"Saw the new Bento location open recently on Lothian Road, next to the Greggs. I’d never tried the Southbridge location before but the new one is close to my workplace. Same layout as the older location with food displayed on the left hand side, counter at the back and a few tables on the right side. The main door is really heavy to open. The food seems like it may have sat out under heat lamps for a while. I was wary of the quality of the raw fish so avoided the sushi and sashimi. I opted for an unagi rice bowl which seemed like a decent sized portion. The bowl is deceptive and not as deep as it looks. The rice was barely warm and the unagi (eel) drenched in sauce. There was a weird side of vegetables which looked very much like frozen mixed veg (corn, peas and carrots). Why these vegetables were included in a supposedly Japanese dish I don’t know... The sauce was very sweet and off putting, and because it was on everything I couldn’t finish the dish. Currently doing 20% off at the new location until 6th December as part of their opening offer. My unagi rice would have been around £10 without discount, but I paid £7.96 with the 20% off. I feel like what I received was not worth the money and the quality was not good at all. Thankful I didn’t buy anything full price here give it a miss!"
