - Japan 3.95
Sake
Milled rice, water and 'koji' (a magic mould) but the character of 'sake' is determined by a number of other factors. It can generally be characterised by the following parameters: fragrance, impact, sweetness/dryness, acidity, presence, complexity, earthiness and tail
Kamotsuru / Karatanba / Kasumitsuru / Kenbishi / Takacho Junmai / Tosazuru
 Warmed...................................... Small flask (140ml) 7.25
 Warmed...................................... Large flask (280ml) 14.50
 Chilled............................................. (180ml) 9.25
served in a traditional wooden box "masu"
 Chilled ................................................ (1.8l) 78.50
Azure
 Chilled (125ml) 6.95
 Chilled (720ml) 38.50
A nose of fruit and minerals with a silky texture
Sake Cocktails
Samurai Rock 4.95
A shot of Karatanba with Lime Juice
Geisha Rock 4.95
A shot of Karatanba with Calpico and Lemon Juice
Shochu
a Traditional Cereal-based Spirit
Iichiko(wheat) / Kan-noko(wheat) / Kirishima(sweet potato) /Awamori (an Okinawan Shochu distilled from long-grain Rice)
Bottle 55.00
On The Rocks/With Hot Water (50ml) 4.95
Mugi-Cha-hai (Mixed With Mugi-Cha) 5.95
Apple-hai (Mixed With Apple Juice) 5.95
Coke-hai (Mixed With Coca-Cola) 5.95
Lemonade-hai (Mixed With Lemonade) 5.95
Nakata Plum Wine
An ‘Ume’ (Japanese Apricot) drink, from an internationally-acclaimed producer
On The Rocks (100ml)

5.95

Plum Wine Squash (the above, prolonged with Organic Lemonade) 4.95
By the Bottle (720ml) 22.50
Whisky
The Macallan 10 Year Old 40%
single 25ml
double

4.50
9.00
Caol Ila - Islay Malt - 10 Year Old 46%
single 25ml
double

4.50
9.00
Suntory Hibiki 43%
single 25ml
double

6.00
12.00
Yamazaki 12 year old 43%
single 25ml
double

6.00
12.00
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Brand 40%
single 25ml
double

3.50
7.00
Soft Drinks
Organic Apple Juice 2.95
Organic Apple and Carrot Juice 2.95
Organic Apple and Cherry Juice 2.95
Calpico
(A traditional, sweet, cultivated-milk drink)
2.95
Calpico Soda 3.95
Coca-Cola 2.50
Diet Coca-Cola 2.50
Organic Lemonade 2.95
Tau Mineral Waters
Sparkling Water (750ml) 3.80
Still Water (750ml) 3.80
Sparkling Water (330ml) 1.50
Still Water (330ml) 1.50
Coffee
Served in a cafetiere 2.50
Tea
Hoji-Cha (Roasted Japanese Tea, served hot - small) 0.60
Hoji-Cha (Roasted Japanese Tea, served hot - large) 1.00
Mugi-Cha (Chilled Barley Tea) 1.80
Wines (Glass)
Wine by the Glass (175ml) 5.25
(Sauvignon Blanc / Chianti)
Wines - White (Bottle)
Chablis
Premier Cru Montmains - France 07
32.95
Grassy, lightly buttery with a mature, steely acidity
Chardonnay
Nordoc - France 07
14.50
Pinot Grigio
Midolini - Italy 08
20.95
Sauvignon Blanc
Yealands Estate Marlborough - New Zealand 08
19.95
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Arlewood - Australia 06
20.95
Wines - Rosé (Bottle)
Chateau Tour des Gendres Bergerac Rosé
- France 07
17.95
Wines - Red (Bottle)
Luzon Organic
- Spain 07
16.95
Warm and full with sour cherry overtones
Bergerie de l' Hortus
Coteaux de Languedoc Pic St Loup - France 07
21.95
Chianti
Leonardo - Italy 08
16.25
Rioja
Urbina Gran Reserva - Spain 96
36.25
Vanilla and fruit with a warm, dry finish
Champagne
Jean-Paul Deville Carte d' Or
- France NV
39.15