Life - Menu

Visited Life as in the area Place was empty when we entered around 1230 for lunch so I wondered. Turned out to be good price/quality Japanese with very nice yellowfin sashimi and slightly fat but nice sushi

This Japanese restaurant in on Old Street next to Goswell Road, several buses and close to Barbican station. We had the Sashimi set (very nice) and the Tempura set (also good). The come with a starter, miso soup, rice, salad and a small dessert. Service excellent and friendly. Also lots of sushi, and an interesting lunch time menu for £22. Nice food and good value.

I'm lucky enough to have Life near to my office, so love to go for lunch here the food and service never disappoints. The sashimi is always fresh, and the set lunch menu with the surprise starter and dessert each time is always great. Although I stick to the sashimi, friends have commented how nice their salmon, chicken and tempura dishes have been. Overall, I would highly recommend it!

Was guided there by a London resident, both of us share affinity for things Japanese. We were guided to our reserved table after waiting a while by a helpful Korean waitress who lived long enough in japan to have all the necessary knowledge of cuisine.The place decor is rather simple, but definitely with an intimate atmosphere. Food was excellent. We ordered the chef plate for that day, which was a medium-rare tuna steak. Did not have the like before except in Japan. Also some interesting Mackerel sushi. This is a recommended place for good Japanese cuisine

My friend recently had his birthday party here in the bar downstairs and him, myself and my wife ate in the restaurant on the ground floor prior to this. The tempura veg and prawns were excellent, not overwhelmed by the fish tempura, we weren't told what sort of fish, or the squid but mostly it was very pleasant. The sashimi was very fresh and of a very high quality and the miso soup was gorgeous, with drinks it came to about £25 a head, nice wine, Asahi on draft and pink grapefruit juice. It was fully booked so I'd recommend booking and there are only about 30 odd covers. The downstairs bar was ok if a bit less polished and if you wish you can hire the decks and play your own music for £10...

Came to dinner just because we went for a couple of drinks in the bar downstairs! Didnt look like nothing to have high expectations for. The room is kinda strange... Cold and awkward room setting/atmosphere. i guess theres too much empty space, maybe the decor and light are a bit off too, on the cold side. That being said, we were expecting a pretty standard sushi meal. As soon as we took a glance at the menu we realized there was much more to it! We ended up ordering almost no sushi/sashimi! And we loved everything we ate. The scallops were divine. Had to order more at the end! Same with the slow cooked pork belly. Wagyu beef also very good. In the end we were more than pleased and even sur...

We ended up at LIFE yesterday evening as our friends recently moved nearby and we 'd thought to try our luck. Well, we were lucky! When first walking in we weren 't even sure they were open. It was very quiet, but the staff made us very welcome from the very start. Also, once we were seated it actually turned out to be a lot busier than we thought. The interior is very basic but stylish. The food is absolutely delicious and very good value for money (especially in the Barbican/Clerkenwell area). We 've tried the Tofu and Fried chicken as starters (shared between four of us) which was perfect. After that I chose 3 types of sushi (spicy tuna, scallop sashimi and spider roll) and it 's definite...

Looking for a sushi restaurant to visit in London but didnt want to end up visiting one of the extremely expensive ones where you pay for the view or the actual restaurant rather than the food. So we visited Life because of its good reviews. By stepping into the restaurant its not something special or its not something that will make your night out interesting. The food itself though is very nice : The menu has some interesting sushi plates and a variety to choose from.Even though the food was a bit late to arrive...and we had to ask twice why it was taking them more than 40 minutes to bring the food...I must say that it was worth the wait! Fish was fresh and all sushi/sashimi/nigiri/maki ro...

Life is a bit of an oddball of a place. When you first walk in you are greeted by a somewhat worn-off interior of what could be a bar in any standard English pub but that impression is immediately shattered when the attentive and charming Japanese staff approach you to seat you next door. Now this is when things become pretty and a little strange.Next door is the actual restaurant seating area, a wide open space with seats arranged against the walls, leaving ample of space for the waiters and guests to navigate the area. Decorated to minimalist Japanese style, enhanced with random Star Wars figurine decor on the window ledges this place has a quiet, quirky, yet composed charm about it. The s...