Samsi
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About Samsi
Manchester's New Samsi is a well established restaurant widely agreed to serve 'the best Japanese food in the North West', to quote the Manchester Metro. The basement is home to Samsi Express, a modern space designed for casual eating, and a colourful Japanese supermarket. Upstairs, traditional dugout style seating lends itself to slightly more formal dining. Here an exciting menu lists a huge range of dishes from every corner of Japan. The teriyaki dishes are highly recommended; the sushi fabulous. New dishes are frequently introduced. A weakening of the Japanese Yen has kept prices low, making the New Samsi experience excellent value. You’ll find the original Samsi in Cheshire.
Full a la carte
Starter
Tempura
Tempura is thought to be the traditional Japanese dish most enjoyed by western tastes. The light, fresh batter and ginger dipping sauce are the perfect compliment to chicken, seafood & vegetables.
Chicken Tempura - £4.50
Calamari Tempura - £4.95
Vegetable Tempura - £3.95
Black Tiger Prawn - £6.75
Mixed Tempura - £6.95
Seafood Tempura - £8.50
Yakimono - Char-Grilled skewers
Restaurants and street stalls all over Japan from Osaka & Tokyo station serve char-grilled meats and fish on skewers in a soy, sake & mirin glaze. Healthy & Delicious Yarkimono is a favourite at Samsi.
Mushroom - £2.75
Mixed Vegetable - £3.25
Chicken & Leek - £5.95
Fresh Salmon - £5.95
Fresh Tuna - £6.25
Mixed Seafood - £7.50
Fillet Steak - £6.25
Samurai Spiced Char-Grilled Skewers
Samurai spiced meat, fish and vegetables are Samsi’s most popular selection for those new to Japanese cuisine. Your fresh choice will be char-grilled then fired with chilli, garlic and Japanese shichimi pepper.
Mushroom Skewer - £3.00
Vegetarian Skewers - £3.75
Chicken & Leek - £4.95
Fresh Salmon - £6.25
Fresh Tuna - £6.25
Mixed Seafood - £7.25
Fillet Steak - £6.25
Katsu Style - In Japanese Breadcrumbs
Katsu style almost certainly developed in Japan following European influences. It is the method of deep frying pork in breadcrumbs & traditionally served on cabbage with tonkatsu fruit sauce.
Yasai Katsu - mixed vegetables - £3.95
Tori Katsu - Chicken pieces - £5.95
Seafood in breadcrumbs - £8.50
Pork Fillet in breadcrumbs - £7.95
Chicken breast fillet - £8.95
Mixed Seafood Platter - £16.00
Katsu-don, pork & sweet egg - £9.95
Zensai
Miso (soy bean) soup - £2.00
Miso soup with tofu - £2.50
Beef Sashimi - very very rare fillet - £6.25
Karage - Garlic & Ginger Chicken - £4.95
Tori Nambanzuke - £3.95
Agedashi Tofu - £3.95
Teriyaki Garlic & Chilli Ribs - £6.25
Mixed Sushi
Sushi is the dish Japan is most famous for. Its origins are that of preserving raw fish with vinegared rice. To make sushi, short grained sticky rice is dressed in sweetened rice vinegar and most often served as nigiri - finger of moulded rice layered with raw fish or Norimaki fish and seaweed roll.
Smoked Salmon Sushi(4 pce) - £4.95
Cucumber Norimaki(6 pce) - £4.45
Fresh Salmon Sushi(4 pce) - £6.50
Fresh Mackerel Sushi(4 pce) - £5.95
Fresh Tuna Sushi(4 pce) - £7.50
Mixed Sushi(6 pce) - £7.95
Mixed Sushi(12 pce) - £11.00
Any of the above can be served as sashimi for the same price.
Main Course
Sushi
Rich in nutrients, vitamins and essential fish oils sushi is the perfect health food. Popular worldwide as a tasty, low calorie, injection of life force. Watch out for the wasabi mustard’s kick.
Mixed Sushi (16pce) & Sashimi - £16.00
Mixed Sushi (12pce) & Norimaki - £16.00
Mixed Sushi, Norimaki & Sashimi - £16.00
Mixed Sashimi platter - £16.00
Special Norimaki - 3 full rolls - £14.00
Futamaki - max six filling per roll - £9.00
Special Norimaki & Futamaki Options - Prawn Tempura, Karage, Egg, Spring Onion, Pepper, Eel, Pickle, Cucumber, Avocado, Tuna, Crab, Salmon, Mackerel, Yakitori.
Teriyaki
Samsi Teriyaki sauce is freshly made daily, giving a rich, sweet, yet savoury flavour to meats and seafood. Serve with sticky rice.
Teriyaki Chicken breast - £8.95
Garlic & Chilli chicken breast - £9.25
Teriyaki Fillet steak - £12.95
Garlic & Chilli fillet steak - £13.25
Garlic & Ginger vegetable skew - £7.50
Ginger Teriyaki Salmon - £8.95
Teriyaki Seafood Platter - £16.00
Samurai Spiced Char-Grilled Fillet Fired with Garlic & Chilli served with stir fried vegetables and sticky rice
Shichimi Chilli & Garlic Chicken - £8.95
Shichimi Chilli & Garlic Fillet Steak - £12.95
Shichimi Black Tiger Prawns - £10.95
Shichimi Seafood Platter - £16.00
Shichimi Chilli & Ginger vegetable - £7.50
Shichimi Chicken & Leek skewers - £7.95
Shichimi Salmon - £8.95
Mixed Skewers - £10.95
Domburi - Hearty Portion of Rice with choice of Topping
Gyndon - Beef Slices with onion - £9.95
Tori Gohan - Chicken & Onion - £9.95
Oyako-don - Chicken & Egg - £9.95
Tendon - Seafood Tempura - £9.95
Vegetable tempura don - £7.95
Unagi - Glazed Eel on rice - £9.95
Mushroom, Onion & Egg - £7.95
Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki is meat, fish udon noodles and vegetables lightly stir-fried then simmered in fresh sukiyaki stock.
Steak Sukiyaki - £10.25
Chicken Breast Sukiyaki - £10.25
Chicken Thigh Sukiyaki - £10.25
Tofu Sukiyaki - £9.25
Vegetarian Sukiyaki - £9.25
Seafood Sukiyaki - £12.00
Noodles & Rice
Garlic Udon Noodles - £2.50
Vegetable ramen in broth - £3.95
Japanese Sticky Rice - £1.00
Japanese Lemon Pepper Rice - £1.50
Stir-fried Vegetables - £2.50
Teriyaki Mushroom - £4.45
Warm Soba with Ginger & Sesan - £3.50
Chilled buckwheat with Nori - £3.50
Dessert
Additional Information
Address:
36-38 Whitworth St, M1 3NR
Nearest tube:
Average Price:
Under £24/€34
Opening times:
Lunch: Mon - Sat 12pm - 2.30pm, Sun 12pm - 4.30pm
Dinner: Sun - Thurs 6pm - 11pm, Fri - Sat 5pm - 12am
Dress Code:
None
N.B. Bookings can no longer be made for this restaurant through London Online
